Popular Science and Commentaries
Questions and Answers on being a scientist with Enrico Coen
Engaging new audiences with imaging and microscopy
Developmental Twists
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Storytelling Arms Race: origin of human intelligence and the scientific mind
Evolution or Revolution: Changing the way science is published and communicated
Selected Research Publications
Developmental timing in plants
Enrico Coen and Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz (2024), Nature Communications, 15:2674
Brassinosteroid coordinates cell layer interactions in plants via cell wall and tissue mechanics
Robert Kelly-Bellow, Karen Lee et al (2023), Science, 22 Jun 2023, Vol 380, Issue 6651
The mechanics of plant morphogenesis (review)
Enrico Coen and Daniel Cosgrove (2023), Science, 3 Feb 2023. Vol 379, Issue 6631
Localization of stomatal lineage proteins reveals contrasting planar polarity patterns in cotyledons
Evolution of the grass leaf by primordium extension and petiole-lamina remodelling
Intrinsic cell polarity coupled to growth axis formation in tobacco BY-2 cells
Interaction between autonomous and microtubule guidance systems controls cellulose synthase trajectories
Evolution of carnivorous traps from planar leaves through simple shifts in gene expression
Whitewoods, Goncalves, Cheng et al (2020) Science. 367: 91-96
Shaping of a three-dimensional carnivorous trap through modulation of a planar growth mechanism
Lee, Bushell, Koide et al (2019) PLoS Biol. 17 (10): e300042
Volumetric finite-element modelling of biological growth
Spatiotemporal coordination of cell division and growth during organ morphogenesis
Selection and gene flow shape genomic islands that control floral guides
Ectopic BASL reveals tissue cell polarity throughout leaf development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Evolution of flower color pattern through selection on regulatory small RNAs
Formation and shaping of the Antirrhinum flower through modulation of the CUP boundary gene
Growth and development of three-dimensional plant form
Macro optical projection tomography for large scale 3D imaging of plant structures and gene activity
Lee et al. (2017) Journal of Experimental Botany Vol. 68 No. 3 pp.527-538
Generation of shape complexity through tissue conflict resolution
Ectopic KNOX expression affects plant development by altering tissue cell polarity and identity
Resolving conflicts: modelling genetic control of plant morphogenesis
Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy
JAGGED controls Arabidopsis petal growth by shape and interacting with a divergent polarity field
An intracellular positioning-based framework for tissue cell polarity in plants and animals
Generation of leaf shape through early patterns of growth and tissue polarity
Generation of spatial patterns through cell polarity switching
Robinson et al. (2011) Science, Vol 333, Issue 6048, 1436-1440
Quantitative control of organ shape by combinatorial gene activity
Cryptic variation between species and the basis of hybrid performance
Regulatory genes control a key morphological and ecological trait transferred between species
Kim et al. (2008) Science, 14 Nov, Vol 322, Issue 5904, 1116-1119
Visualizing plant development and gene expression in three dimensions using Optical Projection Tomography
Evolution and development of inflorescence architecture
Prusinkiewicz et al. (2007) 8 Jun, Vol 316, Issue 5830, 1452-1456
Evolutionary paths underlying flower color variation in Antirrhinum
Evolution through genetically controlled allometry space
Floral asymmetry involves an interplay between TCP and MYB transcription factors in Antirrhinum
A temporal and morphological framework for flower development in Antirrhinum majus
Vincent and Coen (2004) Canadian Journal of Botany. Volume 82, Number 5
Genetic control of surface curvature
Nath et al. (2003) Science, 28 Feb, Vol 299, Issue 5611, 1404-1407
Control of organ asymmetry in flowers of Antirrhinum
Luo et al. (1999) Cell, Volume 99, Issue 4, 367-376, November 12
Epigenetics of natural variation in floral symmetry
Inflorescence commitment and architecture in Arabidopsis
Bradley et al. (1997) Science, 3 Jan, Vol 275, Issue 5296, 80-83