[Research progress of cellulose synthase genes in higher plant].
Cellulose is a major component in plant cell wall. About 180 billion tons of cellulose are produced per year in nature. The commercial importance of cellulose makes the genes coding it one of attractive targets for plant genetic engineering. A number of cellulose synthase genes have been first cloned from plant species by Delmer's group in 1996. Recently, research achievement has been obtained in accumulating to understanding the cellulose synthase function,location,and the gene function. The paper summarized the research progress of cellulose synthase genes in higher plants.
Zhou
Xiao-Fu
XF
Department of Biology, Siping Normal College, Siping, Jilin Province, 136000, China. xiaofuzhou@sohu.com
Wang
Jing-Yu
JY
Wang
Xing-Zhi
XZ