Cell walls are the only physical barrier between the sensitive algal protoplast and the environment. This makes them key elements in stress survival, for example, by increasing the water holding capacity [...] as color—or to adjust the mechanical properties of the bioplastic, enzymes (transglycanases) are used. These enzymes covalently modify the cell wall polysaccharides, enabling the stable integration of [...] 2023 - 2026 LandWall: Understanding the remodelling and recruitment of internal and external hemicelluloses in the cell walls of land-conquering Zygnematophyceae and the liverwort Marchantia Green algae can
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