Publications of John D'Auria

Docimo, T.; Davis, A. J.; Luck, K.; Fellenberg, C.; Reichelt, M.; Phillips, M.; Gershenzon, J.; D'Auria, J.: Influence of medium and elicitors on the production of cocaine, amino acids and phytohormones by Erythroxylum coca calli. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 120, pp. 1061 - 1075 (2015)

Schmidt, G.; Jirschitzka, J.; Porta, T.; Reichelt, M.; Luck, K.; Pardo-Torre, J.; Dolke, F.; Varesio, E.; Hopfgartner, G.; Gershenzon, J. et al.; D'Auria, J.: The last step in cocaine biosynthesis is catalyzed by a BAHD acyltransferase. Plant Physiology 16 (1), pp. 89 - 101 (2015)

Docimo, T.; Schmidt, G.; Luck, K.; Delaney, S. K.; D'Auria, J.: Selection and validation of reference genes for quantitative gene expression studies in Erythroxylum coca. F1000Research 2, 37 (2013)

Jirschitzka, J.; Mattern, D. J.; Gershenzon, J.; D'Auria, J.: Learning from nature: new approaches to the metabolic engineering of plant defense pathways. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 24 (2), pp. 320 - 328 (2013)

Pardo-Torre, J.; Schmidt, G.; Paetz, C.; Reichelt, M.; Schneider, B.; Gershenzon, J.; D'Auria, J.: The biosynthesis of hydroxycinnamoyl quinate esters and their role in the storage of cocaine in Erythroxylum coca. Phytochemistry 91, pp. 177 - 186 (2013)

Docimo, T.; Reichelt, M.; Schneider, B.; Kai, M.; Kunert, G.; Gershenzon, J.; D'Auria, J.: The first step in the biosynthesis of cocaine in Erythroxylum coca: the characterization of arginine and ornithine decarboxylases. Plant Molecular Biology 78 (6), pp. 599 - 615 (2012)

Jirschitzka, J.; Schmidt, G.; Reichelt, M.; Schneider, B.; Gershenzon, J.; D'Auria, J.: Plant tropane alkaloid biosynthesis evolved independently in the Solanaceae and Erythroxylaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109 (26), pp. 10304 - 10309 (2012)

Klempien, A.; Kaminaga, Y.; Qualley, A.; Nagegowda, D. A.; Widhalm, J. R.; Orlova, I.; Shasany, A. K.; Taguchi, G.; Kish, C. M.; Cooper, B. R. et al.; D'Auria, J.; Rhodes, D.; Pichersky, E.; Dudareva, N.: Contribution of CoA ligases to benzenoid biosynthesis in Petunia flowers. The Plant Cell 24 (5), pp. 2015 - 2030 (2012)

Phillips, M.A.; D'Auria, J.; Luck, K.; Gershenzon, J.: Evaluation of candidate reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR of plant samples using purified cDNA as template. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 27 (3), pp. 407 - 416 (2009)

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)

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)

D'Auria, J.; Reichelt, M.; Luck, K.; Svatoš, A.; Gershenzon, J.: Identification and characterisation of the BAHD acyltransferase malonyl CoA: Anthocyanidin 5-O-glucoside-6''-O-malonyltransferase (At5MAT) in Arabidopsis thaliana. FEBS Letters 581 (5), pp. 872 - 878 (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)

D'Auria, J.: Acyltransferases in plants: a good time to be BAHD. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 9 (3), pp. 331 - 340 (2006)

D'Auria, J.; Gershenzon, J.: The secondary metabolism of Arabidopsis thaliana: growing like a weed. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 8 (3), pp. 308 - 316 (2005)

Chen, F.; D'Auria, J.; Tholl, D.; Ross, J. R.; Gershenzon, J.; Noel, J. P.; Pichersky, E.: An Arabidopsis thaliana gene for methylsalicylate biosynthesis, identified by a biochemical genomics approach, has a role in defense. The Plant Journal 36 (5), pp. 577 - 588 (2003)

Chen, F.; Tholl, D.; D'Auria, J.; Farooq, A.; Pichersky, E.; Gershenzon, J.: Biosynthesis and emission of terpenoid volatiles from Arabidopsis flowers. The Plant Cell 15 (2), pp. 481 - 494 (2003)

Jirschitzka, J.; Dolke, F.; D'Auria, J.: Increasing the pace of new discoveries in Tropane alkaloid biosynthesis. In: Advances in Botanical Research: New light on alkaloid biosynthesis and future prospects, Vol. 68, pp. 39 - 72 (Ed. Giglioli-Guivarc'h, N.). Elsevier, Amsterdam, Boston, Heidelberg, London et al. (2013)