Dharanidaran Jayachandran

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Abstract Plant cell walls are composed of polysaccharides among which cellulose is the most abundant component. Cellulose is processively synthesized as bundles of linear β-1,4-glucan homopolymer chains via the coordinated action of multiple enzymes in cellulose synthase complexes (CSCs) embedded within the plasma cell membrane. Plant cell walls are composed of multiple layers of cellulose fibrils that form highly intertwined extracellular matrix networks.

Abstract Polysaccharides are a major class of natural polymers found abundantly across all major life forms and play a critical role as structural, metabolic, or functional components in biomolecular processes. Some polysaccharides like cellulose and hyaluronan are synthesized by membrane-bound family-2 glycosyltransferases (GTs).