Expansins (EXPA) loosen the cell wall by facilitating cellul...

created [InstanceEdit:9916282] Naithani, Sushma, 2024-07-23
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text Expansins (EXPA) loosen the cell wall by facilitating cellulose?cellulose sliding, and promoting cell wall extension through polymer creep. Expansin activity is highest at a low wall pH, which is maintained by plasma membrane H+-ATPases (see Cosgrove, DJ, 2023 PMID: 38102449).