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Reinhard Jetter is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and focuses primarily on Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics addressed in Jetter's work include:

  • Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies

Jetter has published multiple papers in various scientific venues. Key recent publications include:

  • Diverse Roles of the Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Plant Immunity, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • Oxidosqualene cyclases involved in the biosynthesis of triterpenoids in Quercus suber cork, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Integrative analysis of the cuticular lipidome and transcriptome of Sorghum bicolor reveals cultivar differences in drought tolerance, 2021, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
  • BdFAR4, a root-specific fatty acyl-coenzyme A reductase, is involved in fatty alcohol synthesis of root suberin polyester in Brachypodium distachyon, 2021, The Plant Journal
  • Characterization of an alkylresorcinol synthase that forms phenolics accumulating in the cuticular wax on various organs of rye (Secale cereale), 2020, The Plant Journal

The publication venues where Jetter has contributed frequently include:

  • The Plant Journal
  • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
  • The Plant Cell
  • Scientific Reports
  • Science

Among collaborators, frequent coauthors on Jetter's projects are:

  • Yulin Sun
  • Lucas Busta
  • Jedrzej Gozdzik
  • Sydney Bell
  • Yu Ni

Jetter's body of work addresses the molecular and biochemical processes underlying plant surface structures and treatments, with an emphasis on understanding plant immunity, biosynthesis of critical compounds such as triterpenoids, and factors influencing postharvest quality and drought tolerance. This research provides insights into the functional roles of specific proteins and enzymes in plants, contributing to fields like horticultural science and plant pathology.

Best Publications

  • Sealing Plant Surfaces: Cuticular Wax Formation by Epidermal Cells

    Lacey Samuels;Ljerka Kunst;Reinhard Jetter

  • The shine clade of AP2 domain transcription factors activates wax biosynthesis, alters cuticle properties, and confers drought tolerance when overexpressed in Arabidopsis

    Asaph Aharoni;Shital Dixit;Reinhard Jetter;Eveline Thoenes

  • Plant Cuticular Lipid Export Requires an ABC Transporter

    Jamie A. Pighin;Huanquan Zheng;Laura J. Balakshin;Ian P. Goodman

  • Composition of Plant Cuticular Waxes

    Reinhard Jetter;Ljerka Kunst;A. Lacey Samuels

  • Characterization of Arabidopsis ABCG11/WBC11, an ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter that is required for cuticular lipid secretion

    David Bird;Fred Beisson;Alexandra Brigham;John Shin

  • Identification of the wax ester synthase/acyl-coenzyme A: diacylglycerol acyltransferase WSD1 required for stem wax ester biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

    Fengling Li;Xuemin Wu;Patricia Lam;David Bird

  • CER4 Encodes an Alcohol-Forming Fatty Acyl-Coenzyme A Reductase Involved in Cuticular Wax Production in Arabidopsis

    Owen Rowland;Huanquan Zheng;Shelley R. Hepworth;Patricia Lam

  • Tomato fruit cuticular waxes and their effects on transpiration barrier properties: functional characterization of a mutant deficient in a very-long-chain fatty acid beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase.

    Gerd Vogg;Stephanie Fischer;Jana Leide;Eyal Emmanuel

  • Reconstitution of Plant Alkane Biosynthesis in Yeast Demonstrates That Arabidopsis ECERIFERUM1 and ECERIFERUM3 Are Core Components of a Very-Long-Chain Alkane Synthesis Complex

    Amélie Bernard;Frédéric Domergue;Frédéric Domergue;Stéphanie Pascal;Stéphanie Pascal;Reinhard Jetter

  • Cuticular Lipid Composition, Surface Structure, and Gene Expression in Arabidopsis Stem Epidermis

    Mi Chung Suh;A. Lacey Samuels;Reinhard Jetter;Ljerka Kunst

  • Chemical Composition of the Prunus laurocerasus Leaf Surface. Dynamic Changes of the Epicuticular Wax Film during Leaf Development

    Reinhard Jetter;Stefanie Schäffer

  • Arabidopsis LTPG Is a Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Lipid Transfer Protein Required for Export of Lipids to the Plant Surface

    Allan DeBono;Trevor H. Yeats;Jocelyn K.C. Rose;David Bird

  • The Cytochrome P450 Enzyme CYP96A15 Is the Midchain Alkane Hydroxylase Responsible for Formation of Secondary Alcohols and Ketones in Stem Cuticular Wax of Arabidopsis

    Stephen Greer;Miao Wen;David Bird;Xuemin Wu

  • Gene Expression and Metabolism in Tomato Fruit Surface Tissues

    Shira Mintz-Oron;Tali Mandel;Ilana Rogachev;Liron Feldberg

  • Leaf cuticular waxes are arranged in chemically and mechanically distinct layers: evidence from Prunus laurocerasus L.

    R. Jetter;S. Schäffer;M. Riederer

  • Composition differences between epicuticular and intracuticular wax substructures: How do plants seal their epidermal surfaces?

    Christopher Buschhaus;Reinhard Jetter

  • Fruit-Surface Flavonoid Accumulation in Tomato Is Controlled by a SlMYB12-Regulated Transcriptional Network

    Avital Adato;Tali Mandel;Shira Mintz-Oron;Ilya Venger

  • A Member of the PLEIOTROPIC DRUG RESISTANCE Family of ATP Binding Cassette Transporters Is Required for the Formation of a Functional Cuticle in Arabidopsis

    Michael Bessire;Sandra Borel;Guillaume Fabre;Luis Carraça

  • Plant surface lipid biosynthetic pathways and their utility for metabolic engineering of waxes and hydrocarbon biofuels

    Reinhard Jetter;Ljerka Kunst

  • The Cytochrome P450 Enzyme CYP96A15 Is the Midchain Alkane Hydroxylase Responsible for Formation of Secondary Alcohols and Ketones in Stem Cuticular

    Stephen Greer;Miao Wen;David Bird;Xuemin Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ljerka Kunst
Ljerka Kunst University of British Columbia
Markus Riederer
Markus Riederer University of Würzburg
Asaph Aharoni
Asaph Aharoni Weizmann Institute of Science
Lacey Samuels
Lacey Samuels University of British Columbia
Jocelyn K. C. Rose
Jocelyn K. C. Rose Cornell University
Yuelin Zhang
Yuelin Zhang University of British Columbia
Xin Li
Xin Li University of British Columbia
Fred Beisson
Fred Beisson Aix-Marseille University
Antonio Granell
Antonio Granell Spanish National Research Council
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute

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