Bryan Nixon

Pennsylvania State University

0000-0002-3568-5703

Projects

An evolutionary insight into the structure determination of Physcomitrium patens cellulose synthase 5 trimer in detergent and nanodiscs

Lead Institution

Pennsylvania State University

Principal Investigator

Bryan Nixon

Plant membrane proteins called cellulose synthases (CesAs) make cellulose, the most abundant plant polymer in the world found in plant cell walls. The cryo-EM structure of poplar PttCesA8 trimer has…

Structural Dynamics of Plant Cellulose Synthesis & Assembly Revealed by CryoTEM and DTEM

Lead Institution

Pennsylvania State University

Principal Investigator

Bryan Nixon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to capitalize on preliminary work defining in vitro cellulose synthesis from membrane protein purified from the nonvascular plant Physcomitrella patens. This system grants access to…