Plant Cell Wall Biotechnology at OU The plant cell wall biotechnology group studies the structure and function of plant cell wall components in hopes of exploiting this knowledge for the production of valuable biological products

Participating Faculty

• Marcia J. Kieliszewski - Chemistry and Biochemistry; Structural analysis of plant cell wall proteins
• Allan Showalter - PBIO; Molecular and biochemistry of plant cell wall proteins
• Sarah Wyatt - PBIO; Plant Development, Molecular Biology

Current and Past Projects

• Arabinogalactan-proteins: structure, expression, and function (Showalter)
• Characterization and cloning of the gps mutants of Arabidopsis (Wyatt)
  
• Characterization of auxin transport in the gps mutants of Arabidopsis (Wyatt)
  
• Effects of light on lignification and secondary cell wall production in Arabidopsis (Wyatt)
  
• Gene discovery during induction of reaction wood using Arabidopsis as a model (Wyatt)
  

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