Untangling the plant Golgi apparatus: Functional proteomics to understand plant cell wall biosynthesis.

植物细胞壁决定了植物的形态和结构。它也是食品质量的一个主要因素，它被用作饲料，是一系列工业的原材料。细胞壁的很大一部分是在一个研究很少的细胞隔室中合成的，称为高尔基体。该项目旨在利用独特的分离和分析技术来进一步描述和表征该结构，以揭示有关植物细胞壁生物合成中所涉及的组分复杂相互作用的新信息。这些信息将用于支持操纵细胞壁的方法，以生产针对农业和工业应用优化的植物生物质。

The plant cell wall determines plant morphology and structure. It is also a major factor in food quality, and it is used as forage and is the raw material for a range of industries. A significant proportion of the cell wall is synthesised in a poorly studied cellular compartment known as the Golgi apparatus. This project intends to exploit unique isolation and analytical techniques in conjunction to further profile and characterise this structure in order to uncover new information about the complex interplay of components involved in plant cell wall biosynthesis. This information will be used to support approaches to manipulate cell walls to produce plant biomass optimised for agricultural and industrial applications.