Helen M. North

Helen M. North publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Helen M. North D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Functional analysis of Arabidopsis NCED6 and NCED9 genes indicates that ABA synthesized in the endosperm is involved in the induction of seed dormancy

  Valérie Lefebvre;Helen North;Anne Frey;Bruno Sotta

  577
  Citations

• Regulation of hormone metabolism in Arabidopsis seeds: phytochrome regulation of abscisic acid metabolism and abscisic acid regulation of gibberellin metabolism

  Mitsunori Seo;Atsushi Hanada;Ayuko Kuwahara;Akira Endo

  574
  Citations

• Use of infrared thermal imaging to isolate Arabidopsis mutants defective in stomatal regulation

  Sylvain Merlot;Anna-Chiara Mustilli;Bernard Genty;Helen North

  484
  Citations

• Staying Alive: Molecular Aspects of Seed Longevity

  Naoto Sano;Loïc Rajjou;Helen M. North;Isabelle Debeaujon

  422
  Citations

• Epoxycarotenoid cleavage by NCED5 fine-tunes ABA accumulation and affects seed dormancy and drought tolerance with other NCED family members

  Anne Frey;Delphine Effroy;Valérie Lefebvre;Mitsunori Seo

  379
  Citations

• The Arabidopsis ABA-deficient mutant aba4 demonstrates that the major route for stress-induced ABA accumulation is via neoxanthin isomers

  Helen M. North;Aurélie De Almeida;Jean-Pierre Boutin;Anne Frey

  331
  Citations

• In situ, Chemical and Macromolecular Study of the Composition of Arabidopsis thaliana Seed Coat Mucilage

  Audrey Macquet;Marie-Christine Ralet;Jocelyne Kronenberger;Annie Marion-Poll

  249
  Citations

• The Arabidopsis aba4-1 Mutant Reveals a Specific Function for Neoxanthin in Protection against Photooxidative Stress

  Luca Dall'Osto;Stefano Cazzaniga;Helen North;Annie Marion-Poll

  225
  Citations

• PECTIN METHYLESTERASE INHIBITOR6 Promotes Arabidopsis Mucilage Release by Limiting Methylesterification of Homogalacturonan in Seed Coat Epidermal Cells

  Susana Saez-Aguayo;Susana Saez-Aguayo;Marie-Christine Ralet;Adeline Berger;Adeline Berger;Lucy Botran;Lucy Botran

  171
  Citations

• MUCILAGE-RELATED10 Produces Galactoglucomannan That Maintains Pectin and Cellulose Architecture in Arabidopsis Seed Mucilage

  Cătălin Voiniciuc;Maximilian Heinrich-Wilhelm Schmidt;Maximilian Heinrich-Wilhelm Schmidt;Adeline Berger;Bo Yang

  159
  Citations

• A Naturally Occurring Mutation in an Arabidopsis Accession Affects a β-d-Galactosidase That Increases the Hydrophilic Potential of Rhamnogalacturonan I in Seed Mucilage

  Audrey Macquet;Marie-Christine Ralet;Olivier Loudet;Jocelyne Kronenberger

  155
  Citations

• Arabidopsis seed secrets unravelled after a decade of genetic and omics-driven research

  Helen North;Sébastien Baud;Isabelle Debeaujon;Christian Dubos

  154
  Citations

• Understanding polysaccharide production and properties using seed coat mutants: future perspectives for the exploitation of natural variants

  Helen M. North;Helen M. North;Adeline Berger;Susana Saez-Aguayo;Marie-Christine Ralet

  144
  Citations

• Localisation and expression of zeaxanthin epoxidase mRNA in Arabidopsis in response to drought stress and during seed development

  Corinne Audran;Sylviane Liotenberg;Martine Gonneau;Helen North

  142
  Citations

• Molecular biology and regulation of abscisic acid biosynthesis in plants

  Sylviane Liotenberg;Helen North;Annie Marion-Poll

  141
  Citations

• CESA5 Is Required for the Synthesis of Cellulose with a Role in Structuring the Adherent Mucilage of Arabidopsis Seeds

  Stuart Sullivan;Marie-Christine Ralet;Adeline Berger;Eugene Diatloff

  140
  Citations

• Xylans Provide the Structural Driving Force for Mucilage Adhesion to the Arabidopsis Seed Coat

  Marie-Christine Ralet;Marie-Jeanne Crépeau;Jacqueline Vigouroux;Joseph Tran

  116
  Citations

• ESKIMO1 Disruption in Arabidopsis Alters Vascular Tissue and Impairs Water Transport

  Valérie Lefebvre;Marie-Noëlle Fortabat;Aloïse Ducamp;Helen M. North

  89
  Citations

• Lost in Translation: Physiological Roles of Stored mRNAs in Seed Germination.

  Naoto Sano;Loïc Rajjou;Helen M North

  76
  Citations

• Xyloglucan Metabolism Differentially Impacts the Cell Wall Characteristics of the Endosperm and Embryo during Arabidopsis Seed Germination

  Julien Sechet;Anne Frey;Delphine Effroy-Cuzzi;Adeline Berger

  75
  Citations

• Analysis of Natural Allelic Variation Controlling Arabidopsis thaliana Seed Germinability in Response to Cold and Dark: Identification of Three Major Quantitative Trait Loci

  Ping-Hong Meng;Audrey Macquet;Olivier Loudet;Annie Marion-Poll

  63
  Citations

• Sticking to cellulose: exploiting Arabidopsis seed coat mucilage to understand cellulose biosynthesis and cell wall polysaccharide interactions

  Jonathan S. Griffiths;Helen M. North

  58
  Citations

• Dissecting Seed Mucilage Adherence Mediated by FEI2 and SOS5

  Jonathan S. Griffiths;Marie-Jeanne Crepeau;Marie-Christine Ralet;Georg J. Seifert

  48
  Citations

• Local Evolution of Seed Flotation in Arabidopsis

  Susana Saez-Aguayo;Corinne Rondeau-Mouro;Audrey Macquet;Ilkka Kronholm

  47
  Citations