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Steffen Vanneste

Steffen Vanneste

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
16260
World Ranking
16943
National Ranking
284

Overview

Steffen Vanneste is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has a significant body of work in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on plant science, molecular biology, and cell biology, with additional contributions touching oceanography and ecology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease

Steffen Vanneste has frequently published in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Plants

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+ fluxes in root growth," 2021, Nature
  • "Synaptotagmins at the endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact sites maintain diacylglycerol homeostasis during abiotic stress," 2021, The Plant Cell
  • "Illuminating the hidden world of calcium ions in plants with a universe of indicators," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Auxin-Regulated Reversible Inhibition of TMK1 Signaling by MAKR2 Modulates the Dynamics of Root Gravitropism," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Systematic analysis of specific and nonspecific auxin effects on endocytosis and trafficking," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

In their collaborations, Steffen Vanneste has frequently worked with these co-authors:

  • Tom Beeckman (22 joint publications)
  • Jiřı́ Friml (17 joint publications)
  • Danny Geelen (15 joint publications)
  • Inge Verstraeten (10 joint publications)
  • Daniël Van Damme (8 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Auxin: a trigger for change in plant development.

    Steffen Vanneste;Jiří Friml

  • Ethylene regulates root growth through effects on auxin biosynthesis and transport-dependent auxin distribution

    Kamil Růžička;Karin Ljung;Steffen Vanneste;Steffen Vanneste;Radka Podhorská

  • The auxin influx carrier LAX3 promotes lateral root emergence

    Kamal Swarup;Eva Benková;Eva Benková;Ranjan Swarup;Ilda Casimiro

  • Functional redundancy of PIN proteins is accompanied by auxin-dependent cross-regulation of PIN expression

    Anne Vieten;Steffen Vanneste;Justyna Wisniewska;Eva Benková

  • Cytokinins Act Directly on Lateral Root Founder Cells to Inhibit Root Initiation

    Laurent Laplaze;Eva Benkova;Ilda Casimiro;Lies Maes

  • Auxin-dependent regulation of lateral root positioning in the basal meristem of Arabidopsis.

    Ive De Smet;Takuya Tetsumura;Bert De Rybel;Nicolas Frei dit Frey

  • Auxin-Mediated Cell Cycle Activation during Early Lateral Root Initiation

    Kristiina Himanen;Elodie Boucheron;Steffen Vanneste;Janice de Almeida Engler

  • A novel aux/IAA28 signaling cascade activates GATA23-dependent specification of lateral root founder cell identity.

    Bert De Rybel;Valya Vassileva;Valya Vassileva;Boris Parizot;Marlies Demeulenaere

  • Flowering-time genes modulate meristem determinacy and growth form in Arabidopsis thaliana

    S. Melzer;F. Lens;J. Gennen;S. Vanneste

  • ABP1 Mediates Auxin Inhibition of Clathrin-Dependent Endocytosis in Arabidopsis

    Stephanie Robert;Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Elke Barbez;Michael Sauer

  • Receptor-like kinase ACR4 restricts formative cell divisions in the Arabidopsis root.

    Ive De Smet;Ive De Smet;Ive De Smet;Valya Vassileva;Valya Vassileva;Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Mitchell P. Levesque

  • Cell Cycle Progression in the Pericycle Is Not Sufficient for SOLITARY ROOT/IAA14-Mediated Lateral Root Initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Steffen Vanneste;Bert De Rybel;Gerrit T.S. Beemster;Karin Ljung

  • Lateral root initiation or the birth of a new meristem

    Ive De Smet;Steffen Vanneste;Dirk Inzé;Tom Beeckman

  • Clathrin Mediates Endocytosis and Polar Distribution of PIN Auxin Transporters in Arabidopsis

    Saeko Kitakura;Steffen Vanneste;Stéphanie Robert;Christian Löfke

  • Bimodular auxin response controls organogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Ive De Smet;Steffen Lau;Ute Voß;Steffen Vanneste

  • The TPLATE Adaptor Complex Drives Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis in Plants

    Astrid Gadeyne;Clara Sánchez-Rodríguez;Steffen Vanneste;Simone Di Rubbo

  • Molecular and Environmental Regulation of Root Development.

    Hans Motte;Steffen Vanneste;Tom Beeckman

  • PIN polarity maintenance by the cell wall in Arabidopsis.

    Elena Feraru;Mugurel Ioan Feraru;Mugurel Ioan Feraru;Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Alexandre Martinière

  • GOLVEN Secretory Peptides Regulate Auxin Carrier Turnover during Plant Gravitropic Responses

    Ryan Whitford;Ana Fernandez;Ricardo Tejos;Amparo Cuéllar Pérez

  • Transcript profiling of early lateral root initiation.

    Kristiina Himanen;Marnik Vuylsteke;Steffen Vanneste;Steven Vercruysse

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Ive De Smet
Ive De Smet Ghent University
Bert De Rybel
Bert De Rybel Ghent University
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Jürgen Kleine-Vehn
Jürgen Kleine-Vehn BOKU University
Eva Benková
Eva Benková Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Daniël Van Damme
Daniël Van Damme Ghent University
Dolf Weijers
Dolf Weijers Wageningen University & Research
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham

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