Daniel Cosgrove
Research Summary
Biophysical, biochemical, and molecular techniques, in combination with whole-plant measurements to determine which processes limit plant cell growth under normal and stressed conditions and how plants regulate their growth rates. Wall loosening proteins, grass pollen allergens as beta-expansins, growth adaptations to water stress and structure and assembly of plant cell walls.
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Recent Publications
Catalysis does not explain expansin-mediated wall creep: Distinguishing catalytic ERPs from creep-active expansins
Cosgrove, D. J., Jul 28 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 30, e2615892123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Synthetic pectin–cellulose nanofiber capsule recapitulates the mechanical properties of a regenerating plant cell wall
Grandjean, C., Shanker, R., Pfaff, S. A., Mao, A., Chan, J., Asnacios, S., Asnacios, A., Zhang, S., Cosgrove, D. J., Coen, E., Svagan, A. J. & Durand-Smet, P., Jun 9 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 23, e2528515123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring the binding properties and activities of ancestral expansins
Jabalera, Y., Marín-Peña, A. J., Wagner, E., Cosgrove, D. J., Master, E. R. & Perez-Jimenez, R., Apr 2026, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 355, 151489.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Zwitterion Moieties in Polypeptides Synergistically Enhance the Release of Cellulose and Amorphous Polysaccharides from Plant Cell Walls
Naka, R., Terada, K., Willson, L., Masunaga, H., Tsuchiya, K., Cosgrove, D. J. & Numata, K., May 11 2026, In: Biomacromolecules. 27, 5, p. 3133-3146 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Plant morphogenesis: What drives growth?
Cosgrove, D. J. & Coen, E., Apr 21 2025, In: Current Biology. 35, 8, p. R283-R285Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Mechanics of plant epidermal cell wall: effect of anisotropic alignment of cellulose microfibrils in the junction region
Lee, J., Kim, J. S., Yu, J., Ryu, J., Choi, J., Cosgrove, D. J., Yi, H. & Kim, S. H., May 2025, In: Cellulose. 32, 7, p. 4183-4198 16 p., e2662.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emergence of lignin-carbohydrate interactions during plant stem maturation visualized by solid-state NMR
Xiao, P., Pfaff, S. A., Zhao, W., Debnath, D., Vojvodin, C. S., Liu, C. J., Cosgrove, D. J. & Wang, T., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 8010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Revealing structure and shaping priorities in plant and fungal cell wall architecture via solid-state NMR
Xiao, P., Sahu, P., Pfaff, S. A., Ankur, A., Ranasinghe, Y. K., Gow, N. A. R., Latgé, J. P., Cosgrove, D. J. & Wang, T., Dec 2025, In: Cell Surface. 14, 100159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mechanical Roles of Polysaccharide Assembly and Interactions in Plant Cell Walls
Zhang, Y., Yu, J. & Cosgrove, D. J., Aug 11 2025, In: Biomacromolecules. 26, 8, p. 5010-5019 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Top five unanswered questions in plant cell surface research
Boerjan, W., Burlat, V., Cosgrove, D. J., Dunand, C., Dupree, P., Haas, K. T., Ingram, G., Jamet, E., Mohnen, D., Moussu, S., Peaucelle, A., Persson, S., Voiniciuc, C. & Höfte, H., Jun 2024, In: The Cell Surface. 11, 100121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
How Many Glucan Chains Form Plant Cellulose Microfibrils? A Mini Review
Cosgrove, D. J., Dupree, P., Gomez, E. D., Haigler, C. H., Kubicki, J. D. & Zimmer, J., Oct 14 2024, In: Biomacromolecules. 25, 10, p. 6357-6366 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Plant Cell Wall Loosening by Expansins
Cosgrove, D. J., Oct 2 2024, In: Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 40, 1, p. 329-352 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Structure and growth of plant cell walls
Cosgrove, D. J., May 2024, In: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 25, 5, p. 340-358 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Mechanobiology: Shaping the future of cellular form and function
Nelson, C. M., Xiao, B., Wickström, S. A., Dufrêne, Y. F., Cosgrove, D. J., Heisenberg, C. P., Dupont, S., Shyer, A. E., Rodrigues, A. R., Trepat, X. & Diz-Muñoz, A., May 23 2024, In: Cell. 187, 11, p. 2652-2656 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › 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
