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Stefan Hörtensteiner

Stefan Hörtensteiner

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
64
Citations
16530
World Ranking
971
National Ranking
26

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

His primary areas of study are Biochemistry, Chlorophyll, Arabidopsis, Catabolite repression and Pheophorbide A. His work is connected to Chloroplast, Arabidopsis thaliana, Oxygenase, Mutant and Thylakoid, as a part of Biochemistry. His study in Chlorophyll focuses on Chlorophyllase in particular.

His Arabidopsis research integrates issues from Molecular genetics, Regulation of gene expression and Locus. His Catabolite repression research focuses on Reductase and how it relates to Ferredoxin and Complementation. His Pheophorbide A study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ripening and Chlorin.

His most cited work include:

  • Nitrogen metabolism and remobilization during senescence. (544 citations)
  • CHLOROPHYLL DEGRADATION DURING SENESCENCE (540 citations)
  • Chlorophyll breakdown in higher plants. (434 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Chlorophyll, Biochemistry, Catabolite repression, Arabidopsis and Arabidopsis thaliana. He has researched Chlorophyll in several fields, including Oxygenase and Chloroplast. His is doing research in Mutant, Enzyme, Phytol, Catabolism and Tetrapyrrole, both of which are found in Biochemistry.

His research integrates issues of Reductase, Porphyrin, Hordeum vulgare, Plant physiology and Stereochemistry in his study of Catabolite repression. His Arabidopsis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Jasmonic acid, Oxidative phosphorylation, Transporter and Cell biology. He interconnects Chloroplast membrane, Plant cell, Wild type and ATP-binding cassette transporter in the investigation of issues within Arabidopsis thaliana.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Chlorophyll (72.38%)
  • Biochemistry (69.52%)
  • Catabolite repression (31.43%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2020)?

  • Chlorophyll (72.38%)
  • Biochemistry (69.52%)
  • Cell biology (17.14%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Stefan Hörtensteiner focuses on Chlorophyll, Biochemistry, Cell biology, Arabidopsis and Chloroplast. His Chlorophyll research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Catabolite repression, Senescence, Pheophytin and Arabidopsis thaliana. In his works, Stefan Hörtensteiner undertakes multidisciplinary study on Biochemistry and Glufosinate.

His Arabidopsis research includes themes of Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Chlorophyllase and Kinase activity. In his research, Jasmonate is intimately related to Jasmonic acid, which falls under the overarching field of Chloroplast. The Pheophorbide A study which covers Oxygenase that intersects with Ripening, Plant senescence, Botany and Poaceae.

Between 2016 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • The biochemistry and molecular biology of chlorophyll breakdown (87 citations)
  • Plastidial NAD-Dependent Malate Dehydrogenase: A Moonlighting Protein Involved in Early Chloroplast Development through Its Interaction with an FtsH12-FtsHi Protease Complex. (21 citations)
  • Non-specific activities of the major herbicide-resistance gene BAR. (21 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Amino acid

His main research concerns Cell biology, Chlorophyll, Biochemistry, Chloroplast and Catabolite repression. His studies deal with areas such as Arabidopsis, Mutant, Repressor and Root hair as well as Cell biology. Stefan Hörtensteiner is studying Chlorophyllase, which is a component of Chlorophyll.

While working on this project, Stefan Hörtensteiner studies both Biochemistry and Catalytic triad. His study in Chloroplast is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Photosynthesis, Photomorphogenesis, Protein degradation and Darkness.

Best Publications

  • CHLOROPHYLL DEGRADATION DURING SENESCENCE

    Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • Chlorophyll breakdown in higher plants.

    Stefan Hörtensteiner;Bernhard Kräutler

  • Nitrogen metabolism and remobilization during senescence.

    Stefan Hörtensteiner;Urs Feller

  • Arsenic tolerance in Arabidopsis is mediated by two ABCC-type phytochelatin transporters

    Won-Yong Song;Jiyoung Park;David G. Mendoza-Cózatl;Marianne Suter-Grotemeyer

  • Pheophytin Pheophorbide Hydrolase (Pheophytinase) Is Involved in Chlorophyll Breakdown during Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis

    Silvia Schelbert;Sylvain Aubry;Bo Burla;Bo Burla;Birgit Agne

  • Chlorophyll breakdown: Pheophorbide a oxygenase is a Rieske-type iron–sulfur protein, encoded by the accelerated cell death 1 gene

    Adriana Pruzinská;Gaby Tanner;Iwona Anders;Maria Roca

  • Stay-green regulates chlorophyll and chlorophyll-binding protein degradation during senescence

    Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • Recent advances in chlorophyll biosynthesis and breakdown in higher plants.

    Ulrich Eckhardt;Bernhard Grimm;Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • Chlorophyll Breakdown in Senescent Leaves.

    Philippe Matile;Stefan Hortensteiner;Howard Thomas;Bernhard Krautler

  • STAY-GREEN and Chlorophyll Catabolic Enzymes Interact at Light-Harvesting Complex II for Chlorophyll Detoxification during Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis

    Yasuhito Sakuraba;Silvia Schelbert;So-Yon Park;Su-Hyun Han

  • Chlorophyll breakdown in senescent Arabidopsis leaves. Characterization of chlorophyll catabolites and of chlorophyll catabolic enzymes involved in the degreening reaction.

    Adriana Pruzinská;Gaby Tanner;Sylvain Aubry;Iwona Anders

  • AtMRP2, an Arabidopsis ATP Binding Cassette Transporter Able to Transport Glutathione S-Conjugates and Chlorophyll Catabolites: Functional Comparisons with AtMRP1

    Yu-Ping Lu;Ze-Sheng Li;Yolanda M. Drozdowicz;Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • The biochemistry and molecular biology of chlorophyll breakdown

    Benke Kuai;Junyi Chen;Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • The Arabidopsis vacuolar malate channel is a member of the ALMT family

    Peter Kovermann;Stefan Meyer;Stefan Hörtensteiner;Cristiana Picco

  • Chlorophyllase Is a Rate-Limiting Enzyme in Chlorophyll Catabolism and Is Posttranslationally Regulated

    Smadar Harpaz-Saad;Smadar Harpaz-Saad;Tamar Azoulay;Tamar Azoulay;Tzahi Arazi;Eran Ben-Yaakov;Eran Ben-Yaakov

  • Update on the biochemistry of chlorophyll breakdown.

    Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • Chlorophyll breakdown in senescent cotyledons of rape, Brassica napus L.: Enzymatic cleavage of phaeophorbide a in vitro

    Stefan Hörtensteiner;Fabrizio Vicentini;Philippe Matile

  • In Vivo Participation of Red Chlorophyll Catabolite Reductase in Chlorophyll Breakdown

    Adriana Pruzinská;Iwona Anders;Sylvain Aubry;Nicole Schenk

  • Cross-species identification of Mendel's I locus.

    Ian Armstead;Iain Donnison;Sylvain Aubry;John Harper

  • Chlorophyll Breakdown in Senescent Chloroplasts (Cleavage of Pheophorbide a in Two Enzymic Steps).

    S. Rodoni;W. Muhlecker;M. Anderl;B. Krautler

  • Chlorophyll breakdown in higher plants and algae.

    S. Hörtensteiner

  • The Key Step in Chlorophyll Breakdown in Higher Plants CLEAVAGE OF PHEOPHORBIDE a MACROCYCLE BY A MONOOXYGENASE

    Stefan Hörtensteiner;Karin Lynn Wüthrich;Philippe Matile;Karl-Hans Ongania

  • Molecular cloning, functional expression and characterisation of RCC reductase involved in chlorophyll catabolism

    Karin L. Wüthrich;Lucien Bovet;Peter E. Hunziker;Iain S. Donnison

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernhard Kräutler
Bernhard Kräutler University of Innsbruck
Philippe Matile
Philippe Matile University of Zurich
Enrico Martinoia
Enrico Martinoia University of Zurich
Howard Thomas
Howard Thomas Singapore Management University
Yasuhito Sakuraba
Yasuhito Sakuraba University of Tokyo
Iain S. Donnison
Iain S. Donnison Aberystwyth University
Helen J. Ougham
Helen J. Ougham Aberystwyth University
Nam-Chon Paek
Nam-Chon Paek Seoul National University
Felix Henrique Paim Kessler
Felix Henrique Paim Kessler Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Ian P. Armstead
Ian P. Armstead Aberystwyth University

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