Ying Gu
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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262 Frear North
University Park, PA - yug13@psu.edu
- 814-867-3827
Research Summary
Mechanism of cellulose biosynthesis in higher plants. Genetic modification of plant cell wall to scale-up biofuel production.
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Plant Biology
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Plant Institute
- Center for Biorenewables
- Center for Cellular Dynamics
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Most Recent Publications
Cell biology of primary cell wall synthesis in plants
Ying Gu, C Rasmussen, Plant Cell
Structural inhomogeneity of cellulose assembly in plant cell wall affecting anisotropic mechanical property
J Lee, J Choi, L Feng, J Yu, Y Zheng, Q Zhang, YT Lin, S Sah, Ying Gu, S Zhang, DJ Cosgrove, SH Kim, Biomacromolecules
Modeling microtubule-cytoplasm interaction in plant cells.
M 2. Murshed, D Wei, Ying Gu, J Wang, BioRxiv
Dot Scanner: open-source software for quantitative live-cell imaging in planta
Holly Allen, Brian Davis, Jenna Patel, Ying Gu, 2024, Plant Journal on p. 1689-1698
Matrix polysaccharides affect preferred orientation of cellulose crystals in primary cell walls
Sintu Rongpipi, William J. Barnes, Oskar Siemianowski, Dan Ye, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Sydney Duncombe, Xiaoran Xin, Chenhui Zhu, Michael F. Toney, Ying Gu, Charles T. Anderson, Enrique D. Gomez, Esther W. Gomez, 2024, Cellulose on p. 1397--1415
The TRAPPIII subunit, Trs85, has a dual role in the trafficking of cellulose synthase complexes in Arabidopsis
Holly Allen, Xiaoyu Zhu, Shundai Li, Ying Gu, 2024, Plant Journal on p. 1475-1485
CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE32 regulates cellulose biosynthesis through post-translational modification of cellulose synthase
Xiaoran Xin, Donghui Wei, Lei Lei, Haiyan Zheng, Ian S. Wallace, Shundai Li, Ying Gu, 2023, New Phytologist on p. 2212-2224
Simulation of microtubule–cytoplasm interaction revealed the importance of fluid dynamics in determining the organization of microtubules
Mohammad Murshed, Donghui Wei, Ying Gu, Jin Wang, 2023, Plant Direct
Regiospecific Cellulose Orientation and Anisotropic Mechanical Property in Plant Cell Walls
J Lee, J Choi, L. Feng, J Yu, Y Zheng, Q Zhang, Y Lin, S. Sah, Ying Gu, Sulin Zhang, Daniel Cosgrove, Seong H. Kim, 2023, Biomacromolecules on p. 4759-4770
Cell biology of primary cell wall synthesis in plants
Ying Gu, Carolyn G. Rasmussen, 2022, Plant Cell on p. 103-128
Most-Cited Papers
Cellulose synthase complexes act in a concerted fashion to synthesize highly aggregated cellulose in secondary cell walls of plants
Shundai Li, Logan Bashline, Yunzhen Zheng, Xiaoran Xin, Shixin Huang, Zhaosheng Kong, Seong H. Kim, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Ying Gu, 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 11348-11353
CSI1, PATROL1, and exocyst complex cooperate in delivery of cellulose synthase complexes to the plasma membrane
Xiaoyu Zhu, Shundai Li, Songqin Pan, Xiaoran Xin, Ying Gu, 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. E3578-E3587
The TWD40-2 protein and the AP2 complex cooperate in the clathrin-mediated endocytosis of cellulose synthase to regulate cellulose biosynthesis
Logan Bashline, Shundai Li, Xiaoyu Zhu, Ying Gu, 2015, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 12870-12875
Impact of acidic pH on plant cell wall polysaccharide structure and dynamics: insights into the mechanism of acid growth in plants from solid-state NMR
Pyae Phyo, Ying Gu, Mei Hong, 2019, Cellulose on p. 291-304
Cellulose synthase interactive1 Is required for fast recycling of cellulose synthase complexes to the plasma membrane in arabidopsis
Lei Lei, Abhishek Singh, Logan Bashline, Shundai Li, Yaroslava G. Yingling, Ying Gua, 2015, Plant Cell on p. 2926-2940
ATF4 gene network mediates cellular response to the anticancer PAD inhibitor YW3-56 in triple-negative breast cancer cells
Shu Wang, Xiangyun Amy Chen, Jing Hu, Jian Kang Jiang, Yunfei Li, Ka Yim Chan-Salis, Ying Gu, Gong Chen, Craig Thomas, B. Franklin Pugh, Yanming Wang, 2015, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics on p. 877-888
Cell biology of primary cell wall synthesis in plants
Ying Gu, Carolyn G. Rasmussen, 2022, Plant Cell on p. 103-128
Differential regulation of clathrin and its adaptor proteins during membrane recruitment for endocytosis
Chao Wang, Tianwei Hu, Xu Yan, Tingting Meng, Yutong Wang, Qingmei Wang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Ying Gu, Clara Sánchez-Rodríguez, Astrid Gadeyne, Jinxing Lin, Staffan Persson, Daniël van Damme, Chuanyou Li, Sebastian Y. Bednarek, Jianwei Pan, 2016, Plant Physiology on p. 215-229
A historical perspective on the regulation of cellulose biosynthesis
Holly Allen, Donghui Wei, Ying Gu, Shundai Li, 2021, Carbohydrate Polymers
Microtubules and cellulose biosynthesis: The emergence of new players
Shundai Li, Lei Lei, Yaroslava G. Yingling, Ying Gu, 2015, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 76-82
News Articles Featuring Ying Gu
May 21, 2025
Huck Bridge Funding Recipients Announced
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences announced a Bridge Funding Program designed to provide short-term financial support to ongoing life sciences research projects facing unexpected funding cancellations or delays.
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Jan 27, 2025
Researchers recognized for excellence by Institute of Energy and the Environment
The Institute of Energy and the Environment recognized six Penn State faculty members for their research excellence.
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Jan 29, 2024
Six researchers recognized with Institute of Energy and the Environment Awards
Six Penn State researchers were recognized with Institute of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Research Awards at the IEE reception on Jan. 18 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center
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Jul 11, 2023
Newly identified protein regulates the creation of cellulose in plant cells
Cellulose — an integral component of plant cell walls — is an important source of food, paper, textiles and biofuels, but how its creation is regulated within plant cells has remained unclear.
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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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Jul 03, 2019
Cell Dynamics takes center stage at 2019 Plant Biology Symposium
The 22nd Penn State Plant Biology Symposium was "a great success," according to organizers, who joined it with the Plant Cell Dynamics VIII meeting in an effort to encourage wider collaborations.
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