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Els Prinsen is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and primarily conducts research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science fields. Their work intersects several subfields including Plant Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research covers a range of topics, notably focusing on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Plant Molecular Biology Research, and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance. Additional interests include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Light effects on plants, and Plant tissue culture and regeneration.

Els Prinsen has published extensively, with some recent papers including:

  • Modes of Action of Microbial Biocontrol in the Phyllosphere, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Starch biosynthesis contributes to the maintenance of photosynthesis and leaf growth under drought stress in maize, 2020, Plant Cell & Environment
  • Rocks in the auxin stream: Wound-induced auxin accumulation and ERF115 expression synergistically drive stem cell regeneration, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Effects of the UV filter, oxybenzone, adsorbed to microplastics in the clam Scrobicularia plana, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Osmotic stress inhibits leaf growth of Arabidopsis thaliana by enhancing ARF-mediated auxin responses, 2020, New Phytologist

Els Prinsen collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Thimo Groffen
  • Lieven Bervoets
  • Marcel Eens
  • Tim Willems
  • Gerrit T.S. Beemster

The scientist frequently publishes in established venues such as:

  • Plants
  • Environmental Research
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • New Phytologist

Best Publications

  • Perturbation of Indole-3-Butyric Acid Homeostasis by the UDP-Glucosyltransferase UGT74E2 Modulates Arabidopsis Architecture and Water Stress Tolerance

    Vanesa B. Tognetti;Olivier Van Aken;Olivier Van Aken;Kris Morreel;Korneel Vandenbroucke

  • Cytokinin producing bacteria enhance plant growth in drying soil

    T. N. Arkhipova;E. Prinsen;S. U. Veselov;E. V. Martinenko

  • Antagonistic effects of abscisic acid and jasmonates on salt stress-inducible transcripts in rice roots.

    A Moons;E Prinsen;G Bauw;M Van Montagu

  • Arabidopsis CYCD3 D-type cyclins link cell proliferation and endocycles and are rate-limiting for cytokinin responses

    Walter Dewitte;Simon Scofield;Annette A. Alcasabas;Spencer C. Maughan

  • The Role of Auxin, pH, and Stress in the Activation of Embryogenic Cell Division in Leaf Protoplast-Derived Cells of Alfalfa

    Taras P. Pasternak;Els Prinsen;Ferhan Ayaydin;Pál Miskolczi

  • Molecular and Physiological Responses to Abscisic Acid and Salts in Roots of Salt-Sensitive and Salt-Tolerant Indica Rice Varieties

    A. Moons;G. Bauw;E. Prinsen;M. Van Montagu

  • Sur2 mutations of Arabidopsis thaliana define a new locus involved in the control of auxin homeostasis

    Marianne Delarue;Els Prinsen;Harry Va;Onckelen

  • Influence of drought, salt stress and abscisic acid on the resistance of tomato to Botrytis cinerea and Oidium neolycopersici

    Ea Achuo;E Prinsen;Monica Höfte

  • Cytokinin levels in leaves, leaf exudate and shoot apical meristem of Arabidopsis thaliana during floral transition

    Laurent Corbesier;Els Prinsen;Annie Jacqmard;Pierre Lejeune

  • Phenol-oxidizing peroxidases contribute to the protection of plants from ultraviolet radiation stress

    Marcel A.K. Jansen;Ria E. van den Noort;M.Y. Adillah Tan;Els Prinsen

  • Arabidopsis thaliana plants acclimated to low dose rates of ultraviolet B radiation show specific changes in morphology and gene expression in the absence of stress symptoms

    Kathleen Hectors;Els Prinsen;Wim De Coen;Marcel A. K. Jansen

  • Modulation of chlorogenic acid biosynthesis in Solanum lycopersicum; consequences for phenolic accumulation and UV-tolerance.

    Carla Clé;Lionel M. Hill;Ricarda Niggeweg;Cathie R. Martin

  • Azospirillum brasilense indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis: evidence for a non-tryptophan dependent pathway

    E. Prinsen;A. Costacurta;K. Michiels;J. Vanderleyden

  • Cadmium-induced ethylene production and responses in Arabidopsis thaliana rely on ACS2 and ACS6 gene expression

    Kerim Schellingen;Dominique Van Der Straeten;Filip Vandenbussche;Els Prinsen

  • PtABI3 Impinges on the Growth and Differentiation of Embryonic Leaves during Bud Set in Poplar

    Antje Rohde;Els Prinsen;Riet De Rycke;Gilbert Engler

  • Melatonin : Occurrence and daily rhythm in Chenopodium rubrum

    Jan Kolář;Ivana Macháčková;Josef Eder;Els Prinsen

  • Flavonoids, NodD1, NodD2, and Nod-Box NB15 Modulate Expression of the y4wEFG Locus That Is Required for Indole-3-Acetic Acid Synthesis in Rhizobium sp. strain NGR234

    Mart Theunis;Hajime Kobayashi;William J Broughton;Els Prinsen

  • A Comparative Molecular-Physiological Study of Submergence Response in Lowland and Deepwater Rice

    Dominique Van Der Straeten;Zhongyi Zhou;Els Prinsen;Harry A. Van Onckelen

  • Hormone-controlled UV-B responses in plants

    Lucas Vanhaelewyn;Els Prinsen;Dominique Van Der Straeten;Filip Vandenbussche

  • Growth and indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis of Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 is environmentally controlled.

    Ositadinma Ona;Jan Van Impe;Els Prinsen;Jozef Vanderleyden

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry Van Onckelen
Harry Van Onckelen University of Antwerp
Marcel A. K. Jansen
Marcel A. K. Jansen University College Cork
Gerrit T.S. Beemster
Gerrit T.S. Beemster University of Antwerp
Hamada AbdElgawad
Hamada AbdElgawad Beni-Suef University
M. Van Montagu
M. Van Montagu Ghent University
Erik Smets
Erik Smets Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Jeff Schell
Jeff Schell Max Planck Society

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