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Olga Kulikova

Wageningen University & ResearchORCID 0000-0002-4887-1185Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 3 Developmental Biology· 2

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Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1

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Ton BisselingiD· 3 shared Defeng SheniD· 2 shared Huchen LiiD· 2 shared Jieyu LiuiD· 2 shared Joel Klein· 2 shared Kelvin AdemaiD· 2 shared Rik HuismaniD· 2 shared Amber van SetersiD· 1 shared

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Nod factor signaling controlled genes in Medicago truncatula nodules

Jieyu Liu, Defeng Shen, Erik Limpens, Elena E. Fedorova, Rik Huisman, Huchen Li, Tian Zeng, Joel Klein, Hetty C. van den Broeck, Elio G. W. M. Schijlen, Olga Kulikova, Ton Bisseling

The paper identifies NF signaling controlled genes in Medicago truncatula nodule apices and shows their dependence on NIN.

bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Spatiotemporal dynamics of ethylene biosynthesis shape infection and nodule initiation in Medicago truncatula

Sophia Müller, Thijs Stegmann, Kelvin Adema, Rens Holmer, Amber van Seters, Robin van Velzen, Olga Kulikova, Tristan Wijsman, Joel Klein, Josefina-Patricia Fernández-Moreno, Anna N. Stepanova, José M. Alonso, Henk Franssen, Estíbaliz Larrainzar, Arjan van Zeijl, Wouter Kohlen

This study shows how ethylene biosynthesis shifts spatially during nodule initiation in Medicago truncatula, with specific ACS genes regulating infection and nodule formation.

The Plant Cell · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

A PLETHORA transcription factor shapes cucumber shoot architecture

Merijn H. L. Kerstens, Florian Müller, Kelvin Adema, Olga Kulikova, Magdalena Lastdrager, Ben Scheres, Viola Willemsen

This study investigates the role of CsPLT3/7 transcription factors in cucumber shoot development, finding conserved and diversified functions across species.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Evolutionary predisposition of NIN to function in nitrogen-fixing nodules

Jieyu Liu, Siqi Yan, Min Li, Defeng Shen, Michaela Tichá, René L. Bærentsen, Kasper R. Andersen, Floris Verbeek, Olga Kulikova, René Geurts, Ton Bisseling, Rik Huisman

The paper shows that non-symbiotic NIN orthologs can function in nodule initiation and infection, indicating NIN was predisposed for symbiosis before nodulation evolved.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Plant-specific histone deacetylases are essential for early as well as late stages of Medicago nodule development

Huchen Li, Stefan Schilderink, Qingqin Cao, Olga Kulikova, Ton Bisseling

Plant-specific histone deacetylases regulate the expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductases to control root nodule development.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Mar 18, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology