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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
37938
World Ranking
1112
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Karin Ljung is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. The main fields of study in their research include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work is concentrated primarily on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional engagement in Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics such as Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Reproductive Biology, Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, and Light Effects on Plants.

Frequent publication venues for Karin Ljung include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), New Phytologist, Nature Communications, Current Biology, and Frontiers in Plant Science.

Frequent co-authors in their work are Jan Šimura, Ondřej Novák, Ioanna Antoniadi, Michal Karády, and Eduardo Mateo-Bonmatí.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Karin Ljung include:

  • Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion, 2021, Science
  • Auxin Metabolism in Plants, 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
  • A WOX/Auxin Biosynthesis Module Controls Growth to Shape Leaf Form, 2020, Current Biology
  • Reaction Wood Anatomical Traits and Hormonal Profiles in Poplar Bent Stem and Root, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • PIF7 is a master regulator of thermomorphogenesis in shade, 2022, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Rapid synthesis of auxin via a new tryptophan-dependent pathway is required for shade avoidance in plants.

    Yi Tao;Jean-Luc Ferrer;Jean-Luc Ferrer;Karin Ljung;Florence Pojer

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

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

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

    Jiřı́ Friml;Eva Benková;Ikram Blilou;Justyna Wisniewska

  • A PINOID-dependent binary switch in apical-basal PIN polar targeting directs auxin efflux.

    Jiří Friml;Xiong Yang;Xiong Yang;Marta Michniewicz;Dolf Weijers

  • 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

  • Sites and homeostatic control of auxin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis during vegetative growth.

    Karin Ljung;Rishikesh P. Bhalerao;Göran Sandberg

  • Localization of the auxin permease AUX1 suggests two functionally distinct hormone transport pathways operate in the Arabidopsis root apex

    Ranjan Swarup;Jirı́ Friml;Alan Marchant;Karin Ljung

  • Ethylene Upregulates Auxin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis Seedlings to Enhance Inhibition of Root Cell Elongation

    Ranjan Swarup;Paula Perry;Paula Perry;Paula Perry;Dik Hagenbeek;Dominique Van Der Straeten

  • Sites and Regulation of Auxin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis Roots

    Karin Ljung;Anna K. Hull;John Celenza;Masashi Yamada

  • Auxin metabolism and homeostasis during plant development.

    Karin Ljung

  • An Auxin Gradient and Maximum in the Arabidopsis Root Apex Shown by High-Resolution Cell-Specific Analysis of IAA Distribution and Synthesis

    Sara V. Petersson;Annika I. Johansson;Mariusz Kowalczyk;Alexander Makoveychuk

  • Phytochrome interacting factors 4 and 5 control seedling growth in changing light conditions by directly controlling auxin signaling.

    Patricia Hornitschek;Markus V. Kohnen;Séverine Lorrain;Jacques Rougemont

  • Shoot-derived auxin is essential for early lateral root emergence in Arabidopsis seedlings

    Rishikesh P. Bhalerao;Jan Eklöf;Karin Ljung;Alan Marchant

  • Hormonal control of the shoot stem-cell niche

    Zhong Zhao;Stig U. Andersen;Stig U. Andersen;Karin Ljung;Karel Dolezal;Karel Dolezal

  • Linking photoreceptor excitation to changes in plant architecture

    Lin Li;Karin Ljung;Ghislain Breton;Robert J. Schmitz

  • Cryptochromes Interact Directly with PIFs to Control Plant Growth in Limiting Blue Light

    Ullas V. Pedmale;Shao Shan Carol Huang;Mark Zander;Benjamin J. Cole;Benjamin J. Cole

  • Auxin and Light Control of Adventitious Rooting in Arabidopsis Require ARGONAUTE1

    Céline Sorin;Céline Sorin;John D. Bussell;Isabelle Camus;Karin Ljung

  • Biosynthesis, conjugation, catabolism and homeostasis of indole-3-acetic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Karin Ljung;Anna K. Hull;Mariusz Kowalczyk;Alan Marchant

  • WAT1 (WALLS ARE THIN1) defines a novel auxin transporter in plants and integrates auxin signaling in secondary wall formation in Arabidopsis fibers

    Philippe Ranocha;Oana Dima;Judith Felten;Amandine Freydier

Frequent Co-Authors

Ondřej Novák
Ondřej Novák Czech Academy of Sciences
Göran Sandberg
Göran Sandberg Umeå University
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Catherine Bellini
Catherine Bellini Umeå University
Aleš Pěnčík
Aleš Pěnčík Palacký University, Olomouc
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Klaus Palme
Klaus Palme University of Freiburg
Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Ranjan Swarup
Ranjan Swarup University of Nottingham
Jonathan P. Lynch
Jonathan P. Lynch Pennsylvania State University

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