Daniel Cosgrove

Eberly Chair and Professor of Biology

Daniel Cosgrove

Research Summary

Mechanism of plant growth. Function and evolution of expansins. Biochemistry and rheology of plant cell walls. Growth responses to light, hormones, and water stress and other stimuli.

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Most Recent Publications

How Many Glucan Chains Form Plant Cellulose Microfibrils? A Mini Review

Daniel J. Cosgrove, Paul Dupree, Enrique D. Gomez, Candace H. Haigler, James D. Kubicki, Jochen Zimmer, 2024, Biomacromolecules on p. 6357-6366

Review of: Plant Cell Walls - Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights.

Daniel Cosgrove, 2024, Annals of botany

Plant Cell Wall Loosening by Expansins

Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2024, Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology on p. 329-352

The structure and interaction of polymers affects secondary cell wall banding patterns in Arabidopsis

Sarah A. Pfaff, Edward R. Wagner, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2024, Plant Cell on p. 4309-4322

Top five unanswered questions in plant cell surface research

Wout Boerjan, Vincent Burlat, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Christophe Dunand, Paul Dupree, Kalina T. Haas, Gwyneth Ingram, Elisabeth Jamet, Debra Mohnen, Steven Moussu, Alexis Peaucelle, Staffan Persson, Cătălin Voiniciuc, Herman Höfte, 2024, The Cell Surface

Mechanobiology: Shaping the future of cellular form and function

Celeste M. Nelson, Bailong Xiao, Sara A. Wickström, Yves F. Dufrêne, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Carl Philipp Heisenberg, Sirio Dupont, Amy E. Shyer, Alan R. Rodrigues, Xavier Trepat, Alba Diz-Muñoz, 2024, Cell on p. 2652-2656

Single-molecule tracking reveals dual front door/back door inhibition of Cel7A cellulase by its product cellobiose

D Nong, Z Haviland, N Zexer, S Pfaff, Daniel Cosgrove, M Tien, Charles T. Anderson, William O. Hancock, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. e2322567121

Dynamic Structural Change of Plant Epidermal Cell Walls under Strain

J Yu, J Del Mundo, G Freychet, M Zhernenkov, E Schaible, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Daniel Cosgrove, 2024, Small on p. e2311832

The nonlinear mechanics of highly extensible plant epidermal cell walls

Jingyi Yu, Yao Zhang, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Tissue-specific directionality of cellulose synthase complex movement inferred from cellulose microfibril polarity in secondary cell walls of Arabidopsis

Juseok Choi, Mohamadamin Makarem, Chonghan Lee, Jongcheol Lee, S Kiemle, Daniel Cosgrove, Seong Kim, 2023, Scientific Reports on p. 22007

Most-Cited Papers

Plant cell wall extensibility: Connecting plant cell growth with cell wall structure, mechanics, and the action of wall-modifying enzymes

Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2016, Journal of Experimental Botany on p. 463-476

Lignin-polysaccharide interactions in plant secondary cell walls revealed by solid-state NMR

Xue Kang, Alex Kirui, Malitha C. Dickwella Widanage, Frederic Mentink-Vigier, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Tuo Wang, 2019, Nature Communications

Plant expansins: Diversity and interactions with plant cell walls

Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2015, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 162-172

Xyloglucan and its interactions with other components of the growing cell wall

Yong Bum Park, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2015, Plant and Cell Physiology on p. 180-194

Diffuse growth of plant cell walls

Daniel Cosgrove, 2018, Plant Physiology on p. 16-27

Cellulose-pectin spatial contacts are Inherent to never-dried Arabidopsis primary cell walls: Evidence from solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance

Tuo Wang, Yong Bum Park, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Mei Hong, 2015, Plant Physiology on p. 871-884

Spatial organization of cellulose microfibrils and matrix polysaccharides in primary plant cell walls as imaged by multichannel atomic force microscopy

Tian Zhang, Yunzhen Zheng, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2016, Plant Journal on p. 179-192

Catalysts of plant cell wall loosening

Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2016, F1000Research

Molecular insights into the complex mechanics of plant epidermal cell walls

Yao Zhang, Jingyi Yu, Xuan Wang, Daniel M. Durachko, Sulin Zhang, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2021, Science on p. 607-711

Xyloglucan deficiency disrupts microtubule stability and cellulose biosynthesis in arabidopsis, altering cell growth and morphogenesis<sup>1[OPEN]</sup>

Chaowen Xiao, Tian Zhang, Yunzhen Zheng, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Charles T. Anderson, 2016, Plant Physiology on p. 234-249

News Articles Featuring Daniel Cosgrove

Oct 31, 2024

Stem cell-like approach in plants sheds light on specialized cell wall formation

New method reprograms isolated plant cells to form other cell types.

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May 07, 2024

Why is breaking down plant material for biofuels so slow?

Breaking down cellulose for biofuel is slow and inefficient but could avoid concerns around using a food source while taking advantage of abundant plant materials that might otherwise go to waste. New research led by Penn State investigators has revealed how several molecular roadblocks slow this process.

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May 13, 2021

What makes plant cell walls both strong and extensible?

A plant cell wall’s unique ability to expand without weakening or breaking — a quality required for plant growth — is due to the movement of its cellulose skeleton, according to new research that models the cell wall.

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Feb 04, 2020

Herringbone pattern in plant cell walls critical to cell growth

Plant cells tend to grow longer instead of wider due to the alignment of the many layers of cellulose that make up their cell walls, according to a new study that may have implications for biofuels research.

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Nov 20, 2019

Eleven Eberly faculty featured as highly cited researchers in 2019 by Clarivate

Eleven researchers from the Eberly College of Science have been recognized as "highly cited" by the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Group. The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list features researchers who have demonstrated considerable influence through publication of multiple works that have been cited by a significant number of their peers during the last decade.

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