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Christian S. Hardtke

Christian S. Hardtke

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
53
Citations
13254
World Ranking
2371
National Ranking
41

Overview

Christian S. Hardtke is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, contributing to research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work notably intersects with subfields such as Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional engagement in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research focuses on various topics related to plant biology, including Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Plant Reproductive Biology, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, and Plant responses to water stress.

Christian S. Hardtke has published extensively, with recent papers covering molecular and cellular mechanisms in plant development and signaling. Notable publications include:

  • A single-cell morpho-transcriptomic map of brassinosteroid action in the Arabidopsis root, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • Arabidopsis Flippases Cooperate with ARF GTPase Exchange Factors to Regulate the Trafficking and Polarity of PIN Auxin Transporters, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • BAM1/2 receptor kinase signaling drives CLE peptide-mediated formative cell divisions in Arabidopsis roots, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A conserved module regulates receptor kinase signalling in immunity and development, 2022, Nature Plants
  • Local and Systemic Effects of Brassinosteroid Perception in Developing Phloem, 2020, Current Biology

Frequent coauthors in Christian S. Hardtke's collaborations include:

  • Surbhi Rana
  • Ana Cecilia Aliaga Fandiño
  • Moritz Graeff
  • Petra Marhavá
  • Noel Blanco-Touriñán

The venues where Christian S. Hardtke most frequently publishes are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Cell
  • Current Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Targeted destabilization of HY5 during light-regulated development of Arabidopsis

    Mark T. Osterlund;Christian S. Hardtke;Ning Wei;Xing Wang Deng

  • The Arabidopsis gene MONOPTEROS encodes a transcription factor mediating embryo axis formation and vascular development

    Christian S. Hardtke;Thomas Berleth

  • Hidden Branches: Developments in Root System Architecture

    Karen S. Osmont;Richard Sibout;Christian S. Hardtke

  • Studies on the role of the Arabidopsis gene MONOPTEROS in vascular development and plant cell axialization.

    G. K. H. Przemeck;J. Mattsson;C. S. Hardtke;Z. R. Sung

  • Hormone signalling crosstalk in plant growth regulation.

    Stephen Depuydt;Christian S. Hardtke

  • HY5 stability and activity in Arabidopsis is regulated by phosphorylation in its COP1 binding domain

    Christian S. Hardtke;Kazuhito Gohda;Mark T. Osterlund;Tokitaka Oyama;Tokitaka Oyama

  • Overlapping and non-redundant functions of the Arabidopsis auxin response factors MONOPTEROS and NONPHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 4.

    Christian S. Hardtke;Wenzislava Ckurshumova;Danielle P. Vidaurre;Sasha A. Singh

  • BRX mediates feedback between brassinosteroid levels and auxin signalling in root growth

    Céline F. Mouchel;Karen S. Osmont;Christian S. Hardtke

  • The Arabidopsis transcription factor HY5 integrates light and hormone signaling pathways.

    Corinne P. Cluis;Céline F. Mouchel;Christian S. Hardtke

  • Natural genetic variation in Arabidopsis identifies BREVIS RADIX, a novel regulator of cell proliferation and elongation in the root

    Céline F. Mouchel;Georgette C. Briggs;Christian S. Hardtke

  • Strigolactone Promotes Degradation of DWARF14, an α/β Hydrolase Essential for Strigolactone Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Florian Chevalier;Kaisa Nieminen;Juan Carlos Sánchez-Ferrero;María Luisa Rodríguez

  • Vascular continuity and auxin signals.

    Thomas Berleth;Jim Mattsson;Christian S Hardtke

  • Identification of a structural motif that confers specific interaction with the WD40 repeat domain of Arabidopsis COP1

    Magnus Holm;Christian S. Hardtke;Rachelle Gaudet;Xing-Wang Deng

  • Mobile Gibberellin Directly Stimulates Arabidopsis Hypocotyl Xylem Expansion

    Laura Ragni;Kaisa Nieminen;David Pacheco-Villalobos;Richard Sibout

  • The Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase MIK2/LRR-KISS connects cell wall integrity sensing, root growth and response to abiotic and biotic stresses.

    Dieuwertje Van der Does;Freddy Boutrot;Timo Engelsdorf;Jack Rhodes

  • Evaluation and classification of RING-finger domains encoded by the Arabidopsis genome

    Peter Kosarev;Klaus F X Mayer;Christian S Hardtke

  • Opposite root growth phenotypes of hy5 versus hy5 hyh mutants correlate with increased constitutive auxin signaling.

    Richard Sibout;Poornima Sukumar;Chamari Hettiarachchi;Magnus Holm

  • Suppression of Arabidopsis protophloem differentiation and root meristem growth by CLE45 requires the receptor-like kinase BAM3

    Stephen Depuydt;Antia Rodriguez-Villalon;Luca Santuari;Céline Wyser-Rmili

  • Molecular genetic framework for protophloem formation.

    Antia Rodriguez-Villalon;Bojan Gujas;Yeon Hee Kang;Alice S. Breda

  • Natural Genetic Variation in Arabidopsis: Tools, Traits and Prospects for Evolutionary Ecology

    Chikako Shindo;Giorgina Bernasconi;Christian S. Hardtke

Frequent Co-Authors

Ioannis Xenarios
Ioannis Xenarios University of Lausanne
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University
Pedro L. Rodriguez
Pedro L. Rodriguez Spanish National Research Council
Cyril Zipfel
Cyril Zipfel University of Zurich
Claus Schwechheimer
Claus Schwechheimer Technical University of Munich
Karin Ljung
Karin Ljung Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Thomas E. Juenger
Thomas E. Juenger The University of Texas at Austin
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Marc Robinson-Rechavi
Marc Robinson-Rechavi University of Lausanne
Michael Hothorn
Michael Hothorn University of Geneva

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