Daniel Cosgrove
Eberly Chair and Professor of Biology

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350A Frear North
University Park, PA - fsl@psu.edu
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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.
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Plant Biology
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Plant Institute
- Center for Biorenewables
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Publication Tags
Cell Wall Cellulose Cell Walls Plant Cells Xyloglucan Polysaccharides Arabidopsis Xyloglucans Mechanics Enzymes Acids Lignin Expansins Biomass Cellulose Microfibrils Cells Cellulose Synthase Microtubules Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Growth Microfibrils Proteins Cell Growth Cell Biology SugarsMost Recent Papers
A rich and bountiful harvest
Alice Y. Cheung, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Ikuko Hara-Nishimura, Gerd Jürgens, Clive Lloyd, David G. Robinson, L. Andrew Staehelin, Dolf Weijers, 2022, Plant Cell on p. 53-71
Saccharide analysis of onion outer epidermal walls
Liza A. Wilson, Fabien Deligey, Tuo Wang, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2021, Biotechnology for Biofuels
Conservation of endo-glucanase 16 (EG16) activity across highly divergent plant lineages
Hila Behar, Kazune Tamura, Edward R. Wagner, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Harry Brumer, 2021, Biochemical Journal on p. 3063-3078
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
Expanding wheat yields with expansin
Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2021, New Phytologist on p. 403-405
A Rich and Bountiful Harvest: Key Discoveries in Plant Cell Biology
Daniel Cosgrove, 2021, Plant Cell on p. 18
Author Correction
Tian Zhang, Dimitrios Vavylonis, Daniel M. Durachko, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2020, Nature Plants on p. 1504
Cellulose synthase interactive1- and microtubule-dependent cell wall architecture is required for acid growth in Arabidopsis hypocotyls
Xiaoran Xin, Lei Lei, Yunzhen Zheng, Tian Zhang, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Hugh O'neill, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Shundai Li, Ying Gu, Bruno Moulia, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany on p. 2982-2994
Non-enzymatic action of expansins
Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry on p. 6782
Global cellulose biomass, horizontal gene transfers and domain fusions drive microbial expansin evolution
William R. Chase, Olga Zhaxybayeva, Jorge Rocha, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Lori R. Shapiro, 2020, New Phytologist on p. 921-938
Most-Cited Papers
Plant cell wall extensibility
Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2016, Journal of Experimental Botany on p. 463-476
A revised architecture of primary cell walls based on biomechanical changes induced by substrate-specific endoglucanases
Yong Bum Park, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2012, Plant Physiology on p. 1933-1943
Re-constructing our models of cellulose and primary cell wall assembly
Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2014, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 122-131
Comparative structure and biomechanics of plant primary and secondary cell walls
Daniel J. Cosgrove, Michael C. Jarvis, 2012, Frontiers in Plant Science
Plant expansins
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
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
Changes in cell wall biomechanical properties in the xyloglucan-deficient xxt1/xxt2 mutant of Arabidopsis
Yong Bum Park, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2012, Plant Physiology on p. 465-475
Diffuse growth of plant cell walls
Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2018, Plant Physiology on p. 16-27
Sensitivity-enhanced solid-state NMR detection of expansin's target in plant cell walls
Tuo Wang, Yong Bum Park, Marc A. Caporini, Melanie Rosay, Linghao Zhong, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Mei Hong, 2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 16444-16449
News Articles Featuring Daniel Cosgrove
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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