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Ewa J. Mellerowicz
Researcher at Umeå University
Publications - 27
Citations - 1699
Ewa J. Mellerowicz is an academic researcher from Umeå University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Picea abies & Xyloglucan. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 27 publications receiving 1507 citations. Previous affiliations of Ewa J. Mellerowicz include Saint Louis University & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
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Wood cell walls: biosynthesis, developmental dynamics and their implications for wood properties.
TL;DR: Molecular analysis of the plastic development of wood cell walls has provided further information regarding the mechanisms regulating their structure, and transgenic modifications of primary wall modifying enzymes have demonstrated on the possibility of shaping the dimension of wood cells.
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Tensional stress generation in gelatinous fibres: a review and possible mechanism based on cell-wall structure and composition
TL;DR: This review presents a model of gelatinous-fibre organization and stresses the unique character of the gelatinous layer as a separate type of cell-wall layer, different from either primary or secondary wall layers.
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Xyloglucan Endo-transglycosylase (XET) Functions in Gelatinous Layers of Tension Wood Fibers in Poplar—A Glimpse into the Mechanism of the Balancing Act of Trees
Nobuyuki Nishikubo,Tatsuya Awano,Alicja Banasiak,Veronica Bourquin,Farid M. Ibatullin,Ryo Funada,Harry Brumer,Tuula T. Teeri,Takahisa Hayashi,Björn Sundberg,Ewa J. Mellerowicz +10 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that XET activity is essential for G-fiber shrinking by repairing xyloglucan cross-links between G- and S(2)-layers and thus maintaining their contact.
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Lysigenous aerenchyma formation in Arabidopsis is controlled by LESION SIMULATING DISEASE1.
Per Mühlenbock,Malgorzata Plaszczyca,Marian Plaszczyca,Ewa J. Mellerowicz,Stanislaw Karpinski +4 more
TL;DR: It is shown that Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyls form lysigenous aerenchyma in response to hypoxia and that this process involves H2O2 and ethylene signaling.
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Xyloglucan: The Molecular Muscle of Trees
TL;DR: It is proposed that, during cellulose crystallization, a part of the xyloglucan is trapped inside the crystal, inducing longitudinal tensile stress within it; another part of it is accessible and present between the G-layer and the outer wall layers.