Publications

When it comes to interdisciplinary collaboration, the titles of GLBRC publications speak for themselves. Each new year of operation has seen more publications from multiple labs that span our research themes, accelerating the Center's production of the basic research that generates technology to convert cellulosic biomass to advanced biofuels and bioproducts.

Year	Publication	Keywords
2016	Shuai, L., Amiri, M.T., Questell-Santiago, Y.M., Héroguel, F., Li, Y., Kim, H., Meilan, R., Chapple, C., Ralph, J. & Luterbacher, J.S. "Formaldehyde stabilization facilitates lignin monomer production during biomass depolymerization." Science 354,6310, 329-333+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf7810] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks
2016	Simpson, J.P. & Ohlrogge, J.B. "A novel pathway for triacylglycerol biosynthesis is responsible for the accumulation of massive quantities of glycerolipids in the surface wax of Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) fruit." The Plant Cell 28,1, 248-264+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1105/tpc.15.00900] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks
2016	Simpson, J.P., Thrower, N. & Ohlrogge, J.B. "How did nature engineer the highest surface lipid accumulation among plants? Exceptional expression of acyl-lipid-associated genes for the assembly of extracellular triacylglycerol by Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) fruits." Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids 1861,9, 1243-1252+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.01.022] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks
2016	Skevas, T., Swinton, S.M., Tanner, S., Sanford, G. & Thelen, K.D. "Investment risks in bioenergy crops." Global Change Biology – Bioenergy 8, 1162-1177+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12320] DOI Google Scholar	Sustainability
2016	Slininger, P.J., Shea-Andersh, M.A., Thompson, S.R., Dien, B.S., Kurtzman, C.P., Sousa, L. da C. & Balan, V. "Techniques for the evolution of robust pentose-fermenting yeast for bioconversion of lignocellulose to ethanol." Journal of Visualized Experiments 116, (2016). [DOI: 10.3791/54227] DOI Google Scholar	Deconstruction
2016	Spero, M.A., Brickner, J.R., Mollet, J.T., Pisithkul, T., Amador-Noguez, D. & Donohue, T.J. "Different functions of phylogenetically distinct bacterial complex I isozymes." Journal of Bacteriology 198,8, 1268-1280+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1128/JB.01025-15] DOI Google Scholar	Conversion
2016	Spero, M.A., Imam, S., Noguera, D.R. & Donohue, T.J. "Electron partitioning in anoxic phototrophic bacteria." in Cytochrome Complexes: Evolution, Structures, Energy Transduction, and Signaling. vol. 41 679-700+ (Springer Verlag, 2016). [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7481-9_32] DOI Google Scholar	Conversion
2016	Stahlheber, K.A., Watson, B., Dickson, T.L., Disney, R. & Gross, K.L. "Balancing biofuel production and biodiversity: Harvesting frequency effects on production and community composition in planted tallgrass prairie." Biomass and Bioenergy 92, 98-105+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.06.012] DOI Google Scholar	Sustainability
2016	Stefely, J.A., Kwiecien, N.W., Freiberger, E.C., Richards, A.L., Jochem, A., Rush, M.J.P., Ulbrich, A., Robinson, K.P., Hutchins, P.D., Veling, M.T., et al. "Mitochondrial protein functions elucidated by multi-omic mass spectrometry profiling." Nature Biotechnology 34,11, 1191-1197+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1038/nbt.3683] DOI Google Scholar	Conversion
2016	Stelpflug, S.C., Sekhon, R.S., Vaillancourt, B., Hirsch, C.N., Buell, R., de Leon, N. & Kaeppler, S.M. "An expanded maize gene expression atlas based on RNA sequencing and its use to explore root development." The Plant Genome 9,1, 1-16+ (2016). [DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2015.04.0025] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks
2016	Tumbalam, P., Hard, K. & Thelen, K.D. "Integrating winter annual cereal rye or triticale into a corn forage biofuel production system." Journal of Crop Improvement 30,5, 526-540+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2016.1189472] DOI Google Scholar	Sustainability
2016	Tumbalam, P., Thelen, K.D., Adkins, A., Dale, B., Balan, V., Gunawan, C. & Gao, J. "Corn stover ethanol yield as affected by grain yield, Bt trait, and environment." Biomass and Bioenergy 85, 119-125+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.12.004] DOI Google Scholar	Deconstruction, Sustainability
2016	Vinay-Lara, E., Wang, S., Bai, L., Phrommao, E., Broadbent, J.R. & Steele, J.L. "Lactobacillus casei as a biocatalyst for biofuel production." Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 43, 1205-1213+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-016-1797-8] DOI Google Scholar	Conversion
2016	Walker, A.M., Sattler, S.A., Regner, M., Jones, J.P., Ralph, J., Vermerris, W., Sattler, S.E. & Kang, C.H. "The structure and catalytic mechanism of Sorghum bicolor caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase." Plant Physiology 172,1, 78-92+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00845] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks
2016	Wenninger, A., Kim, T., Spiesman, B. & Gratton, C. "Contrasting foraging patterns: testing resource-concentration and dilution effects with pollinators and seed predators." Insects 7,2, 23+ (2016). [DOI: 10.3390/insects7020023] DOI Google Scholar	Sustainability
2016	Weraduwage, S.M., Kim, S.-J., Renna, L., Anozie, F.C., Sharkey, T.D. & Brandizzi, F. "Pectin methylesterification impacts the relationship between photosynthesis and plant growth." Plant Physiology 171,2, 833-848+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00173] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks
2016	Wisecaver, J.H., Alexander, W.G., King, S.B., Hittinger, C.T. & Rokas, A. "Dynamic evolution of nitric oxide detoxifying flavohemoglobins, a family of single-protein metabolic modules in bacteria and eukaryotes." Molecular Biology and Evolution 33,8, 1979-1987+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msw073] DOI Google Scholar	Conversion
2016	Woods, D.P. & Amasino, R.M. "Dissecting the control of flowering time in grasses ssing Brachypodium distachyon." in Genetics and Genomics of Brachypodium. vol. 18 259-273+ (Springer International Publishing, 2016). [DOI: 10.1007/7397_2015_10] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks
2016	Woods, D.P., McKeown, M.A., Dong, Y., Preston, J.C. & Amasino, R.M. "Evolution of VRN2/Ghd7-like genes in vernalization-mediated repression of grass flowering." Plant Physiology 170,4, 2124-2135+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.01279] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks
2016	Wu, W., Henao, C.A. & Maravelias, C.T. "A superstructure representation, generation, and modeling framework for chemical process synthesis." American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal 62,9, 3199-3214+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1002/aic.15300] DOI Google Scholar	Deconstruction
2016	Xue, C., Penton, R., Zhang, B., Zhao, M., Rothstein, D.E., Mladenoff, D.J., Forrester, J.A., Shen, Q. & Tiedje, J.M. "Soil fungal and bacterial responses to conversion of open land to short rotation woody biomass crops." Global Change Biology – Bioenergy 8,4, 723-736+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12303] DOI Google Scholar	Sustainability
2016	Yang, S., Fei, Q., Zhang, Y., Contreras, L.M., Utturkar, S.M., Brown, S.D., Himmel, M.E. & Zhang, M. "Zymomonas mobilis as a model system for production of biofuels and biochemicals." Microbial Biotechnology 9,6, 199-717+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12408] DOI Google Scholar	Conversion
2016	Yelle, D.J. & Ralph, J. "Characterizing phenol–formaldehyde adhesive cure chemistry within the wood cell wall." International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives 70, 26-36+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2016.05.002] DOI Google Scholar
2016	Yoo, C.G., Kim, H., Lu, F., Azarpira, A., Pan, X., Oh, K.K., Kim, J.S., Ralph, J. & Kim, T.H. "Understanding the physicochemical characteristics and the improved enzymatic saccharification of corn stover pretreated with aqueous and gaseous ammonia." BioEnergy Research 9, 67-76+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1007/s12155-015-9662-6] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks
2016	Yue, F., Lu, F., Ralph, S. & Ralph, J. "Identification of 4-O-5-units in softwood lignins via definitive lignin models and NMR." Biomacromolecules 17, 1909-1920+ (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00256] DOI Google Scholar	Feedstocks