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Jens Stougaard

Jens Stougaard

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Genetics

D-Index
80
Citations
24540
World Ranking
1580
National Ranking
17

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Jens Stougaard is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark, with a research focus primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. This diverse expertise supports a broad investigation into plant systems, soil interactions, and crop productivity.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
  • Agricultural pest management studies

Jens Stougaard has an extensive publication record with frequent appearances in notable scientific journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with 14 publications
  • Nature, with 3 publications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, with 3 publications
  • Nature Communications, with 3 publications
  • New Phytologist, with 3 publications

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • The giant diploid faba genome unlocks variation in a global protein crop, 2023, Nature
  • Ligand-recognizing motifs in plant LysM receptors are major determinants of specificity, 2020, Science
  • VC1 catalyses a key step in the biosynthesis of vicine in faba bean, 2021, Nature Plants
  • Kinetic proofreading of lipochitooligosaccharides determines signal activation of symbiotic plant receptors, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Insights into the evolution of symbiosis gene copy number and distribution from a chromosome-scale Lotus japonicus Gifu genome sequence, 2020, DNA Research

Jens Stougaard has collaborated regularly with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Stig Uggerhøj Andersen
  • Kasper R. Andersen
  • Dugald Reid
  • Kira Gysel
  • Niels Sandal

The scientist has been recognized through membership in prestigious organizations, including becoming a Member of Academia Europaea in 2016 and a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Plant recognition of symbiotic bacteria requires two LysM receptor-like kinases

    Simona Radutoiu;Lene Heegaard Madsen;Esben Bjørn Madsen;Hubert H. Felle

  • A receptor kinase gene of the LysM type is involved in legume perception of rhizobial signals.

    Esben Bjørn Madsen;Lene Heegaard Madsen;Simona Radutoiu;Magdalena Olbryt

  • A plant receptor-like kinase required for both bacterial and fungal symbiosis

    Silke Stracke;Catherine Kistner;Satoko Yoshida;Lonneke Mulder

  • A plant regulator controlling development of symbiotic root nodules

    Leif Schauser;Andreas Roussis;Jiri Stiller;Jiri Stiller;Jens Stougaard

  • Lotus japonicus, an autogamous, diploid legume species for classical and molecular genetics

    Kurt Handberg;Jens Stougaard

  • Shoot control of root development and nodulation is mediated by a receptor-like kinase

    Lene Krusell;Lene H. Madsen;Shusei Sato;Grégoire Aubert

  • A gain-of-function mutation in a cytokinin receptor triggers spontaneous root nodule organogenesis

    Leïla Tirichine;Niels Sandal;Lene H. Madsen;Simona Radutoiu

  • The molecular network governing nodule organogenesis and infection in the model legume Lotus japonicus

    Lene H. Madsen;Leïla Tirichine;Leïla Tirichine;Anna Jurkiewicz;John T. Sullivan

  • Deregulation of a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase leads to spontaneous nodule development.

    Leïla Tirichine;Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku;Satoko Yoshida;Yasuhiro Murakami

  • Mesoamerican origin of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is revealed by sequence data

    Elena Bitocchi;Laura Nanni;Elisa Bellucci;Monica Rossi

  • A nucleoporin is required for induction of Ca2+ spiking in legume nodule development and essential for rhizobial and fungal symbiosis.

    Norihito Kanamori;Lene Heegaard Madsen;Simona Radutoiu;Mirela Frantescu

  • LysM domains mediate lipochitin–oligosaccharide recognition and Nfr genes extend the symbiotic host range

    Simona Radutoiu;Lene H Madsen;Esben B Madsen;Anna Jurkiewicz

  • Receptor-mediated exopolysaccharide perception controls bacterial infection

    Y. Kawaharada;S. Kelly;M. Wibroe Nielsen;C. T. Hjuler

  • Legume receptors perceive the rhizobial lipochitin oligosaccharide signal molecules by direct binding

    Angelique Broghammer;Lene Krusell;Mickaël Blaise;Jørgen Sauer

  • Seven Lotus japonicus genes required for transcriptional reprogramming of the root during fungal and bacterial symbiosis.

    Catherine Kistner;Thilo Winzer;Andrea Pitzschke;Lonneke Mulder

  • Root Nodulation: A Paradigm for How Plant-Microbe Symbiosis Influences Host Developmental Pathways

    Guilhem J. Desbrosses;Jens Stougaard

  • Standards for plant synthetic biology: a common syntax for exchange of DNA parts.

    Nicola J. Patron;Nicola J. Patron;Diego Orzaez;Sylvestre Marillonnet;Heribert Warzecha

  • Short root mutant of Lotus japonicus with a dramatically altered symbiotic phenotype.

    J. Wopereis;E. Pajuelo;F. B. Dazzo;Qunyi Jiang

  • The sulfate transporter SST1 is crucial for symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Lotus japonicus root nodules

    Lene Krusell;Katja Krause;Thomas Ott;Guilhem Desbrosses

  • Autophosphorylation is essential for the in vivo function of the Lotus japonicus Nod factor receptor 1 and receptor-mediated signalling in cooperation with Nod factor receptor 5

    Esben B Madsen;Meritxell Antolín-Llovera;Christina Grossmann;Juanying Ye

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels Sandal
Niels Sandal Aarhus University
Shusei Sato
Shusei Sato Tohoku University
Stig Uggerhøj Andersen
Stig Uggerhøj Andersen Aarhus University
Martin Parniske
Martin Parniske Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Euan K. James
Euan K. James James Hutton Institute
Herman P. Spaink
Herman P. Spaink Leiden University
Kjeld A. Marcker
Kjeld A. Marcker Aarhus University
Satoshi Tabata
Satoshi Tabata Tokyo University of Science
Knud J. Jensen
Knud J. Jensen University of Copenhagen
Giles E. D. Oldroyd
Giles E. D. Oldroyd University of Cambridge

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