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Matthias Fladung

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-InstitutORCID 0000-0001-9301-8581Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 4 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Organism:plant (other)· 5 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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Tobias BrügmanniD· 4 shared Alexander FendeliD· 3 shared Birgit KersteniD· 2 shared Virginia ZahniD· 2 shared Alice-Jeannine SieversiD· 1 shared Aurelie Berard· 1 shared Chen DingiD· 1 shared Christian WehenkeliD· 1 shared

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 23, 2026

A heat-assisted ttLbCas12a workflow incorporating crRNA 3'-tailing enables efficient multiplex biallelic genome editing in hybrid poplar

Virginia Zahn, Alexander Fendel, Matthias Fladung, Tobias Brügmann

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.21.760723

plant (other)CRISPR screen

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 6, 2026

CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of PtaAGL16 improves post-drought recovery and shoot vitality in hybrid poplar

Alexander Fendel, Sarah Wodtke, Matthias Fladung, Tobias Brügmann

This study shows that knocking out PtaAGL16 in hybrid poplar improves post-drought recovery and shoot vitality compared to wild-type plants.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.04.756531

plant (other)experimental assay

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 8, 2026

Overexpression of PtaHDG11 enhances drought tolerance and suppresses trichome formation in Populus tremula x Populus alba

Alexander Fendel, Matthias Fladung, Tobias Brügmann

This study shows that overexpressing PtaHDG11 in poplar improves drought tolerance and reduces trichome formation.

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.12.699028

plant (other)experimental assay

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 16, 2026

First report of genetic transformation and CRISPR/Cas12a-mediated gene editing of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) employing a transient protoplast system

Virginia Zahn, Alice-Jeannine Sievers, Birgit Kersten…·Tobias Brügmann

This paper establishes a transient protoplast system for genetic transformation and CRISPR/Cas12a-mediated gene editing in European beech, achieving editing efficiencies in the PHYTOENE DESATURASE gene.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.06.703565

non-human primateexperimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintJan 12, 2026

Male-biased triploidy in Populus tremuloides and genomic structure of its southern relict populations

Roos Goessen, Chen Ding, Earl M. Raley…·Ilga Mercedes Porth

The paper examines ploidy, clonality, and sex ratios in aspen populations, finding male bias in triploids and geographic distribution patterns.

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.12.695788

plant (other)statistical model

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GenomicsbioRxivJan 4, 2016

Genome Sequences of Populus tremula Chloroplast and Mitochondrion: Implications for Holistic Poplar Breeding

Birgit Kersten, Patricia Faivre Rampant, Malte Mader…·Matthias Fladung

The paper provides complete chloroplast and mitochondrial genome sequences for two Populus clones, identifying SNPs and InDels that could aid in poplar molecular breeding.

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0147209

plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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