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Cellulose Synthase Complexes
Description : Cellulose synthesis: Many enzymes involved in cell-wall synthesis or modification are thought to be located in complexes. Within the plasma membrane are rosettes composed of the enzyme cellulose synthase; these protein complexes move through the membrane during the synthesis of glucan chains (36 per rosette) that aggregate to form cellulose microfibrils. Cellulose synthase interact with the cytoskeleton in a poorly characterized way impacting cellulose fibril orientation and perhaps length. Understanding the function of these complexes and their interactions with sugar-producing metabolic pathways will be important for eventually controlling cell-wall composition. A number of cellulose synthase genes have been cloned for a variety of plants.
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