Current Scientific Publications of the MPIPZ
2026
Albert, V. A., Ávila Robledillo, L., Fleck, S. J., Guo, Y., Kanamori, S., Kirshner, J., Marques, A., & Fukushima, K. (2026). Complexity and innovation in carnivorous plant genomes. Trends in Genetics. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2026.01.015.
Burns, R., Glushkevich, A., Kulkarni, A., Kolesnikova, U. K., Kolar, F., Scott, A. D., & Novikova, P. Y. (2026). Diploid origins and early genome stabilization in the allotetraploid Arabidopsis suecica. New Phytologist, 249(1), 524-538. doi:10.1111/nph.70689. 
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Cammarata, J., Strauß, S., Lane, B., Kelly-Bellow, R., Mancini, L., Vernoux, T., Coudert, Y., Roeder, A. H. K., & Smith, R. S. (2026). Spiral phyllotaxis in the moss Physcomitrium patens emerges from simple division rules of the apical cell. Current Biolog,36(5), 1180-1189, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2026.01.059. open access
Capparotto, A., Chesneau, G., Tondello, A., Orellana, E., Stevanato, P., Bonato, T., Squartini, A., Hacquard, S., & Giovannetti, M. (2026). Plant phenotypic differentiation outweighs genetic variation in shaping the lettuce leaf microbiota. Environmental Microbiome 21(1): 35. doi:10.1186/s40793-026-00850-6. open access
Cerise, M., Casanova Ferrer, P., Coupland, G. (2026). Plasticity of the Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem during floral transition. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 91: 102878. doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2026.102878. open access
Coupland, G. (2026). Floral induction in response to environmental cues: extending a century of progress. Planta, 263(6): 151. doi:10.1007/s00425-026-05018-7. open access
Dent, C. I., Baus, L. C., Tusso, S., Dehmer, K. J., Hutten, R. C. B., van Eck, H. J., & Schneeberger, K. (2026). Tracing modern breeding introgressions in European potato. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 139(3): 73. doi:10.1007/s00122-025-05143-z. open access
Elfarargi, A. F., Gilbault, E., Doering, N., Dinis, H., Weber, A. P. M., Loudet, O., & Hancock, A. M. (2026). Dissecting the genetic basis of drought escape across multiple traits in colonizing Arabidopsis thaliana lineages. New Phytologist, 251(1), 537-554. doi:10.1111/nph.71201. open access
Elkatmis, B., Tuerksoy, G. M., Rodríguez, E., Rahmoune, B., Koprivova, A., & Kopriva, S. (2026). Sulfur as a Central Integrator of Plant-Microbe Interactions: From Nutrient Cycling to Immune Signalling and Microbiome Assembly. Journal of Experimental Botany, erag186. doi:10.1093/jxb/erag186. open access
Eng, R. C.; Emonet, A.; Neumann, U.; Pauly, M.; Hay, A. (2026) CESA7 and microtubules pattern complex secondary cell walls in explosive fruit of Cardamine hirsuta, The Plant Cell 38: koag062, doi: 10.1093/plcell/koag062. open access
Fu, L., Cui, W., Chen, Y., Wu, D., & Sun, H.-Q. (2026). Biased multi-view contrastive learning with attentive masking for spatial transcriptomic analysis. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 27(3): bbag215. doi:10.1093/bib/bbag215. open access
Gao, H., Ding, N., Wu, Y., & Coupland, G. (2023). FT florigen proteins in photoperiodic signaling: Conservation and diversity in their regulation, structure, and function. Molecular Plant, 19(5), 964-986. doi:10.1016/j.molp.2026.03.002. open access
Jobe, T. O., Litholdo Jr, C. G., Stolze, S. C., Stephan, L., Westermann, J., Harzen, A., Hulskamp, M., Nakagami, H., & Boisson-Dernier, A. (2026). Multiomics analyses of mutants for Marchantia polymorpha FERONIA and MARIS reveal a link between cell wall integrity and abscisic acid responses. Plant and Cell Physiology, pcag015. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcag015. open access
Kramml, H. M., Herpell, J., Priemer, C., Wessely, Z., Schindler, F., Berger, A., Kellner, M., Plott, S., Dohovits, A., Schmidt, T., Kerpan, P., Afjehi-Sadat, L., Chaturvedi, P., Ghatak, A., Brenner, M., Pierides, I., Fragner, L., Temsch, E. M., Trevisan, F., Ibrahim, M., Fromwald, F., Bellaire, A., Simakov, O., Huber, W., Luttge, U., Paun, O., Wicke, S., Weiss-Schneeweiss, H., Bachmann, G., & Weckwerth, W. (2026). Clusia genomes shed light on the evolution and diversity of crassulacean acid metabolism physiotypes. Nature Communications, 17(1): 3937. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71958-z. open access
Kuhl, M., Wu, P.-Y., Shrestha, A., Engelhorn, J., Mukherjee, S., Hartwig, T., & Stich, B. (2026). Methylome differences among barley inbreds and their association with genomic, transcriptomic, and phenotypic variation. Journal of Experimental Botany 77(2):411-430, doi:10.1093/jxb/eraf422. open access
Lee, Y. J., Zhang, D., Stolze, S. C., Saridis, G., Ebert, M. K., Nakagami, H., & Doehlemann, G. (2026). Ustilago maydis disrupts carbohydrate signaling networks to induce hypertrophy in host cells. Nature Communications, 17(1): 1990. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-69532-8. open access
Luna, G., Costa, L., Pezzini, F. F., Karimi, N., Strijk, J. S., Carvalho-Sobrinho, J., Colli-Silva, M., Marques, A., & Souza, G. (2026). How much can reticulate evolution entangle plant systematics? Revisiting subfamilial classification of the Malvatheca clade (Malvaceae) on the basis of phylogenomics. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16: 1717745. doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1717745. open access
Mendler M, Krause K, Zündorf S, Sannak P, Tänzler P, Stolze S, Nakagami H, Turck F. Epigenetic gene regulation is controlled by distinct regulatory complexes utilizing specialized paralogs of TELOMERE REPEAT BINDING FACTORS. PLoS Genetics 2026 Apr 21; 22(4) e1012114, doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012114. open access
Neto, C., Theeuwen, T. J. M., Flood, P. J., Unger, P., Goektay, M., Aarts, M. G. M., & Hancock, A. M. (2026). Uncovering adaptation with a new Arabidopsis thaliana multiparent intercross population. Genetics, 232(2): iyaf227. doi:10.1093/genetics/iyaf227. open access
Ntoanidou, S., Paloukopoulou, C., Bazakos, C., Patelou, E., Chintiroglou, P.-I., Kanioura, A., Gklavakis, E., Karioti, A., Kostas, S., & Kanellis, A. K. (2026). Integrated genetic and -omics analyses revealed Salvia officinalis genotypes high in carnosic acid content linked to distinct genetic backgrounds. Industrial Crops and Products, 245: 123336. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.123336. open access
Oliveri, H., Cozzolino, E. & Goriely, A. (2026) A multiscale theory for network advection- reaction-diffusion. J. Math. Biol. 92, 65, doi: 10.1007/s00285-026-02386-2. open access
Parker, J. E.; Wang, J.: A fellowship of the rings in plant defence (2026). Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00494-z
Parween, S., Nagarajan, A. P., Alghamdi, A. K., Eida, A. A., Lafi, F. F., Albanna, L., Salem, N., Abu-Irmaileh, B., Pirzada, Z. A., Siddique, S., Garrido-Oter, R., Schulze-Lefert, P., Saad, M. M., & Hirt, H. (2026). Desert Plant Endophyte Genome Database: a curated repository of endophytic bacterial genomes across arid ecosystems. DATABASE-the journal of biological databases and curation, 2026: baag020. doi:10.1093/database/baag020. open access
Peleke, F. F., Zumkeller, S. M., Schirmer, D., Schmitz, G., Hartwig, T., Engelhorn, J., Weizel, S., Schmitt, A. O., Jores, T., & Szymanski, J. (2026). Genome-wide modelling of plant transcription factor binding captures regulatory variants associated with phenotypic traits. Nature Communications, 17(1): 4913. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73634-8. open access
Prior, M. J., Weidauer, D., Locci, F., Liao, J.-Y., Kuwata, K., Deng, C., Ye, H. B., Cai, Q., Bezrutczyk, M., Zhao, C., Jonikas, M. C., Pilot, G., Jin, H., Parker, J. E., Frommer, W. B., & Kim, J.-Y. (2026). The Arabidopsis neutral amino acid transporter UmamiT20 confers Botrytis cinerea susceptibility. Journal of Experimental Botany 77(4) 1003-1012. doi:10.1093/jxb/eraf496. open access
Punt, W., Kraege, A., Metzger, S., Schmitz, N., Zhu, J., Hacquard, S., Bonkowski, M., Snelders, N. C., & Thomma, B. P. H. J. (2026). Differential contributions of an antimicrobial effector from Verticillium dahliae to virulence and tomato microbiota assembly across natural soils. Microbiome, 14(1): 111. doi:10.1186/s40168-026-02376-y. open access
Rahnamae, N., Metzger, L., Hoerdemann, L., Korfmann, K., Khan, A. S., Oezoglan, Y., Dent, C. I., Amar, S., Wijfjes, R. Y., Ali, T., Schmitz, G., Stich, B., Tellier, A., & de Meaux, J. (2026). Contemporary hybridization among Arabis floodplain species creates opportunities for adaptation. New Phytologist, 249, 1542-1557. doi:10.1111/nph.70779. open access
Ritter, K., Gaugler, V., Stolze, S. C., Ghosh, R., Jayamon, A., Yadav, R., Wollensack, F., Laha, D., Nakagami, H., Schaaf, G., G., & Jessen, H. J. (2026). Affinity-Based Interactome Mapping of Inositol Pyrophosphates Reveals 4/6-PP-InsP5-Binding Proteins in Plants. Advanced Science, 13(26): e24290. doi:10.1002/advs.202524290. open access
Salinas Gamboa, R., Fernandes, J. B., Lian, Q., Singh, D. K., Durand, S., Sahu, D., Capilla-Perez, L., Lopez, H., Kalde, A., & Mercier, R. (2026). The deSUMOylase SPF2 and the cohesin regulators SGO2 and CTF18 suppress crossovers near centromeres. Nature Plants, doi: 10.1038/s41477-026-02329-1. open access
Sashidhar, N. and Coupland, G. (2026) In perennial Arabis alpina, CONSTANS and FLOWERING LOCUS T have common and distinct effects on flowering and inflorescence architecture. New Phytologist, doi: 10.1111/nph.70994. open access
Singh, D. K., Mahlandt, A., Durand, S., Jolivet, S., Walkemeier, B., Taochy, C., Solier, V., Derkacheva, M., Siddiqi, I., Cromer, L., & Mercier, R. (2026). Cohesin and its regulation promote monopolar kinetochore orientation at meiosis I in Arabidopsis. Current Biology, 36(8), 1994-2007. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.022. open access
Skodra, C., Michailidis, M., Raptis, P., Giannoutsou, E., Adamakis, I.-D.-S., Kontomina, E.-A., Samiotaki, M., Bazakos, C., Tanou, G., & Molassiotis, A. (2026). Silicon-induced tissue-specific reprogramming of the ripening transition in kiwifruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 232: 113983. doi:10.1016/j.postharvbio.2025.113983. open access
Tergemina, E., Neto, C., Rashid, M. M., Dinis, H., Salt, D. E., & Hancock, A. M. (2026). Convergent evolution increases boron transport through SNPs and tandem duplications at BOR1 and BOR2 in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(13): e2525676123. doi:10.1073/pnas.2525676123. open access
Tian, H., Yang, Z., Lian, Q., Sun, H.-Q., Zhang, X., Liu, S., Li, X., Ban, M., Yu, E., Li, C., Song, C., Chen, Y., Li, L., Fu, Y. F., & Liu, L. (2026). Circadian oscillations in chromatin accessibility systematically orchestrate rhythmic gene transcription in soybean. The Plant Cell, 38(4): koag063. doi:10.1093/plcell/koag063. open access
Titeli, V. S., Michailidis, M., Skodra, C., Dalakouras, A., Samiotaki, M., Tanou, G., Bazakos, C., & Molassiotis, A. (2026). Transcription factors PaWRKY57 and PaNAC29 regulate fruit color and growth during sweet cherry development. Plant Physiology, 200(2): kiaf647. doi:10.1093/plphys/kiaf647. open access
Tremblay, S., & Mercadal Melía, J. (2026). Homology of the dark cells of Paleozoic liverworts with the specialized oil body cells of modern liverworts (Marchantiophyta). New Phytologist. doi:10.1111/nph.71332. open access
Wang Y, Zahn IE, Heidemann B, Fuentes RR, Underwood CJ. (2026) Synthetic Apomeiosis in Tomato via the Mutagenesis of SlSPO11-1, SlREC8, and SlTAM to Engineer Mitosis Instead of Meiosis. Methods Mol Biol. 2987:255-273. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-5001-1_17. open access
Yadav, A. S., Russell, N. J., Hernandez, A. I., Petlewski, A. R., Johnson, A. R., Grinage, A. D., Banuna, B., Guan, C. J., Mahood, E. H., Younkin, G. C., Thomas, H. R., Phillips, H. R., Harline, K., Flasco, M., Miller, M. B., Scinto-Madonich, N. J., Szeluga, N. M., Mendoza, P. N., Formosa-Jordan, P., & Roeder, A. H. K. (2026). Modeling of gene regulatory networks: an annotated glossary. Trends in Plant Science 31(5), 585-607. doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2026.02.003. open access
Yarkhunova-Kreye Y, Hancock AM. (2026) Finding the genetic basis of adaptation: reducing complexity to improve trait mapping. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 19;97:102432. doi: 10.1016/j.gde.2025.102432. open access
Zappone, D., Schroder, P. M., Petrik, I., Dong, X., Schaufele, R., Schneeberger, K., Novak, O., & Schwechheimer, C. (2026). B-GATA factors are required for nitrogen-responsive growth in Physcomitrium patens and Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist, doi:10.1111/nph.70887. open access
Zedek, F., Bures, P., Elliott, T. L., Escudero, M., Lucek, K., & Marques, A. (2026). Chromosome size as a robust predictor of recombination rate: insights from holocentric and monocentric systems. Genetics, iyaf247. doi:10.1093/genetics/iyaf247. open access
Zhou, HR., Doan, D.T.H., Hartwig, T., Turck, F. (2026) Cis-regulatory architecture downstream of FLOWERING LOCUS T underlies quantitative control of flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genome Biology 27, 124, doi: 10.1186/s13059-026-04064-4. open access