2023 article
Woody plant cell walls: Fundamentals and utilization
Li, W., Lin, Y.-C. J., Chen, Y.-L., Zhou, C., Li, S., De Ridder, N., … Chiang, V. L. (2024, January 1). MOLECULAR PLANT, Vol. 17, pp. 112–140.
author keywords: regulation of cell wall formation; biosynthesis of cell wall components; lignin; cellulose; hemicellulose; cell wall utilization
TL;DR:
Opportunities and challenges in future research to better understand cell type biogenesis for more efficient wood cell-wall modification and utilization for biomaterials or for enhanced carbon capture and storage are outlined.
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Cell walls in plants, particularly forest trees, are the major carbon sink of the terrestrial ecosystem. Chemical and biosynthetic features of plant cell walls were revealed early on, focusing mostly on herbaceous model species. Recent developments in genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, transgenesis, and associated analytical techniques are enabling novel insights into formation of woody cell walls. Here, we review multilevel regulation of cell wall biosynthesis in forest tree species. We highlight current approaches to engineering cell walls as potential feedstock for materials and energy and survey reported field tests of such engineered transgenic trees. We outline opportunities and challenges in future research to better understand cell type biogenesis for more efficient wood cell wall modification and utilization for biomaterials or for enhanced carbon capture and storage.