BC1 affects cellulose crystallite size and cellulose content.

Cell wall residues were prepared from the 3rd internodes from 4-month old wild type, bc1, and indicated transgenic plants.1The cellulose content is determined by Updegraff quantification after TFA hydrolysis and is presented as µg cellulose per mg alcohol-insoluble residues (AIRs), mean value ± SE. Asterisks indicate Pt test with respect to wild type, n = 4.2As determined by Segal method [47] and presented as percentage of crystalline in cell wall components, mean value ± SE. Asterisks indicate Pt test with respect to wild type, n = 3.3As determined by synchrotron X-ray analysis and presented as Å ± SE. Asterisks indicate Pt test with respect to wild type, n = 3.4, 5Expressing the indicated constructs in bc1 mutant and wild-type plants, respectively.