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Gerd Ulrich Balcke

Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryORCID 0000-0002-0475-0672Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Alain F. TissieriD· 2 shared Alejandro BrandiD· 1 shared Alga ZuccaroiD· 1 shared Anthony S. PiroiD· 1 shared Björn HeinemanniD· 1 shared Cecile AngermanniD· 1 shared Charlotte Huelsmann· 1 shared Claudia HorniD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Prion-like domains control plastid targeting of PEPSI effectors and PEPSI6-mediated modulation of DXR during root symbiosis

Ernesto Llamas, Thomas Kell, Maurice Koenig, Cecile Angermann, Seda Koyuncu, Jana Kästner, Dennis Mahr, Parisa Kakanj, Taim Nassr, Gerd Ulrich Balcke, David Vı́lchez, Gregor Langen, Björn Heinemann, Tatjana M. Hildebrandt, Johana C. Misas Villamil, Alga Zuccaro

This paper identifies prion-like domains (PrLDs) as noncanonical plastid-targeting elements in PEPSI effectors and shows PEPSI6 modulates DXR during root symbiosis.

bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Cytokinin-mediated trichome initiation in Nicotiana benthamiana upon Agrobacterium tumefaciens infiltration

Robert Säbel, Alejandro Brand, Gerd Ulrich Balcke, Frank Syrowatka, Claudia Horn, Sylvestre Marillonnet, Alain F. Tissier

This study shows that Agrobacterium strains producing cytokinins induce trichome initiation and acylsugar production in N. benthamiana, highlighting cytokinin's role in trichome development and potential experimental artifacts.

bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Cooperation between a root fungal endophyte and host-derived coumarin scopoletin mediates Arabidopsis iron nutrition

Lara Van Dijck, Dario Esposto, Charlotte Huelsmann, Milena Malisic, Anthony S. Piro, Ricardo Fabiano Hettwer Giehl, Gerd Ulrich Balcke, Alain F. Tissier, Jane E. Parker

This study shows that the fungal endophyte Macrophomina phaseolina interacts with the coumarin scopoletin to enhance Arabidopsis iron nutrition by converting it into iron-chelating esculetin.

New Phytologist · Aug 20, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology