Publications with IMPRS doctoral researchers

Arumugam, S.; Rihani, K.; Venkateswaran, V.; Shiota, Y.; Thiagarajan, D.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.; Sachse, S.: Effects of elevated ozone on life history traits, olfactory detection, and behavior in Drosophila. Science of the Total Environment 1036, 181864 (2026)

Baños Quintana, A. P.; Simao Pinto de Carvalho, A.; Kaltenpoth, M.: Symbiotic organs in insects: diversity, functional implications, and terminology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 381 (1953), 20240386 (2026)

Bhat, B.; Jiang, N.-J.; Halitschke, R.; Ulrich, Y.: Nematode infections induce distinct chemical signatures and provoke aggression in ants. Biology Letters 22 (4), 20250716 (2026)

Bhattacharyya, S.; Engl, T.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Ferrarini, M. G.: Regulation of beneficial intracellular symbionts in insects. Current Opinion in Insect Science (accepted)

Calderini, O.; Kamileen, M. O.; Nakamura, Y.; Heinicke, S.; Alam, R. M.; Hong, B.; Jiang, Y.; Gutierrez-Vences, A.; Alagna, F.; Paolocci, F. et al.; Valeri, M. C.; Franco, E.; Mousavi, S.; Mariotti, R.; Caputi, L.; O’Connor, S. E.; Rodriguez-Lopez, C. E.: Comparative transcriptomic and co-expression analyses enable the discovery of key enzymes responsible for oleuropein biosynthesis in olive (Olea europaea). Plant Communications 7 (4), 101713 (2026)

Carr, S. C.; McDonald, A.; Langley, C.; Grabe, V.; Gase, K.; O’Connor, S. E.: Protein-protein interactions modulate a key branch point in monoterpene indole alkaloid biosynthesis. ACS Chemical Biology 21 (1), pp. 8 - 13 (2026)

Datta, M.; Luck, K.; Wu, S.; Chen, F.; Ulrich, Y.; O’Connor, S. E.; Köllner, T. G.: Independent evolution of geraniol-8-hydroxylase activity involved in iridoid formation in the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 186, 104441 (2026)

Fiori Pereira, C.; Ferrarini, M. G.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Engl, T.: Probing metabolic integration in obligate, intracellular symbioses. Current Opinion in Insect Science 77, 101541 (2026)

Florean, M.; Schultz, H.; Grabe, V.; Luck, K.; O’Connor, S. E.; Köllner, T. G.: A pseudoenzyme enables indole biosynthesis in eudicot plants. Nature Chemical Biology 22, pp. 120 - 127 (2026)

Fruitet, E.; de Fouchier, A.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Multiple CRISPR/Cas9 modifications of an esterase reveal its role in influencing acetate esters in the pheromone blend of a moth. Insect Molecular Biology 35 (2), pp. 166 - 176 (2026)

Ismaieel, A. R.; Stieber, R.; Hansson, B. S.; Bisch-Knaden, S.: Hawkmoths can smell with grooming organs on their legs. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 212, pp. 197 - 209 (2026)

Jiang, L.: ECR Spotlight-Lin Jiang. The Journal of Experimental Biology 229 (10), jeb252781 (2026)

Jiang, L.; Knaden, M.: How the desert ant Cataglyphis fortis uses its nest hill for homing. The Journal of Experimental Biology 229 (10), jeb252456 (2026)

Jiang, N.-J.; Bhat, B. A.; Briceño Aguilar, E.; Lehmann, A.; Ulrich, Y.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Oxidizing pollutants can disrupt nestmate recognition in ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (6), e2520139123 (2026)

Kimbadi Lombe, B.; Zhou, T.; Kang, G.; Wood, J. C.; Hamilton, J. P.; Gase, K.; Nakamura, Y.; Alam, R. M.; Dirks, R. P.; Caputi, L. et al.; Buell, C. R.; O’Connor, S. E.: Biosynthesis of Cinchona alkaloids. Nature 653, pp. 306 - 314 (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)

Körnig, J.; Ortizo, K.; Woehle, C.; Greenhalgh, R.; Schielzeth, H.; Huettel, B.; Heckel, D. G.; Dearing, M. D.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Beran, F.: Genetic variation in chemical defence affects protection of an herbivorous insect against predation. Molecular Ecology (accepted)

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 201 (1), kiag225 (2026)

Krüsemer, R.; Simao Pinto de Carvalho, A.; Keller, J.; Vogel, H.; Dale, C.; Engl, T.; Kaltenpoth, M.: Experimental Sodalis infection eliminates ancient insect symbiont. Nature Communications 17, 3153 (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)