| Literature DB >> 18293369 |
José A Heredia-Guerrero1, José J Benítez, Antonio Heredia.
Abstract
Despite its biological importance, the mechanism of formation of cutin, the polymeric matrix of plant cuticles, has not yet been fully clarified. Here, for the first time, we show the participation in the process of lipid vesicles formed by the self-assembly of endogenous polyhydroxy fatty acids. The accumulation and fusion of these vesicles (cutinsomes) at the outer part of epidermal cell wall is proposed as the mechanism for early cuticle formation.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18293369 DOI: 10.1002/bies.20716
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioessays ISSN: 0265-9247 Impact factor: 4.345