“Cellulose Nano-fibril Synthesis, Assembly, and Protein-Mediated Enlargement of Cellulosic Networks”

I will begin with a brief overview of the DOE-funded Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation, an Energy Frontier Research Center. Then I will  discuss how plant cells control the expansion of their cell walls and the enigmatic action(s) of the protein that catalyzes wall expansion.