Research Summary
Our lab studies plant cell wall dynamics, with the goal of informing efforts to produce sustainable food, materials, and bioenergy from plants. We use in vivo imaging and cell biological, molecular, biochemical, and genetic approaches in the model plants Arabidopsis thaliana and Physcomitrella patens to investigate three biological processes: de novo cell wall formation, cell wall modification, and cell wall degradation.
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Gelatinous fibers develop asymmetrically to support bends and coils in common bean vines (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Onyenedum, J. G., Sousa-Baena, M. S., Hunt, L. M., Acevedo, A. A., Glos, R. A. E. & Anderson, C. T., Mar 2025, In: American journal of botany. 112, 3, e70014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A core of cell wall proteins functions in wall integrity responses in Arabidopsis thaliana
Ajayi, O., Zelinsky, E. & Anderson, C. T., Apr 2024, In: Plant Direct. 8, 4, e579.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lignin impairs Cel7A degradation of in vitro lignified cellulose by impeding enzyme movement and not by acting as a sink
Haviland, Z. K., Nong, D., Zexer, N., Tien, M., Anderson, C. T. & Hancock, W. O., Dec 2024, In: Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts. 17, 1, 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Architecture and functions of stomatal cell walls in eudicots and grasses
Jaafar, L. & Anderson, C. T., Aug 1 2024, In: Annals of botany. 134, 2, p. 195-204 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Young guard cells function dynamically despite low mechanical anisotropy but gain efficiency during stomatal maturation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Jaafar, L., Chen, Y., Keynia, S., Turner, J. A. & Anderson, C. T., Jun 2024, In: Plant Journal. 118, 6, p. 1719-1731 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nutritional Composition of Post-Catastrophic Foods
Mather, T., Siva, N., Jauregui, M., Poudel, P., de Lima Brossi, M. J., Lambert, J. D., Di Gioia, F., Connolly, E. L. & Anderson, C. T., Aug 2024, In: Current Protocols. 4, 8, e1110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Preparation and Compositional Analysis of Lignocellulosic Plant Biomass as a Precursor for Food Production During Food Crises
Mather, T. N., Siva, N., Jauregui, M., Klatte, H., Lambert, J. D. & Anderson, C. T., Jun 2024, In: Current Protocols. 4, 6, e1090.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Single-molecule tracking reveals dual front door/back door inhibition of Cel7A cellulase by its product cellobiose
Nong, D., Haviland, Z. K., Zexer, N., Pfaff, S. A., Cosgrove, D. J., Tien, M., Anderson, C. T. & Hancock, W. O., Apr 30 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 18, e2322567121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Matrix polysaccharides affect preferred orientation of cellulose crystals in primary cell walls
Rongpipi, S., Barnes, W. J., Siemianowski, O., Ye, D., Del Mundo, J. T., Duncombe, S., Xin, X., Zhu, C., Toney, M. F., Gu, Y., Anderson, C. T., Gomez, E. D. & Gomez, E. W., Feb 2024, In: Cellulose. 31, 3, p. 1397-1415 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Flexible Pectin Nanopatterning Drives Cell Wall Organization in Plants
Siemianowski, O., Rongpipi, S., Del Mundo, J. T., Freychet, G., Zhernenkov, M., Gomez, E. D., Gomez, E. W. & Anderson, C. T., Jan 22 2024, In: JACS Au. 4, 1, p. 177-188 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nonindustrial pretreatment and enzymes can yield sufficient calories from lignocellulosic biomass for human survival
Siva, N. & Anderson, C. T., Oct 2024, In: Food Science and Nutrition. 12, 10, p. 7512-7520 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
NST3 induces ectopic transdifferentiation, forming secondary walls with diverse patterns and composition in Arabidopsis thaliana
Tamadaddi, C., Choi, J., Ghasemi, M., Kim, S. H., Gomez, E. D., Gomez, E. W. & Anderson, C. T., Dec 1 2024, In: Annals of botany. 134, 6, p. 1097-1111 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Altering the substitution and cross-linking of glucuronoarabinoxylans affects cell wall architecture in Brachypodium distachyon
Tryfona, T., Pankratova, Y., Petrik, D., Rebaque Moran, D., Wightman, R., Yu, X., Echevarría-Poza, A., Deralia, P. K., Vilaplana, F., Anderson, C. T., Hong, M. & Dupree, P., Apr 2024, In: New Phytologist. 242, 2, p. 524-543 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Xylan inhibition of cellulase binding and processivity observed at single-molecule resolution
Zexer, N., Paradiso, A., Nong, D., Haviland, Z. K., Hancock, W. O. & Anderson, C. T., Mar 5 2024, In: RSC Sustainability. 2, 4, p. 1118-1127 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stomatal opening efficiency is controlled by cell wall organization in Arabidopsis thaliana
Keynia, S., Jaafar, L., Zhou, Y., Anderson, C. T. & Turner, J. A., Sep 1 2023, In: PNAS Nexus. 2, 9, pgad294.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review