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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Cellulose Cellulose Synthase Arabidopsis Microtubules Proteins Cell Wall Cell Membrane Biosynthesis Endocytosis Cell Walls Cells Clathrin Plasma Membrane Spectroscopy Synthesis Plant Cells Cytoskeleton Mutants Growth Hypocotyls Cell Biology Recycling Alleles Acids PhosphorylationMost Recent Publications
Cell biology of primary cell wall synthesis in plants
Ying Gu, C Rasmussen, Plant Cell
Modeling microtubule-cytoplasm interaction in plant cells.
M 2. Murshed, D Wei, Ying Gu, J Wang, BioRxiv
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
Cell biology of primary cell wall synthesis in plants
Ying Gu, Carolyn G. Rasmussen, 2022, Plant Cell on p. 103-128
A historical perspective on the regulation of cellulose biosynthesis
Holly Allen, Donghui Wei, Ying Gu, Shundai Li, 2021, Carbohydrate Polymers
Disruption of very-long-chain-fatty acid synthesis has an impact on the dynamics of cellulose synthase in arabidopsis thaliana
Xiaoyu Zhu, Frederique Tellier, Ying Gu, Shundai Li, Shundai Li, Ying Gu, 2020, Plants on p. 1-19
Cellulose synthase interactive1- and microtubule-dependent cell wall architecture is required for acid growth in Arabidopsis hypocotyls
Xiaoran Xin, Lei Lei, Lei Li, 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
CELLUOSE SYNTHASE INTERACTIVE1 is required for the crossed-polylamellate wall architecture of Arabidopsis outer epidermal cell walls.
X Xin, L Lei, Y Zheng, T Zhang, S Pingali, H O’Neil, D Cosgrove, S Li, Ying Gu, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
Distinguishing Mesoscale Polar Order (Unidirectional vs Bidirectional) of Cellulose Microfibrils in Plant Cell Walls Using Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy
Mohamadamin Makarem, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Xiaoran Xin, Daniel M. Durachko, Ying Gu, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Seong Kim, K Seong, 2020, Journal of Physical Chemistry B on p. 8071--8081
Most-Cited Papers
Cell wall, cytoskeleton, and cell expansion in higher plants
Logan Bashline, Lei Lei, Shundai Li, Ying Gu, 2014, Molecular Plant on p. 586-600
The endocytosis of cellulose synthase in arabidopsis is dependent on μ2, a clathrin-mediated endocytosis adaptin
Logan Bashline, Shundai Li, Charles T. Anderson, Lei Lei, Ying Gu, 2013, Plant Physiology on p. 150-160
AtPRK2 promotes ROP1 activation via RopGEFs in the control of polarized pollen tube growth
Fang Chang, Ying Gu, Hong Ma, Zhenbiao Yang, 2013, Molecular Plant on p. 1187-1201
Indaziflam Herbicidal Action: A Potent Cellulose Biosynthesis Inhibitor
Chad Brabham, Lei Lei, Ying Gu, Jozsef Stork, Michael Barrett, Seth De Bolt, 2014, Plant Physiology on p. 1177-1185
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
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
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 jiaoyao1 mutant is an allele of korrigan1 that abolishes endoglucanase activity and affects the organization of both cellulose microfibrils and microtubules in Arabidopsis
Lei Lei, Tian Zhang, Richard Strasser, Christopher M. Lee, Martine Gonneau, Lukas Mach, Samantha Vernhettes, Seong H. Kim, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Shundai Li, Ying Gu, 2014, Plant Cell on p. 2601-2616
The trafficking of the cellulose synthase complex in higher plants
Logan Bashline, Shundai Li, Ying Gu, 2014, Annals of Botany on p. 1059-1067
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
News Articles Featuring Ying Gu
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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