Publications of the Institute

Aragón, M.; Spyridis, H.; Mostard, P.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Dicke, M.; Kloth, K. J.: Jasmonic and salicylic acid pathways shape the rhizosphere microbiome, affecting aphid herbivory and soil-mediated insect-plant interactions in a density-dependent manner. Plant and Cell Physiology (accepted)

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)

Boudinot, B. E.; Bock, B. L.; Tröger, D.; Weingardt, M.; Hammel, J. U.; Grabe, V.; Solórzano-Kraemer, M. M.; Jandausch, K.; Oberski, J. T.; Schmuck, T.: Discovery of Goethe’s amber ant: its phylogenetic and evolutionary implications. Scientific Reports 16, 2880 (2026)

Brandes, J.; Halitschke, R.; Fischer, K.; Baldwin, I. T.; Franken, P.: Genetic and environmental regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal responsiveness in petunia: Implications for breeding and trait selection. Plant Biology (2026)

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)

Chang, L.; Xu, Z.; Deng, P.; Zhang, N.; He, T.; Liu, X.; He, W.; Zheng, A.; Hu, W.; Pan, M. et al.; Li, W.; Halitschke, R.; Li, R.; Fan, M.; Baldwin, I. T.; Zhang, Y.; Li, D.: Complete biosynthesis of nicotine. Cell 189, pp. 1 - 14 (2026)

Christensen, S.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Vogel, H.; Vannette, R. L.: Streptomyces anthophorae sp. nov. and Streptomyces nidicola sp. nov., novel actinobacteria isolated from a solitary bee. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 76 (1), 007029 (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)

Feng, H.-C.; Tan, C.-L.; Zheng, X.-M.; Yu, X.; Gershenzon, J.; Li, S.-H.; Liu, Y.: Engineering phototrophic cyanobacteria as a robust platform for production of plant-derived bioactive terpenoids. Chemical Engineering Journal 529, 172487 (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)

Galvis-Cano, Y. A.; Álvarez-Gómez, J.; Castro, G. R.; Aceves-Aparicio, A.; Robledo-Ospina, L. E.; García, L. F.: Natural diet, trophic niche and prey selectivity of a euryphagous bark predator, Neotama mexicana (Araneae: Hersiliidae), in a semi-urban forest of Caldas, Colombia. Food Webs 46, e00438 (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. Nature Communications 17, 3153 (2026)

Hao, L. K.; Batyrshina, Z.; Goldstein, Y.; Mishra, A.; Köllner, T. G.; Yaakov, B.; Tzin, V.: Dual role of benzoxazinoids in plant response to combined drought stress and aphid feeding. Plant Biology 28 (1), pp. 45 - 57 (2026)

Javal, M.; Lehmann, P.; Bierman, A.; Koštál, V.; Moos, M.; Smit, C.; Vogel, H.; Conlong, D. E.; Terblanche, J. S.: Integrative-omics approaches reveal mechanisms of combined heat stress and extreme hypoxia tolerance in a Cerambycid beetle larva. The Journal of Experimental Biology 229 (6), jeb251552 (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)

Katsuma, S.; Matsuda-Imai, N.; Muro, T.; Yoda, M.; Kawaoka, S.; Kiuchi, T.: Identification of two Wolbachia genes with cell proliferation-inhibitory activity in Ostrinia cultured cells. mBio (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)