Selected Publication of Our Team Members

1.	Degradation of Lipid Droplets in Plants and Algae-Right Time, Many Paths, One Goal. Zienkiewicz K, Zienkiewicz A. Front Plant Sci. 2020 Sep 9;11:579019. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.579019. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33014002 Free PMC article. Review.
2.	Ectomycorrhizal fungi induce systemic resistance against insects on a nonmycorrhizal plant in a CERK1-dependent manner. Vishwanathan K, Zienkiewicz K, Liu Y, Janz D, Feussner I, Polle A, Haney CH. New Phytol. 2020 Oct;228(2):728-740. doi: 10.1111/nph.16715. Epub 2020 Jul 8. PMID: 32473606
3.	Chlamydomonas CHT7 Is Required for an Effective Quiescent State by Regulating Nutrient-Responsive Cell Cycle Gene Expression. Takeuchi T, Sears BB, Lindeboom C, Lin YT, Fekaris N, Zienkiewicz K, Zienkiewicz A, Poliner E, Benning C. Plant Cell. 2020 Apr;32(4):1240-1269. doi: 10.1105/tpc.19.00628. Epub 2020 Jan 30. PMID: 32001503
4.	The Microalga Nannochloropsis during Transition from Quiescence to Autotrophy in Response to Nitrogen Availability. Zienkiewicz A, Zienkiewicz K, Poliner E, Pulman JA, Du ZY, Stefano G, Tsai CH, Horn P, Feussner I, Farre EM, Childs KL, Brandizzi F, Benning C. Plant Physiol. 2020 Feb;182(2):819-839. doi: 10.1104/pp.19.00854. Epub 2019 Nov 18. PMID: 31740503 Free PMC article.
5.	Isochorismate-derived biosynthesis of the plant stress hormone salicylic acid. Rekhter D, Lüdke D, Ding Y, Feussner K, Zienkiewicz K, Lipka V, Wiermer M, Zhang Y, Feussner I. Science. 2019 Aug 2;365(6452):498-502. doi: 10.1126/science.aaw1720. PMID: 31371615
6.	Amelioration of biomass and lipid in marine alga by an endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica. Bhatnagar VS, Bandyopadhyay P, Rajacharya GH, Sarkar S, Poluri KM, Kumar S. Biotechnol Biofuels. 2019 Jul 8;12:176. doi: 10.1186/s13068-019-1516-6. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31316583 Free PMC article.
7.	Algal-fungal symbiosis leads to photosynthetic mycelium. Du ZY, Zienkiewicz K, Vande Pol N, Ostrom NE, Benning C, Bonito GM. Elife. 2019 Jul 16;8:e47815. doi: 10.7554/eLife.47815. PMID: 31307571 Free PMC article.
8.	The glycosyltransferase UGT76E1 significantly contributes to 12-O-glucopyranosyl-jasmonic acid formation in wounded Arabidopsis thaliana leaves. Haroth S, Feussner K, Kelly AA, Zienkiewicz K, Shaikhqasem A, Herrfurth C, Feussner I. J Biol Chem. 2019 Jun 21;294(25):9858-9872. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.007600. Epub 2019 May 9. PMID: 31072871 Free PMC article.
9.	TGNap1 is required for microtubule-dependent homeostasis of a subpopulation of the plant trans-Golgi network. Renna L, Stefano G, Slabaugh E, Wormsbaecher C, Sulpizio A, Zienkiewicz K, Brandizzi F. Nat Commun. 2018 Dec 14;9(1):5313. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07662-4. PMID: 30552321 Free PMC article.
10.	The type 2 acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase family of the oleaginous microalga Lobosphaera incisa. Zienkiewicz K, Benning U, Siegler H, Feussner I. BMC Plant Biol. 2018 Nov 26;18(1):298. doi: 10.1186/s12870-018-1510-3. PMID: 30477429 Free PMC article.
11.	Enhancing oil production and harvest by combining the marine alga Nannochloropsis oceanica and the oleaginous fungus Mortierella elongata. Du ZY, Alvaro J, Hyden B, Zienkiewicz K, Benning N, Zienkiewicz A, Bonito G, Benning C. Biotechnol Biofuels. 2018 Jun 22;11:174. doi: 10.1186/s13068-018-1172-2. eCollection 2018. PMID: 29977335 Free PMC article.
12.	Plant Endocytosis Requires the ER Membrane-Anchored Proteins VAP27-1 and VAP27-3. Stefano G, Renna L, Wormsbaecher C, Gamble J, Zienkiewicz K, Brandizzi F. Cell Rep. 2018 May 22;23(8):2299-2307. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.04.091. PMID: 29791842
13.	Current trends to comprehend lipid metabolism in diatoms. Zulu NN, Zienkiewicz K, Vollheyde K, Feussner I. Prog Lipid Res. 2018 Apr;70:1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.plipres.2018.03.001. Epub 2018 Mar 7. PMID: 29524459 Review.
14.	Galactoglycerolipid Lipase PGD1 Is Involved in Thylakoid Membrane Remodeling in Response to Adverse Environmental Conditions in Chlamydomonas. Du ZY, Lucker BF, Zienkiewicz K, Miller TE, Zienkiewicz A, Sears BB, Kramer DM, Benning C. Plant Cell. 2018 Feb;30(2):447-465. doi: 10.1105/tpc.17.00446. Epub 2018 Feb 5. PMID: 29437989 Free PMC article.
15.	Heterologous co-expression of a yeast diacylglycerol acyltransferase (ScDGA1) and a plant oleosin (AtOLEO3) as an efficient tool for enhancing triacylglycerol accumulation in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Zulu NN, Popko J, Zienkiewicz K, Tarazona P, Herrfurth C, Feussner I. Biotechnol Biofuels. 2017 Jul 17;10:187. doi: 10.1186/s13068-017-0874-1. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28725267 Free PMC article.
16.	A toolkit for Nannochloropsis oceanica CCMP1779 enables gene stacking and genetic engineering of the eicosapentaenoic acid pathway for enhanced long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid production. Poliner E, Pulman JA, Zienkiewicz K, Childs K, Benning C, Farré EM. Plant Biotechnol J. 2018 Jan;16(1):298-309. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12772. Epub 2017 Jul 13. PMID: 28605577 Free PMC article.
17.	Nannochloropsis, a rich source of diacylglycerol acyltransferases for engineering of triacylglycerol content in different hosts. Zienkiewicz K, Zienkiewicz A, Poliner E, Du ZY, Vollheyde K, Herrfurth C, Marmon S, Farré EM, Feussner I, Benning C. Biotechnol Biofuels. 2017 Jan 3;10:8. doi: 10.1186/s13068-016-0686-8. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28070221 Free PMC article.
18.	Stress-induced neutral lipid biosynthesis in microalgae – Molecular, cellular and physiological insights. Zienkiewicz K, Du ZY, Ma W, Vollheyde K, Benning C. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016 Sep;1861(9 Pt B):1269-1281. doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.02.008. Epub 2016 Feb 13. PMID: 26883557 Review.
19.	Dynamics of protein and polar lipid recruitment during lipid droplet assembly in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Tsai CH, Zienkiewicz K, Amstutz CL, Brink BG, Warakanont J, Roston R, Benning C. Plant J. 2015 Aug;83(4):650-60. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12917. Epub 2015 Jul 22. PMID: 26096381