Publications with IMPRS doctoral researchers

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 (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 (accepted)

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)

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)

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)

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 only limited control over terpenoid biosynthesis in two woody plant species. Plant Physiology (accepted)

Matarrita-Carranza, B.; Weiss, B.; Sandoval-Calderón, M.; Koehler, S.; Engl, T.; Kaltenpoth, M.: Defensive symbionts of European beewolves face competition from brood cell microbiota during vertical transmission. FEMS Microbiology Ecology (accepted)

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)

Nguyen, L. M. N.; Chronopoulou, E. L.; Escaliante, G. A. S.; Valenta, K.; Nevo, O.: Unlocking fruit dimensions: Quantification of functional traits driving plant–frugivore interactions. Applications in Plant Sciences 14 (1), e70036 (2026)

Nick, A.; Schellenberg, R.; Athanassiou, C. G.; Adler, C.; Engl, T.: The stored product beetles Lasioderma serricorne and Stegobium paniceum are associated with a flexible and hidden diversity of Symbiotaphrina symbionts. Scientific Reports 16, 1294 (2026)

O'Niel, R. A.; Azizah, M.; Pohnert, G.; Vallet, M.: The parasite Parvilucifera infectans kills the harmful alga Alexandrium minutum under different salinities and disrupts PSP toxin production. Harmful Algae, 103091 (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)

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)

Acharya, N.; Wiesel, E.; Selcho, M.; Ehmann, N.; Hansson, B. S.; Wicher, D.; Kittel, R. J.: Type-specific molecular signaling architectures and synaptic plasticity of Drosophila olfactory sensory neurons. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 19, 1579821 (2025)

Briceño Aguilar, E.: ECR Spotlight – Eduardo Briceño-Aguilar. Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (17), jeb251413 (2025)

Briceño-Aguilar, E.; Wiehler, M.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Constancy versus flexibility in oviposition: host choice behavior in a hawkmoth. The Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (17), jeb250600 (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)