Bezanilla Lab - New Insights into Plant Cellulose Production

The Bezanilla lab has published its findings on the mechanisms used by plants to synthesize cellulose in a current article in The Journal of Cell Biology.

Cellulose is the largest reservoir of organic carbon on the planet. It has important economic value as a component of wood, paper, and textile fibers, and potentially as a carbon-neutral energy source. This study provides fundamental new insights into the mechanisms that plant cells use to synthesize cellulose.

Publication: Shu-Zon Wu, et al., Cellulose synthase-like D movement in the plasma membrane requires enzymatic activity, Journal of Cell Biology (2023). DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202212117.  

Original Story Source: Biological Sciences at Dartmouth