Khallaf, M. A.; Cui, R.; Weißflog, J.; Erdogmus, M.; Svatoš, A.; Dweck, H.; Valenzano, D. R.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Large-scale characterization of sex pheromone communication systems in Drosophila. Nature Communications 12, 4165 (2021)

Krempl, C.; Joußen, N.; Reichelt, M.; Kai, M.; Vogel, H.; Heckel, D. G.: Consumption of gossypol increases fatty acid-amino acid conjugates in the cotton pests Helicoverpa armigera and Heliothis virescens. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 108 (3), e21843 (2021)

Lackus, N.; Morawetz, J.; Xu, H.; Gershenzon, J.; Dickschat, J. S.; Köllner, T. G.: The sesquiterpene synthase PtTPS5 produces (1S,5S,7R,10R)-guaia-4(15)-en-11-ol and (1S,7R,10R)-guaia-4-en-11-ol in oomycete-infected poplar roots. Molecules 26 (3), 555 (2021)

Lackus, N.; Schmidt, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Köllner, T. G.: A peroxisomal beta-oxidative pathway contributes to the formation of C₆-C₁ aromatic volatiles in poplar. Plant Physiology 186 (2), pp. 891 - 909 (2021)

Li, J.; Halitschke, R.; Li, D.; Paetz, C.; Su, H.; Heiling, S.; Xu, S.; Baldwin, I. T.: Controlled hydroxylations of diterpenoids allow for plant chemical defense without autotoxicity. Science 371 (6526), pp. 255 - 260 (2021)

Li, L.; Huang, J.; Lyu, H.; Guan, F.; Li, P.; Tian, M.; Xu, S.; Zhao, X.; Liu, F.; Paetz, C. et al.; Fenga, X.; Chen, Y.: Two lathyrane diterpenoid stereoisomers containing an unusual trans-gem-dimethylcyclopropane from the seeds of Euphorbia lathyris. RSC Advances 11 (5), pp. 3183 - 3189 (2021)

Li, X.; Yang, C.; Chen, J.; He, Y.; Deng, J.; Xie, C.; Xiao, X.; Long, X.; Wu, X.; Liu, W. et al.; Du, J.; Yang, f.; Wang, X.; Yong, T.; Zhang, J.; Wu, Y.; Yang, W.; Liu, J.: Changing light promotes isoflavone biosynthesis in soybean pods and enhances their resistance to mildew infection. Plant, Cell and Environment 44 (8), pp. 2536 - 2550 (2021)

Malabarba, J.; Meents, A.; Reichelt, M.; Scholz, S.; Peiter, E.; Rachowka, J.; Konopka-Postupolska, D.; Wilkins, K. A.; Davies, J. M.; Oelmüller, R. et al.; Mithöfer, A.: ANNEXIN1 mediates calcium-dependent systemic defense in Arabidopsis plants upon herbivory and wounding. New Phytologist 231 (1), pp. 243 - 254 (2021)

Manivannan, A.; Israni, B.; Luck, K.; Götz, M.; Seibel, E.; Easson, M. L. A. E.; Kirsch, R.; Reichelt, M.; Stein, B.; Winter, S. et al.; Gershenzon, J.; Giddings Vassão, D.: Identification of a sulfatase that detoxifies glucosinolates in the phloem-feeding insect Bemisia tabaci and prefers indolic glucosinolates. Frontiers in Plant Science 12, 671286 (2021)

Mazumdar, T.; Teh, B. S.; Murali, A.; Schmidt-Heck, W.; Schlenker, Y.; Vogel, H.; Boland, W.: Transcriptomics reveal the survival strategies of Enterococcus mundtii in the gut of Spodoptera littoralis. Journal of Chemical Ecology 47, pp. 227 - 241 (2021)

Nataraj, N.; Adam, E.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Host plant constancy in ovipositing Manduca sexta. Journal of Chemical Ecology 47, pp. 1042 - 1048 (2021)

Oetama, V. S.; Pentzold, S.; Boland, W.: The fate of chlorophyll in phytophagous insects goes beyond nutrition. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, C: Journal of Biosciences 76 (1-2), pp. 1 - 9 (2021)

Oña, L.; Giri, S.; Avermann, N.; Kreienbaum, M.; Thormann, K. M.; Kost, C.: Obligate cross-feeding expands the metabolic niche of bacteria. Nature Ecology & Evolution 5, pp. 1224 - 1232 (2021)

Paulmann, M. K.; Zimmermann, M. R.; Wegner, L.; van Bel, A. J. E.; Kunert, G.; Furch, A. C. U.: Species-specific and distance-dependent dispersive behaviour of forisomes in different legume species. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 (2), E492 (2021)

Pradhan, M.; Rocha, C.; Halitschke, R.; Baldwin, I. T.; Pandey, S. P.: microRNA390 modulates Nicotiana attenuata's tolerance response to Manduca sexta herbivory. Plant Direct 5 (10), e350 (2021)

Rahman-Soad, A.; Dávila-Lara, A.; Paetz, C.; Mithöfer, A.: Plumbagin, a potent naphthoquinone from Nepenthes plants with growth inhibiting and larvicidal activities. Molecules 26 (4), 825 (2021)

Sell, M. P.; Amezian, D.; Heckel, D. G.; Pauchet, Y.: Biological function of solanaceous withanolides and their effects on herbivorous insects. Annual Plant Reviews 4 (2), pp. 625 - 648 (2021)

Shin, N. R.; Shin, S.; Okamura, Y.; Kirsch, R.; Lombard, V.; Svacha, P.; Denux, O.; Augustin, S.; Henrissat, B.; McKenna, D. D. et al.; Pauchet, Y.: Larvae of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) have evolved a diverse and phylogenetically conserved array of plant cell wall degrading enzymes. Systematic Entomology 46 (4), pp. 784 - 797 (2021)

Simiyu Wekesa, C.; Furch, A. C. U.; Oelmüller, R.: Isolation and characterization of high-efficiency Rhizobia from Western Kenya nodulating with common bean. Frontiers in Microbiology 12, 697567 (2021)

Sporer, T.; Körnig, J.; Wielsch, N.; Gebauer-Jung, S.; Reichelt, M.; Hupfer, Y.; Beran, F.: Hijacking the mustard-oil bomb: How a glucosinolate-sequestering flea beetle copes with plant myrosinases. Frontiers in Plant Science 12, 645030 (2021)