Unique 72-chain cellulose microfibril structure in the secondary cell wall of cotton fibers (IMAGE)

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Unique 72-chain cellulose microfibril structure in the secondary cell wall of cotton fibers

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(A) SAXS analysis of fiber cell materials to determine the diameter of each bundle in a different microfibril. (B) Polydispersity analysis of the five samples. Peak positions corresponding to the abscissa represent the diameter of microfibrils in each of the samples. (C) Comparisons of cross-sectional area and calculations for glucan chain numbers in each bundle of the microfibril from different materials. GHF, G. hirsutum fiber; WTF15, wild-type 15 DPA fiber; gha4f, gha7f and gha8f, fibers from ghcesa4, 7 and 8 mutants.

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