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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Recent Publications
The Dynamics, Degradation, and Afterlives of Pectins: Influences on Cell Wall Assembly and Structure, Plant Development and Physiology, Agronomy, and Biotechnology
Anderson, C. T. & Pelloux, J., May 20 2025, In: Annual Review of Plant Biology. 76, 1, p. 85-113 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
PECTIN METHYLESTERASE51 Affects Stomatal Dimensions, Rosette Area, and Root Length in Arabidopsis thaliana
Dunham, A., Tamadaddi, C., Marshall, R. & Anderson, C., Apr 2025, In: Plant Direct. 9, 4, e70066.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Storming the barricades of rhamnogalacturonan-II synthesis and function
Hays, Q., Lerouge, P., Ropitaux, M., Anderson, C. T. & Lehner, A., Jun 1 2025, In: Plant Cell. 37, 6, koaf088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The epidermis coordinates multi-scale symmetry breaking in chiral root growth
Nolan, N., Jaafar, L., Fan, Y., Huang, Y., Murchison, L., Ocasio, J., Onyenedum, J. G., Anderson, C. T., Genin, G. M. & Dixit, R., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 11022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
Adapting agriculture to climate catastrophes: the nuclear winter case
Shi, Y., Montes, F., Di Gioia, F., Xia, L., Bardeen, C. G., Anderson, C. T., Gil, Y., Khider, D., Ratnakar, V. & Kemanian, A. R., Jun 1 2025, In: Environmental Research Letters. 20, 6, 064006.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Branching under pressure: Influences of cell wall architecture and biomechanics on lateral root morphogenesis
Vadodaria, R. & Anderson, C. T., Jun 2025, In: Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 85, 102735.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Pectin Metabolism Influences Phloem Architecture and Flowering Time in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Zhang, Q., Du, J., Hao, S., Leng, Z., Liu, W., Zhao, C., Yu, Y., Chen, L., Anderson, C. T. & Xiao, C., Oct 20 2025, In: Advanced Science. 12, 39, e02980.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