2023

The dynamics of touch-responsive gene expression in cereals

Natural variations in the Sl-AKR9 aldo/keto reductase gene impact fruit flavor volatile and sugar contents

Biochemistry and genetics of floral scent: a historical perspective

Aldehyde perception induces specific molecular responses in Laminaria digitata and affects algal consumption by a specialist grazer

PbABCG1 and PbABCG2 transporters are required for the emission of floral monoterpenes in Phalaenopsis bellina

Patterns and drivers of heat production in the plant genus Amorphophallus

2022

ODORANT1 targets multiple metabolic networks in petunia flowers

"An inducible potato (E,E)-farnesol synthase confers tolerance against bacterial pathogens in potato and tobacco"

Diffusion of volatile organics and water in the epicuticular waxes of petunia petal epidermal cells

A chromosome-level genome of Syringa oblata provides new insights into chromosome formation in Oleaceae and evolutionary history of lilacs

Signatures of plant defense response specificity mediated by herbivore-associated molecular patterns in legumes

2021

New high-quality peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) genome assembly to analyze the molecular evolutionary mechanism of volatile compounds in peach fruits

Comparative analyses of responses to exogenous and endogenous antiherbivore elicitors enable a forward genetics approach to identify maize gene candidates mediating sensitivity to herbivore-associated molecular patterns

Transcriptional and epigenetic analysis reveals that NAC transcription factors regulate fruit flavor ester biosynthesis

Overexpression of the ribosomal S30 subunit leads to indole-3-carbinol tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

Volatile terpenes - mediators of plant-to-plant communication

Spatial patterning of scent in petunia corolla is discriminated by bees and involves the ABCG1 transporter

Trends and applications in plant volatile sampling and analysis

The scarecrow-like transcription factor SlSCL3 regulates volatile terpene biosynthesis and glandular trichome size in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

2020

Identification of a lipase gene with a role in tomato fruit short-chain fatty acid-derived flavor volatiles by genome-wide association

Differential activities of maize plant elicitor peptides as mediators of immune signaling and herbivore resistance

The genetic and functional analysis of flavor in commercial tomato: the FLORAL4 gene underlies a QTL for floral aroma volatiles in tomato fruit

Identification of transcription factors controlling floral morphology in wild Petunia species with contrasting pollination syndromes

2019

The MYB5-driven MBW complex recruits a WRKY factor to enhance the expression of targets involved in vacuolar hyper-acidification and trafficking in grapevine

The MYB transcription factor Emission of Methyl Anthranilate 1 stimulates emission of methyl anthranilate from Medicago truncatula hairy roots

The role of volatiles in plant communication

2018

"The genetics underlying natural variation of plant-plant interactions, a beloved but forgotten member of the family of biotic interactions"

Pest management using mint volatiles to elicit resistance in soy: mechanism and application potential

2017

Changes in cytokinins are sufficient to alter developmental patterns of defense metabolites in Nicotiana attenuata

Metabolite profiling of non-sterile rhizosphere soil

Alcohol acyl transferase 1 links two distinct volatile pathways that produce esters and phenylpropenes in apple fruit

The effects of becoming taller: direct and pleiotropic effects of artificial selection on plant height in Brassica rapa

What happens in the pith stays in the pith: tissue-localized defense responses facilitate chemical niche differentiation between two spatially separated herbivores

Small molecules below-ground: the role of specialized metabolites in the rhizosphere

2016

Investigating inducible short-chain alcohol dehydrogenases/reductases clarifies rice oryzalexin biosynthesis

Highly localized and persistent induction of Bx1-dependent herbivore resistance factors in maize

"Sweet potato NAC transcription factor, IbNAC1, upregulates sporamin gene expression by binding the SWRE motif against mechanical wounding and herbivore attack"

Transcriptome dynamics of Arabidopsis during sequential biotic and abiotic stresses

Salivary proteins of spider mites suppress defenses in Nicotiana benthamiana and promote mite reproduction

2015

The glucosinolate breakdown product indole-3-carbinol acts as an auxin antagonist in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

The maize transcription factor EREB58 mediates the jasmonate-induced production of sesquiterpene volatiles

Insect herbivory elicits genome-wide alternative splicing responses in Nicotiana attenuata

Transcriptional 'memory' of a stress: transient chromatin and memory (epigenetic) marks at stress-response genes

Oviposition by Spodoptera exigua on Nicotiana attenuata primes induced plant defence against larval herbivory

WRKY40 and WRKY6 act downstream of the green leaf volatile E-2-hexenal in Arabidopsis

Repression of jasmonate signaling by a non-TIFY JAZ protein in Arabidopsis

Rhizobacterial volatiles and photosynthesis-related signals coordinate MYB72 expression in Arabidopsis roots during onset of induced systemic resistance and iron-deficiency responses

2014

The inter-kingdom volatile signal indole promotes root development by interfering with auxin signalling

Floral volatile alleles can contribute to pollinator-mediated reproductive isolation in monkeyflowers (Mimulus)

Insect eggs induce a systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis

Herbivore-induced poplar cytochrome P450 enzymes of the CYP71 family convert aldoximes to nitriles which repel a generalist caterpillar

"Biosynthesis, elicitation and roles of monocot terpenoid phytoalexins"

Manipulation of flavour and aroma compound sequestration and release using a glycosyltransferase with specificity for terpene alcohols

Plant mating systems affect adaptive plasticity in response to herbivory

The roots of plant defenses: integrative multivariate analyses uncover dynamic behaviors of gene and metabolic networks of roots elicited by leaf herbivory

Pheromone signaling during sexual reproduction in algae

Revealing insect herbivory-induced phenolamide metabolism: from single genes to metabolic network plasticity analysis

2013

"The maize lipoxygenase, ZmLOX10, mediates green leaf volatile, jasmonate and herbivore-induced plant volatile production for defense against insect attack"

Catabolism of L-methionine in the formation of sulfur and other volatiles in melon (Cucumis melo L.) fruit

High levels of jasmonic acid antagonize the biosynthesis of gibberellins and inhibit the growth of Nicotiana attenuata stems

Insect herbivores selectively suppress the HPL branch of the oxylipin pathway in host plants

Separation of early and late responses to herbivory in Arabidopsis by changing plasmodesmal function

'Real time' genetic manipulation: a new tool for ecological field studies

"Quantification of growth-defense trade-offs in a common currency: nitrogen required for phenolamide biosynthesis is not derived from ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase turnover"

2012

Jasmonoyl-L-isoleucine hydrolase 1 (JIH1) regulates jasmonoyl-L-isoleucine levels and attenuates plant defenses against herbivores

Dynamic evolution of herbivore-induced sesquiterpene biosynthesis in sorghum and related grass crops

The post-pollination ethylene burst and the continuation of floral advertisement are harbingers of non-random mate selection in Nicotiana attenuata

A pleiotropic drug resistance transporter in Nicotiana tabacum is involved in defense against the herbivore Manduca sexta

The rice hydroperoxide lyase OsHPL3 functions in defense responses by modulating the oxylipin pathway

Volatiles of two growth-inhibiting rhizobacteria commonly engage AtWRKY18 function

2011

The Arabidopsis extracellular UNUSUAL SERINE PROTEASE INHIBITOR functions in resistance to necrotrophic fungi and insect herbivory

"An EAR-motif-containing ERF transcription factor affects herbivore-induced signaling, defense and resistance in rice"

Role of aromatic aldehyde synthase in wounding/herbivory response and flower scent production in different Arabidopsis ecotypes

The transcription factor EMISSION OF BENZENOIDS II activates the MYB ODORANT1 promoter at a MYB binding site specific for fragrant petunias

2010

Methyl salicylate production in tomato affects biotic interactions

Insect eggs suppress plant defence against chewing herbivores

Functional analysis of a tomato salicylic acid methyl transferase and its role in synthesis of the flavor volatile methyl salicylate

A petunia chorismate mutase specialized for the production of floral volatiles

2009

The lack of floral synthesis and emission of isoeugenol in Petunia axillaris subsp. parodii is due to a mutation in the isoeugenol synthase gene

Signal signature of aboveground-induced resistance upon belowground herbivory in maize

"Silencing OsHI-LOX makes rice more susceptible to chewing herbivores, but enhances resistance to a phloem feeder"

2008

A novel homodimeric geranyl diphosphate synthase from the orchid Phalaenopsis bellina lacking a DD(X)2-4D motif

"HAHB4, a sunflower HD-Zip protein, integrates signals from the jasmonic acid and ethylene pathways during wounding and biotic stress responses"

The Arabidopsis her1 mutant implicates GABA in E-2-hexenal responsiveness

The glutathione-deficient mutant pad2-1 accumulates lower amounts of glucosinolates and is more susceptible to the insect herbivore Spodoptera littoralis

Silencing RNA-directed RNA polymerase 2 increases the susceptibility of Nicotiana attenuata to UV in the field and in the glasshouse

2007

Characterization of a BAHD acyltransferase responsible for producing the green leaf volatile (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate in Arabidopsis thaliana

Characterization of a petunia acetyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of the floral volatile isoeugenol

Making sense of nectar scents: the effects of nectar secondary metabolites on floral visitors of Nicotiana attenuata

Myzus persicae (green peach aphid) feeding on Arabidopsis induces the formation of a deterrent indole glucosinolate

Co(i)-ordinating defenses: NaCOI1 mediates herbivore- induced resistance in Nicotiana attenuata and reveals the role of herbivore movement in avoiding defenses

The R2R3-MYB transcription factor HAG1/MYB28 is a regulator of methionine-derived glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

The transcription factor HIG1/MYB51 regulates indolic glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

RNA-directed RNA polymerase 1 (RdR1) mediates the resistance of Nicotiana attenuata to herbivore attack in nature

Priming by airborne signals boosts direct and indirect resistance in maize

Tuning the herbivore-induced ethylene burst: the role of transcript accumulation and ethylene perception in Nicotiana attenuata

2006

Arabidopsis myrosinases TGG1 and TGG2 have redundant function in glucosinolate breakdown and insect defense

Innovation in anti-herbivore defense systems during neopolypoloidy - the functional consequences of instantaneous speciation

DOF transcription factor AtDof1.1 (OBP2) is part of a regulatory network controlling glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Caterpillar-elicited methanol emission: a new signal in plant-herbivore interactions?

Using 'mute' plants to translate volatile signals

Practical approaches to plant volatile analysis

2005

"Arabidopsis IQD1, a novel calmodulin-binding nuclear protein, stimulates glucosinolate accumulation and plant defense"

Two sesquiterpene synthases are responsible for the complex mixture of sesquiterpenes emitted from Arabidopsis flowers

2004

"Forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria) induce local and systemic diurnal emissions of terpenoid volatiles in hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa x deltoides): cDNA cloning, functional characterization, and patterns of gene expression of (-)-germacrene D synthase, PtdTPS1"

Herbivore-induced plant vaccination. Part I. The orchestration of plant defenses in nature and their fitness consequences in the wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata

Herbivore-induced plant vaccination. Part II. Array-studies reveal the transience of herbivore-specific transcriptional imprints and a distinct imprint from stress combinations

Silencing of hydroperoxide lyase and allene oxide synthase reveals substrate and defense signaling crosstalk in Nicotiana attenuata

2003

"An Arabidopsis thaliana gene for methylsalicylate biosynthesis, identified by a biochemical genomics approach, has a role in defense"

Antisense LOX expression increases herbivore performance by decreasing defense responses and inhibiting growth-related transcriptional reorganization in Nicotiana attenuata

Virulence systems of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato promote bacterial speck disease in tomato by targeting the jasmonate signaling pathway

2002

Herbivore-induced volatiles induce the emission of ethylene in neighboring lima bean plants

Insect-resistant transgenic plants in a multi-trophic context

Molecular analysis of herbivore-induced condensed tannin synthesis: cloning and expression of dihydroflavonol reductase from trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides)

2001

Transcriptional activation by the sexual pheromone and wounding: a new gene family from Volvox encoding modular proteins with (hydroxy)proline-rich and metalloproteinase homology domains

1999

Cloning and characterisation of PGA1 and PGA2: two G protein alpha-subunits from pea that promote growth in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1998

Acetyl-CoA:benzylalcohol acetyltransferase--an enzyme involved in floral scent production in Clarkia breweri

1997

Possible involvement of differential splicing in regulation of the activity of Arabidopsis ANP1 that is related to mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinases (MAPKKKs)