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Peter Huijser

Peter Huijser

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Genetics

D-Index
47
Citations
17894
World Ranking
4084
National Ranking
274

Overview

Peter Huijser is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on plant science and molecular biology. Their work spans a variety of topics centered around plant molecular biology research, plant reproductive biology, nutrient uptake and metabolism, gene expression analysis, cell wall polysaccharides, stress responses, and genetic engineering using CRISPR technologies.

Their recent publications include:

  • A WOX/Auxin Biosynthesis Module Controls Growth to Shape Leaf Form, 2020, Current Biology
  • Cytokinin promotes growth cessation in the Arabidopsis root, 2022, Current Biology
  • Cell-cycle-linked growth reprogramming encodes developmental time into leaf morphogenesis, 2024, Current Biology
  • The Copper-microRNA Pathway Is Integrated with Developmental and Environmental Stress Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Mutagenesis of RCO in Cardamine hirsuta, 2020, Plants

Peter Huijser frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Miltos Tsiantis
  • Adam Runions
  • Daniel Kierzkowski
  • Soeren Strauss
  • Richard S. Smith

Their publications are commonly found in the following venues:

  • Current Biology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Plants
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Peter Huijser's work in plant science encompasses diverse areas within molecular biology, including the regulation of leaf morphogenesis, hormonal control of growth, and responses to environmental stresses. Their research integrates experimental approaches to elucidate developmental time encoding, biosynthesis pathways, and gene editing techniques in plants.

Best Publications

  • Genetic Control of Flower Development by Homeotic Genes in Antirrhinum majus

    Zsuzsanna Schwarz-Sommer;Peter Huijser;Wolfgang Nacken;Heinz Saedler

  • AtPIN2 defines a locus of Arabidopsis for root gravitropism control

    Andreas Müller;Changhui Guan;Leo Gälweiler;Petra Tänzler

  • Deficiens, a homeotic gene involved in the control of flower morphogenesis in Antirrhinum majus: the protein shows homology to transcription factors.

    H. Sommer;J.P. Beltrán;P. Huijser;H. Pape

  • The miRNA156/157 recognition element in the 3′ UTR of the Arabidopsis SBP box gene SPL3 prevents early flowering by translational inhibition in seedlings

    Madhuri Gandikota;Rainer P. Birkenbihl;Susanne Höhmann;Guillermo H. Cardon

  • Relationship between nucleosome positioning and DNA methylation.

    Ramakrishna K. Chodavarapu;Suhua Feng;Yana V. Bernatavichute;Pao Yang Chen

  • Molecular cloning of SVP: a negative regulator of the floral transition in Arabidopsis.

    Ulrike Hartmann;Susanne Höhmann;Klaus Nettesheim;Ellen Wisman

  • The control of developmental phase transitions in plants.

    Peter Huijser;Markus Schmid

  • The microRNA regulated SBP-box genes SPL9 and SPL15 control shoot maturation in Arabidopsis

    Stefan Schwarz;Arne V. Grande;Nora Bujdoso;Heinz Saedler

  • Bracteomania, an inflorescence anomaly, is caused by the loss of function of the MADS-box gene squamosa in Antirrhinum majus.

    P. Huijser;J. Klein;W.E. Lönnig;H. Meijer

  • Characterization of the Antirrhinum floral homeotic MADS-box gene deficiens: evidence for DNA binding and autoregulation of its persistent expression throughout flower development.

    Z Schwarz-Sommer;I Hue;P Huijser;P J Flor

  • The Arabidopsis ABORTED MICROSPORES (AMS) gene encodes a MYC class transcription factor

    Anna-Marie Sorensen;Sandra Kröber;Ulrike S. Unte;Peter Huijser

  • GLOBOSA: a homeotic gene which interacts with DEFICIENS in the control of Antirrhinum floral organogenesis.

    W. Trobner;L. Ramirez;Patrick Motte;I. Hue

  • Molecular characterisation of the Arabidopsis SBP-box genes.

    Guillermo Cardon;Susanne Höhmann;Joachim Klein;Klaus Nettesheim

  • A new family of DNA binding proteins includes putative transcriptional regulators of the Antirrhinum majus floral meristem identity gene SQUAMOSA.

    Joachim Klein;Heinz Saedler;Peter Huijser

  • Functional analysis of the Arabidopsis thaliana SBP-box gene SPL3: a novel gene involved in the floral transition.

    Guillermo H. Cardon;Susanne Höhmann;Klaus Nettesheim;Heinz Saedler

  • Functional dissection of the plant-specific SBP-domain: overlap of the DNA-binding and nuclear localization domains.

    Rainer P. Birkenbihl;Guido Jach;Heinz Saedler;Peter Huijser

  • A regulator of nutritional copper signaling in Chlamydomonas is an SBP domain protein that recognizes the GTAC core of copper response element

    Janette Kropat;Stephen Tottey;Rainer P. Birkenbihl;Nathalie Depège

  • Characterization of the FIDDLEHEAD Gene of Arabidopsis Reveals a Link between Adhesion Response and Cell Differentiation in the Epidermis

    Alexander Yephremov;Ellen Wisman;Peter Huijser;Casper Huijser

  • miR156-Targeted and Nontargeted SBP-Box Transcription Factors Act in Concert to Secure Male Fertility in Arabidopsis

    Shuping Xing;María Salinas;Susanne Höhmann;Rita Berndtgen

  • Transcriptome Sequencing Identifies SPL7-Regulated Copper Acquisition Genes FRO4/FRO5 and the Copper Dependence of Iron Homeostasis in Arabidopsis

    María Bernal;David Casero;Vasantika Singh;Grandon T. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Saedler
Heinz Saedler Max Planck Society
Miltos Tsiantis
Miltos Tsiantis Max Planck Society
Seth J. Davis
Seth J. Davis University of York
Ute Krämer
Ute Krämer Ruhr University Bochum
Sabeeha S. Merchant
Sabeeha S. Merchant University of California, Berkeley
Karin Ljung
Karin Ljung Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Matteo Pellegrini
Matteo Pellegrini University of California, Los Angeles
Shusei Sato
Shusei Sato Tohoku University
Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona
Steven E. Jacobsen
Steven E. Jacobsen University of California, Los Angeles

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