A survey of plant and algal genomes and transcriptomes reveals new insights into the evolution and function of the cellulose synthase superfamily

De novo characterization of the gametophyte transcriptome in bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum

(2013) Joshua P Der et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution

(2013) Björn Nystedt et al.   NATURE

Slow but not low: genomic comparisons reveal slower evolutionary rate and higher dN/dS in conifers compared to angiosperms

(2012) Emmanuel Buschiazzo et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Broad Phylogenomic Sampling and the Sister Lineage of Land Plants

(2012) Ruth E. Timme et al.   PLoS One

Evolution and Diversity of Plant Cell Walls: From Algae to Flowering Plants

(2011) Zoë A. Popper et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Origin of land plants: Do conjugating green algae hold the key?

(2011) Sabina Wodniok et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Progress in the biological synthesis of the plant cell wall: new ideas for improving biomass for bioenergy

(2011) Nicholas C Carpita   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Cooperative Activities of CSLD2, CSLD3, and CSLD5 Are Required for Normal Arabidopsis Development

(2011) Lan Yin et al.   Molecular Plant

On–Off Switches for Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis

(2011) Huan-Zhong Wang et al.   Molecular Plant

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

(2011) Iben Sørensen et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Evolution of Plant Nucleotide-Sugar Interconversion Enzymes

(2011) Yanbin Yin et al.   PLoS One

Accelerated Profile HMM Searches

(2011) Sean R. Eddy   PLoS Computational Biology

Hemicelluloses

(2010) Henrik Vibe Scheller et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Uncovering the evolutionary origin of plant molecular processes: comparison of Coleochaete (Coleochaetales) and Spirogyra (Zygnematales) transcriptomes

(2010) Ruth E Timme et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The cell wall polysaccharide metabolism of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus. Insights into the evolution of extracellular matrix polysaccharides in Eukaryotes

(2010) Gurvan Michel et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

How Have Plant Cell Walls Evolved?

(2010) I. Sorensen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Beyond the Green: Understanding the Evolutionary Puzzle of Plant and Algal Cell Walls

(2010) Z. A. Popper et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Evolution and Function of the Plant Cell Wall Synthesis-Related Glycosyltransferase Family 8

(2010) Y. Yin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

FastTree 2 – Approximately Maximum-Likelihood Trees for Large Alignments

(2010) Morgan N. Price et al.   PLoS One

Evolutionary conservation of the transcriptional network regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis

(2010) Ruiqin Zhong et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The cellulose synthase superfamily in fully sequenced plants and algae

(2009) Yanbin Yin et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Exploring the evolution of (1,3;1,4)-β-d-glucans in plant cell walls: comparative genomics can help!

(2009) Geoffrey B Fincher   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

(1,3;1,4)-β-D-Glucans in Cell Walls of the Poaceae, Lower Plants, and Fungi: A Tale of Two Linkages

(2009) Rachel A. Burton et al.   Molecular Plant

Revolutionary Times in Our Understanding of Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Remodeling in the Grasses

(2009) G. B. Fincher   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A barley cellulose synthase-like CSLH gene mediates (1,3;1,4)- -D-glucan synthesis in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2009) M. S. Doblin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolution and diversity of green plant cell walls

(2008) Z POPPER   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Mixed-linkage (1→3,1→4)-β-d-glucan is a major hemicellulose ofEquisetum(horsetail) cell walls

(2008) Stephen C. Fry et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Cell-wall carbohydrates and their modification as a resource for biofuels

(2008) Markus Pauly et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Mixed-linkage (1→3),(1→4)-β-d-glucan is not unique to the Poales and is an abundant component of Equisetum arvense cell walls

(2008) Iben Sørensen et al.   PLANT JOURNAL