Ralf Stracke

A MaBBX21-MaGCN5 Histone Acetyltransferase Module Regulates Flavonoid Biosynthesis to Improve Heat and UV B Stress Tolerance in Banana (Musa acuminata)

Many transcription factor families have evolutionarily conserved binding motifs in plants

The paper identifies conserved transcription factor binding motifs across plant species and shows their conservation over 450 million years.

SnRK1 acts upstream of PAP1, contributing to fine-tuning flavonoid biosynthesis in high-light.

This study shows SnRK1 regulates flavonoid biosynthesis by suppressing MYBL2 and promoting PAP1, which fine-tunes anthocyanin and flavonol production in high-light conditions.

Transcription factors operate on a limited vocabulary of binding motifs in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper identifies core transcription factor binding motifs in Arabidopsis thaliana and shows that motif competition within TF families influences gene expression.

Three R2R3-MYB transcription factors from banana (Musa spp.) activate structural anthocyanin biosynthesis genes as part of an MBW complex

Functional characterisation of banana (Musa spp.) 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases involved in flavonoid biosynthesis

This study identifies and functionally characterizes 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase genes in banana involved in flavonoid biosynthesis, showing their ability to complement Arabidopsis mutants.

Genome sequencing of Musa acuminata Dwarf Cavendish reveals a duplication of a large segment of chromosome 2

The paper compares the genome of Musa acuminata Dwarf Cavendish to the Pahang reference genome, identifying a unique large duplication on chromosome 2 and determining its triploid ploidy.

25 years of propagation in suspension cell culture results in substantial alterations of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome

The paper reports genome sequencing and analysis of an Arabidopsis thaliana suspension cell culture line, revealing genome size reduction and differences in sequence variants compared to the reference.