Research Summary
Cellulose biosynthesis in plants: identification and characterization of novel components in cellulose synthase complexes to increase the efficiency of biomass-based energy production.
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Recent Publications
Simulation of microtubule–cytoplasm interaction revealed the importance of fluid dynamics in determining the organization of microtubules
Murshed, M., Wei, D., Gu, Y. & Wang, J., Jul 2023, In: Plant Direct. 7, 7, e505.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE32 regulates cellulose biosynthesis through post-translational modification of cellulose synthase
Xin, X., Wei, D., Lei, L., Zheng, H., Wallace, I. S., Li, S. & Gu, Y., Sep 2023, In: New Phytologist. 239, 6, p. 2212-2224 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cell biology of primary cell wall synthesis in plants
Gu, Y. & Rasmussen, C. G., Jan 2022, In: Plant Cell. 34, 1, p. 103-128 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
A historical perspective on the regulation of cellulose biosynthesis
Allen, H., Wei, D., Gu, Y. & Li, S., Jan 15 2021, In: Carbohydrate Polymers. 252, 117022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review 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
Cellulose synthase interactive1- and microtubule-dependent cell wall architecture is required for acid growth in Arabidopsis hypocotyls
Xin, X., Lei, L., Zheng, Y., Zhang, T., Pingali, S. V., O'neill, H., Cosgrove, D. J., Li, S., Gu, Y. & Moulia, B., May 30 2020, In: Journal of experimental botany. 71, 10, p. 2982-2994 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Disruption of very-long-chain-fatty acid synthesis has an impact on the dynamics of cellulose synthase in arabidopsis thaliana
Zhu, X., Tellier, F., Gu, Y. & Li, S., Nov 2020, In: Plants. 9, 11, p. 1-19 19 p., 1599.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of acidic pH on plant cell wall polysaccharide structure and dynamics: insights into the mechanism of acid growth in plants from solid-state NMR
Phyo, P., Gu, Y. & Hong, M., Jan 15 2019, In: Cellulose. 26, 1, p. 291-304 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
CSI1, PATROL1, and exocyst complex cooperate in delivery of cellulose synthase complexes to the plasma membrane
Zhu, X., Li, S., Pan, S., Xin, X. & Gu, Y., 2018, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115, 15, p. E3578-E3587Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cellulose synthase complexes act in a concerted fashion to synthesize highly aggregated cellulose in secondary cell walls of plants
Li, S., Bashline, L., Zheng, Y., Xin, X., Huang, S., Kong, Z., Kim, S. H., Cosgrove, D. J. & Gu, Y., Oct 4 2016, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 113, 40, p. 11348-11353 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Differential regulation of clathrin and its adaptor proteins during membrane recruitment for endocytosis
Wang, C., Hu, T., Yan, X., Meng, T., Wang, Y., Wang, Q., Zhang, X., Gu, Y., Sánchez-Rodríguez, C., Gadeyne, A., Lin, J., Persson, S., van Damme, D., Li, C., Bednarek, S. Y. & Pan, J., May 2016, In: Plant physiology. 171, 1, p. 215-229 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The TWD40-2 protein and the AP2 complex cooperate in the clathrin-mediated endocytosis of cellulose synthase to regulate cellulose biosynthesis
Bashline, L., Li, S., Zhu, X. & Gu, Y., Oct 13 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 41, p. 12870-12875 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using the split-ubiquitin yeast two-hybrid system to test protein–protein interactions of transmembrane proteins
Bashline, L. & Gu, Y., 2015, In: Methods in Molecular Biology. 1242, p. 143-158 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Microtubules and cellulose biosynthesis: The emergence of new players
Li, S., Lei, L., Yingling, Y. G. & Gu, Y., Dec 1 2015, In: Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 28, p. 76-82 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
ATF4 gene network mediates cellular response to the anticancer PAD inhibitor YW3-56 in triple-negative breast cancer cells
Wang, S., Chen, X. A., Hu, J., Jiang, J. K., Li, Y., Chan-Salis, K. Y., Gu, Y., Chen, G., Thomas, C., Pugh, B. F. & Wang, Y., 2015, In: Molecular cancer therapeutics. 14, 4, p. 877-888 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review