A proposed role for copper ions in cell wall loosening

By S. Fry, Janice G. Miller, J. Dumville. Plant and Soil, 2002

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Comprehending crystalline β-carotene accumulation by comparing engineered cell models and the natural carotenoid-rich system of citrus (2011, unknown): “Generation of highly reactive hydroxyl radicals from H2O2 can cause polysaccharide scission and, therefore, wall loosening (Fry, 1998; Schopfer, 2001; Fry et al., 2002; Liszkay et al., 2004; Müller et al., 2009; Voegele et al., 2012), and there is evidence for this activity in the growth zone of wel”
Growth of the plant cell wall (2005, background): “Recent studies have advanced the new idea that ·OH is harnessed by growing cells to loosen their cell walls and stimulate cell enlargemen”