Institutspublikationen

Baños Quintana, A. P.; Simao Pinto de Carvalho, A.; Kaltenpoth, M.: Symbiotic organs in insects – diversity, functional implications, and terminology. Philosophical Transactions B (angenommen)

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 (angenommen)

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), S. 8 - 13 (2026)

Christensen, S.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Vogel, H.; Vannette, R. L.: Streptomyces anthophorae sp. nov. and Streptomyces nidicola sp. nov., novel actinobacteria isolated from a solitary bee. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (angenommen)

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, S. 120 - 127 (2026)

Hao, L. K.; Batyrshina, Z.; Goldstein, Y.; Mishra, A.; Köllner, T. G.; Yaakov, B.; Tzin, V.: Dual role of benzoxazinoids in plant response to combined drought stress and aphid feeding. Plant Biology 28 (1), S. 45 - 57 (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 (2026)

Liu, Q.; Wang, Q.; Li, Q.; Wang, W.; Li, Q.; Peng, Z.; Jiao, Y.; Cui, F.; Baldwin, I. T.; Zhang, X.: Arboviruses manipulate rice’s volatile emissions, protecting insect vectors from natural enemies in the field. Science Advances 12 (2), eaeb5215 (2026)

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)

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)

Nishu; Verma, K.; Noor, S. A.; Mathur, V.: Aboveground insect herbivory shapes plant–soil feedback and ecosystem resilience. Biologia Futura (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), S. 668 - 685 (2026)

Tan, C.-L.; Yu, X.; Feng, H.-C.; Gershenzon, J.; Liu, Y.; Li, S.-H.: A synthetic biology roadmap for sustainable production of the plant-originated anti-cancer drug paclitaxel. Trends in Biotechnology (2026)

Ternon, E.; Glukhov, E.; Vallet, M.; Dinasquet, J.; Carter, M. L.; Gerwick, L.; Gerwick, W. H.; Anderson, C.: Osmolyte chemical diversity in Lingulaulax polyedra red tides: a critical overlooked factor to respiratory irritations? Harmful Algae 151, 103009 (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 (angenommen)

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)

Alam, R. M.; Nakamura, Y.; Bartram, S.; Ueberschaar, N.; Zetzsche, T.; Ulrich, Y.; O’Connor, S. E.; Köllner, T. G.: Identification and stereoselective total synthesis of an insect homosesquiterpene from the clonal raider ant Ooceraea biroi. Journal of Natural Products 88 (9), S. 2107 - 2116 (2025)

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)