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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
20123
World Ranking
4585
National Ranking
87

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Cris Kuhlemeier is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland, focusing research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Insect Science, and Religious Studies.

The research topics covered include Plant and Animal Studies, Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis, Plant Reproductive Biology, Theology and Canon Law Studies, Lichen and Fungal Ecology, and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Cris Kuhlemeier are:

  • Complex evolution of novel red floral color in Petunia, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • A single MYB transcription factor with multiple functions during flower development, 2023, New Phytologist
  • Single gene mutation in a plant MYB transcription factor causes a major shift in pollinator preference, 2022, Current Biology
  • Identification of transcription factors controlling floral morphology in wild Petunia species with contrasting pollination syndromes, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Tight genetic linkage of genes causing hybrid necrosis and pollinator isolation between young species, 2023, Nature Plants

Frequently collaborating coauthors include Mathieu Hanemian, Tural Yarahmadov, Valentin Pulver, Therese Mandel, and Gina Cannarozzi.

Cris Kuhlemeier's publications have appeared in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), The Plant Cell, New Phytologist, Current Biology, and The Plant Journal.

The scientist has been recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Regulation of phyllotaxis by polar auxin transport.

    Didier Reinhardt;Eva-Rachele Pesce;Pia A. Stieger;Therese Mandel

  • Auxin Regulates the Initiation and Radial Position of Plant Lateral Organs

    Didier Reinhardt;Therese Mandel;Cris Kuhlemeier

  • A plausible model of phyllotaxis

    Richard Simon Smith;Soazig Guyomarc'h;Therese Mandel;Didier Reinhardt

  • Pectin-Induced Changes in Cell Wall Mechanics Underlie Organ Initiation in Arabidopsis

    Alexis Peaucelle;Alexis Peaucelle;Siobhan A. Braybrook;Laurent Le Guillou;Emeric Bron;Emeric Bron

  • MorphoGraphX: A platform for quantifying morphogenesis in 4D

    Pierre Barbier de Reuille;Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska;Daniel Kierzkowski;George W Bassel

  • Regulation of Gene Expression in Higher Plants

    Cris Kuhlemeier;Pamela J. Green;Nam-Hai Chua

  • Induction of Leaf Primordia by the Cell Wall Protein Expansin

    Andrew J Fleming;Simon J McQueen-Mason;Simon J McQueen-Mason;Therese Mandel;Therese Mandel;Cris Kuhlemeier;Cris Kuhlemeier

  • Phosphate systemically inhibits development of arbuscular mycorrhiza in Petunia hybrida and represses genes involved in mycorrhizal functioning

    Florence Breuillin;Jonathan Schramm;Mohammad Hajirezaei;Amir Ahkami

  • Insight into the evolution of the Solanaceae from the parental genomes of Petunia hybrida.

    Aureliano Bombarely;Michel Moser;Avichai Moshe Amrad;Manzhu Bao

  • Single Gene–Mediated Shift in Pollinator Attraction in Petunia

    Maria Elena Hoballah;Thomas Gübitz;Jeroen Stuurman;Larissa Broger

  • Ethanolic fermentation: new functions for an old pathway

    Million Tadege;Isabelle Dupuis;Cris Kuhlemeier

  • Shoot meristem maintenance is controlled by a GRAS-gene mediated signal from differentiating cells

    Jeroen Stuurman;Fabienne Jäggi;Cris Kuhlemeier

  • Integration of transport-based models for phyllotaxis and midvein formation

    Emmanuelle Bayer;Richard Simon Smith;Therese Mandel;Naomi Nakayama

  • Organ-Specific and Light-Induced Expression of Plant Genes

    Robert Fluhr;Cris Kuhlemeier;Ferenc Nagy;Nam-Hai Chua

  • Auxin influx carriers stabilize phyllotactic patterning

    Katherine Bainbridge;Soazig Guyomarc’h;Emmanuelle Bayer;Ranjan Swarup

  • Elastic Domains Regulate Growth and Organogenesis in the Plant Shoot Apical Meristem

    Daniel Kierzkowski;Naomi Nakayama;Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska;Alain Weber

  • Localized Upregulation of a New Expansin Gene Predicts the Site of Leaf Formation in the Tomato Meristem

    Didier Reinhardt;Franz Wittwer;Therese Mandel;Cris Kuhlemeier

  • Pollinator Choice in Petunia Depends on Two Major Genetic Loci for Floral Scent Production

    Ulrich Klahre;Alexandre Gurba;Katrin Hermann;Moritz Saxenhofer

  • The pyruvate decarboxylase1 gene of Arabidopsis is required during anoxia but not other environmental stresses.

    Oliver Kürsteiner;Isabelle Dupuis;Cris Kuhlemeier

  • Microsurgical and laser ablation analysis of interactions between the zones and layers of the tomato shoot apical meristem

    Didier Reinhardt;Martin Frenz;Therese Mandel;Cris Kuhlemeier

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Fleming
Andrew J. Fleming University of Sheffield
Marcel Bucher
Marcel Bucher University of Cologne
Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz
Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz University of Calgary
Million Tadege
Million Tadege Oklahoma State University
Sandro L. Bonatto
Sandro L. Bonatto Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Simon J. McQueen-Mason
Simon J. McQueen-Mason University of York
Redouan Bshary
Redouan Bshary University of Neuchâtel
Neelima Sinha
Neelima Sinha University of California, Davis

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