Research Summary
Research interests include characterization and biochemical analysis of cellulose synthesis in a variety of organisms, mechanism and regulation of fungal degradation of lignin, and dissimilatory Iron reduction.
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Recent Publications
Nanoscale dynamics of cellulose digestion by the cellobiohydrolase TrCel7A
Haviland, Z. K., Nong, D., Kuntz, K. L. V., Starr, T. J., Ma, D., Tien, M., Anderson, C. T. & Hancock, W. O., Sep 1 2021, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297, 3, 101029.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated multi-wavelength microscope combining TIRFM and IRM modalities for imaging cellulases and other processive enzymes
Nong, D., Haviland, Z. K., Kuntz, K. V., Tien, M., Anderson, C. T. & Hancock, W. O., Jun 1 2021, In: Biomedical Optics Express. 12, 6, p. 3253-3264 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Leveraging lifetime information to perform real-time 3D single-particle tracking in noisy environments
Zhao, T., Beckwith, J. S., Amin, M. J., Pálmai, M., Snee, P. T., Tien, M. & Yang, H., Oct 28 2021, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 155, 16, 164201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prior-Apprised Unsupervised Learning of Subpixel Curvilinear Features in Low Signal/Noise Images
Yin, S., Tien, M. & Yang, H., May 19 2020, In: Biophysical journal. 118, 10, p. 2458-2469 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Formation of water-soluble organic matter through fungal degradation of lignin
Khatami, S., Deng, Y., Tien, M. & Hatcher, P. G., Sep 2019, In: Organic Geochemistry. 135, p. 64-70 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lignin contribution to aliphatic constituents of humic acids through fungal degradation
Khatami, S., Deng, Y., Tien, M. & Hatcher, P. G., 2019, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 48, 6, p. 1565-1570 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Convergent evolution of hetero-oligomeric cellulose synthesis complexes in mosses and seed plants
Li, X., Speicher, T. L., Dees, D. C. T., Mansoori, N., McManus, J. B., Tien, M., Trindade, L. M., Wallace, I. S. & Roberts, A. W., 2019, In: Plant Journal. 99, 5, p. 862-876 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Simulations of Cellulose Synthesis Initiation and Termination in Bacteria
Yang, H., McManus, J., Oehme, D., Singh, A., Yingling, Y. G., Tien, M. & Kubicki, J. D., May 2 2019, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 123, 17, p. 3699-3705 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Domain swaps of Arabidopsis secondary wall cellulose synthases to elucidate their class specificity
Hill, J. L., Hill, A. N., Roberts, A. W., Haigler, C. H. & Tien, M., Jul 2018, In: Plant Direct. 2, 7, e00061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Longevity in vivo of primary cell wall cellulose synthases
Hill, J. L., Josephs, C., Barnes, W. J., Anderson, C. T. & Tien, M., Feb 1 2018, In: Plant molecular biology. 96, 3, p. 279-289 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review