Publications

Meyer, P.; Carpentier, S.; Mithöfer, A.; Vélez-Bermúdez, I. C.; Lin, W.-D.; Schmidt, W.; Schmitz-Linneweber, C.; Geilfus, C.-M.: Apoplastic pH modulates gene expression, proteome, and ABA content in Vicia faba guard cells, accompanied by reduced stomatal aperture under salt stress. Journal of Experimental Botany, erag181 (2026)

Ottaviani, L.; Montes, E.; Widiez, T.; Dall’Asta, C.; Giorni, P.; Mithöfer, A.; Marocco, A.; Lanubile, A.: Overexpression of the maize 9-lipoxygenase gene LOX4 confers resistance to Fusarium verticillioides via the oxylipin- and jasmonic acid-mediated pathways. Journal of Experimental Botany 77 (2), pp. 668 - 685 (2026)

Wekesa, C.; Kiprotich, K.; Muoma, J.; Mithöfer, A.: Small RNAs as systemic signals in plant defense: mechanisms, challenges, and future directions. Molecular Biology Reports 53, 623 (2026)

Zeng, M.; Mithöfer, A.: Inhibition of jasmonic acid-isoleucine conjugating enzyme JAR1 shifts the local and systemic leaf signals and metabolic profiles in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist (accepted)

Zhyr, L.; Dela Cruz, C. M. A.; Mithöfer, A.: Metabolomic and volatile profiling reveals defence-related effects of IbPep1 in sweet potato cell culture. BMC Plant Biology (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)

Bellande, K.; Roujol, D.; Chourre, J.; Gall, S. L. E.; Martinez, Y.; Jauneau, A.; Arico, D.; Mithöfer, A.; Burlat, V.; Jamet, E. et al.; Canut, H.: Receptor kinase LecRK-I.9 regulates cell wall remodelling during lateral root formation in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany 76 (6), pp. 1718 - 1734 (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)

Furch, A. C. U.; Zimmermann, M. R.; Noll, G. A.; Wrobel, L. S.; Scholz, S. S.; Buxa-Kleeberg, S. V.; Hafke, J. B.; Fliegmann, J.; Mithöfer, A.; Ehlers, K. et al.; Haufschild, T.; Nötzold, J.; Koch, A. M.; Grabe, V.; Teutemacher, F.; Maaß, J.-P.; Prüfer, D.; Oelmüller, R.; Peiter, E.; Kogel, K.-H.; van Bel, A. J. E.: Transformation of flg22 perception into electrical signals decoded in vasculature leads to sieve tube blockage and pathogen resistance. Science Advances 11, eads6417 (2025)

Khan, A. L.; Mithöfer, A.: Microbe-mediated regulation of plant growth and stress physiology. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 44, pp. 6711 - 6715 (2025)

Mahmood, M. Z.; Shahzad, M.; Nauman, M.; Abbasi, A. M.; Reichelt, M.; Mithöfer, A.: Silicon-mediated mitigation of salt stress in maize plants. Plant-Environment Interactions 6 (4), e70073 (2025)

Neufeld, S.; Reichelt, M.; Scholz, S. S.; Wojtaszek, P.; Mithöfer, A.: Exploring a role for the Arabidopsis TIR-X gene (TIRP) in the defense against pathogenic fungi or insect herbivory attack. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26 (6), 2764 (2025)

Ottaviani, L.; Lefeuvre, R.; Montes, E.; Widiez, T.; Giorni, P.; Mithöfer, A.; Marocco, A.; Lanubile, A.: A loss‑of‑function of ZmWRKY125 induced by CRISPR/Cas9 improves resistance against Fusarium verticillioides in maize kernels. Plant Cell Reports 44, 144 (2025)

Saha, A.; Jaakola, J.; Mithöfer, A.; Wekesa, C.: Site-specific differences in the bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) phyllosphere microbiome across temperate and arctic locations. Journal of Plant Interaction 20 (1), 2583555 (2025)

Zhyr, L.; Furch, A. C.U.; Mithöfer, A.: Beneficial microbes in agriculture: curse or blessing? Trends in Plant Science (2025)

Gandhi, A.; Reichelt, M.; Furch, A. C. U.; Mithöfer, A.; Oelmüller, R.: Cellooligomer/CELLOOLIGOMER RECEPTOR KINASE1 signaling exhibits crosstalk with PAMP-triggered immune responses and sugar metabolism in Arabidopsis roots. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 (6), 3472 (2024)

Ma, Y.; Yuan, Z.; Mithöfer, A.; Geilfus, C.-M.; Dodd, I. C.: Decreased irrigation volume, not irrigation placement, promotes accumulation of multiple hormones in cotton leaves during partial rootzone drying. Environmental and Experimental Botany 223, 105781 (2024)

Mithöfer, A.; Furch, A. C. U.: Induced resistance: making the most of plants’ innate immune response. Frontiers in Science 2, 1483191 (2024)

Müller, A. T.; Mithöfer, A.: Ameisenpflanzen – Überleben durch Teamwork Pflanzen mit Bodyguards. Biologie in unserer Zeit 54 (1), pp. 77 - 83 (2024)