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Thomas Schmülling

Thomas Schmülling

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
25760
World Ranking
4036
National Ranking
296

Overview

Thomas Schmülling is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, along with contributions in Physiology, Insect Science, and Immunology.

The main research topics covered by Schmülling's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Plant Reproductive Biology, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Light effects on plants, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.

They have published in frequently appearing venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Plant Cell & Environment

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas Schmülling include:

  • Light acts as a stressor and influences abiotic and biotic stress responses in plants, 2020, Plant Cell & Environment
  • Chemical priming of plant defense responses to pathogen attacks, 2023, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Acclimation, priming and memory in the response of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings to cold stress, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Cytokinin regulates vegetative phase change in Arabidopsis thaliana through the miR172/TOE1-TOE2 module, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Cytokinin regulates the activity of the inflorescence meristem and components of seed yield in oilseed rape, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany

Frequent co-authors in Schmülling's research include Anne Cortleven, Manuel Frank, Ondřej Novák, Venja M. Roeber, and Sören Werner.

Best Publications

  • Cytokinin-Deficient Transgenic Arabidopsis Plants Show Multiple Developmental Alterations Indicating Opposite Functions of Cytokinins in the Regulation of Shoot and Root Meristem Activity

    Tomáš Werner;Václav Motyka;Valérie Laucou;Rafaël Smets

  • Regulation of plant growth by cytokinin

    Tomáš Werner;Václav Motyka;Miroslav Strnad;Thomas Schmülling

  • Arabidopsis Cytokinin Receptor Mutants Reveal Functions in Shoot Growth, Leaf Senescence, Seed Size, Germination, Root Development, and Cytokinin Metabolism

    Michael Riefler;Ondrej Novak;Miroslav Strnad;Thomas Schmülling

  • Analysis of Cytokinin Mutants and Regulation of Cytokinin Metabolic Genes Reveals Important Regulatory Roles of Cytokinins in Drought, Salt and Abscisic Acid Responses, and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis

    Rie Nishiyama;Yasuko Watanabe;Yasunari Fujita;Dung Tien Le

  • Cytokinin Regulates the Activity of Reproductive Meristems, Flower Organ Size, Ovule Formation, and Thus Seed Yield in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Isabel Bartrina;Elisabeth Otto;Miroslav Strnad;Tomáš Werner

  • Cytokinin action in plant development

    Tomáš Werner;Thomas Schmülling

  • Single genes from Agrobacterium rhizogenes influence plant development

    T. Schmülling;J. Schell;A. Spena

  • Priming and memory of stress responses in organisms lacking a nervous system.

    Monika Hilker;Jens Schwachtje;Margarete Baier;Salma Balazadeh

  • Root-Specific Reduction of Cytokinin Causes Enhanced Root Growth, Drought Tolerance, and Leaf Mineral Enrichment in Arabidopsis and Tobacco

    Tomáš Werner;Erika Nehnevajova;Ireen Köllmer;Ondřej Novák

  • Independent and synergistic activity of rol A, B and C loci in stimulating abnormal growth in plants.

    A. Spena;T. Schmülling;C. Koncz;J. S. Schell

  • Immediate-early and delayed cytokinin response genes of Arabidopsis thaliana identified by genome-wide expression profiling reveal novel cytokinin-sensitive processes and suggest cytokinin action through transcriptional cascades.

    Wolfram G. Brenner;Georgy A. Romanov;Ireen Köllmer;Lukas Bürkle

  • Structure and function of cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase genes of maize, rice, Arabidopsis and other species

    Thomas Schmülling;Tomáš Werner;Michael Riefler;Eva Krupková

  • Conditional transgenic expression of the ipt gene indicates a function for cytokinins in paracrine signaling in whole tobacco plants

    Martin Faiss;Jana Zalubilova;Miroslav Strnad;Thomas Schmulling

  • Cytokinin action in response to abiotic and biotic stresses in plants.

    Anne Cortleven;Jan Erik Leuendorf;Manuel Frank;Daniela Pezzetta

  • Increased steady state mRNA levels of the STM and KNAT1 homeobox genes in cytokinin overproducing Arabidopsis thaliana indicate a role for cytokinins in the shoot apical meristem.

    Hans-Michael Rupp;Markus Frank;Tomas Werner;Miroslav Strnad

  • Two cytokinin receptors of Arabidopsis thaliana, CRE1/AHK4 and AHK3, differ in their ligand specificity in a bacterial assay.

    Lukáš Spíchal;Natalia Yu. Rakova;Michael Riefler;Takeshi Mizuno

  • New Insights into the Biology of Cytokinin Degradation

    T. Werner;I. Köllmer;I. Bartrina;K. Holst

  • Transcriptome analysis of Arabidopsis clubroots indicate a key role for cytokinins in disease development.

    Johannes Siemens;Ingo Keller;Johannes Sarx;Sabine Kunz

  • Cytokinin signal perception and transduction

    Alexander Heyl;Thomas Schmülling

  • The Cytokinin Receptors of Arabidopsis Are Located Mainly to the Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Klaas Wulfetange;Sergey N. Lomin;Georgy A. Romanov;Andrea Stolz

Frequent Co-Authors

Miroslav Strnad
Miroslav Strnad Palacký University, Olomouc
Ondřej Novák
Ondřej Novák Czech Academy of Sciences
Jeff Schell
Jeff Schell Max Planck Society
Václav Motyka
Václav Motyka Czech Academy of Sciences
Harry Van Onckelen
Harry Van Onckelen University of Antwerp
Lukáš Spíchal
Lukáš Spíchal Palacký University, Olomouc
Dirk K. Hincha
Dirk K. Hincha Max Planck Society
Csaba Koncz
Csaba Koncz Max Planck Society
Bernhard Grimm
Bernhard Grimm Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Tatsuo Kakimoto
Tatsuo Kakimoto Osaka University

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