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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: Diversity (Basel). 2021 Aug 15;13(8):378. doi: 10.3390/d13080378

Table 3.

Cell wall polymers, the MAbs that target them, their reported properties and the supporting references.

Cell wall polymer MAbs Wall properties References
HG Pectin Esterified JIM7 , LM20 Porosity and permeability
Expansibility
Elasticity
36,37,38
De-esterified LM19, JIM5 Ca2+ binding
Rigidity
Resistance to mechanical stress
Cell-to-cell adhesion
37,39,38
RG-I Pectin Arabinan LM13, LM6* Spatial buffer
Flexibility
Expansibility and elasticity
Porosity to wall
Increases water holding capacity
Signaling
37,40,41,39
Galactan LM5 Rigidity
Tip growth
40,37
Hemicellulose Xyloglucan LM15, LM25 Regulates expansibility and yield threshold
Cell-to-cell adhesion
Cross-linkage/ tethering
Nutrient source
Sexual reproduction
36,42,43,44,45, 46
Mannan LM21 Anchoring
Interacts with soil particles, microorganisms
Nutrient uptake
Hydrated/de-hydrated cycles
Cross-links with cellulose
Nutrient source
47,48,49,50
AGP JIM13, JIM8, LM2, LM6* Development
Cell identity
Structural integrity to walls
Galactan turnover
Ca2+ regulation/signal transduction
Plasticity — unidirectional deformation
Desiccation tolerance
Membrane integrity
Tip growth
Sexual reproduction
51,40,52,53,46,55
Extensin JIM12 Cell wall assembly and growth
Tip growth
Cell wall/cytoplasm communication
56,57,58,59
Callose Anticallose Stress response
Sieve plate/ sieve areas
Scaffolding for cell plate formation
Plasmodesmata
Developmental processes
Tip growth/ Pollen tube
Spore wall development/structure
Sperm cell differentiation
Desiccation tolerance
60,61,62,63,64,
65,66,67,68,69,
70,71,72,73
*

LM6 detects arabinan sidechains in both AGPs and pectin.