Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Understanding cellulose synthesis can help scientists design energy-rich crops


Washington, June 15 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have discovered that cellulose, which is
the underlying protein network that provides the scaffolding for plant cell-wall structure, is also
the traffic cop for delivering the critical growth-promoting molecules where needed, an
understanding that can lead to the design of energy-rich crops in the future.
Researchers at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology led the research.
The research, conducted in collaboration with colleagues at Wageningen University in the
Netherlands, is a significant step for understanding how the enzymes that make cellulose and
determine plant cell shape arrive at the appropriate location in the cell to do their job.
Source:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20090615/981/tsc-understanding-cellulose-synthesis-ca.html

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