Male (left) and female (right) moths of the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis. The caterpillars of this pest mainly attack the stems of maize plants.

Publications of Christian Hettenhausen

Journal Article (15)

2014
Journal Article
Hettenhausen, C.; Heinrich, M.; Baldwin, I. T.; Wu, J.: Fatty acid-amino acid conjugates are essential for systemic activation of salicylic acid-induced protein kinase and accumulation of jasmonic acid in Nicotiana attenuata. BMC Plant Biology 14, 326 (2014)
Journal Article
Hettenhausen, C.; Schuman, M. C.; Wu, J.: MAPK signaling - a key element in plant defense response to insects. Insect Science 22, pp. 157 - 164 (2014)
2013
Journal Article
Heinrich, M.; Hettenhausen, C.; Lange, T.; Wünsche, H.; Fang, J.; Baldwin, I. T.; Wu, J.: High levels of jasmonic acid antagonize the biosynthesis of gibberellins and inhibit the growth of Nicotiana attenuata stems. The Plant Journal 73 (4), pp. 591 - 606 (2013)
Journal Article
Hettenhausen, C.; Baldwin, I. T.; Wu, J.: Nicotiana attenuata MPK4 suppresses a novel JA signaling-independent defense pathway against the specialist insect Manduca sexta but is not required for the resistance to the generalist Spodoptera littoralis. New Phytologist 199 (3), pp. 787 - 799 (2013)
2012
Journal Article
Hettenhausen, C.; Baldwin, I. T.; Wu, J.: Silencing MPK4 in Nicotiana attenuata enhances photosynthesis and seed production but compromises abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure and resistance to pathogens. Plant Physiology 158 (2), pp. 759 - 776 (2012)
Journal Article
Hettenhausen, C.; Yang, D.; Baldwin, I. T.; Wu, J.: Calcium-dependent protein kinases, CDPK4 and CDPK5, affect early steps of jasmonic acid biosynthesis in Nicotiana attenuata. Plant Signaling & Behavior 8 (1), e22784 (2012)
Journal Article
Yang, D.; Hettenhausen, C.; Baldwin, I. T.; Wu, J.: Silencing Nicotiana attenuata calcium-dependent protein kinases, CDPK4 and CDPK5, strongly upregulates wound- and herbivory-induced jasmonic acid accumulations. Plant Physiology 159 (4), pp. 1591 - 1607 (2012)
2011
Journal Article
Gilardoni, P. A.; Hettenhausen, C.; Baldwin, I. T.; Bonaventure, G.: Nicotiana attenuata LECTIN RECEPTOR KINASE1 suppresses the insect-mediated inhibition of induced defense responses during Manduca sexta herbivory. The Plant Cell 23 (9), pp. 3512 - 3532 (2011)
Journal Article
Yang, D.; Hettenhausen, C.; Baldwin, I. T.; Wu, J.: BAK1 regulates the accumulation of jasmonic acid and the levels of trypsin proteinase inhibitors in Nicotiana attenuata's responses to herbivory. Journal of Experimental Botany 62 (2), pp. 641 - 652 (2011)
Journal Article
Yang, D.; Hettenhausen, C.; Baldwin, I. T.; Wu, J.: The multifaceted function of BAK1/SERK3: plant immunity to pathogens and responses to insect herbivores. Plant Signaling & Behavior 6 (9), pp. 1322 - 1324 (2011)
2008
Journal Article
Jassbi, A. R.; Gase, K.; Hettenhausen, C.; Schmidt, A.; Baldwin, I. T.: Silencing geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase in Nicotiana attenuata dramatically impairs resistance to tobacco hornworm. Plant Physiology 146 (3), pp. 974 - 986 (2008)
Journal Article
Wu, J.; Hettenhausen, C.; Schuman, M. C.; Baldwin, I. T.: A comparison of two Nicotiana attenuata accessions reveals large differences in signaling induced by oral secretions of the specialist herbivore Manduca sexta. Plant Physiology 146 (3), pp. 927 - 939 (2008)
2007
Journal Article
Wu, J.; Hettenhausen, C.; Meldau, S.; Baldwin, I. T.: Herbivory rapidly activates MAPK signaling in attacked and unattacked leaf regions but not between leaves of Nicotiana attenuata. The Plant Cell 19 (3), pp. 1096 - 1122 (2007)
Journal Article
Wu, J.; Kang, J.-H.; Hettenhausen, C.; Baldwin, I. T.: Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) silences the accumulation of aberrant trypsin proteinase inhibitor mRNA in Nicotiana attenuata. The Plant Journal 51 (4), pp. 693 - 706 (2007)
2006
Journal Article
Wu, J. Q.; Hettenhausen, C.; Baldwin, I. T.: Evolution of proteinase inhibitor defenses in North American allopolyploid species of Nicotiana. Planta 224 (4), pp. 750 - 760 (2006)

Book Chapter (2)

2014
Book Chapter
Hettenhausen, C.; Baldwin, I. T.; Wu, J.: Virus-induced gene silencing in plant MAPK research. In: Plant MAP Kinases: Methods and Protocols, Vol. 1171, pp. 1 - 266 (Eds. Komis, G.; Šamaj, J.). Humana Press, Hertfordshire, UK (2014)
2013
Book Chapter
Galis, I.; Schuman, M. C.; Gase, K.; Hettenhausen, C.; Hartl, M.; Dinh, T. S.; Wu, J.; Bonaventure, G.; Baldwin, I. T.: The use of VIGS technology to study plant-herbivore interactions. In: Virus-induced gene silencing: Methods and protocols, pp. 109 - 137 (Ed. Becker, A.) (2013)

Thesis - PhD (1)

2011
Thesis - PhD
Hettenhausen, C.: Mitogen-activated protein kinase 4 (MPK4) functions in development and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in Nicotiana attenuata. Dissertation, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena (2011)

Thesis - Diploma (1)

2007
Thesis - Diploma
Hettenhausen, C.: Characterization of a trypsin protease inhibitor-deficient ecotype of Nicotiana attenuata collected from Arizona. Diploma, 72 Bl. pp., Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena (2007)
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