P1 Jenny Russinova

P2 Sacco C de Vries

P3 Ana Caño-Delgado

P4 Christian Hardtke

P5 Birgit Kemmerling

P6 Miklos Szekeres

P7 Gerard Bishop

P8 Christophe Reuzeau

Lab Russinova

De Rybel B, Audenaert D, Vert G, Rozhon W, Mayerhofer J, Peelman F, Coutuer S, Denayer T, Jansen L, Nguyen L, Vanhoutte I, Beemster GT, Vleminckx K, Jonak C, Chory J, Inzé D, Russinova E, Beeckman T. (2009) Chemical inhibition of a subset of Arabidopsis thaliana GSK3-like kinases activates brassinosteroid signaling. Chem Biol. 16(6):594-604

Russinova, E., Borst, J.W., Kwaaitaal, M., Yanhai Yin, Y., Caño-Delgado, A., Chory, J., de Vries, S.C.(2004) Heterodimerization and endocytosis of Arabidopsis brassinosteroid receptors BRI1 and AtSERK3(BAK1) Plant Cell 16: 3216-3229.

Shah, K., Russinova, E., Gadella, T.W. Jr, Willemse, J., and de Vries, S.C. (2002). The Arabidopsis kinase-associated protein phosphatase controls internalization of the somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase 1. Genes & Dev. 16, 1707-1720.

Lab de Vries

Karlova, R., Boeren, S., Russinova, E., Aker, J., Vervoort, J. and de Vries, S.C. (2006) The Arabidopsis Somatic Embryogenesis Receptor-like Kinase 1 protein complex includes Brassinosteroid-insensitive1. Plant Cell 18, 626-638.

Karlova, R., de Vries, S.C. (2006) Advances in understanding brassinosteroid signaling. Science STKE 345, pe36.

Hink, M.A., Shah, K., Russinova E, de Vries, S.C., Visser, A.W.J.G. (2008) Fluorescence Fluctuation Analysis of AtSERK1 Oligomerization. Biophysical J. 94(3):1052-62.

Lab Caño-Delgado

Holton N., Caño-Delgado A. I., Yokota T, Harrison K., Chory J. and Bishop G.J. Tomato BRI1 is not required for systemin-induced wound signalling. The Plant Cell, 2007

Caño-Delgado, A.I.,-Kinoshita, T., Seto, H., Hiranuma, S, Fujioka, S, Yoshida. S., Chory, J. Binding of brassinosteroids to the extracellular domain of plant receptor kinase BRI1. Nature 433(7022) pp 167/171 (2005).

Caño-Delgado, A., Yin Y, Yu C, Vafeados, D., Mora-Garcia, S., Cheng, J.C., Nam, K.H., Li, J. and Chory J. BRL1 and BRL3 are novel brassinosteroid receptors that function in vascular differentiation in Arabidopsis. Development 131, 5341/5351 (2004).

LAB Hardtke

Mouchel et al., 2006: BRX-mediated feedback between brassinosteroid levels and auxin signalling in root growth. Nature, Vol. 443: pp. 458-461.

Briggset al., 2006: Characterization of the plant-specific BRX gene family reveals limited genetic redundancy despite high sequence conservation. Plant Physiology, Vol. 140: pp. 1306-1316.

Mouchel et al., 2004: Natural genetic variation in Arabidopsis identifies BREVIS RADIX, a novel regulator of cell proliferation and elongation in the root. Genes & Development, Vol. 18: pp. 700-714.

LAB Kemmerling

Chinchilla D, Zipfel, C, Robatzek S, Kemmerling B, Nürnberger T, Jones, JD, Boller T. (2007) A flagellin-induced complex of the receptor FLS2 and BAK1 initiates plant defense, Nature. 448(7152): 497-500

Kemmerling B, Schwedt A, Rodriguez P, Mazzotta S, Frank M, Abu Qamar S, Mengiste T, BetsuyakuS, Parker JE, Müssig C, Thomma BPHJ, Albrecht C, de Vries SC, Hirt H, Nürnberger T. (2007) A Brassinolide-Independent Role for the BRI1-Associated Receptor Kinase 1 (BAK1) in Plant Cell Death Control. Current Biology. 17: 1116-1122

He P, Shan L, Lin NC, Martin GB, Kemmerling B, Nürnberger T, Sheen J. (2006). Specific bacterial suppressors of MAMP signaling upstream of MAPKKK in Arabidopsis innate immunity. Cell. 125: 563-5705

Lab Szekeres

Ohnishi T, Szatmári A-M, Watanabe B, Fujita S, Bancos S, Koncz C, Lafos M, Shibata K, Yokota T, Sakata K, Szekeres M, Mizutani M (2006) C-23 hydroxylation by Arabidopsis CYP90C1 and CYP90D1 reveals a novel shortcut in brassinosteroid biosynthesis. Plant Cell 18: 3275-3288

Bancos S, Szatmári A-M, Castle J, Kozma-Bognár L, Shibata K, Yokota T, Bishop GJ, Nagy F, Szekeres M (2006) Diurnal regulation of the brassinosteroid-biosynthetic CPD gene in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 141: 299-309

Montoya T, Nomura T, Yokota T, Farrar K,, Harrison K, Jones JGD, Kaneta T, Kamiya Y, Szekeres M, Bishop GJ (2005) Patterns of Dwarf expression and brassinosteroid accumulation in tomato reveal the importance of brassinosteroid synthesis during fruit development. Plant J 42: 262-269

Lab Bishop

Bishop G. J. (2007) Refining the plant steroid hormone biosynthesis pathway. Trends in Plant Sciences, in press.

Holton, N., Caño-Delgado, A., Harrison, K., Montoya, T., Chory, J., and Bishop G.J. (2007) Tomato BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1 Is Required for Systemin-Induced Root Elongation in Solanum pimpinellifolium but Is Not Essential for Wound Signaling, Plant Cell 19, 1709-1717.

Bancos, S., Szatmari, A. M., Castle, J., Kozma-Bognar, L., Shibata, K., Yokota, T., Bishop, G. J., Nagy, F. and Szekeres, M. (2006) Diurnal regulation of the brassinosteroid-biosynthetic CPD gene in Arabidopsis, Plant Physiology 141, 299-309.

Christophe Reuzeau

Christophe REUZEAU, Valerie Frankard, Yves Hatzfeld, Anabel Sanz, Wim Van Camp, Pierre Lejeune, Chris De Wilde, Katrien Lievens, Joris de Wolf, Ernst Vranken, Rindert Peerbolte, Willem Broekaert. 2006. TRAITMILLTM: A FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS PLATFORM FOR THE PHENOTYPIC ANALYSIS OF CEREALS. Plant Genetic Resources: characterization and utilization, Volume 4, Number 1, pp. 20-24(5).

Christophe Reuzeau, Jan Pen, Valérie Frankard, Joris de Wolf, Rindert Peerbolte, Willem Broekaert, Wim Van Camp. 2005. TraitMill: A discovery engine for identifying yield-enhancement genes in cereals. Molecular Plant Breeding, China. October, vol3, p753-759.

Raynaud C, Perennes C, Reuzeau C, Catrice O, Brown S, Bergounioux C. 2005. Cell and plastid division are coordinated through the pre-replication factor AtCDT1. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 102(23): 8216-21.