Marta Busse-Wicher

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider a holistic picture ranging in scale from the science of the cell wall to the engineering and global policies that could maximise forestry and timber construction as a boon to both people and the planet.

TL;DR: A twofold helical screw conformation of xylan is stable in interactions with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic cellulose faces and will also impact strategies to improve lignocellulose processing for biorefining and bioenergy.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the even pattern of xylan substitutions seen across vascular plants enables the interaction ofxylan with hydrophilic faces of cellulose fibrils, and is essential for development of normal plant secondary cell walls.

TL;DR: Clear differences in the pattern of [Me]GlcA substitution generated by each of these glucuronyltransferases are demonstrated, suggesting that the major and minor domains of xylan may be specialised, such as for interaction with cellulose or lignin.

TL;DR: The results suggest that 2-fold screw xylan binds hydrophilic faces of cellulose in eudicots, early-branching angiosperm, and gymnosperm cell walls, and an even pattern of xylan substitution is maintained among vascular plants.