Popular Science and Commentaries
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Questions and Answers on being a scientist with Enrico Coen
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Storytelling Arms Race: origin of human intelligence and the scientific mind
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Evolution or Revolution: Changing the way science is published and communicated
Selected Research Publications
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Developmental timing in plants
Enrico Coen and Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz (2024), Nature Communications, 15:2674
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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
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The mechanics of plant morphogenesis (review)
Enrico Coen and Daniel Cosgrove (2023), Science, 3 Feb 2023. Vol 379, Issue 6631
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Localization of stomatal lineage proteins reveals contrasting planar polarity patterns in cotyledons
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Evolution of the grass leaf by primordium extension and petiole-lamina remodelling
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Intrinsic cell polarity coupled to growth axis formation in tobacco BY-2 cells
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Interaction between autonomous and microtubule guidance systems controls cellulose synthase trajectories
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Evolution of carnivorous traps from planar leaves through simple shifts in gene expression
Whitewoods, Goncalves, Cheng et al (2020) Science. 367: 91-96
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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
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Volumetric finite-element modelling of biological growth
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Spatiotemporal coordination of cell division and growth during organ morphogenesis
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Selection and gene flow shape genomic islands that control floral guides
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Ectopic BASL reveals tissue cell polarity throughout leaf development in Arabidopsis thaliana
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Evolution of flower color pattern through selection on regulatory small RNAs
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Formation and shaping of the Antirrhinum flower through modulation of the CUP boundary gene
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Growth and development of three-dimensional plant form
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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
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Generation of shape complexity through tissue conflict resolution
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Ectopic KNOX expression affects plant development by altering tissue cell polarity and identity
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Resolving conflicts: modelling genetic control of plant morphogenesis
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Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy
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JAGGED controls Arabidopsis petal growth by shape and interacting with a divergent polarity field
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An intracellular positioning-based framework for tissue cell polarity in plants and animals
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Generation of leaf shape through early patterns of growth and tissue polarity
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Generation of spatial patterns through cell polarity switching
Robinson et al. (2011) Science, Vol 333, Issue 6048, 1436-1440
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Quantitative control of organ shape by combinatorial gene activity
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Cryptic variation between species and the basis of hybrid performance
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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
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Visualizing plant development and gene expression in three dimensions using Optical Projection Tomography
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Evolution and development of inflorescence architecture
Prusinkiewicz et al. (2007) 8 Jun, Vol 316, Issue 5830, 1452-1456
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Evolutionary paths underlying flower color variation in Antirrhinum
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Evolution through genetically controlled allometry space
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Floral asymmetry involves an interplay between TCP and MYB transcription factors in Antirrhinum
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A temporal and morphological framework for flower development in Antirrhinum majus
Vincent and Coen (2004) Canadian Journal of Botany. Volume 82, Number 5
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Genetic control of surface curvature
Nath et al. (2003) Science, 28 Feb, Vol 299, Issue 5611, 1404-1407
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Control of organ asymmetry in flowers of Antirrhinum
Luo et al. (1999) Cell, Volume 99, Issue 4, 367-376, November 12
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Epigenetics of natural variation in floral symmetry
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Inflorescence commitment and architecture in Arabidopsis
Bradley et al. (1997) Science, 3 Jan, Vol 275, Issue 5296, 80-83