Publications with IMPRS doctoral researchers

Baños Quintana, A. P.; Simao Pinto de Carvalho, A.; Kaltenpoth, M.: Symbiotic organs in insects – diversity, functional implications, and terminology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences (accepted)

Calderini, O.; Kamileen, M. O.; Nakamura, Y.; Heinicke, S.; Alam, R. M.; Hong, B.; Jiang, Y.; Gutierrez-Vences, A.; Alagna, F.; Paolocci, F. et al.; Valeri, M. C.; Franco, E.; Mousavi, S.; Mariotti, R.; Caputi, L.; O’Connor, S. E.; Rodriguez-Lopez, C. E.: Comparative transcriptomic and co-expression analyses enable the discovery of key enzymes responsible for oleuropein biosynthesis in olive (Olea europaea). Plant Communications (accepted)

Carr, S. C.; McDonald, A.; Langley, C.; Grabe, V.; Gase, K.; O’Connor, S. E.: Protein-protein interactions modulate a key branch point in monoterpene indole alkaloid biosynthesis. ACS Chemical Biology 21 (1), pp. 8 - 13 (2026)

Datta, M.; Luck, K.; Wu, S.; Chen, F.; Ulrich, Y.; O’Connor, S. E.; Köllner, T. G.: Independent evolution of geraniol-8-hydroxylase activity involved in iridoid formation in the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 186, 104441 (2026)

Florean, M.; Schultz, H.; Grabe, V.; Luck, K.; O’Connor, S. E.; Köllner, T. G.: A pseudoenzyme enables indole biosynthesis in eudicot plants. Nature Chemical Biology 22, pp. 120 - 127 (2026)

Fruitet, E.; de Fouchier, A.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Multiple CRISPR/Cas9 modifications of an esterase reveal its role in influencing acetate esters in the pheromone blend of a moth. Insect Molecular Biology 35 (2), pp. 166 - 176 (2026)

Gong, H.; Ziolkowska, Z.; Khallaf, M. A.; Pop, S.; Ayrton, O.; Cano-Ferrer, X.; MacRae, J.; Knaden, M.; Arguello, R.; Prieto-Godino, L. L.: Natural statistics of host odours predict species-specific olfactory behaviours in Drosophilids. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (accepted)

Ismaieel, A. R.; Stieber, R.; Hansson, B. S.; Bisch-Knaden, S.: Hawkmoths can smell with grooming organs on their legs. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 212, pp. 197 - 209 (2026)

Jiang, N.-J.; Bhat, B. A.; Briceño Aguilar, E.; Lehmann, A.; Ulrich, Y.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Oxidizing pollutants can disrupt nestmate recognition in ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (6), e2520139123 (2026)

Kimbadi Lombe, B.; Zhou, T.; Kang, G.; Wood, J. C.; Hamilton, J. P.; Gase, K.; Nakamura, Y.; Alam, R. M.; Dirks, R. P.; Caputi, L. et al.; Buell, C. R.; O’Connor, S. E.: Biosynthesis of Cinchona alkaloids. Nature (2026)

Körnig, J.; Beneš, V.; Manthey, C.; Reichelt, M.; Kunert, G.; Paetz, C.; Kutzschbach, J.; Lampe, P.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Beran, F.: Glucosinolate hydrolysis products suppress entomopathogenic nematodes in vitro but do not protect sequestering flea beetle larvae in vivo. Pest Management Science 82 (4), pp. 3603 - 3612 (2026)

Krause, T.; Kshatriya, K.; Zhang, J.; Rohwer, J. M.; Gershenzon, J.; Schmidt, A.: Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase exerts limited control over terpenoid biosynthesis in two woody plant species. Plant Physiology, kiag225 (2026)

Krüsemer, R.; Simao Pinto de Carvalho, A.; Keller, J.; Vogel, H.; Dale, C.; Engl, T.; Kaltenpoth, M.: Experimental Sodalis infection eliminates ancient insect symbiont. Nature Communications 17, 3153 (2026)

Kshatriya, K.; Paetz, C.; Gershenzon, J.; Schmidt, A.: Temporal metabolomics reveals additional diterpene resin acid metabolites in Pseudomonas abietaniphila. ACS Omega 11 (13), pp. 21190 - 21199 (2026)

Li, C.; Czyż, E. A.; Schmid, B.; Ray, R.; Halitschke, R.; Baldwin, I. T.; Schaepman, M. E.; Schuman, M. C.: Genome-wide associations of leaf spectral variation in MAGIC lines of Nicotiana attenuata. Ecology 107 (4), e70366 (2026)

Matarrita-Carranza, B.; Weiss, B.; Sandoval-Calderón, M.; Koehler, S.; Engl, T.; Kaltenpoth, M.: Defensive symbionts of the European beewolf face competition from brood cell microbiota during vertical transmission. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 102 (4), fiag024 (2026)

Medina-van Berkum, P.; Albracht, C.; Bröcher, M.; Solbach, M. D.; Stein, G.; Bonkowski, M.; Buscot, F.; Heintz-Buschart, A.; Ebeling, A.; Eisenhauer, N. et al.; El-Madany, T. S.; Huang, Y.; Kuebler, K.; Meyer, S. T.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: Plant diversity influences plant volatile emission with varying effects at the species and community levels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (3), e2518326123 (2026)

Nguyen, L. M. N.; Chronopoulou, E. L.; Escaliante, G. A. S.; Valenta, K.; Nevo, O.: Unlocking fruit dimensions: Quantification of functional traits driving plant–frugivore interactions. Applications in Plant Sciences 14 (1), e70036 (2026)

Nick, A.; Schellenberg, R.; Athanassiou, C. G.; Adler, C.; Engl, T.: The stored product beetles Lasioderma serricorne and Stegobium paniceum are associated with a flexible and hidden diversity of Symbiotaphrina symbionts. Scientific Reports 16, 1294 (2026)

O'Niel, R. A.; Azizah, M.; Pohnert, G.; Vallet, M.: The parasite Parvilucifera infectans kills the harmful alga Alexandrium minutum under different salinities and disrupts PSP toxin production. Harmful Algae 154, 103091 (2026)