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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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Dot Scanner: open-source software for quantitative live-cell imaging in planta
Allen, H., Davis, B., Patel, J. & Gu, Y., Jun 2024, In: Plant Journal. 118, 5, p. 1689-1698 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The TRAPPIII subunit, Trs85, has a dual role in the trafficking of cellulose synthase complexes in Arabidopsis
Allen, H., Zhu, X., Li, S. & Gu, Y., Jun 2024, In: Plant Journal. 118, 5, p. 1475-1485 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Matrix polysaccharides affect preferred orientation of cellulose crystals in primary cell walls
Rongpipi, S., Barnes, W. J., Siemianowski, O., Ye, D., Del Mundo, J. T., Duncombe, S., Xin, X., Zhu, C., Toney, M. F., Gu, Y., Anderson, C. T., Gomez, E. D. & Gomez, E. W., Feb 2024, In: Cellulose. 31, 3, p. 1397-1415 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Regiospecific Cellulose Orientation and Anisotropic Mechanical Property in Plant Cell Walls
Lee, J., Choi, J., Feng, L., Yu, J., Zheng, Y., Zhang, Q., Lin, Y. T., Sah, S., Gu, Y., Zhang, S., Cosgrove, D. J. & Kim, S. H., Nov 13 2023, In: Biomacromolecules. 24, 11, p. 4759-4770 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
Erratum: CSI1, PATROL1, and exocyst complex cooperate in delivery of cellulose synthase complexes to the plasma membrane (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2018) 115 (E3578-E3587) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1800182115)
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, 24, E5635.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › 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