Determining how the soluble dietary fibre beta-glucan is made in cereals

该项目旨在确定控制混合连接葡聚糖生物合成和调节过程的分子机制，混合连接葡聚糖是谷物细胞壁中的一种主要可溶性膳食纤维。植物细胞壁决定了现代人类社会中使用的大多数植物性产品的质量，但负责调节它们的调控机制还没有被很好地理解。该项目的主要特点将是采用国际化、综合性和多学科的方法来应对植物生物学的这一重大挑战，以及基础科学发现造福食品、饲料和饮料行业的最终用户的潜力。

This Project aims to define the molecular mechanisms that control the processes involved in the biosynthesis and regulation of mixed linkage glucan, a major soluble dietary fibre in the cell walls of cereal grains. Plant cell walls determine the quality of most plant-based products used in modern human societies, yet the regulatory mechanisms responsible for their modulation are not well understood. Key distinguishing features of the Project will be the international, integrative, and multidisciplinary approach towards addressing this major challenge in plant biology and the potential of the fundamental scientific discoveries to benefit end-users in the food, feed and beverage industries.