Publications of Axel Schmidt

Cappellari, L. d. R.; Santoro, M. V.; Schmidt, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Banchio, E.: Induction of essential oil production in Mentha x piperita by plant growth promoting bacteria was correlated with an increase in jasmonate and salicylate levels and a higher density of glandular trichomes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 141, pp. 142 - 153 (2019)

Lackus, N.; Petersen, N.; Nagel, R.; Schmidt, A.; Irmisch, S.; Gershenzon, J.; Köllner, T. G.: Identification and characterization of trans-isopentenyl diphosphate synthases involved in herbivory-induced volatile terpene formation in Populus trichocarpa. Molecules 24 (13), 2408 (2019)

Günther, J.; Lackus, N.; Schmidt, A.; Huber, M.; Stödtler, H.-J.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Köllner, T. G.: Separate pathways contribute to the herbivore-induced formation of 2-phenylethanol in poplar. Plant Physiology 180 (2), pp. 767 - 782 (2019)

Vadassery, J.; Ballhorn, D. J.; Fleming, S. R.; Mazars, C.; Pandey, S. P.; Schmidt, A.; Schuman, M. C.; Yeh, K.-W.; Yilamujiang, A.; Mithöfer, A.: Neomycin: an effective inhibitor of jasmonate-induced reactions in plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 38 (2), pp. 713 - 722 (2019)

Hammerbacher, A.; Kandasamy, D.; Ullah, C.; Schmidt, A.; Wright, L.; Gershenzon, J.: Flavanone-3-hydroxylase plays an important role in the biosynthesis of spruce phenolic defenses against bark beetles and their fungal associates. Frontiers in Plant Science 10, 208 (2019)

Nagel, R.; Schmidt, A.; Peters, R. J.: Isoprenyl diphosphate synthases: the chain length determining step in terpene biosynthesis. Planta 249 (1), pp. 9 - 20 (2019)

Ullah, C.; Unsicker, S.; Fellenberg, C.; Constabel, C. P.; Schmidt, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Hammerbacher, A.: Flavan-3-ols are an effective chemical defense against rust infection. Plant Physiology 175 (4), pp. 1560 - 1578 (2017)

Berasategui, A.; Salem, H.; Paetz, C.; Santoro, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Schmidt, A.: Gut microbiota of the pine weevil degrades conifer diterpenes and increases insect fitness. Molecular Ecology 26 (15), pp. 4099 - 4110 (2017)

Berasategui, A.; Axelsson, K.; Nordlander, G.; Schmidt, A.; Borg-Karlson, A.-K.; Gershenzon, J.; Terenius, O.; Kaltenpoth, M.: The gut microbiota of the pine weevil is similar across Europe and resembles that of other conifer-feeding beetles. Molecular Ecology 25 (16), pp. 4014 - 4031 (2016)

Liu, Y.; Luo, S.-H.; Schmidt, A.; Wang, G.-D.; Sun, G.-L.; Grant, M.; Kuang, C.; Yang, M.-J.; Jing, S.-X.; Li, C.-H. et al.; Schneider, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Li, S.-H.: A geranylfarnesyl diphosphate synthase provides the precursor for sesterterpenoid (C25) formation in the glandular trichomes of the mint Leucosceptrum canum. The Plant Cell 28 (3), pp. 804 - 822 (2016)

Nagel, R.; Bernholz, C.; Vranová, E.; Košuth, J.; Bergau, N.; Ludwig, S.; Wessjohann, L.; Gershenzon, J.; Tissier, A.; Schmidt, A.: Arabidopsis thaliana isoprenyl diphosphate synthases produce the C₂₅ intermediate, geranylfarnesyl diphosphate. The Plant Journal 84 (5), pp. 847 - 859 (2015)

Kollberg, I.; Bylund, H.; Jonsson, T.; Schmidt, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Björkman, C.: Temperature affects insect outbreak risk through tritrophic interactions mediated by plant secondary compounds. Ecosphere 6 (6), 102 (2015)

Irmisch, S.; Clavijo McCormick, A. L.; Günther, J.; Schmidt, A.; Boeckler, G. A.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.; Köllner, T.: Herbivore-induced poplar cytochrome P450 enzymes of the CYP71 family convert aldoximes to nitriles which repel a generalist caterpillar. The Plant Journal 80 (6), pp. 1095 - 1107 (2014)

Hammerbacher, A.; Paetz, C.; Wright, L.; Fischer, T. C.; Bohlmann, J.; Davis, A. J.; Fenning, T. M.; Gershenzon, J.; Schmidt, A.: Flavan-3-ols in Norway spruce: Biosynthesis, accumulation and function in response to attack by the bark beetle-associated fungus Ceratocystis polonica. Plant Physiology 164 (4), pp. 2107 - 2122 (2014)

Nagel, R.; Berasategui, A.; Paetz, C.; Gershenzon, J.; Schmidt, A.: Overexpression of an isoprenyl diphosphate synthase in spruce leads to unexpected terpene diversion products that function in plant defense. Plant Physiology 164 (2), pp. 555 - 569 (2014)

Schuman, M. C.; Palmer-Young, E. C.; Schmidt, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Baldwin, I. T.: Ectopic TPS expression enhances sesquiterpene emission in Nicotiana attenuata without altering defense or development of transgenic plants or neighbors. Plant Physiology 166 (2), pp. 779 - 797 (2014)

Kulkarni, R.; Pandit, S. S.; Chidley, H.; Nagel, R.; Schmidt, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Pujari, K.; Giri, A.; Gupta, V.: Characterization of three novel isoprenyl diphosphate synthases from the terpenoid rich mango fruit. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 71, pp. 121 - 131 (2013)

Hammerbacher, A.; Schmidt, A.; Wadke, N.; Wright, L.; Schneider, B.; Bohlmann, J.; Brand, W.; Fenning, T. M.; Gershenzon, J.; Paetz, C.: A common fungal associate of the spruce bark beetle metabolizes the stilbene defenses of Norway spruce. Plant Physiology 162, pp. 1324 - 1336 (2013)

Frick, S.; Nagel, R.; Schmidt, A.; Bodemann, R.; Rahfeld, P.; Pauls, G.; Brandt, W.; Gershenzon, J.; Boland, W.; Burse, A.: Metal ions control product specificity of isoprenyl diphosphate synthases in the insect terpenoid pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110 (11), pp. 4194 - 4199 (2013)

Irmisch, S.; Clavijo McCormick, A. L.; Boeckler, A.; Schmidt, A.; Reichelt, M.; Schneider, B.; Block, K.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S. et al.; Köllner, T.: Two herbivore-induced cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP79D6 and CYP79D7 catalyze the formation of volatile aldoximes involved in poplar defense. The Plant Cell 25 (11), pp. 4737 - 4754 (2013)