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67
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8056
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67

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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

Eva Benková is affiliated with the Institute of Science and Technology Austria. Their research focuses mainly on Agricultural and Biological Sciences with significant work in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The primary subfields of study include Plant Science and Molecular Biology, along with contributions to Biophysics, Structural Biology, and Applied Psychology.

The scientist's work centers on topics such as Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Plant Reproductive Biology, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Eva Benková has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Polish Journal of Management Studies, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The EMBO Journal, and Nature Communications.

Recent publications reflect the scope of their research:

  • Wounding-induced changes in cellular pressure and localized auxin signalling spatially coordinate restorative divisions in roots, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Modulation of plant root growth by nitrogen source-defined regulation of polar auxin transport, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • The Arabidopsis NRT1.1 transceptor coordinately controls auxin biosynthesis and transport to regulate root branching in response to nitrate, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Cytokinin fluoroprobe reveals multiple sites of cytokinin perception at plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticulum, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Auxin-Regulated Lateral Root Organogenesis, 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Collaboration forms a consistent part of their work, with frequent co-authors including Juan Carlos Montesinos, Jiří Friml, Krisztina Ötvös, Rashed Abualia, and Marçal Gallemí.

Eva Benková has received recognition as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Local, Efflux-Dependent Auxin Gradients as a Common Module for Plant Organ Formation

    Eva Benková;Marta Michniewicz;Michael Sauer;Thomas Teichmann

  • Lateral relocation of auxin efflux regulator PIN3 mediates tropism in Arabidopsis

    Jiří Friml;Justyna Wiśniewska;Eva Benková;Kurt Mendgen

  • Nitrate-Regulated Auxin Transport by NRT1.1 Defines a Mechanism for Nutrient Sensing in Plants

    Gabriel Krouk;Benoît Lacombe;Agnieszka Bielach;Francine Perrine-Walker

  • PIN Proteins Perform a Rate-Limiting Function in Cellular Auxin Efflux

    Jan Petrášek;Jozef Mravec;Rodolphe Bouchard;Joshua J. Blakeslee

  • AtPIN4 Mediates Sink-Driven Auxin Gradients and Root Patterning in Arabidopsis

    Jiřı́ Friml;Eva Benková;Ikram Blilou;Justyna Wisniewska

  • Polar PIN localization directs auxin flow in plants.

    Justyna Wiśniewska;Jian Xu;Jian Xu;Daniela Seifertová;Daniela Seifertová;Philip B. Brewer;Philip B. Brewer

  • Ethylene regulates root growth through effects on auxin biosynthesis and transport-dependent auxin distribution

    Kamil Růžička;Karin Ljung;Steffen Vanneste;Steffen Vanneste;Radka Podhorská

  • The auxin influx carrier LAX3 promotes lateral root emergence

    Kamal Swarup;Eva Benková;Eva Benková;Ranjan Swarup;Ilda Casimiro

  • Arabidopsis lateral root development: an emerging story.

    Benjamin Péret;Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Ilda Casimiro;Eva Benková;Eva Benková

  • Functional redundancy of PIN proteins is accompanied by auxin-dependent cross-regulation of PIN expression

    Anne Vieten;Steffen Vanneste;Justyna Wisniewska;Eva Benková

  • Cytokinins Act Directly on Lateral Root Founder Cells to Inhibit Root Initiation

    Laurent Laplaze;Eva Benkova;Ilda Casimiro;Lies Maes

  • Auxin acts as a local morphogenetic trigger to specify lateral root founder cells

    Joseph G. Dubrovsky;Michael Sauer;Selene Napsucialy-Mendivil;Maria G. Ivanchenko

  • Subcellular homeostasis of phytohormone auxin is mediated by the ER-localized PIN5 transporter

    Jozef Mravec;Jozef Mravec;Petr Skůpa;Aurélien Bailly;Klára Hoyerová

  • The Arabidopsis BODENLOS gene encodes an auxin response protein inhibiting MONOPTEROS-mediated embryo patterning

    Thorsten Hamann;Eva Benkova;Isabel Bäurle;Marika Kientz

  • Hormonal Interactions in the Regulation of Plant Development

    Marleen Vanstraelen;Eva Benková

  • Cytokinin regulates root meristem activity via modulation of the polar auxin transport

    Kamil Růžička;Mária Šimášková;Jerome Duclercq;Jan Petrášek

  • Canalization of auxin flow by Aux/IAA-ARF-dependent feedback regulation of PIN polarity

    Michael Sauer;Jozef Balla;Christian Luschnig;Justyna Wiśniewska

  • Developmental specificity of auxin response by pairs of ARF and Aux/IAA transcriptional regulators.

    Dolf Weijers;Eva Benkova;Katja E Jäger;Alexandra Schlereth

  • A Mutually Inhibitory Interaction between Auxin and Cytokinin Specifies Vascular Pattern in Roots

    Anthony Bishopp;Hanna Help;Sedeer El-Showk;Dolf Weijers

  • Cytokinin cross-talking during biotic and abiotic stress responses.

    Jose Antonio O'Brien;Eva Benkova

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Jürgen Kleine-Vehn
Jürgen Kleine-Vehn BOKU University
Steffen Vanneste
Steffen Vanneste Ghent University
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Ranjan Swarup
Ranjan Swarup University of Nottingham
Michael Sauer
Michael Sauer University of Potsdam
Dolf Weijers
Dolf Weijers Wageningen University & Research
Ben Scheres
Ben Scheres Wageningen University & Research

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