A MODEL OF CELL-WALL EXPANSION BASED ON THERMODYNAMICS OF POLYMER NETWORKS

Authors
VEYTSMAN BA COSGROVE DJ
Citation
Ba. Veytsman et Dj. Cosgrove, A MODEL OF CELL-WALL EXPANSION BASED ON THERMODYNAMICS OF POLYMER NETWORKS, Biophysical journal, 75(5), 1998, pp. 2240-2250
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics
Journal title
Biophysical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00063495
Volume
75
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2240 - 2250
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3495(1998)75:5<2240:AMOCEB>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A theory of cell wall extension is proposed. It is shown that macrosco pic properties of cell walls can be explained through the microscopic properties of interpenetrating networks of cellulose and hemicellulose . The qualitative conclusions of the theory agree with the existing ex perimental data. The dependence of the cell wall yield threshold on th e secretion of the wall components is discussed.