Publications of Tobias Köllner

Garms, S.; Chen, F.; Boland, W.; Gershenzon, J.; Köllner, T.: A single amino acid determines the site of deprotonation in the active center of sesquiterpene synthases SbTPS1 and SbTPS2 from Sorghum bicolor. Phytochemistry 75, pp. 6 - 13 (2012)

Irmisch, S.; Krause, S. T.; Kunert, G.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.; Köllner, T.: The organ-specific expression of terpene synthase genes contributes to the terpene hydrocarbon composition of chamomile essential oils. BMC Plant Biology 12, 84 (2012)

Lenk, C.; Köllner, T.; Erb, M.; Degenhardt, J.: Two enzymes responsible for the formation of herbivore-induced volatiles of maize, the methyltransferase AAMT1 and the terpene synthase TPS23, are regulated by a similar signal transduction pathway. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 144 (1), pp. 86 - 92 (2012)

Robert, C.; Veyrat, N.; Glauser, G.; Marti, G.; Doyen, G.; Villard, N.; Gaillard, M.; Köllner, T.; Giron, D.; Body, M. et al.; Babst, B.; Ferrieri, R.; Turlings, T.; Erb, M.: A specialist root herbivore exploits defensive metabolites to locate nutritious tissues. Ecology Letters 15 (1), pp. 55 - 64 (2012)

Zhuang, X.; Köllner, T.; Zhao, N.; Li, G.; Jiang, Y.; Zhu, L.; Ma, J.; Degenhardt, J.; Chen, F.: Dynamic evolution of herbivore-induced sesquiterpene biosynthesis in Sorghum and related grass crops. The Plant Journal 69 (1), pp. 70 - 80 (2012)

Danner, H.; Boeckler, A.; Irmisch, S.; Yuan, J. S.; Chen, F.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.; Köllner, T.: Four terpene synthases produce major compounds of the gypsy moth feeding-induced volatile blend of Populus trichocarpa. Phytochemistry 72 (9), pp. 897 - 908 (2011)

Erb, M.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Zwahlen, C.; Hibbard, B.; Turlings, T.: The role of abscisic acid and water stress in root herbivore-induced leaf resistance. New Phytologist 189 (1), pp. 308 - 320 (2011)

Garms, S.; Köllner, T. G.; Boland, W.: A multiproduct terpene synthase from Medicago truncatula generates cadalane sesquiterpenes via two different mechanisms. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 75 (16), pp. 5590 - 5600 (2010)

Keszei, A.; Brubaker, C. L.; Carter, R.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Foley, W. J.: Functional and evolutionary relationships between terpene synthases from Australian Myrtaceae. Phytochemistry 71 (8-9), pp. 844 - 852 (2010)

Köllner, T.; Lenk, C.; Zhao, N.; Seidl-Adams, N.; Gershenzon, J.; Chen, F.; Degenhardt, J.: Herbivore-inducted SABATH methyltransferases of maize that methylate anthranilic acid using S-adenosyl-L-methionine. Plant Physiology 153 (4), pp. 1795 - 1807 (2010)

Padovan, A.; Keszei, A.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Foley, W. J.: The molecular basis of host plant selection in Melaleuca quinquenervia by a successful biological control agent. Phytochemistry 71 (11-12), pp. 1237 - 1244 (2010)

Pandit, S. S.; Kulkarni, R. S.; Giri, A. P.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Gupta, V. S.: Expression profiling of various genes during the fruit development and ripening of mango. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 48 (6), pp. 426 - 433 (2010)

Chen, F.; Al-Ahmad, H.; Joyce, B.; Zhao, N.; Köllner, T. G.; Degenhardt, J.; Stewart Jr., C.N.: Within-plant distribution and emission of sesquiterpenes from Copaifera officinalis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 47 (11-12), pp. 1017 - 1023 (2009)

Degenhardt, J.; Hiltpold, I.; Köllner, T.; Frey, M.; Gierl, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Hibbard, B. E.; Ellersieck, M. R.; Turlings, T. C.J.: Restoring a maize root signal that attracts insect-killing nematodes to control a major pest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106 (32), pp. 13213 - 13218 (2009)

Degenhardt, J.; Köllner, T. G.; Gershenzon, J.: Monoterpene and sesquiterpene synthases and the origin of terpene skeletal diversity in plants. Phytochemistry 70 (15-16), pp. 1621 - 1637 (2009)

Köllner, T. G.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: Molecular and biochemical evolution of maize terpene synthase 10, an enzyme of indirect defense. Phytochemistry 70 (9), pp. 1139 - 1145 (2009)

Pandit, S.S.; Kulkarni, R.S.; Chidley, H.G.; Giri, A.P.; Pujari, K.H.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Gupta, V.S.: Changes in volatile composition during fruit development and ripening of 'Alphonso' mango. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 89 (12), pp. 2071 - 2081 (2009)

Herde, M.; Gärtner, K.; Köllner, T.; Fode, B.; Boland, W.; Gershenzon, J.; Gatz, C.; Tholl, D.: Identification and regulation of TPS04/GES, an Arabidopsis geranyllinalool synthase catalyzing the first step in the formation of the insect-induced volatile C16-homoterpene TMTT. The Plant Cell 20 (4), pp. 1152 - 1168 (2008)

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)