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
A rich and bountiful harvest: Key discoveries in plant cell biology
Cheung, A. Y., Cosgrove, D. J., Hara-Nishimura, I., Jürgens, G., Lloyd, C., Robinson, D. G., Staehelin, L. A. & Weijers, D., Jan 2022, In: Plant Cell. 34, 1, p. 53-71 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Building an extensible cell wall
Cosgrove, D. J., Jul 2022, In: Plant physiology. 189, 3, p. 1246-1277 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Plant biology: Peering deeply into the structure of the onion epidermal cell wall
Cosgrove, D., Jun 6 2022, In: Current Biology. 32, 11, p. R515-R517Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Leaf morphogenesis: The multifaceted roles of mechanics
Guo, K., Huang, C., Miao, Y., Cosgrove, D. J. & Hsia, K. J., Jul 4 2022, In: Molecular plant. 15, 7, p. 1098-1119 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Conservation of endo-glucanase 16 (EG16) activity across highly divergent plant lineages
Behar, H., Tamura, K., Wagner, E. R., Cosgrove, D. J. & Brumer, H., Aug 2021, In: Biochemical Journal. 478, 16, p. 3063-3078 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Expanding wheat yields with expansin
Cosgrove, D. J., Apr 2021, In: New Phytologist. 230, 2, p. 403-405 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Saccharide analysis of onion outer epidermal walls
Wilson, L. A., Deligey, F., Wang, T. & Cosgrove, D. J., Dec 2021, In: Biotechnology for Biofuels. 14, 1, 66.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Molecular insights into the complex mechanics of plant epidermal cell walls
Zhang, Y., Yu, J., Wang, X., Durachko, D. M., Zhang, S. & Cosgrove, D. J., May 14 2021, In: Science. 372, 6543, p. 607-711 105 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global cellulose biomass, horizontal gene transfers and domain fusions drive microbial expansin evolution
Chase, W. R., Zhaxybayeva, O., Rocha, J., Cosgrove, D. J. & Shapiro, L. R., May 1 2020, In: New Phytologist. 226, 3, p. 921-938 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Non-enzymatic action of expansins
Cosgrove, D. J., May 8 2020, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295, 19, p. 6782 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Plant Cell Growth: Do Pectins Drive Lobe Formation in Arabidopsis Pavement Cells?
Cosgrove, D. J. & Anderson, C. T., Jun 8 2020, In: Current Biology. 30, 11, p. R660-R662Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Mutations in the Pectin Methyltransferase QUASIMODO2 influence cellulose biosynthesis and wall integrity in arabidopsis
Du, J., Kirui, A., Huang, S., Wang, L., Barnes, W. J., Kiemle, S. N., Zheng, Y., Rui, Y., Ruan, M., Qi, S., Kim, S. H., Wang, T., Cosgrove, D. J., Anderson, C. T. & Xiao, C., Nov 2020, In: Plant Cell. 32, 11, p. 3576-3597 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Expansin gene loss is a common occurrence during adaptation to an aquatic environment
Hepler, N. K., Bowman, A., Carey, R. E. & Cosgrove, D. J., Feb 1 2020, In: Plant Journal. 101, 3, p. 666-680 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Distinguishing Mesoscale Polar Order (Unidirectional vs Bidirectional) of Cellulose Microfibrils in Plant Cell Walls Using Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy
Makarem, M., Nishiyama, Y., Xin, X., Durachko, D. M., Gu, Y., Cosgrove, D. J. & Kim, S. H., Sep 17 2020, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 124, 37, p. 8071-8081 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Anisotropic Motions of Fibrils Dictated by Their Orientations in the Lamella: A Coarse-Grained Model of a Plant Cell Wall
Mani, S., Cosgrove, D. J. & Voth, G. A., Apr 30 2020, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 124, 17, p. 3527-3539 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review