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Astrid Junker

Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)ORCID 0000-0002-4656-0308Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Natural variation in the Arabidopsis thaliana root and shoot response to boron deficiency reveals sensitive and responsive phenes and phylogenetic and geographic clustering of boron efficiency adaptations

Thomas David Alcock, Manuela Désirée Bienert, Astrid Junker, Rhonda Christiane Meyer, Sreelekha Kudamala, Nicolaus von Wirén, Thomas Altmann, Gerd Patrick Bienert

This study examines Arabidopsis thaliana responses to boron deficiency across 185 accessions, identifying phenes and clustering patterns related to boron efficiency.

New Phytologist · Sep 15, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

A sublethal drought and rewatering time course reveals intricate patterning of responses in the annual Arabidopsis thaliana

Elisabeth Fitzek, Dennis Psaroudakis, Bernd Weißhaar, Astrid Junker, Andrea Bräutigam

The paper uses phenotyping and transcriptomics to study drought responses in Arabidopsis thaliana, revealing multiple overlapping transcriptional programs that interact with aging.

bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Novel exotic alleles of EARLY FLOWERING 3 determine plant development in barley

Tanja Zahn, Zihao Zhu, Niklas Ritoff, Jonathan Krapf, Astrid Junker, Thomas Altmann, Thomas Schmutzer, Christian Tüting, Panagiotis L. Kastritis, Steve Babben, Marcel Quint, Klaus Pillen, Andreas Maurer

The paper identifies novel exotic ELF3 alleles in barley and shows they affect plant development traits by altering protein structure and function.

Journal of Experimental Botany · Apr 3, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics

Mutation of the ALBOSTRIANS Ohnologous Gene HvCMF3 Impairs Chloroplast Development and Thylakoid Architecture in Barley due to Reduced Plastid Translation

Mingjiu Li, Göetz Hensel, Michael Melzer, Astrid Junker, Henning Tschiersch, Daniel Arend, Jochen Kumlehn, Thomas Börner, Nils Stein

The paper identifies HvCMF3 as an essential gene for chloroplast development in barley through mutant analysis and phylogenetic studies.

bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2019 · PreprintGenetics