Daniel Cosgrove
Eberly Chair and Professor of Biology

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350A Frear North
University Park, PA - He/Him
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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 Plant Cells Cell Walls Polysaccharides Mechanics Xyloglucan Pectins Atomic Force Microscopy Cells Onions Morphogenesis Enzymes Lignin Microfibrils Pectin Arabidopsis Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Epidermal Cells Xyloglucans Proteins Transmission Electron Microscopy Sugars Cell Biology Plant BiologyMost Recent Publications
Detecting the orientation of newly-deposited crystalline cellulose with fluorescent CBM3
Sarah A. Pfaff, Xuan Wang, Edward R. Wagner, Liza A. Wilson, Sarah Kiemle, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2022, Cell Surface
Leaf morphogenesis: The multifaceted roles of mechanics
Kexin Guo, Changjin Huang, Yansong Miao, Daniel J. Cosgrove, K. Jimmy Hsia, 2022, Molecular Plant on p. 1098-1119
Building an extensible cell wall
Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2022, Plant Physiology on p. 1246-1277
Plant biology: Peering deeply into the structure of the onion epidermal cell wall
Daniel Cosgrove, 2022, Current Biology on p. R515-R517
A rich and bountiful harvest: Key discoveries in plant cell biology
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
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
Re-constructing our models of cellulose and primary cell wall assembly
Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2014, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 122-131
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
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
Diffuse growth of plant cell walls
Daniel 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
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
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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