Publications

Beran, F.; Gershenzon, J.: Microbes matter: herbivore gut endosymbionts play a role in breakdown of host plant toxins. Environmental Microbiology 18 (5), pp. 1306 - 1307 (2016)

Beran, F.; Rahfeld, P.; Luck, K.; Nagel, R.; Vogel, H.; Wielsch, N.; Irmisch, S.; Ramasamy, S.; Gershenzon, J.; Heckel, D. G. et al.; Köllner, T. G.: Novel family of terpene synthases evolved from trans-isoprenyl diphosphate synthases in a flea beetle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113 (11), pp. 2922 - 2927 (2016)

Berasategui, A.; Axelsson, K.; Nordlander, G.; Schmidt, A.; Borg-Karlson, A.-K.; Gershenzon, J.; Terenius, O.; Kaltenpoth, M.: The gut microbiota of the pine weevil is similar across Europe and resembles that of other conifer-feeding beetles. Molecular Ecology 25 (16), pp. 4014 - 4031 (2016)

Berasategui, A.; Shukla, S.; Salem, H.; Kaltenpoth, M.: Potential applications of insect symbionts in biotechnology. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 100 (4), pp. 1567 - 1577 (2016)

Boeckler, A.; Paetz, C.; Feibicke, P.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: Metabolism of poplar salicinoids by the generalist herbivore Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 78, pp. 39 - 49 (2016)

Büchel, K.; Fenning, T.; Gershenzon, J.; Hilker, M.; Meiners, T.: Elm defence against herbivores and pathogens: morphological, chemical and molecular regulation aspects. Phytochemistry Reviews 15 (5), pp. 961 - 983 (2016)

Chen, X.; Köllner, T. G.; Jia, Q.; Norris, A.; Santhanam, B.; Rabe, P.; Dickschat, S.; Shaulsky, G.; Gershenzon, J.; Chen, F.: Terpene synthase genes in eukaryotes beyond plants and fungi: Occurrence in social amoebae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113 (43), pp. 12132 - 12137 (2016)

Clavijo McCormick, A. L.: Can plant–natural enemy communication withstand disruption by biotic and abiotic factors? Ecology and Evolution 6 (23), pp. 8569 - 8582 (2016)

Crocoll, C.; Mirza, N.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Halkier, B. A.: Optimization of engineered production of the glucoraphanin precursor dihomomethionine in Nicotiana benthamiana. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 4, 14 (2016)

Dohet, L.; Gregoire, J.-C.; Berasategui, A.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Biedermann, P.: Bacterial and fungal symbionts of parasitic Dendroctonus bark beetles. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 92 (9), pp. 1 - 12 (2016)

González-Cabanelas, D.; Hammerbacher, A.; Raguschke, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Wright, L.: Quantifying the metabolites of the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway in plants and bacteria by liquid chromatography–triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. Methods in Enzymology 576, pp. 224 - 249 (2016)

Guy, E.; Boulain, H.; Aigu, Y.; Le Pennec, C.; Chawki, K.; Morlière, S.; Schädel, K.; Kunert, G.; Simon, J.-C.; Sugio, A.: Optimization of agroinfiltration in Pisum sativum provides a new tool for studying the salivary protein functions in the pea aphid complex. Frontiers in Plant Science 7, 1171 (2016)

Handrick, V.; Robert, C. A. M.; Ahern, K. R.; Zhou, S.; Machado, R. A. R.; Maag, D.; Glauser, G.; Fernandez-Penny, F. E.; Chandran, J. N.; Rodgers-Melnike, E. et al.; Schneider, B.; Buckler, E. S.; Boland, W.; Gershenzon, J.; Jander, G.; Erb, M.; Köllner, T. G.: Biosynthesis of 8-O-methylated benzoxazinoid defense compounds in maize. The Plant Cell 28 (7), pp. 1682 - 1700 (2016)

Huber, M.; Bont, Z.; Fricke, J.; Brillatz, T.; Aziz, Z.; Gershenzon, J.; Erb, M.: A below-ground herbivore shapes root defensive chemistry in natural plant populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283 (1827), 20160285 (2016)

Huber, M.; Epping, J.; Gronover, C. S.; Fricke, J.; Aziz, Z.; Brillatz, T.; Swyers, M.; Köllner, T. G.; Vogel, H.; Hammerbacher, A. et al.; Triebwasser-Freese, D.; Robert, C.; Verhoeven, K.; Preite, V.; Gershenzon, J.; Erb, M.: A latex metabolite benefits plant fitness under root herbivore attack. PLoS Biology 14 (1), e1002332 (2016)

Jeschke, V.; Gershenzon, J.; Giddings Vassão, D.: A mode of action of glucosinolate-derived isothiocyanates: Detoxification depletes glutathione and cysteine levels with ramifications on protein metabolism in Spodoptera littoralis. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 71, pp. 37 - 48 (2016)

Jia, Q.; Li, G.; Köllner, T. G.; Fu, J.; Chen, X.; Xiong, W.; Crandall-Stotler, B.; Bowan, J. L.; Weston, D. J.; Zhang, Y. et al.; Chen, L.; Xie, Y.; Li, F.-W.; Rothfels, C. J.; Larsson, A.; Graham, S. W.; Stevenson, D. W.; Wong, G. K.-S.; Gershenzon, J.; Chen, F.: Microbial-type terpene synthase genes occur widely in nonseed land plants, but not in seed plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113 (43), pp. 12328 - 12333 (2016)

Kandasamy, D.; Gershenzon, J.; Hammerbacher, A.: Volatile organic compounds emitted by fungal associates of conifer bark beetles and their potential in bark beetle control. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42 (9), pp. 952 - 969 (2016)

Kao, C.-W.; Bakshi, M.; Sherameti, I.; Dong, S.; Reichelt, M.; Oelmüller, R.; Yeh, K.-W.: A Chinese cabbage (Brassica campetris subsp. chinensis) τ-type glutathione-S-transferase stimulates Arabidopsis development and primes against abiotic and biotic stress. Plant Molecular Biology 92 (6), pp. 643 - 659 (2016)

Koban, M. B.; Gossner, M. M.; Müller, J.; Steidle, J. L. M.; Bässler, C.; Hothorn, T.; Unsicker, S.; Seibold, S.: Short-distance attraction of saproxylic Heteroptera to olfactory cues. Insect Conservation and Diversity 9 (3), pp. 254 - 257 (2016)