Banding patterns in specialized cell walls (IMAGE)

Penn State

Banding patterns in specialized cell walls

Caption

Banding patterns of cellulose increase the stability of plant cell walls, much like the corrugated patterns in cardboard. Penn State biologists developed a method to isolate plant cells and observe the assembly of these banding patterns.

Credit

Sarah Pfaff/Cosgrove Lab

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