The evolution of hydrophobic cell wall biopolymers: from algae to angiosperms

A phenol-enriched cuticle is ancestral to lignin evolution in land plants

(2017) Hugues Renault et al.   Nature Communications

The Plant Polyester Cutin: Biosynthesis, Structure, and Biological Roles

(2016) Eric A. Fich et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Solid-State 13C NMR Delineates the Architectural Design of Biopolymers in Native and Genetically Altered Tomato Fruit Cuticles

(2015) Subhasish Chatterjee et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Rethinking how volatiles are released from plant cells

(2015) Joshua R. Widhalm et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Golgi- and Trans-Golgi Network-Mediated Vesicle Trafficking Is Required for Wax Secretion from Epidermal Cells

(2014) H. E. McFarlane et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A Mechanism for Localized Lignin Deposition in the Endodermis

(2013) Yuree Lee et al.   CELL

Tomato Cutin Deficient 1 (CD1) and putative orthologs comprise an ancient family of cutin synthase-like (CUS) proteins that are conserved among land plants

(2013) Trevor H. Yeats et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Coexpression patterns indicate that GPI-anchored non-specific lipid transfer proteins are involved in accumulation of cuticular wax, suberin and sporopollenin

(2013) Monika M. Edstam et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Phylogeny and Molecular Evolution of the Green Algae

(2012) Frederik Leliaert et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

The charophycean green algae provide insights into the early origins of plant cell walls

(2011) Iben Sørensen et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Plant cell wall secretion and lipid traffic at membrane contact sites of the cell cortex

(2011) Lacey Samuels et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Convergent Evolution of Syringyl Lignin Biosynthesis via Distinct Pathways in the LycophyteSelaginellaand Flowering Plants

(2010) Jing-Ke Weng et al.   PLANT CELL

ArabidopsisABCG Transporters, Which Are Required for Export of Diverse Cuticular Lipids, Dimerize in Different Combinations

(2010) Heather E. McFarlane et al.   PLANT CELL

Discovery of Lignin in Seaweed Reveals Convergent Evolution of Cell-Wall Architecture

(2009) Patrick T. Martone et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Ectopic Expression of an Esterase, Which is a Candidate for the Unidentified Plant Cutinase, Causes Cuticular Defects in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) Kentaro Takahashi et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Arabidopsis LTPG Is a Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Lipid Transfer Protein Required for Export of Lipids to the Plant Surface

(2009) A. DeBono et al.   PLANT CELL

ArabidopsisCER8encodes LONG-CHAIN ACYL-COA SYNTHETASE 1 (LACS1) that has overlapping functions with LACS2 in plant wax and cutin synthesis

(2009) Shiyou Lü et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Independent origins of syringyl lignin in vascular plants

(2008) J.-K. Weng et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA