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Overview

Niko Geldner is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work engages deeply with plant science and molecular biology, contributing to a variety of topics related to plant biology and interactions.

Their main fields of study include:

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

Within these broader fields, Geldner's subfields of study cover:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Genetics

The principal research topics they address include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant responses to water stress

Geldner has been a frequent contributor to several publication venues. Notably, they have published extensively in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Plants
  • Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Co-incidence of Damage and Microbial Patterns Controls Localized Immune Responses in Roots," 2020, Cell
  • "Coordination of microbe-host homeostasis by crosstalk with plant innate immunity," 2021, Nature Plants
  • "GDSL-domain proteins have key roles in suberin polymerization and degradation," 2021, Nature Plants
  • "A two-way molecular dialogue between embryo and endosperm is required for seed development," 2020, Science
  • "The making of suberin," 2022, New Phytologist

Frequent collaborators of Geldner include:

  • Damien De Bellis
  • Satoshi Fujita
  • Robertas Ursache
  • Valérie Dénervaud Tendon
  • Tonni Grube Andersen

Geldner has been recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting involvement in the broader molecular biology community.

Best Publications

  • Auxin transport inhibitors block PIN1 cycling and vesicle trafficking

    Niko Geldner;Jiří Friml;Jiří Friml;York-Dieter Stierhof;Gerd Jürgens

  • The Arabidopsis GNOM ARF-GEF Mediates Endosomal Recycling, Auxin Transport, and Auxin-Dependent Plant Growth

    Niko Geldner;Nadine Anders;Hanno Wolters;Jutta Keicher

  • Coordinated polar localization of auxin efflux carrier PIN1 by GNOM ARF GEF.

    Thomas Steinmann;Niko Geldner;Markus Grebe;Stefan Mangold

  • Auxin inhibits endocytosis and promotes its own efflux from cells

    Tomasz Paciorek;Eva Zazímalová;Nadia Ruthardt;Jan Petrásek

  • Adaptation of Root Function by Nutrient-Induced Plasticity of Endodermal Differentiation

    Marie Barberon;Joop Engelbertus Martinus Vermeer;Damien De Bellis;Peng Wang

  • Rapid, combinatorial analysis of membrane compartments in intact plants with a multicolor marker set.

    Niko Geldner;Valérie Dénervaud-Tendon;Derek L. Hyman;Ulrike Mayer

  • Casparian strip diffusion barrier in Arabidopsis is made of a lignin polymer without suberin

    Sadaf Naseer;Yuree Lee;Catherine Lapierre;Rochus Franke

  • Endocytic and Secretory Traffic in Arabidopsis Merge in the Trans-Golgi Network/Early Endosome, an Independent and Highly Dynamic Organelle

    Corrado Viotti;Julia Bubeck;York-Dieter Stierhof;Melanie Krebs

  • A Mechanism for Localized Lignin Deposition in the Endodermis

    Yuree Lee;Maria C. Rubio;Julien Alassimone;Niko Geldner

  • MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF STEROID HORMONE SIGNALING IN PLANTS

    Grégory Vert;Jennifer L. Nemhauser;Niko Geldner;Fangxin Hong

  • Endosomal signaling of plant steroid receptor kinase BRI1

    Niko Geldner;Derek L. Hyman;Xuelu Wang;Karin Schumacher

  • A novel protein family mediates Casparian strip formation in the endodermis

    Daniele Roppolo;Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Valérie Dénervaud Tendon;Alexandre Pfister

  • A protocol for combining fluorescent proteins with histological stains for diverse cell wall components.

    Robertas Ursache;Tonni Grube Andersen;Peter Marhavý;Niko Geldner

  • AtABCG29 Is a Monolignol Transporter Involved in Lignin Biosynthesis

    Santiago Alejandro;Yuree Lee;Takayuki Tohge;Damien Sudre

  • Dirigent domain-containing protein is part of the machinery required for formation of the lignin-based Casparian strip in the root

    Prashant S. Hosmani;Takehiro Kamiya;John Danku;Sadaf Naseer

  • Retraction: Generation of cell polarity in plants links endocytosis, auxin distribution and cell fate decisions

    Pankaj Dhonukshe;Hirokazu Tanaka;Tatsuaki Goh;Kazuo Ebine

  • The MYB36 transcription factor orchestrates Casparian strip formation

    Takehiro Kamiya;Monica Borghi;Peng Wang;John M. C. Danku

  • A Spatial Accommodation by Neighboring Cells Is Required for Organ Initiation in Arabidopsis

    Joop E. M. Vermeer;Daniel von Wangenheim;Daniel von Wangenheim;Marie Barberon;Yuree Lee

  • Functional diversification of closely related ARF-GEFs in protein secretion and recycling

    Sandra Richter;Niko Geldner;Jarmo Schrader;Hanno Wolters

  • A receptor-like kinase mutant with absent endodermal diffusion barrier displays selective nutrient homeostasis defects.

    Alexandre Pfister;Marie Barberon;Julien Alassimone;Lothar Kalmbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerd Jürgens
Gerd Jürgens University of Tübingen
Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory Salk Institute for Biological Studies
David E. Salt
David E. Salt University of Nottingham
York-Dieter Stierhof
York-Dieter Stierhof University of Tübingen
Rochus Franke
Rochus Franke University of Bonn
Takehiro Kamiya
Takehiro Kamiya University of Tokyo
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Bert De Rybel
Bert De Rybel Ghent University
Michael Hothorn
Michael Hothorn University of Geneva
Christophe Maurel
Christophe Maurel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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