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Ralf Oelmüller is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. Their research primarily covers Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a substantial focus on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, their work is concentrated in several specialized subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Insect Science.

The scientist's research topics encompass various aspects of plant biology and interactions, including:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Oelmüller has published extensively, with notable frequent venues including the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Frontiers in Plant Science, Plant Signaling & Behavior, Plants, and Scientific Reports.

Several recent papers by Oelmüller and collaborators include:

  • "Harnessing Bacterial Endophytes for Promotion of Plant Growth and Biotechnological Applications: An Overview" (2021), published in Plants
  • "Fungal Endophyte-Mediated Crop Improvement: The Way Ahead" (2020), published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "An endophyte from salt-adapted Pokkali rice confers salt-tolerance to a salt-sensitive rice variety and targets a unique pattern of genes in its new host" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Piriformospora indica symbiosis improves water stress tolerance of rice through regulating stomata behavior and ROS scavenging systems" (2020), published in Plant Signaling & Behavior
  • "An Endophytic Trichoderma Strain Promotes Growth of Its Hosts and Defends Against Pathogen Attack" (2020), published in Frontiers in Plant Science

Oelmüller has collaborated extensively with researchers such as Michael Reichelt, Sandra S. Scholz, Alexandra C. U. Furch, Karaba N. Nataraja, and Yu-Heng Tseng.

In addition to journal publications, Oelmüller has contributed to the book titled "Signal Transduction of Plant Organ Senescence and Cell Death" published by Frontiers Media in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Reactive oxygen species generation and signaling in plants

    Baishnab Charan Tripathy;Ralf Oelmüller

  • WRKY transcription factors: Jack of many trades in plants

    Madhunita Bakshi;Ralf Oelmüller

  • pTAC2, -6, and -12 Are Components of the Transcriptionally Active Plastid Chromosome That Are Required for Plastid Gene Expression

    Jeannette Pfalz;Karsten Liere;Andrea Kandlbinder;Karl-Josef Dietz

  • Piriformospora indica confers drought tolerance in Chinese cabbage leaves by stimulating antioxidant enzymes, the expression of drought-related genes and the plastid-localized CAS protein

    Chao Sun;Joy Michal Johnson;Daguang Cai;Irena Sherameti

  • Association of Piriformospora indica with Arabidopsis thaliana roots represents a novel system to study beneficial plant–microbe interactions and involves early plant protein modifications in the endoplasmic reticulum and at the plasma membrane

    Tatjana Peškan‐Berghöfer;Bationa Shahollari;Pham Huong Giong;Solveig Hehl

  • The Endophytic Fungus Piriformospora indica Stimulates the Expression of Nitrate Reductase and the Starch-degrading Enzyme Glucan-water Dikinase in Tobacco and Arabidopsis Roots through a Homeodomain Transcription Factor That Binds to a Conserved Motif in Their Promoters

    Irena Sherameti;Bationa Shahollari;Yvonne Venus;Lothar Altschmied

  • Piriformospora indica, a cultivable root endophyte with multiple biotechnological applications.

    Ralf Oelmüller;Irena Sherameti;Swati Tripathi;Ajit Varma

  • A Novel Mechanism of Nuclear Photosynthesis Gene Regulation by Redox Signals from the Chloroplast during Photosystem Stoichiometry Adjustment

    Thomas Pfannschmidt;Katia Schütze;Meta Brost;Ralf Oelmüller

  • The role of auxins and cytokinins in the mutualistic interaction between Arabidopsis and Piriformospora indica

    Jyothilakshmi Vadassery;Claudia Ritter;Yvonne Venus;Iris Camehl

  • Photooxidative destruction of chloroplasts and its consequences for expression of nuclear genes.

    R. Oelmüller;H. Mohr

  • Retrograde Plastid Redox Signals in the Expression of Nuclear Genes for Chloroplast Proteins of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Vidal Fey;Raik Wagner;Katharina Braütigam;Markus Wirtz

  • The root-colonizing endophyte Pirifomospora indica confers drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by stimulating the expression of drought stress-related genes in leaves.

    Irena Sherameti;Swati Tripathi;Ajit Varma;Ralf Oelmüller

  • Expression of nuclear genes as affected by treatments acting on the plastids.

    R. Oelmüller;I. Levitan;R. Bergfeld;V. K. Rajasekhar

  • Ethylene signalling and ethylene-targeted transcription factors are required to balance beneficial and nonbeneficial traits in the symbiosis between the endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica and Arabidopsis thaliana

    Iris Camehl;Irena Sherameti;Yvonne Venus;Gerit Bethke

  • PHOTOOXIDATIVE DESTRUCTION OF CHLOROPLASTS AND ITS EFFECT ON NUCLEAR GENE EXPRESSION AND EXTRAPLASTIDIC ENZYME LEVELS *

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  • Identification of low-density Triton X-100-insoluble plasma membrane microdomains in higher plants.

    Tatjana Peskan;Martin Westermann;Ralf Oelmüller

  • A cell wall extract from the endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica promotes growth of Arabidopsis seedlings and induces intracellular calcium elevation in roots.

    Jyothilakshmi Vadassery;Stefanie Ranf;Corinna Drzewiecki;Axel Mithöfer

  • Harnessing Bacterial Endophytes for Promotion of Plant Growth and Biotechnological Applications: An Overview

    Ahmed M. Eid;Amr Fouda;Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman;Salem S. Salem

  • Principles of redox control in photosynthesis gene expression

    Thomas Pfannschmidt;John F. Allen;Ralf Oelmüller

  • Expression of a receptor kinase in Arabidopsis roots is stimulated by the basidiomycete Piriformospora indica and the protein accumulates in Triton X-100 insoluble plasma membrane microdomains

    Bationa Shahollari;Ajit Varma;Ralf Oelmüller

  • Growth Promotion of Chinese Cabbage and Arabidopsis by Piriformospora indica Is Not Stimulated by Mycelium-Synthesized Auxin

    Yin-Chen Lee;Joy Michael Johnson;Ching-Te Chien;Chao Sun

  • The root endophyte fungus Piriformospora indica leads to early flowering, higher biomass and altered secondary metabolites of the medicinal plant, Coleus forskohlii

    Aparajita Das;Shwet Kamal;Najam Akhtar Shakil;Irena Sherameti

  • The OXI1 Kinase Pathway Mediates Piriformospora indica-Induced Growth Promotion in Arabidopsis

    Iris Camehl;Corinna Drzewiecki;Jyothilakshmi Vadassery;Bationa Shahollari

  • A leucine-rich repeat protein is required for growth promotion and enhanced seed production mediated by the endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Bationa Shahollari;Jyothilakshmi Vadassery;Ajit Varma;Ralf Oelmüller

Frequent Co-Authors

Ajit Varma
Ajit Varma Amity University
Michael Reichelt
Michael Reichelt Max Planck Society
François Buscot
François Buscot Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Axel Mithöfer
Axel Mithöfer Max Planck Society
Narendra Tuteja
Narendra Tuteja International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Reinhold G. Herrmann
Reinhold G. Herrmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jörg Meurer
Jörg Meurer Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ian T. Baldwin
Ian T. Baldwin Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Karaba N. Nataraja
Karaba N. Nataraja Bangalore University
Jonathan Gershenzon
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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