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Hydro-Responsive Curling of the Resurrection Plant Selaginella lepidophylla by Rafsanjani, Ahmad, Brulé, Véronique, Western, Tamara L., Pasini, Damiano

“…The spirally arranged stems of the spikemoss Selaginella lepidophylla , an ancient resurrection plant, compactly curl into a nest-ball shape upon dehydration…”
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Hierarchies of plant stiffness by Brulé, Veronique, Rafsanjani, Ahmad, Pasini, Damiano, Western, Tamara L.

“…•Structural parameters that vary across multiple length scales define plant stiffness.•Stiffness is modulated from whole plant to organ, tissue, cell and cell…”
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Three-dimensional functional gradients direct stem curling in the resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla by Brulé, Véronique, Rafsanjani, Ahmad, Asgari, Meisam, Western, Tamara L, Pasini, Damiano

“…Upon hydration and dehydration, the vegetative tissue of can reversibly swell and shrink to generate complex morphological transformations. Here, we…”
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Arabidopsis Seed Coat Mucilage is a Specialized Cell Wall that Can be Used as a Model for Genetic Analysis of Plant Cell Wall Structure and Function by Haughn, George W, Western, Tamara L

“…Arabidopsis seed coat epidermal cells produce a large quantity of mucilage that is extruded upon exposure to water. Chemical analyses and cell biological…”
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Nano-indentation reveals a potential role for gradients of cell wall stiffness in directional movement of the resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla by Asgari, Meisam, Brulé, Véronique, Western, Tamara L., Pasini, Damiano

“…As a physical response to water loss during drought, inner Selaginella lepidophylla stems curl into a spiral shape to prevent photoirradiation damage to their…”
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Cellulose synthesis via the FEI2 RLK/SOS5 pathway and CELLULOSE SYNTHASE 5 is required for the structure of seed coat mucilage in Arabidopsis by Harpaz‐Saad, Smadar, McFarlane, Heather E, Xu, Shouling, Divi, Uday K, Forward, Bronwen, Western, Tamara L, Kieber, Joseph J

“…The seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana and many other plants are surrounded by a pectinaceous mucilage that aids in seed hydration and germination. Mucilage is…”
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Comparative Proteomics Indicates That Biosynthesis of Pectic Precursors Is Important for Cotton Fiber and Arabidopsis Root Hair Elongation by Pang, Chao-You, Wang, Hui, Pang, Yu, Xu, Chao, Jiao, Yue, Qin, Yong-Mei, Western, Tamara L., Yu, Shu-Xun, Zhu, Yu-Xian

“…The quality of cotton fiber is determined by its final length and strength, which is a function of primary and secondary cell wall deposition. Using a…”
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AtMYB61, an R2R3-MYB transcription factor, functions as a pleiotropic regulator via a small gene network by Romano, Julia M., Dubos, Christian, Prouse, Michael B., Wilkins, Olivia, Hong, Henry, Poole, Mervin, Kang, Kyu‐Young, Li, Eryang, Douglas, Carl J., Western, Tamara L., Mansfield, Shawn D., Campbell, Malcolm M.

“…Throughout their lifetimes, plants must coordinate the regulation of various facets of growth and development. Previous evidence has suggested that the…”
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FLYING SAUCER1 Is a Transmembrane RING E3 Ubiquitin Ligase That Regulates the Degree of Pectin Methylesterification in Arabidopsis Seed Mucilage by Voiniciuc, Cătălin, Dean, Gillian H., Griffiths, Jonathan S., Kirchsteiger, Kerstin, Hwang, Yeen Ting, Gillett, Alan, Dow, Graham, Western, Tamara L., Estelle, Mark, Haughn, George W.

“…Pectins are complex polysaccharides that form the gel matrix of the primary cell wall and are abundant in the middle lamella that holds plant cells together…”
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Plant cuticular lipid export requires an ABC transporter by Pighin, J.A, Zheng, H, Balakshin, L.J, Goodman, I.P, Western, T.L, Jetter, R, Kunst, L, Samuels, A.L

“…A waxy protective cuticle coats all primary aerial plant tissues. Its synthesis requires extensive export of lipids from epidermal cells to the plant surface…”
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AtBXL1 Encodes a Bifunctional β-D-Xylosidase/α-L-Arabinofuranosidase Required for Pectic Arabinan Modification in Arabidopsis Mucilage Secretory Cells by Arsovski, Andrej A, Popma, Theodore M, Haughn, George W, Carpita, Nicholas C, McCann, Maureen C, Western, Tamara L

“…Following pollination, the epidermal cells of the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) ovule undergo a complex differentiation process that includes the…”
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Identification of a seed coat-specific promoter fragment from the Arabidopsis MUCILAGE-MODIFIED4 gene by Dean, Gillian H., Jin, Zhaoqing, Shi, Lin, Esfandiari, Elahe, McGee, Robert, Nabata, Kylie, Lee, Tiffany, Kunst, Ljerka, Western, Tamara L., Haughn, George W.

“…Key message The Arabidopsis seed coat-specific promoter fragment described is an important tool for basic and applied research in Brassicaceae species. During…”
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Seed coat mucilage cells of Arabidopsis thaliana as a model for plant cell wall research by Arsovski, Andrej A, Haughn, George W, Western, Tamara L

“…Plant cells are encased within a complex polysaccharide wall that strengthens the cell and has key roles in all aspects of plant cell growth, differentiation,…”
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Analysis of the Golgi Apparatus in Arabidopsis Seed Coat Cells during Polarized Secretion of Pectin-Rich Mucilage by Young, Robin E, McFarlane, Heather E, Hahn, Michael G, Western, Tamara L, Haughn, George W, Samuels, A. Lacey

“…Differentiation of the Arabidopsis thaliana seed coat cells includes a secretory phase where large amounts of pectinaceous mucilage are deposited to a specific…”
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Arabidopsis MUM2 Gene Encodes a β-Galactosidase Required for the Production of Seed Coat Mucilage with Correct Hydration Properties by Dean, Gillian H, Zheng, Huanquan, Tewari, Jagdish, Huang, Jun, Young, Diana S, Hwang, Yeen Ting, Western, Tamara L, Carpita, Nicholas C, McCann, Maureen C, Mansfield, Shawn D, Haughn, George W

“…Seed coat development in Arabidopsis thaliana involves a complex pathway where cells of the outer integument differentiate into a highly specialized cell type…”
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Computational study of the elastic properties of Rheum rhabarbarum tissues via surrogate models of tissue geometry by Faisal, Tanvir R., Hristozov, Nicolay, Western, Tamara L., Rey, Alejandro D., Pasini, Damiano

“…Plant petioles and stems are hierarchical cellular structures, displaying geometrical features defined at multiple length scales. One or more of the…”
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Identification and analysis of an outer-seed-coat-specific promoter from Arabidopsis thaliana by Esfandiari, Elahe, Jin, Zhaoqing, Abdeen, Ashraf, Griffiths, Jonathan S., Western, Tamara L., Haughn, George W.

“…Differentiation of the Arabidopsis thaliana ( Arabidopsis ) seed coat epidermal cells involves pronounced changes highlighted by the synthesis and secretion of…”
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The twist-to-bend compliance of the Rheum rhabarbarum petiole: integrated computations and experiments by Faisal, Tanvir R., Hristozov, Nicolay, Western, Tamara L., Rey, Alejandro, Pasini, Damiano

“…Plant petioles can be considered as hierarchical cellular structures, displaying geometric features defined at multiple length scales. Their macroscopic…”
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The FEI2-SOS5 pathway and CELLULOSE SYNTHASE 5 are required for cellulose biosynthesis in the Arabidopsis seed coat and affect pectin mucilage structure by Harpaz-Saad, Smadar, Western, Tamara L., Kieber, Joseph J.

“…A common adaptation in angiosperms is the deposition of hydrophilic mucilage into the apoplast of seed coat epidermal cells during the course of their…”
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MUCILAGE-MODIFIED4 Encodes a Putative Pectin Biosynthetic Enzyme Developmentally Regulated by APETALA2, TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA1, and GLABRA2 in the Arabidopsis Seed Coat by Western, Tamara L., Diana S. Young, Gillian H. Dean, Wei Ling Tan, Samuels, A. Lacey, Haughn, George W.

“…The Arabidopsis seed coat epidermis undergoes a complex process of differentiation that includes the biosynthesis and secretion of large quantities of…”
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