title: Plant cell expansion. Unzipped by expansins.
abstract: Newly discovered plant proteins, known as expansins, break hydrogen bonds in the cell wall and may play an important role in plant growth.
authors: Division of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK.
authors: S C
authors: SC
authors: Fry
mesh_terms: D048429:Cell Size; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008954:Models, Biological; D059828:Plant Cells; D063245:Plant Development; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D011134:Polysaccharides; C007916:hemicellulose