Opitz, S.; Kunert, G.; Gershenzon, J.: Increased terpenoid accumulation in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) foliage is a general wound response. Journal of Chemical Ecology 34 (4), pp. 508 - 522 (2008)
Phillips, M. A.; D'Auria, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Pichersky, E.: The Arabidopsis thaliana type I isopentenyl diphosphate isomerases are targeted to multiple subcellular compartments and have overlapping functions in isoprenoid biosynthesis. The Plant Cell 20 (3), pp. 677 - 696 (2008)
Schmidt, A.; Gershenzon, J.: Cloning and characterization of two different types of geranyl diphosphate synthases from Norway spruce (Picea abies). Phytochemistry 69 (1), pp. 49 - 57 (2008)
Schwartzberg, E. G.; Kunert, G.; Roese, U. S. R.; Gershenzon, J.; Boland, W.; Weisser, W. W.: Alarm pheromone emission by pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, clones under predation by lacewing larvae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 128 (3), pp. 403 - 409 (2008)
Shroff, R.; Vergara, F.; Muck, A.; Svatoš, A.; Gershenzon, J.: Nonuniform distribution of glucosinolates in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves has important consequences for plant defense. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105, pp. 6196 - 6201 (2008)
Vergara, F.; Wenzler, M.; Hansen, B. G.; Kliebenstein, D. J.; Halkier, B. A.; Gershenzon, J.; Schneider, B.: Determination of the absolute configuration of the glucosinolate methyl sulfoxide group reveals a stereospecific biosynthesis of the side chain. Phytochemistry 69 (15), pp. 2737 - 2742 (2008)
Burow, M.; Rice, M.; Hause, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Wittstock, U.: Cell- and tissue-specific localization and regulation of the epithiospecifier protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology 64 (1-2), pp. 173 - 185 (2007)
D'Auria, J.; Pichersky, E.; Schaub, A.; Hansel, A.; Gershenzon, J.: Characterization of a BAHD acyltransferase responsible for producing the green leaf volatile (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal 49 (2), pp. 194 - 207 (2007)
De Kraker, J.-W.; Luck, K.; Textor, S.; Tokuhisa, J.; Gershenzon, J.: Two Arabidopsis genes (IPMS1 and IPMS2) encode isopropylmalate synthase, the branchpoint step in the biosynthesis of leucine. Plant Physiology 143 (2), pp. 970 - 986 (2007)
Falk, K. L.; Gershenzon, J.: The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, detoxifies the glucosinolates of Schouwia purpurea by desulfation. Journal of Chemical Ecology 33 (8), pp. 1542 - 1555 (2007)
Falk, K. L.; Tokuhisa, J. G.; Gershenzon, J.: The effect of sulphur nutrition on plant glucosinolate content: physiology and molecular mechanisms. Plant Biology 9 (5), pp. 573 - 581 (2007)
Gershenzon, J.: Plant volatiles carry both public and private messages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104 (13), pp. 5257 - 5258 (2007)
Kliebenstein, D. J.; D'Auria, J.; Behere, A. S.; Kim, J. H.; Gunderson, K. L.; Breen, J. N.; Lee, G.; Gershenzon, J.; Last, R. L.; Jander, G.: Characterization of seed-specific benzoyloxyglucosinolate mutations in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal 51 (6), pp. 1062 - 1076 (2007)
Li, S. H.; Schneider, B.; Gershenzon, J.: Microchemical analysis of laser-microdissected stone cells of Norway spruce by cryogenic nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Planta 225 (3), pp. 771 - 779 (2007)
Phillips, M.; Walter, M. H.; Ralph, S.; Dabrowska, P.; Luck, K.; Urós, E. M.; Boland, W.; Strack, D.; Rodríguez-Concepción, M.; Bohlmann, J.et al.; Gershenzon, J.: Functional identification and differential expression of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase and other MEP pathway genes in induced terpenoid resin formation of Norway spruce (Picea abies). Plant Molecular Biology 65 (3), pp. 243 - 257 (2007)
The natural product chemist and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has been elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences.
As the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, we are fully committed to the principle of scientific freedom as enshrined in Article 5 of the German Basic Law and recognized worldwide as a fundamental human right.
The award recognizes her outstanding research in the chemistry and biochemistry of plant natural products, with particular emphasis on the detailed elucidation of metabolic pathways and the engineering of novel pathways and compounds for biomedical applications.
The doctoral researcher from the Department of Insect Symbiosis gave an excellent talk about the temporal and spatial dynamics of symbiont lineages in a grain pest beetle.
At the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE), currently taking place in Prague, Jonathan Gershenzon, Managing Director of our Institute and Head of the Department of Biochemistry, was awarded the Society's Silver Medal.
Jonathan Gershenzon, Head of the Department of Biochemistry, has been elected to membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This prestigious honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to the life sciences.
After the IMPRS symposium on April 17-18, 2024, Marion Lemoine, Ronja Krüsemer, Johannes Körnig and Iulia Barutia received the presentation awards for the best talks and posters.
Wir laden am 25. April 2024 wieder alle interessierten Schülerinnen und Schüler ab der 8. Klasse ein, am Forsche Schüler Tag einen Blick in unsere Forschungslabore zu werfen und selbst Wissenschaft „auszuprobieren“.