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 Cells Cell Wall Cell Membrane Plant Cells Proteins Polysaccharides Cytoskeleton Cell Walls Plasma Membrane Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Cell Biology Acids Alleles Recycling Endocytosis Synthesis Biosynthesis Clathrin Microfibrils Mutants Gene Regulatory NetworksMost 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
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
Dot scanner: open-source software for quantitative live-cell imaging in planta
Holly Allen, Brian Davis, Jenna Patel, Ying Gu, 2024, Plant Journal
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
Cell wall, cytoskeleton, and cell expansion in higher plants
Logan Bashline, Lei Lei, Shundai Li, Ying Gu, 2014, Molecular Plant on p. 586-600
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
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
The trafficking of the cellulose synthase complex in higher plants
Logan Bashline, Shundai Li, Ying Gu, 2014, Annals of Botany on p. 1059-1067
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
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
News Articles Featuring Ying Gu
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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