News Finding: The ability to deliver CSCs to discrete sites at the cell surface is critical for cellulose synthesis.
Paper Finding: Therefore, delivery of CSCs to discrete sites at the plasma membrane is critical for cellulose synthesis.
News Context: The ability to deliver CSCs to discrete sites at the cell surface is critical for cellulose synthesis. The findings, published in an open-access paper in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could have important implications for biofuels. They also demonstrated that CSI1 interacts with a separate complex called the exocyst complex, which is involved in transporting materials to the plasma membrane in a variety of species, and a protein called PATROL1.
Paper Context: Therefore, delivery of CSCs to discrete sites at the plasma membrane is critical for cellulose synthesis. We propose that CSI1 plays a role in marking the docking site, which allows CSCs-containing vesicles access to the plasma membrane through its interaction with microtubules. PATROL1 assists in exocytosis by its interaction with multiple components, including CSI1, CSCs, and exocyst subunits.