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Herman Höfte is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France and specializes in research predominantly focused on plant science and molecular biology within agricultural and biological sciences. Their work extensively addresses the composition, structure, and function of polysaccharides in plant cell walls and the molecular mechanisms underlying plant growth and development.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these areas, Höfte has concentrated on several subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Food Science
  • Biomaterials

The key research topics addressed in their publications cover:

  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Polysaccharides Composition and Applications

Höfte's recent papers reflect a focus on plant cell wall biochemistry, signalling, and structure, with notable publications including:

  • "The role of pectin phase separation in plant cell wall assembly and growth" (2021) published in The Cell Surface
  • "Plant cell wall patterning and expansion mediated by protein-peptide-polysaccharide interaction" (2023) published in Science
  • "The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040: Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources" (2023) published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Rapid alkalinization factor 22 has a structural and signalling role in root hair cell wall assembly" (2024) published in Nature Plants
  • "The receptor kinase FERONIA regulates phosphatidylserine localization at the cell surface to modulate ROP signaling" (2023) published in Science Advances

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • The Cell Surface
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Plants
  • Science
  • Carbohydrate Polymers

Collaborative relationships have been established with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Martine Gonneau
  • Alexis Peaucelle
  • Sébastjen Schoenaers
  • Kris Vissenberg
  • Elvina Faucher

Best Publications

  • Insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis.

    H Höfte;H R Whiteley

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • Transgenic plants protected from insect attack

    Mark Vaeck;Arlette Reynaerts;Herman Höfte;Stefan Jansens

  • Molecular Analysis of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Tony Arioli;Liangcai Peng;Andreas S. Betzner;Joanne Burn

  • Cellular basis of hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    E Gendreau;J Traas;T Desnos;O Grandjean

  • Organization of cellulose synthase complexes involved in primary cell wall synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Thierry Desprez;Michal Juraniec;Elizabeth Faris Crowell;Hélène Jouy

  • PROCUSTE1 Encodes a Cellulose Synthase Required for Normal Cell Elongation Specifically in Roots and Dark-Grown Hypocotyls of Arabidopsis

    Mathilde Fagard;Thierry Desnos;Thierry Desprez;Florence Goubet

  • A plasma membrane‐bound putative endo‐1,4‐β‐D‐glucanase is required for normal wall assembly and cell elongation in Arabidopsis

    Frédéric Nicol;Isabelle His;Alain Jauneau;Samantha Vernhettes

  • Specificity of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins is correlated with the presence of high-affinity binding sites in the brush border membrane of target insect midguts

    C Hofmann;H Vanderbruggen;H Höfte;J Van Rie

  • 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

  • A Receptor-like Kinase Mediates the Response of Arabidopsis Cells to the Inhibition of Cellulose Synthesis

    Kian Hématy;Pierre-Etienne Sado;Ageeth Van Tuinen;Soizic Rochange

  • Receptors on the brush border membrane of the insect midgut as determinants of the specificity of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins.

    J Van Rie;S Jansens;H Höfte;D Degheele

  • Specificity of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins. Importance of specific receptors on the brush border membrane of the mid-gut of target insects.

    Jeroen Van Rie;Stefan Jansens;Herman Höfte;Danny Degheele

  • Pausing of Golgi Bodies on Microtubules Regulates Secretion of Cellulose Synthase Complexes in Arabidopsis

    Elizabeth Faris Crowell;Volker Bischoff;Thierry Desprez;Aurélia Rolland

  • QUASIMODO1 Encodes a Putative Membrane-Bound Glycosyltransferase Required for Normal Pectin Synthesis and Cell Adhesion in Arabidopsis

    Sophie Bouton;Edouard Leboeuf;Gregory Mouille;Marie-Thérèse Leydecker

  • The Transcription Factor WIN1/SHN1 Regulates Cutin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Rubini Kannangara;Caroline Branigan;Yan Liu;Teresa Penfield

  • Arabidopsis phyllotaxis is controlled by the methyl-esterification status of cell-wall pectins.

    Alexis Peaucelle;Romain Louvet;Jorunn N. Johansen;Herman Höfte

  • Resistance against Herbicide Isoxaben and Cellulose Deficiency Caused by Distinct Mutations in Same Cellulose Synthase Isoform CESA6

    Thierry Desprez;Samantha Vernhettes;Mathilde Fagard;Guislaine Refrégier

  • Structural and functional analysis of a cloned delta endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis berliner 1715

    Herman Höfte;Henri de Greve;Jef Seurinck;Stefan Jansens

  • Plant cell walls.

    Herman Höfte;Aline Voxeur

Frequent Co-Authors

Grégory Mouille
Grégory Mouille Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Jan Traas
Jan Traas École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Michel Caboche
Michel Caboche INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Markus Pauly
Markus Pauly Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Henrik Vibe Scheller
Henrik Vibe Scheller Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Patrice Lerouge
Patrice Lerouge University of Rouen
Joelle Amselem
Joelle Amselem INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Maureen C. McCann
Maureen C. McCann Purdue University West Lafayette
Jocelyn K. C. Rose
Jocelyn K. C. Rose Cornell University
James C. Carrington
James C. Carrington Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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