Publications

2023
Hancock, J., Osei-Bonsu, R., Hoque, M., Samuels, L., Foster, E. J. (2023). Valorization of cannabis green waste to cellulose nanomaterials via phosphoric acid hydrolysis. Industrial Crops and Products. 201:116888. [view abstract]

Livingston, S.J., Chou, E.Y., Quilichini, T., Page, J.E., Samuels, A.L. (2023) Overcoming the challenges of preserving lipid-rich Cannabis sativa L. glandular trichomes for transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Microscopy. 00:1-9. [view abstract]

2022
Xue J.Y., Hind K.R., Lemay M.A., Mcminigal A., Jourdain E., Chan C.X., Martone P.T.. Transcriptome of the coralline alga Calliarthron tuberculosum (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) reveals convergent evolution of a partial lignin biosynthesis pathway. PloS one. 2022 Jul 14;17(7):e0266892. [view abstract]

Livingston, S.J., Chou, E.Y., Quilichini, T.D., Page, J.E., Samuels, A.L. (2022). Overcoming the challenges of preserving lipid-rich Cannabis sativa L. glandular trichomes for transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Microscopy. 2022:1-9. [view abstract]

Livingston, S.J., Rensing, K.H., Page, J.E., Samuels, A.L. (2022). A polarized supercell produces specialized metabolites in cannabis trichomes. Current Biology. 32:4040-4047. [view abstract]

Hoffmann, N., Gonzales-Vigil, E., Mansfield, S.D., Samuels, A.L. (2022). Oxidative enzymes in lignification.

Perkins, M.L., Schuetz, M., Unda, F., Chen, K.T., Bally, M.B., Kulkarni, J.A., Yan, Y., Pico, J., Castellarin, S.D., Mansfield, S.D., Samuels, A.L. (2022). Monolignol export by diffusion down a polymerization-induced concentration gradient. The Plant Cell. 34:2080–2095. [view abstract][view commentary - Law of Supply and Demand] [winner of 2023 Best Student Paper (Ragai Ibriham Award from CSPB)]


2021
Livingston, S.J., Bae, E.J., Unda, F., Hahn, M.G., Mansfield, S.D., Page, J.E., Samuels, A.L. (2021). Cannabis glandular trichome cell walls undergo remodeling to store specialized metabolites. Plant and Cell Physiology. 62:1944-1962. [view abstract]

Xue, J., Purushotham, P., Acheson, J., Ho, R., Zimmer, J., McFarlane, C., Petegem, F., Martone, P., and Samuels, A.L. (2021). Functional characterization of a cellulose synthase, CtCESA1, from the marine red alga Calliarthron tuberculosum (Corallinales). Journal of Experimental Botany erab414. [view abstract]

Hoffmann N., King S., Samuels A.L., McFarlane H.E. (2021). Subcellular coordination of plant cell wall synthesis. Developmental Cell. 56:933-948 [view abstract]

Livingston, S.J., Samuels, A.L. (2021). To protect and emit beauty. Nature Chemical Biology. 17:124-125 [view abstract]


2020
Perkins, M.L., Schuetz, M., Unda, F., Smith, R.A., Sibout, R., Hoffmann, N.J., Wong, D., Castellarin, S.D., Mansfield, S.D., Samuels, A.L. (2020). Dwarfism of high-monolignol Arabidopsis plants in rescued by ectopic LACCASE overexpression. Plant Direct. 4:e00265 [view abstract]

Hoffmann, N.J., Benske, A., Betz, H., Schuetz, M., Samuels, A.L. (2020). Laccases and peroxidases co-localize in lignified secondary cell walls throughout stem development. Plant Physiology. 184:806-822 [view abstract]

Wang, S., Yamaguchi, M., Grienenberger, E., Martone, P.T., Samuels, A.L., Mansfield, S.D. (2020). The class II KNOX genes KNAT3 and KNAT7 work cooperatively to influence deposition of secondary cell walls that provide mechanical  support to Arabidopsis stems. Plant Journal. 101:293-309 [view abstract]


2019
Livingston, S.J., Quilichini, T.D., Booth, J.K., Wong, D.C.J, Rensing, K.H., Laflamme‐Yonkman, J., Castellarin, S.D., Bohlmann, J., Page, J.E., Samuels, A.L. (2019). Cannabis glandular trichomes alter morphology and metabolite content during flower maturation. Plant Journal. 101:37-56 [view abstract]

Meents, M.J., Motani S., Mansfield, S.D., Samuels, A.L. (2019). Organization of Xylan Production in the Golgi During Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis. Plant Physiology. 181:527-546 [view abstract]

Perkins, M., Smith, R.A., Samuels, A.L. (2019). The transport of monomers during lignification in plants: anything goes but how? Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 56:69-74 [view abstract]


2018
Takenaka, Y., Watanabe, Y., Schuetz, M., Unda, F., Hill, J.L. Jr., Phookaew, P., Yoneda, A., Mansfield, S.D., Samuels, L., Ohtani, M., Demura, T. (2018). Patterned deposition of xylan and lignin is independent from the secondary wall cellulose of Arabidopsis xylem vessels. Plant Cell. Advance publication October 18, 2018 [view abstract]

Watanabe, Y., Schneider, R., Barkwill, S., Gonzales-Vigil, E., Hill, J.L. Jr., Samuels, A.L., Persson, S., Mansfield, S.D. (2018). Cellulose synthase complexes display distinct dynamic behaviors during xylem transdifferentiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115(27): E6366-6374 [view abstract]

Chou, E.Y., Schuetz, M., Hoffmann, N., Watanabe, Y., Sibout, R., Samuels, A.L. (2018). Distribution, Mobility and Anchoring of Lignin-Related Oxidative Enzymes in Arabidopsis Secondary Cell Walls. Journal of Experimental Botany. 69(8): 1849-1859 [view abstract]

Meents, M.J., Watanabe, Y., Samuels, A.L. (2018). The Cell Biology of Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis. Annals of Botany. 121(6): 1107-1125 [view abstract]


2017
Smith, R.A., Schuetz, M., Karlen, S.D., Bird, D.A., Tokunaga, N., Sato, R., Mansfield, S.D., Ralph, J., Samuels, A.L. (2017). Defining the Diverse Cell Populations Contributing to Lignification in Arabidopsis thaliana Stems. Plant Physiology. 137:1028-1036 [view abstract]


2016
Pérez-Sancho, J., Tilsner, J., Samuels, A.L., Botella, M.A., Bayer, E.M., Rosado A. (2016). Stitching organelles: Organization and function of specialized membrane contact sites in plants. Trends in Cell Biology. 26(9): 705-717. [view abstract]

Schumborski, S.J., Samuels, A.L., Bird, D.A. (2016). Fine Structure of the Arabidopsis stem cuticle: effects of fixation and changes over development. Planta. 244: 843-851. [view abstract]

de Michele, R., McFarlane, H.E., Parsons, H.T., Meents, M.J., Lao, J., González Fernández-Niño, S. M., Petzold, C.J., Frommer, W.B., Samuels, A.L., Heazlewood, J.L. (2016). Free-flow electrophoresis of plasma membrane vesicles enriched by two-phase partitioning enhances the quality of the proteome from Arabidopsis seedlings. Journal of Proteome Research. 15(3): 900-913. [view abstract]


2015
Quilichini, T.D., Samuels, A.L., Douglas, C.J. (2015) Analysis of Developing Pollen Grains within Intact Arabidopsis thaliana Anthers by Olympus Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy. Bio-protocol. 5(23): 1-11. [view abstract]

Smith, R.A., Gonzales-Vigil, E., Karlen, S.D., Park., J-Y., Lu, F., Wilkerson, C., Samuels, A.L., Ralph, J., Mansfield, S.D. (2015) Engineering monolignol p-coumarate conjugates into Poplar and Arabidopsis lignins. Plant Physiology. 169(4): 2992-3001 [view abstract]

Whitehill, J.G.A., Henderson, H., Schuetz, M., Skyba, O., Yuen, M.M.S., King, J., Samuels, A.L., Mansfield, S.D., Bohlmann, J. (2015) Histology and cell wall biochemistry of stone cells in the physical defense of confers against insects. Plant, Cell & Environment. 39: 1646-1661. [view abstract]

Watanabe, Y., Meents, M.J., McDonnell, L.M., Barkwill, S., Sampathkumar, A., Cartwright, H.N., Demura, T., Ehrhardt, D.W., Samuels, A.L., Mansfield, S.D. (2015) Visualization of cellulose synthases in Arabidopsis secondary cell walls. Science. 350: 198-203. [view abstract]

Chen, L.-Q., Lin, I.W., Qu X.Q., Sosso, D., McFarlane, H.E., Londoño, A., Samuels, A.L., and Frommer W.B. (2015) Embryo nutrition by a cascade of sequentially expressed sucrose transporters in the seed coat. Plant Cell. 27(3): 607-619. [view abstract]


2014
Qulichini, T.D., Samuels, A.L., and Douglas, C.J. (2014) ABCG26-Mediated polyketide trafficking and hydroxycinnamoyl spermidines contribute to pollen wall exine formation in ArabidopsisPlant Cell 26: 4483-4498. [view abstract]

Schuetz, M., Benske, A., Smith, R.E., Watanabe, Y., Tobimatsu, Y., Ralph, J., Demura, T., Ellis, B., Samuels, A.L. (2014) Laccases direct lignification in the discrete secondary cell wall domains of protoxylem.  Plant Physiology. 169(4): 2992-3001. [view abstract]

McFarlane, H.E., Watanabe, Y.,  Yang, W., Huang, Y., Ohlrogge, J., and Samuels, A.L. (2014) Golgi- and trans-Golgi network-mediated vesicle trafficking is required for wax secretion from epidermis. Plant Physiology 164: 1250-1260. [view abstract]

Ellis B, Schuetz M, Douglas C, and Samuels L. (2014) Manipulating lignin deposition. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 94: 1043-1049. [view abstract]

Quilichini T.D., Douglas C.J., and Samuels A.L. (2014) New views of tapetum ultrastructure and pollen exine development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Annals of Botany. 114(6): 1189-1201. [view abstract]


2013
Smith, R.A., Schuetz, M., Roach, M., Mansfield, S.D., Ellis B.E., Samuels, L. (2013) Neighboring parenchyma cells can contribute to Arabidopsis xylem lignification, while lignification of interfascicular fibers is cell autonomous. Plant Cell 25: 3988-99. [view abstract]

McFarlane, H.E,*, Watanabe, Y.*, Carruthers, K.Lesvesque-Tremblay, G., Haughn, G.W., Gendre D., Bhalerao, R.P., Samuels, A.L. 2013. Cell wall polysaccharides are mislocalized to the vacuole in echidna mutants. Plant & Cell Physiology 54: 1867-1880. [view abstract]

Boutté, Y., Jonsson, K., McFarlane, H.E., Johnson, E., Gendre, D., Swarup, R., Friml, J., Samuels, L., Robert, S., Bhalerao, R. (2013)  ECHIDNA-mediated secretory trafficking of auxin carriers for differential cell elongation in ArabidopsisProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 110: 16259-64. [view abstract]

Gendre, D., McFarlane, H.E., Johnson, E., Mouille, G., Sjödin, A., Oh, J., Levesque-Tremblay, G., Watanabe, Y., Samuels, L., and Bhalerao, R.P.  2013. Trans-Golgi Network localized ECHIDNA/Ypt interacting protein complex is required for the secretion of cell wall  polysaccharides in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 25: 2633-2646. [view abstract] 

Sampathkumar, A., Gutierrez, R., McFarlane, H. E., Bringmann, M., Lindeboom, J., Emons, A. M., Samuels, L.,  Ketelaar, T., Ehrhardt, D.W., and Persson, S. 2013. Patterning and lifetime of plasma membrane-localized cellulose synthase is dependent on actin organization in Arabidopsis interphase cells. Plant Physiology 162: 675-688. [view abstract] 

Schuetz, M., Smith, R., and Ellis, B. 2013. Xylem tissue specification, patterning, and differentiation mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64: 11-31. [view abstract] 


2012
Maloney, V.J., Samuels, A.L. and Mansfield, S.D. 2012. The endo-1,4-β-glucanase Korrigan exhibits functional conservation between gymnosperms and angiosperms and is required for proper cell wall formation in gymnosperms. New Phytologist 193: 1076–1087. [view abstract]

Samuels, A.L. and McFarlane, H.E. 2012. Plant cell wall secretion and lipid traffic at the membrane contact sites of the cell cortex. Protoplasma 249: S19-S23. [view abstract]


2011
Gendre, D., Oh, J., Boutté, Y., Best, J.G., Samuels, A.L., Nilsson, R., Uemura, T., Marchant, A., Bennett, M.J., Grebe, M., and Bhalerao, R.P. 2011. Conserved Arabidopsis ECHIDNA protein mediates trans–Golgi-network trafficking and cell elongation. PNAS. 108: 8048-8053. [view abstract] [Faculty of 1000]

Kaneda, M., Schuetz, M., Lin, B.S.P, Chanis, C., Hamberger, B., Western, T.L., Ehlting, J., and Samuels, A.L. 2011. ABC transporters coordinately expressed during lignification of Arabidopsis stems include a set of ABCBs associated with auxin transport. Journal of Experimental Botany 62: 2063-2077. [view abstract]

Kwan, D.H., Chen, H.M., Ratananikom, K., Hancock, S.M., Watanabe, Y., Kongsaeree, P.T., Samuels, A.L., and Withers, S.G. 2011. Self-immobilizing fluorogenic imaging agents of enzyme activity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 50: 300-303. [view abstract]


2010
Zhang, C., Kotchoni, S.O., Samuels, A.L., and Szymanski, D.B. 2010. SPIKE1 signals originate from and assemble specialized domains of the endoplasmic reticulum. Current Biology 20: 2144-2149. [view abstract]

McFarlane, H.E., Shin, J.J., Bird, D.A., and Samuels, A.L. 2010. Arabidopsis ABCG transporters, which are required for export of diverse cuticular lipids, dimerize in different combinations. Plant Cell 22: 3066-3075. [view abstract]

Quilichini, T.D., Friedmann, M.C., Samuels, A.L., and Douglas, C.J. 2010. ATP-binding cassette transporter G26 (ABCG26) is required for male fertility and pollen exine formation in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 154: 678-690. [view abstract]

Kaneda, M., Rensing, K., and Samuels, A.L. 2010. Secondary cell wall deposition in developing secondary xylem of poplar. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 52: 234-243. [view abstract]


2009

Kunst, L. and Samuels, A.L. 2009. Plant cuticles shine: advances in wax biosynthesis and export. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 12: 721-727. [view abstract]


DeBono, A., Yeats, T.H., Rose, J.K.C., Bird, D., Jetter, R., Kunst, L., and Samuels, A.L. 2009.  Arabidopsis LTPG is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored lipid transfer protein required for export of lipids to the plant surface. The Plant Cell 21: 1230-1238. [view abstract]

Courtois-Moreau, C.L., Pesquet, E., Sjödin, A., Muñiz, L., Bollhöner, B., Kaneda, M., Samuels, A.L., Jansson, S., and Tuominen, H. 2009. A unique program for cell death in xylem fibers of Populus stem. Plant Journal 58: 260-274. [view abstract]


2008
Coleman, H.D., Samuels, A.L., Guy, R.D., and Mansfield, S.D. 2008. Perturbed lignification impacts tree growth in hybrid poplar--a function of sink strength, vascular integrity, and photosynthetic assimilation. Plant Physiology 148: 1229-1237. [view abstract]

Li, F., Wu, X., Bird, D., Zheng, H., Samuels, A.L., Jetter, R., and Kunst, L. 2008. Identification of the wax ester synthase/acyl-coenzyme A: diacylglycerol acyltransferase WSD1 required for stem wax ester biosynthesis in ArabidopsisPlant Physiology 148: 97-107. [view abstract]

Kaneda, M., Rensing, K.H., Wong, J.C., Banno, B., Mansfield, S.D., and Samuels, A.L. 2008. Tracking monolignols during wood development in lodgepole pine. Plant Physiology 147: 1750-1760 [view abstract]

Young, R.E., McFarlane, H.E., Hahn, M.G., Western, T.L., Haughn, G.W., and Samuels, A.L. 2008. Analysis of the Golgi apparatus in Arabidopsis seed coat cells during polarized secretion of pectin-rich mucilage. Plant Cell 20: 1623-1638. [view abstract]

Samuels, A.L., DeBono, A., Lam, P., Wen, M., Jetter, R., and Kunst, L. 2008. Use of Arabidopsis eceriferum mutants to explore plant cuticle biosynthesis. Journal of Visualized Experiments 16: 709. [view abstract]

McFarlane, H.E., Young, R.E., Wasteneys, G.O., and Samuels, A.L. 2008. Cortical microtubules mark the mucilage secretion domain of the plasma membrane in Arabidopsis seed coat cells. Planta 227: 1363-1375. [view abstract]
 
Verrier, P.J., Bird, D., Burla, B., Dassa, E., Forestier, C., Geisler, M., Klein, M., Kolukisaoglu, U., Lee, Y., Martinoia, E., Murphy, A., Rea, P.A., Samuels, A.L., Schulz, B., Spalding, E.J., Yazaki, K., and Theodoulou, F.L. 2008. Plant ABC proteins--a unified nomenclature and updated inventory. Trends in Plant Science 13: 151-159. [view abstract]

Samuels, A.L., Kunst, L., and Jetter, R. 2008. Sealing plant surfaces: cuticular wax formation by epidermal cells. Annual Review of Plant Biology 59: 683-707. [view abstract]

Kaneda, M., Rensing, K.H., Wong, J.C., Banno, B., Mansfield, S.D., and Samuels, A.L. 2008. Tracking monolignols during wood development in lodgepole pine. Plant Physiology 147: 1750-1760 [view abstract]


2007

Greer, S., Wen, M., Bird, D., Wu, X., Samuels, A.L., Kunst, L., and Jetter, R. 2007. The cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP96A15 is the midchain alkane hydroxylase responsible for formation of secondary alcohols and ketones in stem cuticular wax of ArabidopsisPlant Physiology 145: 653-667. [view abstract]

Bird, D., Beisson, F., Brigham, A., Shin, J., Greer, S, Jetter, R., Kunst, L., Wu, X., Yephremov, A., and Samuels A.L. 2007. Characterization of Arabidopsis ABCG11/WBC11, an ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter that is required for cuticular lipid secretion.Plant Journal. 52: 485-498. [view abstract]

Coll, E.P., Kandt, C., Bird, D.A., Samuels, A.L., and Tieleman, D.P. 2007. The distribution and conformation of very long-chain plant wax components in a lipid bilayer. Journal of Physical Chemistry: B 111: 8702-8704. [view abstract]


2006
Downing, W.L., Galpin, J.D., Clemens, S., Lauzon, S.M., Samuels, A.L., Pidkowich, M.S., Clarke, L.A., and Kermode, A.R. 2006. Synthesis of enzymatically active human alpha-L-iduronidase in Arabidopsis cgl (complex glycan-deficient) seeds. Plant Biotechnology Journal 4: 169-181. [view abstract]


2005
Suh, M.C., Samuels, A.L., Jetter, R., Kunst, L., Pollard, M., Ohlrogge, J., and Beisson, F. 2005. Cuticular lipid composition, surface structure, and gene expression in Arabidopsis stem epidermis. Plant Physiology 139: 1649-1665. [view abstract]

Ehlting, J., Mattheus, N., Aeschliman, D.S., Li, E., Hamberger, B., Cullis, I.F., Zhuang, J., Kaneda, M., Mansfield, S.D., Samuels, A.L., Ritland, K., Ellis, B.E., Bohlmann, J., and Douglas, C.J. 2005. Global transcript profiling of primary stems from Arabidopsis thaliana identifies candidate genes for missing links in lignin biosynthesis and transcriptional regulators of fiber differentiation. Plant Journal 42: 618-640. [view abstract]


2004
Pighin, J.A., Zheng, H., Balakshin, L.J., Goodman, I.P., Western, T.L., Jetter, R., Kunst, L., and Samuels, A.L. 2004. Plant cuticular lipid export requires an ABC transporter. Science 306: 702-704. [view abstract]

Rensing, K.H., and Saumels, A.L. 2004. Cellular changes associated with rest and quiescence in winter-dormant vascular cambium of Pinus contortaTrees – Structure and Function 18: 373-380. [view abstract]

Western, T.L., Young, D.S., Dean, G.H., Tan, W.L., Samuels, A.L., and Haughn, G.W. 2004.MUCILAGE-MODIFIED4 encodes a putative pectin biosynthetic enzyme developmentally regulated by APETALA2TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA1, and GLABRA2 in the Arabidopsis seed coat. Plant Physiology 134: 296-306. [view abstract]


2003
Kunst, L., and Samuels, A.L. 2003. Biosynthesis and secretion of plant cuticular wax.Progress in Lipid Research 42: 51-80. [view abstract]


2002

Samuels, A.L., Rensing, K.H., Douglas, C.J., Mansfield, S.D., Dharmawardhana, D.P., and Ellis, B.E. 2002. Cellular machinery of wood production: differentiation of secondary xylem in Pinus contorta var. latifoliaPlanta 216: 72-82. [view abstract]

Rensing, K.H., Samuels, A.L., and Savidge, R.A. 2002. Ultrastructure of vascular cambial cell cytokinesis in pine seedlings preserved by cryofixation and substitution. Protoplasma 220: 39-49. [view abstract]