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Understanding the biological and physico-chemical mechanisms that drive parietal assemblies

The cell wall: a dynamic assembly of polymers

The plant wall is a rigid yet dynamic element that differs from other elements of the cell. Often represented as a tangle of several polymers, the wall is restructured throughout the life of the cell, from the first moments of its formation and differentiation through to cell death.

Climate change and the wall: at the ‘cell-environment’ interface