Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

A plant cell wall is arranged in layers and contains cellulose microfibrils, hemicellulose, pectin, lignin, and soluble protein. These components are organized into three major layers: the primary ...

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...

"We identified proteins that make cell walls grow in surface area," he adds. Plant-cell walls are composed of large units of polysaccharides (such as cellulose fibers), held together by hydrogen bonds ...

A new mini-review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines how environmental factors, particularly temperature, influence lignin production in plants. Authored by Giulia ...

To maintain an energy-saving growth strategy in the absence of light, seedlings need signals generated by pectin in their cell walls. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021. Before ...

The newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum possesses a potentially highly flexible cell wall to help it survive ...

The presence of the plant cell wall prevents plant cells from bursting. Water will diffuse from a higher water concentration inside the cell to a lower water concentration outside the cell.

And finally, top it up with the water. And then you'll have a model plant cell with all of its parts. A cell wall, which keeps everything together, cell membrane, which surrounds the cytoplasm ...

Iowa State University scientists recently made a significant breakthrough in scientists’ ability to identify specific ...

Plant cells are organized in a rigid, static order resembling a brick wall due to their immobility. Plant immunity is very similar to the human innate immune system, which is the first round of ...