News from the Center for Plant Genome Engineering
Our latest publications:
Vollmer SK, M Stetter, G Hensel: First successful targeted mutagenesis using CRISPR/Cas9 in stably transformed amaranth tissue. Plant Biotechnology Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70590
Helmsorig G, EB Haraldsson, T Lan, T Rütjes, P Westhoff, K Weber, J Kumlehn, G Hensel, R Simon, M von Korff: FLOWERING LOCUS T1 is a pleiotropic regulator of reproductive development, plant longevity, and source-sink relations in barley. Plant Physiology, https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiag015
Korek M, W Buchcik, B Chmielewska, A Daszkowska-Golec, I Fontana, M Melzer, G Hensel, J Kumlehn, PB Brewer, GR Uhrig, M Marzec: The cost of survival: mutation in a barley strigolactone repressor HvD53A impairs photosynthesis but increases drought tolerance. Plant and Cell Physiology, https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcaf095
Hänsel F, G Hensel: Evolutionary clues unlock CoQ10 biofortification. Trends in Plant Science, 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.08.010
Weiß LS, M Bradai, C Bartram, M Heilmann, J Mergner, B Kuster, G Hensel, J Kumlehn, S Engelhardt, I Heilmann, and R Hückelhoven: Barley resistance and susceptibility to fungal cell entry involve the interplay of ROP signaling with phosphatidylinositol-monophosphates. Plant Journal, 123: e70356. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70356
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