News: plant cell walls

Sugar permeation discovered in plant aquaporins

Foxtail barley. Credit: Pixabay

Aquaporins, which move water through membranes of plant cells, were not thought to be able to permeate sugar molecules, but ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have observed sucrose transport in plant aquaporins for the first time, challenging this theory.

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New building block in plant wall construction

Barley field image

³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers as part of a multidisciplinary, international team, have uncovered a new biochemical mechanism fundamental to plant life.Ìý
The research, published in The Plant Journal details the discovery of the enzymatic reaction involving carbohydrates present in plant cell walls, which are essential for their structure.Ìý
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