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

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

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

Daguan Nong, Zachary K. Haviland, Nerya Zexer, Sarah A. Pfaff, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Ming Tien, Charles T. Anderson, William O. Hancock, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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

Jingyi Yu, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Guillaume Freychet, Mikhail Zhernenkov, Eric Schaible, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2024, Small

Structure and growth of plant cell walls

Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2023, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

J. Del Mundo, S. Rongpipi, H Yang, D. Ye, S Kiemle, S. Moffitt, C. Troxel, M. Toney, C. Zhu, J Kubicki, Daniel Cosgrove, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, 2023, Scientific Reports on p. 5421

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

Daniel J. Cosgrove, Nathan K. Hepler, Edward R. Wagner, Daniel M. Durachko, 2023, Methods in Molecular Biology on p. 79-88

M. Monschein, E. Ioannou, T. Koitto, Lakm Al Amin, J. Varis, E. Wagner, K. Mikkonen, Daniel Cosgrove, E. Master, 2023, Applied and Environmental Microbiology on p. e0186322

Most-Cited Papers

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

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

Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2014, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 122-131

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

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

Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2016, F1000Research

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

News Articles Featuring Daniel Cosgrove

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.