Publications of T.G. Köllner

Köllner, T.G.; Held, M.; Lenk, C.; Hiltpold, I.; Turlings, T. C. J.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: A maize (E)-beta-caryophyllene synthase implicated in indirect defense responses against herbivores is not expressed in most American maize varieties. The Plant Cell 20 (2), pp. 482 - 494 (2008)

Köllner, T. G.; Schnee, C.; Li, S.; Svatos, A.; Schneider, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: Protonation of a neutral (S)-beta-bisabolene intermediate is involved in (S)-beta-macrocarpene formation by the maize sesquiterpene synthases TPS6 and TPS11. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 283 (30), pp. 20779 - 20788 (2008)

Lin, C.; Shen, B.; Xu, Z.; Köllner, T. G.; Degenhardt, J.; Dooner, H. K.: Characterization of the monoterpene synthase gene tps26, the ortholog of a gene induced by insect herbivory in maize. Plant Physiology 146 (3), pp. 940 - 951 (2008)

Yuan, J. S.; Köllner, T. G.; Wiggins, G.; Grant, J.; Degenhardt, J.; Chen, F.: Molecular and genomic basis of volatile-mediated indirect defense against insects in rice. The Plant Journal 55 (3), pp. 491 - 503 (2008)

Yuan, J. S.; Köllner, T. G.; Wiggins, G.; Grant, J.; Zhao, N.; Zhuang, X.; Degenhardt, J.; Chen, F.: Elucidation of the genomic basis of indirect plant defense against insects. Plant Signaling & Behavior 3 (9), pp. 720 - 721 (2008)

Günnewich, N.; Page, J. E.; Köllner, T. G.; Degenhardt, J.; Kutchan, T. M.: Functional expression and characterization of trichome-specific (-)-limonene synthase and (+)-α-pinene synthase from Cannabis sativa. Natural Product Communications 2 (3), pp. 223 - 232 (2007)

Köllner, T.; O'Maille, P. E.; Gatto, N.; Boland, W.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: Two pockets in the active site of maize sesquiterpene synthase TPS4 carry out sequential parts of the reaction scheme resulting in multiple products. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 448 (1-2), pp. 83 - 92 (2006)

Schnee, C.; Köllner, T. G.; Held, M.; Turlings, T. C. J.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 (4), pp. 1129 - 1134 (2006)

Rasmann, S.; Köllner, T. G.; Degenhardt, J.; Hiltpold, I.; Toepfer, S.; Kuhlmann, U.; Gershenzon, J.; Turlings, T. C. J.: Recruitment of entomopathogenic nematodes by insect-damaged maize roots. Nature 434, pp. 732 - 737 (2005)

Hoballah, M. E.; Kollner, T. G.; Degenhardt, J.; Turlings, T. C. J.: Costs of induced volatile production in maize. Oikos 105 (1), pp. 168 - 180 (2004)

Köllner, T.; Schnee, C.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: The variability of sesquiterpenes emitted from two Zea mays cultivars is controlled by allelic variation of two terpene synthase genes encoding stereoselective multiple product enzymes. The Plant Cell 16 (5), pp. 1115 - 1131 (2004)

Kollner, T. G.; Schnee, C.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: The sesquiterpene hydrocarbons of maize (Zea mays) form five groups with distinct developmental and organ-specific distributions. Phytochemistry 65 (13), pp. 1895 - 1902 (2004)

Köllner, T. G.; Schnee, C.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: Terpene formation in maize and its ecological and evolutionary significance. Chemicke Listy 97, pp. 319 - 327 (2003)

Schnee, C.; Köllner, T. G.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: The maize gene terpene synthase 1 encodes a sesquiterpene synthase catalyzing the formation of (E)-beta-farnesene, (E)-nerolidol, and (E,E)-farnesol after herbivore damage. Plant Physiology 130 (4), pp. 2049 - 2060 (2002)

Schneider, F.; Zafra-Delgado, O.; Koellner, T. G.; Hellwig, F.: Unravelling evolution in the homoploid complex of Baccharis L. in Chile. Authorea (2025)