Ethan Tyler Pierce

Works (4)

Updated: July 25th, 2025 05:04

2025 article

Empirical evidence that glucan-interacting amino acid side chains within the transmembrane channel collectively facilitate cellulose synthase function

Kwansa, A. L., Chaves, A. M., Mundo, J. T. D., Pierce, E. T., Gomez, E. W., Gomez, E. D., … Roberts, A. W. (2025, July 9). Plant Molecular Biology, Vol. 115.

By: A. Kwansa n, A. Chaves *, J. Mundo *, E. Pierce n, E. Gomez *, E. Gomez *, C. Haigler n , Y. Yingling n , A. Roberts

author keywords: Glycosyltransferase; Physcomitrium patens; Moss; Protein-carbohydrate interactions; beta-D-glucose; Cellulose microfibril
MeSH headings : Glucosyltransferases / metabolism; Glucosyltransferases / genetics; Glucosyltransferases / chemistry; Glucans / metabolism; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / chemistry; Amino Acids / metabolism; Amino Acid Sequence; Models, Molecular; Mutation; Cell Membrane / metabolism; Molecular Dynamics Simulation; Cellulose
topics (OpenAlex): Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls; Biofuel production and bioconversion; Enzyme Production and Characterization
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Added: July 21, 2025

2024 article

An alternate route for cellulose microfibril biosynthesis in plants

Roberts, E. M., Yuan, K., Chaves, A. M., Pierce, E. T., Cresswell, R., Dupree, R., … Roberts, A. W. (2024, December 13). Science Advances.

By: E. Roberts *, K. Yuan*, A. Chaves *, E. Pierce n, R. Cresswell *, R. Dupree *, X. Yu *, R. Blanton n ...

MeSH headings : Cellulose / biosynthesis; Cellulose / metabolism; Microfibrils / metabolism; Glucosyltransferases / metabolism; Glucosyltransferases / genetics; Bryopsida / metabolism; Bryopsida / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Plant Proteins / genetics; Mutation; Cytokinesis; Microtubules / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls; Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism; Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
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Added: December 12, 2024

2021 article

Phenotypic effects of changes in the FTVTxK region of an Arabidopsis secondary wall cellulose synthase compared with results from analogous mutations in other isoforms

Burris, J. N., Makarem, M., Slabaugh, E., Chaves, A., Pierce, E. T., Lee, J., … Haigler, C. H. (2021, August 1). Plant Direct, Vol. 5.

By: J. Burris  n, M. Makarem *, E. Slabaugh n, A. Chaves *, E. Pierce n, J. Lee *, S. Kiemle *, A. Kwansa n ...

author keywords: AtCesA7; cellulose synthesis complex; genetic complementation; irx3-1 mutant; PpCesA5; protein engineering; sum frequency generation spectroscopy
topics (OpenAlex): Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls; Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism; Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
TL;DR: The cumulative results show that the FTVTxK region is important for the function of an angiosperm secondary wall CesA as well as widely divergent primary wall CesAs, while differences in complementation results between isomers may reflect functional differences that can be explored in further work. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2021

2019 journal article

Cultures of Gossypium barbadense cotton ovules offer insights into the microtubule-mediated control of fiber cell expansion

Planta, 249(5), 1551–1563.

By: E. Pierce n, B. Graham n, M. Stiff n, J. Osborne n & C. Haigler n 

author keywords: Colchicine; Cotton fiber; Cytoskeleton; Fluridone; Ovule culture; Plant cell growth
MeSH headings : Cotton Fiber; Cytoskeleton / drug effects; Cytoskeleton / metabolism; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / drug effects; Gossypium / cytology; Gossypium / drug effects; Gossypium / metabolism; Microtubules / drug effects; Microtubules / metabolism; Pyridones / pharmacology
topics (OpenAlex): Research in Cotton Cultivation; Plant Molecular Biology Research; Plant Reproductive Biology
TL;DR: A novel method for culturing ovules of G. barbadense allowed in vitro comparisons with Gossypium hirsutum and revealed variable roles of microtubules in controlling cotton fiber cell expansion, which supported the zonal control of cell expansion in one type ofG. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 6, 2019

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