Publications

Aneeqa, S.; Verma, K.; Nishu, N.; Hussain, B.; Mathur, V.: Deciphering role of endophytes in plant defences and biotic stress resilience across families. Plant, Cell and Environment (2026)

Aragón, M.; Spyridis, H.; Mostard, P.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Dicke, M.; Kloth, K. J.: Jasmonic and salicylic acid pathways shape the rhizosphere microbiome, affecting aphid herbivory and soil-mediated insect-plant interactions in a density-dependent manner. Plant and Cell Physiology (accepted)

Feng, H.-C.; Tan, C.-L.; Zheng, X.-M.; Yu, X.; Gershenzon, J.; Li, S.-H.; Liu, Y.: Engineering phototrophic cyanobacteria as a robust platform for production of plant-derived bioactive terpenoids. Chemical Engineering Journal 529, 172487 (2026)

Huber, B.; Pollet, O.; Kandil, S. B.; Graen, D.; Spanneut, L.; Giddings Vassão, D.; Mas-Normand, L.; Joliot, C.; Roche, E.; Burri, S. et al.; Durand, A.; Regert, M.; Fernandes, R.; Pickett, J. A.; Culioli, G.; Devièse, T.: An archaeo-metabolomics approach for identifying cedar tar in archaeological samples: differentiating plant products and production processes. Scientific Reports 16, 14280 (2026)

Körnig, J.; Beneš, V.; Manthey, C.; Reichelt, M.; Kunert, G.; Paetz, C.; Kutzschbach, J.; Lampe, P.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Beran, F.: Glucosinolate hydrolysis products suppress entomopathogenic nematodes in vitro but do not protect sequestering flea beetle larvae in vivo. Pest Management Science 82 (4), pp. 3603 - 3612 (2026)

Krause, T.; Kshatriya, K.; Zhang, J.; Rohwer, J. M.; Gershenzon, J.; Schmidt, A.: Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase exerts limited control over terpenoid biosynthesis in two woody plant species. Plant Physiology, kiag225 (2026)

Kshatriya, K.; Paetz, C.; Gershenzon, J.; Schmidt, A.: Temporal metabolomics reveals additional diterpene resin acid metabolites in Pseudomonas abietaniphila. ACS Omega 11 (13), pp. 21190 - 21199 (2026)

Medina-van Berkum, P.; Albracht, C.; Bröcher, M.; Solbach, M. D.; Stein, G.; Bonkowski, M.; Buscot, F.; Heintz-Buschart, A.; Ebeling, A.; Eisenhauer, N. et al.; El-Madany, T. S.; Huang, Y.; Kuebler, K.; Meyer, S. T.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: Plant diversity influences plant volatile emission with varying effects at the species and community levels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (3), e2518326123 (2026)

Nishu; Verma, K.; Noor, S. A.; Mathur, V.: Aboveground insect herbivory shapes plant–soil feedback and ecosystem resilience. Biologia Futura (2026)

Ollivier, R.; Robin, S.; Galland, M.; Paulmann, M. K.; Shih, P.-Y.; Morlière, S.; Gershenzon, J.; Kunert, G.; Pilet-Nayel, M.-L.; Simon, J.-C. et al.; Sugio, A.: Pea transcriptional and phytohormonal responses to adapted and non-adapted aphid biotypes at early stages of infestation. Nature Communications 16, 8456 (2026)

Tan, C.-L.; Yu, X.; Feng, H.-C.; Gershenzon, J.; Liu, Y.; Li, S.-H.: A synthetic biology roadmap for sustainable production of the plant-originated anti-cancer drug paclitaxel. Trends in Biotechnology (2026)

Tang, X.; Zhang, X.; Long, L.-P.; Wu, S.; Fan, X.-Y.; Liu, J.; Zhang, X.-J.; Lin, C.; Gou, F.-Y.; Yu, Y.-H. et al.; Guo, K.; Chen, J.; Tan, C.-L.; Wang, Y.; Zheng, Y.; Zhang, P.; Gershenzon, J.; Wu, R.-B.; Li, S.-H.; Liu, Y.: Versatile 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases catalyze radical-mediated multifunctional skeleton reconstructions and oxidation modifications of taxoids. Journal of the American Chemical Society 148 (19), pp. 11333 - 11343 (2026)

Unger, K.; Ruiter, R.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Agler, M. T.: Pseudomonas virulence factor SaxA detoxifies plant glucosinolate hydrolysis products, rescuing a commensal that suppresses virulence gene expression. ISME Communications (accepted)

Alipour, M.; Haghighi, M.; Rahimmalek, M.; Reichelt, M.; Martinelli, L.; Groten, K.; Mithöfer, A.: Integrated metabolomics, transcriptomic, and phytohormonal analyses to study the effects of water stress and foliar abscisic acid application in Thymus species using LC-MS/MS. Frontiers in Plant Science 16, 1557446 (2025)

Alipour, M.; Martinelli, L.; Groten, K.; Mithöfer, A.: Drought, herbivory and combined stress caused treatment-specific changes in phytohormones, but species-specific changes in secondary metabolite profiles in thyme. Frontiers in Plant Science 16, 1711338 (2025)

Bröcher, M.; Ebeling, A.; Bassi, L.; Medina van Berkum, P.; van Dam, N. M.; Eisenhauer, N.; Madaj, A.-M.; Unsicker, S.; Weigelt, A.; Meyer, S. T.: Plant–herbivore interactions depend on plant richness, plant and soil history. Functional Ecology 39 (12), pp. 3672 - 3687 (2025)

Chen, L.; Gao, R.; Wei, G.; Luo, S.; Köllner, T. G.; Xu, H.; Jiang, Y.; Zhang, C.; Chen, X.; Dickschat, J. S. et al.; Gershenzon, J.; Li, S.; Chang, Y.; Chen, F.: Microbial-type terpene synthases significantly contribute to the terpene profile of glandular trichomes of the fern Dryopteris fragrans (L.). The Plant Journal 121 (6), e70079 (2025)

Dornelas, M.; Antão, L. H.; Bates, A. E.; Brambilla, V.; Medina van Berkum, P.; et al.; Assaf Zvuloni, A.: BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and improving a database of biodiversity time series. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34 (5), e70003 (2025)

Franzisky, B. L.; Mueller, H. M.; Du, B.; Lux, T.; White, P. J.; Carpentier, S. C.; Winkler, J. B.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Kudla, J.; Kangasjärvi, J. et al.; Reichelt, M.; Mithöfer, A.; Mayer, K. F. X.; Rennenberg, H.; Ache, P.; Hedrich, R.; Messerer, M.; Geilfus, C.-M.: Date palm diverts organic solutes for root osmotic adjustment and protects leaves from oxidative damage in early drought acclimation. Journal of Experimental Botany 76 (4), pp. 1244 - 1265 (2025)

Gandhi, A.; Reichelt, M.; Goyal, D.; Vadassery, J.; Oelmüller, R.: Trichoderma harzianum protects the Arabidopsis salt overly sensitive 1 mutant against salt stress. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 44, pp. 7019 - 7039 (2025)