Ming Tien
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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305 Frear South
University Park, - mxt3@psu.edu
- 814-863-1165
Research Summary
Characterization and biochemical analysis of cellulose synthesis in a variety of organisms. Mechanism and regulation of fungal degradation of lignin. Dissimilatory Iron reduction.
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Cellulose Lignin Cellulose Synthase Proteins Enzymes Degradation Lignocellulose Proteomics Genes Fungi Arabidopsis Insects Beetles Coleoptera Nutrients Anoplophora Glabripennis Insecta Cell Wall Cell Walls Digestive System Polysaccharides Gold Sulfur Depolymerization LaccaseMost Recent Papers
Prior-Apprised Unsupervised Learning of Subpixel Curvilinear Features in Low Signal/Noise Images
Shuhui Yin, Ming Tien, Haw Yang, 2020, Biophysical Journal on p. 2458-2469
Formation of water-soluble organic matter through fungal degradation of lignin
Seyyedhadi Khatami, Ying Deng, Ming Tien, Patrick G. Hatcher, 2019, Organic Geochemistry on p. 64-70
Convergent evolution of hetero-oligomeric cellulose synthesis complexes in mosses and seed plants
Xingxing Li, Tori L. Speicher, Dianka C.T. Dees, Nasim Mansoori, John B. McManus, Ming Tien, Luisa M. Trindade, Ian S. Wallace, Alison W. Roberts, 2019, Plant Journal on p. 862-876
Lignin contribution to aliphatic constituents of humic acids through fungal degradation
Seyyedhadi Khatami, Ying Deng, Ming Tien, Patrick G. Hatcher, 2019, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 1565-1570
Host-plant induced changes in microbial community structure and midgut gene expression in an invasive polyphage (Anoplophora glabripennis
Erin D. Scully, Scott M. Geib, Charles J. Mason, John Edward Carlson, Ming Tien, Han Yi Chen, Scott Harding, Chung Jui Tsai, Kelli Hoover, 2018, Scientific Reports
SHOU4 Proteins Regulate Trafficking of Cellulose Synthase Complexes to the Plasma Membrane
Joanna K. Polko, William J. Barnes, Cătălin Voiniciuc, Stephanie Doctor, Blaire Steinwand, Joseph L. Hill, Ming Tien, Markus Pauly, Charles T. Anderson, Joseph J. Kieber, 2018, Current Biology on p. 3174-3182.e6
Domain swaps of Arabidopsis secondary wall cellulose synthases to elucidate their class specificity
Joseph Lee Hill, Ashley Nicole Hill, Alison W. Roberts, Candace H. Haigler, Ming Tien, 2018, Plant Direct
Longevity in vivo of primary cell wall cellulose synthases
Joseph Lee Hill, Cooper Josephs, William J. Barnes, Charles T. Anderson, Ming Tien, 2018, Plant Molecular Biology on p. 279-289
Reducing biomass recalcitrance by heterologous expression of a bacterial peroxidase in tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana)
Ayalew Ligaba-Osena, Bertrand Hankoua, Kay Dimarco, Robert Pace, Mark Crocker, Jesse McAtee, Nivedita Nagachar, Ming Tien, Thomas Lehman Richard, 2017, Scientific Reports
Within gut physicochemical variation does not correspond to distinct resident fungal and bacterial communities in the tree-killing xylophage, Anoplophora glabripennis
Charles J. Mason, David C. Long, Elizabeth M. McCarthy, Nivedita Nagachar, Cristina Rosa, Erin D. Scully, Ming Tien, Kelli Hoover, 2017, Journal of Insect Physiology on p. 27-35
Most-Cited Papers
Identification of an extracellular polysaccharide network essential for cytochrome anchoring and biofilm formation in Geobacter sulfurreducens
Janet B. Rollefson, Camille S. Stephen, Ming Tien, Daniel R. Bond, 2011, Journal of Bacteriology on p. 1023-1033
The arabidopsis cellulose synthase complex
Joseph L. Hill, Mustafa B. Hammudi, Ming Tien, 2014, Plant Cell on p. 4834-4842
Metagenomic Profiling Reveals Lignocellulose Degrading System in a Microbial Community Associated with a Wood-Feeding Beetle
Erin D. Scully, Scott M. Geib, Kelli Hoover, Ming Tien, Susannah G. Tringe, Kerrie W. Barry, Tijana Glavina del Rio, Mansi Chovatia, Joshua R. Herr, John Edward Carlson, 2013, PLoS One on p. e73827
Effects of laccase on lignin depolymerization and enzymatic hydrolysis of ensiled corn stover
Qin Chen, Megan N. Marshall, Scott M. Geib, Ming Tien, Tom L. Richard, 2012, Bioresource Technology on p. 186-192
Differential proteomic analysis of the secretome of Irpex lacteus and other white-rot fungi during wheat straw pretreatment
Davinia Salvachúa, Angel T. Martínez, Ming Tien, María F. López-Lucendo, Francisco García, Vivian De Los Ríos, María Jesús Martínez, Alicia Prieto, 2013, Biotechnology for Biofuels
Functional genomics and microbiome profiling of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) reveal insights into the digestive physiology and nutritional ecology of wood feeding beetles
Erin D. Scully, Scott M. Geib, John E. Carlson, Ming Tien, Duane McKenna, Kelli Hoover, 2014, BMC Genomics
Midgut transcriptome profiling of Anoplophora glabripennis, a lignocellulose degrading cerambycid beetle
Erin D. Scully, Kelli Hoover, John E. Carlson, Ming Tien, Scott M. Geib, 2013, BMC Genomics
Identification and characterization of non-cellulose-producing mutants of Gluconacetobacter hansenii generated by Tn5 transposon mutagenesis
Ying Deng, Nivedita Nagachar, Chaowen Xiao, Ming Tien, Teh Hui Kao, 2013, Journal of Bacteriology on p. 5072-5083
Fungal pretreatment of sulfides in refractory gold ores
G. Ofori-Sarpong, Kwadwo Asare Osseo-Asare, Ming Tien, 2011, Minerals Engineering on p. 499-504
Proteomic analysis of fusarium solani isolated from the asian longhorned beetle, anoplophora glabripennis
Erin D. Scully, Kelli Hoover, John Carlson, Ming Tien, Scott M. Geib, 2012, PLoS One