seedlings of modified plants (IMAGE)

Penn State

seedlings of modified plants

Caption

Researchers from Penn State have identified a protein that modifies the cellular machinery responsible for producing cellulose — an integral component of plant cell walls that is an important source of food, textiles, and biofuels. Versions of the plants that prevent this protein from functioning grew similarly as seedlings — pictured here — but had stunted growth as adults.

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Gu Lab / Penn State.

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