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  • The plant biomass is a composite formed by a variety of polysaccharides and an aromatic polymer named lignin. Here, the authors use solid-state NMR spectroscopy to unveil the carbohydrate-aromatic interface that leads to the variable architecture of lignocellulose biomaterials.

    • Alex Kirui
    • Wancheng Zhao
    • Tuo Wang
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 13, P: 1-12

  • The interactions of lignin with polysaccharides in plant secondary cell walls are not well understood. Here the authors employ solid-state NMR measurements to analyse intact stems of maize, Arabidopsis, switchgrass and rice and observe that lignin self-aggregates and forms highly hydrophobic microdomains that make extensive surface contacts to xylan.

    • Xue Kang
    • Alex Kirui
    • Tuo Wang
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 10, P: 1-9

  • Aspergillus fumigatus is a pathogenic fungus. Here the authors perform solid-state NMR measurements with intact Aspergillus cells, which provides insights into cell wall composition and dynamics and propose a structural model for fungal cell walls.

    • Xue Kang
    • Alex Kirui
    • Tuo Wang
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 9, P: 1-12

  • Xue Kang, Christopher Elson et al. show that human β-defensin-3 analogs form two adjacent loops within their structure that allows them to interact with lipid bilayers. They show that membrane-binding makes the peptides rigid, enhancing their polymorphism and promoting β-strand conformation.

    • Xue Kang
    • Christopher Elson
    • Tuo Wang
    ResearchOpen Access
    Communications Biology
    Volume: 2, P: 1-10