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| Title | Architecture of a catalytically active homotrimeric plant cellulose synthase complex. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Science, Vol. 369, Issue 6507, Page 1089-1094, Year 2020 |
| Publish date | Aug 28, 2020 |
Authors | Pallinti Purushotham / Ruoya Ho / Jochen Zimmer / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Cellulose is an essential plant cell wall component and represents the most abundant biopolymer on Earth. Supramolecular plant cellulose synthase complexes organize multiple linear glucose polymers ...Cellulose is an essential plant cell wall component and represents the most abundant biopolymer on Earth. Supramolecular plant cellulose synthase complexes organize multiple linear glucose polymers into microfibrils as load-bearing wall components. We determined the structure of a poplar cellulose synthase CesA homotrimer that suggests a molecular basis for cellulose microfibril formation. This complex, stabilized by cytosolic plant-conserved regions and helical exchange within the transmembrane segments, forms three channels occupied by nascent cellulose polymers. Secretion steers the polymers toward a common exit point, which could facilitate protofibril formation. CesA's N-terminal domains assemble into a cytosolic stalk that interacts with a microtubule-tethering protein and may thus be involved in CesA localization. Our data suggest how cellulose synthase complexes assemble and provide the molecular basis for plant cell wall engineering. |
External links | Science / PubMed:32646917 |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.5 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-21820, PDB-6wlb: |
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Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / Cellulose / polysaccharide / cell wall / glycosyltransferase / translocation |
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