Calcium deprivation disrupts enlargement of Chara corallina cells: further evidence for the calcium pectate cycle

Pectin is a normal constituent of cell walls of green plants. When supplied externally to live cells or walls isolated from the large-celled green alga Chara corallina, pectin removes calcium from load-bearing cross-links in the wall, loosening the structure and allowing it to deform more rapidly un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Proseus, Timothy E., Boyer, John S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388837/