Publications

Beesley A, Beyer SF, Wanders V, Levecque S, Bredenbruch S, Habash SS, Schleker, ASS, Gätgens J, Oldiges M, Schultheiss H, Conrath, U, Langenbach CJG: Engineered coumarin accumulation reduces mycotoxin-induced oxidative stress and disease susceptibility. Plant Biotechnology 2023, J, 21: 2490-2506. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14144

Kossmann DF, Huang M, Weihmann R, Xiao X, Gätgens F, Weber TM, Brass HUC, Bitzenhofer NL, Ibrahim S, Bangert K, Rehling L, Mueller C, Tiso T, Blank LM, Drepper T, Jaeger K-E, Grundler FMW, Pietruszka J, Schleker ASS and Loeschcke A: Production of tailored hydroxylated prodiginine showing combinatorial activity with rhamnolipids against plant-parasitic nematodes. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023, 14:1151882. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1151882

Bredenbruch S, Müller C, Atemnkeng H, Schröder L, Tiso T, Blank LM, Grundler FMW, Schleker ASS: The biological activity of bacterial rhamnolipids is linked to their molecular structure. bioRxiv 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.23.525263

Hirata M, Tominari T, Ichimaru R, Takiguchi N, Tanaka Y, Takatoya M, Arai D, Yoshinouchi S, Miyaura C, Matsumoto C, Ma S, Suzuki K, Grundler FMW, Inada M: Effects of 4´-Demethylnobiletin and 4´-Demethyltangeretin on Osteoclast Differentation in Vito and in a Mouse Model of Estrogen-Deficient Bone Resorption. Nutrients 2023, 15(6), 1403, doi: org/10.3390/nu15061403

Guarneri N, Willig J-J,  Sterken M,  Zhou W,  Hasan MS,  Letia S, Grundler FMW,  Willemsen V,  Goverse A,  Smant G,  Lozano-Torres J: Root architecture plasticity in response to endoparasitic cyst nematodes is mediated by damage signaling. New Phytologist, 2022, doi: org/10.1111/nph.18570

Tahir, NA, Rasul KS, Lateef DD, Grundler FMW: Effects of Oak Leaf Extract, Biofertilizer, and Soi Containing Oak Leaf Powder on Tomato Groth and Biochemical Characteristics under Water Stress Conditions. Agriculture 2022, 12(12), 2082; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12122082

Siddique S, Radakovic Z, Hiltl C, Pellegrin C, Baum T, Beasley H, Bent A, Chitambo O, Chopra D, Danchin E, Grenier E, Habash SS, Hasan MS, Helder J, Hewezi T, Holbein J, Holterman M, Janakowski S, Koutsovoulos G, Kranse O, Lozano-Torres J, Maier T, Masonbrink R, Mendy B, Riemer E, Sobczak M, Sonawala U, Sterken M, Thorpe P, Van Steenbrugge J, Zahid N, Grundler FMW, Eves-Van den Akker S: Genome and lifestage specific transcriptome of a parasitic nematode and its host reveals susceptibility genes involved in trans - kingdom synthesis of vitamin B5. Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 6190, doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33769-w

Raul KS, Grundler FMW, Tahir NA: Genetic diversity and population structure assessment of Iraqi tomato accessions using fruit characteristics and molecular markers. Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s13580-022-00429-3

Schleker ASS, Rist M, Matera C, Damijonaitis A, Collienne U, Matsuoka K, Habash SS, Twelker K, Gutbrod O, Saalwächter C, Windau M, Matthiesen S, Stefanovska T, Schwarwey M, Marx MT, Geibel S, Grundler FMW: Mode of action of fluopyram in plant‑parasitic nematodes. Scientific reports, 2022, doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15782-7 

Hasan MS, Chopra D, Damm A, Koprivova A, Kopriva S, Meyer AJ, Müller-Schüssele S, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Glutathione contributes to plant defence against parasitic cyst nematodes. Molecular Plant Pathology, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13210

Naureen A, Nasim FH, Choudhary M, Ashraf M, Grundler FMW, Schleker ASS: A new endophytic fungus CJAN1179 isolated from the Cholistan desert promotes lateral root growth in Arabidopsis and produces IAA through tryptophan-dependent pathway. Archives of Microbiology, 2022, 204, 181, doi:10.1007/s00203-022-02768-2  

Aharen I, Tominari T, Hirata M, Miyaura C, Toyota K, Grundler FMW, Schleker ASS, Inada M:  Plant-parasitic nematodes secreted ROS regulatory factors, Functional Food Research, 2021, Volume 17, Pages 69-74, https://doi.org/10.32153/ffr.ffr17_p69-74

Hasan MS, Chopra D, Damm A, Kopriva S, Meyer A, Müller-Schüssele S, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Glutathione contributes to plant defense against parasitic cyst nematodes. bioRxiv, 2021 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.23.461554

Huang MS, Bulut A, Shrestha B, Matera C, Grundler FMW, Schleker ASS: Bacillus firmus I-1582 promotes plant growth and impairs infection and development of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii over two generations. Scientific Reports, 2021, 11, 14114, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93567-0

Chopra D, Hasan S, Matera C, Chitabo O, Mendy B, Mahlitz SV, Naz A, Szumski S, Janakowski S, Sobczak M, Mithöfer A, Kyndt T, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Plant parasitic cyst nematodes redirect host indole metabolism via NADPH oxidase-mediated ROS to promote infection. New Phytologist, 2021, doi: 10.1111/nph.17559

Haas J, Zaworra M, Glaubitz J, Hertlein G, Kohler M, Lagojda A, Lueke B, Maus C, Almanza M-T, Davies TGE, Bass C, Nauen R: A toxicogenomics approach reveals chararcteristics supporting the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) safety profile of the butenolide insecticide flupyradifurone. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112247 

Sato K, Uehara T, Holbein J, Sasaki-Sekimoto Y, Gan P, Bino T, Yamaguchi K, Ichihashi Y, Maki N, Shigenobu S, Ohta H, Franke RB, Siddique S, Grundler FMW, Suzuki T, Kadota Y, Shirasu K: Transciptomic Analysis of Resistant and Susceptible Resonses in a New Model Root-Knot Nematode Infection System Using Solanum torvum and Meloidogyne arenaria. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.680151

Haas J, Nauen R: Pesticide risk assessment at the molecular level using honey bee cytochrome P450 enzymes: A complementary approach. Environmental International, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106372

Matera C, Grundler FMW, Schleker ASS: Sublethal fluazaindolizine doses inhibit development of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii during sedentary parasitism. Pest Management Science, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6411

Hilgers F, Habash SS, Loeschcke A, Ackermann YS, Neumann S, Heck A, Klaus O, Hage-Hülsmann J, Grundler FMW, Jaeger K-E, Schleker ASS, Drepper T.: Heterologous Production of β-Caryophyllene and Evaluation of Its Activity against Plant Pathogenic Fungi. Microorganisms, 2021; 9(1):168

Sukarta OCA, Diaz-Granados A, Slootweg EJ, Overmars H, Schaik van C, Pokhare S, Roosien J, Pomp R, Elashry A, Smant G, Goverse A:Two evolutionary distinct effectors from a nematode and virus target RanGAP I and 2 via the WPP domain to promote disease. bioRxiv, 2021, doi: 10.1101/2021.06.24.449730

Habash SS, Könen PP, Loeschcke A, Wüst M, Jaeger K-E, Drepper T, Grunder FMW, Schleker ASS: The Plant Sesquiterpene Nootkatone Efficiently Reduces Heterodera schachtii Parasitism by Activating Plant Defense. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, 21, 9627, doi: 10.3390/ijms21249627

Pohkare SS, Thorpe P, Hedley P, Morris J, Habash SS, Elashry AM, Eves-Van den Akker S, Grundler FMW, Jones JT:  Signatures of adaptation to a monocot host in the plant-parasitic cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. The Plant Journal, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14910

Habash SS, Brass HUC, Klein AS, Klebl DP, Weber TM, Classen T, Pietruszka J, Grundler FMW, Schleker ASS: Novel Prodiginine Derivatives Demonstrate Bioactivities on Plants, Nematodes, and Fungi. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.579807

Tarasov SA, Gorbunov EA, Don ES, Emelyanova AG, Kovalchuk AL, Yanamala N, Schleker ASS, Klein-Seetharaman J, Groenestein R, Tafani JP, van der Meide P, Epstein OI: Insights into the Mechanism of Action of Highly Diluted Biologics. The Journal of Immunology, 2020, 205: 1345 & ndash; 1354; DOI: 10.4049 / jimmunol.2000098

Sing RR, Verstraeten B, Siddique S, Tegene AM, Tenhaken R, Frei M, Haeck A, Demeestere K, Pokhare S, Gheysen G, Kyndt T: Ascorbate oxidation activates systemic defence against root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2020, 71(14) 4271-4284, doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa171

Hiltl C, Siddique S: New Allies to fight worms. Nature Plants, 2020, 6, 598-599

Boaventura D, Buer B, Hamaekers N, Maiwald F, Nauen R: Toxicological and molecular profiling of insecticide resistance in a Brazilian strain of fall armyworm resistant to Bt Cry1 proteins. Pest Management Science, 2020, doi: 10.1002/ps.6061

Boaventura D, Martin M, Pozzebon A, Mota-Sanchez D, Nauen R: Monitoring of Target-Site Mutations Conferring Insecticide Resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda. Insects, 2020, 11(8), 545; doi: 10.3390/insects11080545

Anjam MS, Shah SJ, Matera C, Różańska E, Sobczak M, Siddique S, Grundler FMW: Host factors influence the sex of nematodes parasitizing roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant, Cell & Environment, 2020, 43(5), 1160-1174

Elashry AM, Habash SS, Vijayapalani P, Brocke-Ahmadinejad N, Blümel R, Seetharam A, Schoof H, Grundler FMW: Transcriptome and parasitome Analysis of Beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. Scientific Reports, 2020, 10(1), 1-12

Pariyar SR, Erginbas-Orakci G, Dadshani S, Chijioke OB, Léon J, Dababat AA, Grundler FMW: Dissecting the Genetic Complexity of Fusarium Crown Rot Rest. Scientific Reports, 2020, 10(1), 1-13

Aharen I, Habash SS, Gleason C, Inada M, Grundler FMW, Elashry AM: Heterodera schachtii glutathione peroxidas (HsGPx) is a parasitism protein. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 2020, 127(1), 111-118

Diaz‐Granados A, Sterken MG, Overmars H, Ariaans R, Holterman M, Pokhare SS, Yuan Y, Pomp R, Finkers‐Tomczak A, Roosien J, Slootweg E, Elashry AM, Grundler FMW, Xiao F, Goverse A, Smant G: The effector GpRbp-1 of Globodera pallidatargets a nuclear HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase to modulate gene expression in the host. Molecular Plant Pathology, 2020, 21(1), 66-82

Topalović O, Bredenbruch S, Schleker ASS and Heuer H: Microbes Attaching to Endoparasitic Phytonematodes in Soil Trigger Plant Defense Upon Root Penetration by the Nematode. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020, 11:138. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00138

Boanventura D, Bolzan A, Padovez FEO, Okuma DM, Omotoc C, Nauen R: Detection of a ryanodine receptor target-sitemutation in diamide insecticide resistant fallarmyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Pest Management Science, 2019, 76:47-54. doi: 10.1002/ps.5505 

Holbein J, Franke RB, Marhavý P, Fujita S, Górecka M, Sobczak M, Geldner N, Schreiber L, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Root endodermal barrier system contributes to defence against plant‐parasitic cyst and root‐knot nematodes. The Plant journal, 2019, doi: 10.1111/tpj.14459    

Troost K, Loeschcke A, Hilgers F, Özgür AY, Weber TM, Santiago-Schübel B, Svensson V, Hage-Hülsmann J, Habash SS, Grundler FMW, Schleker ASS, Jaeger KE and Drepper T: Engineered Rhodobacter capsulatus as a Phototrophic Platform Organism for the Synthesis of Plant Sesquiterpenoids. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019, 10:1998, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01998

Aharen I, Habash SS, Gleason C, Inada M, Grundler FMW, Elashry AM: Heterodera schachtii glutathione peroxidase (HsGPx) is a parasitism protein. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s41348-019-00256-2

Marhavy P, Kurenda A, Siddique S, Tendon VD, Zhou F, Holbein J, Shamim MS, Grundler FMW, Farmer EE,  Geldner N: Single‐cell damage elicits regional, nematode‐restricting ethylene responses in roots. The EMBO Journal, 2019, doi:10.15252/embj.2018100972

Pogorelko GV, Juvale PS, Rutter WB, Hütten M, Maier TR, Hewezi T, Paulus J, van der Hoorn RAL, Grundler FMW, Siddique S, Lionetti V, Zabotina OA, Baum TJ: Re‐targeting of a plant defense protease by a cyst nematode effector. The Plant Journal, 2019, doi: 10.1111/tpj.14295

Baranowski L, Różańska E, Sańko-Sawczenko I, Matuszkiewicz M, Znojek E, Filipecki M, Grundler FMW, Sobczak M: Arabidopsis tonoplast intrinsic protein and vacuolar H+-adenosinetriphosphatase reflect vacuole dynamics during development of syncytia induced by the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. Protoplasma, 2019, 26(2), 419-429 

Hirata N, Ichimaru R, Tominari T, Matsumoto C, Watanabe K, Taniguchi K, Hirata M, Ma S, Suzuki K, Grundler FMW, Miyaura C, Inada M: Beta-cryptoxanthin inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption via the suppression of inhibitor of NF-κB kinase activity. Nutrients, 2019, 11(2), 368 

Chitambo O, Haukeland S, Fiaboe KKM, Grundler FMW: First report of Meloidogyne hapla and M. javanica Coinfection on Parthenium hysterophorus in Kenya. Plant Disease, 2019, 103(1), 162-162

Chitambo O, Haukeland S, Fiaboe KKM, Kariuki GM, Grundler FMW: African nightshade and African spinach decrease root-knot nematode and potato cyst nematode soil infestation in Kenya. Plant Disease, 2019, doi:10.1094/PDIS-07-18-1193-RE

Diaz-Granados A, Sterken MG, Persoon J, Overmars H, Pokhare SS, Mazur MJ, Martin-Ramirez S, Holterman MHM, Martin EC, Pomp R, Finkers-Tomczak A, Roosien J,  Elashry AM, Grundler FMW, Petrescu AJ, Smant G, Goverse A: SIZ1 is a nuclear host target of the nematode effector GpRbp1 from Globodera pallida that acts as a negative regulator of basal plant defense to cyst nematodes. bioRxiv, 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/725697

Pokhare SS, Habash SS, Jones JT, Elashry AM, Grundler FMW: In vitro life cycle of Heterodera sacchari on Pluronic gel. Nematology, 2019, 21:573–579 2019. doi: 10.1163/15685411-00003236

Al Banna L, Salem N, Ghrair AM, Habash SS: Impact of silicon carbide nanoparticles on hatching and survival of soil nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans and Meloidogyne incognita. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 2018, doi: 10.15666/aeer/1603_26512662

Chitambo O, Haukeland S, Fiaboe KKM, Grundler FMW: First Report of Meloidogyne hapla and Meloidogyne javanica co-infection on Parthenium hysterophorus in Kenya. Plant Disease, 2018, doi:10.1094/PDIS-06-18-0964-PDN 

Siddique S, Grundler FMW: Parasitic nematodes manipulate plant development to establish feeding sites. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2018, 46:102-108. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2018.09.004       

Muzammil S, Shresthra A, Dadshani S, Pillen K, Siddique S, Léon J, Naz, A: An ancestral allele of Pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase1 promotes proline accumulation and drought adaptation in cultivated barley. Plant Physiology, 2018, doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00169

Blümel R, Fischer D, Grundler FMW: Effects of exogenous amino acid applications on the plant-parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii. Nematology, 2018, doi:10.1163/15685411-00003169 

Pariyar SR, Nakarmi J, Anwer MA, Siddique S, Ilyas M, Elashry AM, Dababat AA, Leon J, Grundler FMW: Amino acid permease 6 modulates host response to cyst nematodes in wheat and Arabidopsis. Nematology, 2018, doi:10.1163/15685411-00003172       

Manjon C, Troczka B, Zaworra M, Beadle K, Randall E, Hertlein G, Singh K, Zimmer C, Homem R, Lueke B, Reid R, Kor L, Kohler M, Benting J, Williamson M, Davies E, Field L, Bass C, Nauen R: Unravelling the Molecular Determinants of Bee Sensitivity to Neonicotinoid Insecticides. Current Biology, 2018, 28, 1-7, doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.045

Gutbrod P, Gutbrod K, Nauen R, Elashry AM, Siddique S, Benting J, Doermann P, Grundler FMW: Inhibition of acetyl-CoA carboxylase by spirotetramat causes lipid depletion and surface coat deficiency in nematodes. BioRxiv, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/278093

Daneshkhah R, Grundler FMW, Wieczorek K: The Role of MPK6 as Mediator of Ethylene/Jasmonic Acid Signaling in Serendipita indica-Colonized Arabidopsis Roots. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2018, doi:10.1007/s11105-018-1077-z

Anjam MS, Shah SJ, Matera C, Rozanska E, Sobczak M, Siddique S, Grundler FMW: Host factors influence the sex of nematodes parasitizing roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. BioRxiv, 2018, DOI: 10.1101/273391

Radakovic ZR, Anjam MS, Escobar E, Chopra D, Cabrera J, Silva AC, Escobar C, Sobczak M, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Arabidopsis HIPP27 is a host susceptibility gene for the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. Molecular Plant Pathology, 2018, DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12668

Matsumoto S, Tominari T, Matsumoto C, Yoshinouchi S, Ichimaru R, Watanabe K, Hirata M, Grundler FMW, Miyaura C, Inada M: Effects of Polymethoxyflavonoids on Bone Loss Induced by Estrogen Deficiency and by LPS-Dependent Inflammation in Mice. Pharmaceuticals, 2018, 11(1), 7; doi:10.3390/ph11010007

Anwer MA, Anjam MS, Shah SJ, Hasan MS, Naz AA, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Genome-wide association study uncovers a novel QTL allele of AtS40-3 that affects the sex ratio of cyst nematodes in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2018, 69(7):1805-1814. doi:10.1093/jxb/ery019

Tominari T, Ichimaru R, Yoshinouchi S, Matsumoto C, Watanabe K, Hirata M, Grundler FMW, Inada M, Miyaura C: Effects of O-methylated (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) on LPS-induced osteoclastogenesis, bone resorption, and alveolar bone loss in mice. FEBS Open Bio, 2017, 7(12):1972-1981

Assoumana BT, Habash SS, Ndiaye M, Van der Puije G, Sarr E, Adamou H, Grundler FMW, Elashry A: First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii parasitising sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) in Niger. New Disease Reports, 2017, 36:18

Shah SJ, Anjam MS, Anwer MA, Habash SS, Lozano-Torres JL, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Damage-associated responses of the host contributes to defence against cyst but not root-knot nematode infection. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2017, doi:10.1093/jxb/erx374

Habash SS, Sobczak M, Siddique S, Voigt B, Elashry A, Grundler FMW: Identification and characterization of a putative protein disulfide isomerase (HsPDI) as an alleged effector of Heterodera schachtii. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7:13536

Dowd CD, Chronis D, Radakovic ZS, Siddique S, Schmülling T, Werner T, Kakimoto T, Grundler FMW, Mitchum MG: Divergent expression of cytokinin biosynthesis, signaling and catabolism genes underlying differences in feeding sites induced by cyst and root-knot nematodes. Plant Journal, 2017, doi: 10.1111/tpj.13647

Habash SS, Radakovic ZS, Vankova R, Siddique S, Dobrev P, Gleason C, Grundler FMW, El Ashry N: Heterodera schachtii Tyrosinase-like protein - a novel nematode effector modulating plant hormone homeostasis. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7:6874

Takeda H, Tominari T, Hirata M, Watanabe K, Matsumoto C, Grundler FMW, Inada M, Miyaura C: Lutein Enhances Bone Mass by Stimulating Bone Formation and Suppressing Bone Resorption in Growing Mice. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2017, 40(5):716-721

Marhavy P, Kurenda A, Siddique S, Holbein J, Zhou F, Farmer E, Geldner N: Short distance cell-to-cell communication in response to wound stress in Arabidopsis root. FEBS Journal, 2017. 284:158

Mendy B, Wang´ombe MW, Radakovic ZS, Holbein J, Ilyas M, Chopra D, Holton N, Zipfel C, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase NILR1 is required for induction of innate immunity to parasitic nematodes. PLOS Pathogens, 2017, 13(4):e1006284

Gleason C, Polzin F, Habash SS, Zhang L, Utermark J, Grunder FMW, Elashry A: Identification of Two Meloidogyne hapla Genes and an Investigation of Their Roles in the Plant-Nematode Interaction. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2017, 30(2), 101-112

Tominari T, Matsumoto C, Watanabe K, Hirata M, Grundler FMW, Inada M, Miyaura C: Lutein, a carotenoid, suppresses osteoclastic bone resorption and stimulates bone formation in cultures. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 2017, 81(2), 302-306

Radakovic ZS, Anjam MS, Escobar E, Chopra D, Cabrera J, Silva, AC, Escobar C, Sobczak M, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Arabidopsis HIPP27 is a host susceptibility gene for the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. BioRxiv, 2017, 208132

Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Analyzing Cytokinin Responses During Plant-Nematode Interactions. Auxins and Cytokinins in Plant Biology: Methods and Protocols, 2017, 151-158

Bogner W, Kamdem RST, Sichtermann G, Matthäus C, Hölscher D, Popp J, Proksch P, Grundler FMW, Schouten A: Bioactive secondary metabolites with multiple activities from a fungal endophyte. Microbial Biotechnology, 2017, 10:175-188

Siddiqui MN, Mostofa MG, Akter MM, Srivastava AK, Sayed MA, Shamim Hasan M. Tran LP: Impact of salt-induced toxicity on growth and yield-potential of local wheat cultivars: oxidative stress and ion toxicity are among the major determinants of salt-tolerant capacity. Chemosphere, 2017, 187:385-394.  doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.08.078

Reuther M, Lang C, Grundler FMW: Nematoden mit toleranten Sorten in Schach halten. top agrar, 6/2016, 60-62

Chitambo O, Haukeland S, Fiobe KKM, Kariuki GM, Grundler FMW: First Report of the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii Parasitizing Afrcian Nightshades in Kenya. Plant Disease, 2016

Pariyar SR, Dababat AA, Sannemann W, Erginbas-Orakci G, Elashry A, Siddique S, Morgounov A, Leon J, Grundler FMW: Genome-wide association study in wheat identifies resistance to the cereal cyst nematode Heterodera filipjevi. Phytopathology, 2016. 106 (10):1128-1138. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-16-0054-FI

Anjam MS, Ludwig Y, Hochholdinger F, Miyaura C, Inada M, Siddique S, Grundler FMW: An improvend procedure for isolation of high-quality RNA from nematode-infected Arabidopsis roots through laser capture microdissection. Plant Methods, 2016, 12(25,  DOI 10.1186/s13007-016-0123-9

Kehm S, Reuther M, Lingnau A, Lang C, Heinrichs C, Honermeier B, Grundler FMW: Untersuchung des Befalls durch Rübenzystennematoden (Heterodera schachtii) im Feld - Vergleich zweier Methoden. Mitteilung der Gesellschaft für Pflanzenbauwissenschaften, 2016, 28:108-109

Holbein J, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Plant basal resistance to nematodes. An update. Journal of Expermental Botany, 2016. 67(7):2049-61. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erw005    

Pariyar SR, Dababat AA, Siddique S, Erginbas-Orakci G, Elashry A, Morgounov A, Grundler FMW: Identification and characterisation of resistance to the cereal cyst nematode Heterodera filipjevi in winter wheat. Nematology, 2016. doi: 10.1163/15685411-00002964

Bogner W, Kariuki GM, Elashry A, Sichtermann G, Buch A-K, Mishra B, Thines M, Grundler FMW, Schouten A: Fungal root endophytes of tomato from Kenya and their nematode biocontrol potential. Mycological Progress, 2016, 15(3):1-17

Reuther M, Lang C, Grundler FMW: Die besten Pillen gegen Nematoden. dlz agrarmagazin, Januar 2016, 36-39

Anwar S, Inselsbacher E, Grunder FMW, Hofmann J: Arginine metabolism of Arabidopsis thaliana is modulated by Heterodera schachtii infection. Nematology, 2015. 17:1027-1043

Hütten M, Geukes M, Misas-Villamil JC, Van der Hoorn RAL, Grundler FMW, Siddique S: Activity profiling reveals changes in the diversity and activity of proteins in Arabidopsis roots in response to nematode infection, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2015, 14:36-43

Siddique S, Radakovic ZS, De La Torre CM, Chronis D, Novak O, Ramireddy E, Holbein J, Hütten M, Gutbrod P, Anjam MS, Rozanska E, Habash S, Elashry A, Sobczak M, Kakimoto T, Strnad M, Schmülling T, Mitchum MG, Grundler FMW: A parasitic nematode releases cytokinin that controls cell division and orchestrates feeding site formation in host. PNAS, 2015. 112:12669-12674. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1503657112.   

Ueda Y, Siddique S, Frei M: A novel gene , OZONE-RESPONSIVE APOLASTIC PROTEIN 1, enhances cell death in ozone stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Physiology, 2015, 169:873-889

Reuther, M, Lang C: Nematoden: Wie gut sind tolerante Sorten. top agrar, 10/2015, 60-63

Tominari T, Matsumoto C, Watanabe K, Hirata M, Grundler FMW, Miyaura C, Inada M: Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory bone resorption, and protects against alveolar bone loss in mice. FEBS Open Bio, 2015, doi: 10.1016/j.fob.2015.06.003

Kshirsagar M, Schleker S, Carbonell J, Klein-Seetharaman J: Techniques for transferring host-pathogen protein interactions knowledge to new tasks. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015, 6:36

Schleker S, Kshirsagar M, Klein-Seetharaman J: Comparing human-Salmonella with plant-Salmonella protein-protein interaction predictions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015, 6:45

Siddique S, Grundler FMW: Metabolism in Nematode Feeding Site. Advances in Botanical Research, 2015. 73:119-138

 
Kammerhofer N, Radakovic Z, Regis MAJ, Dobrev P, Vankova R, Grundler FMW, Siddique S, Hofmann J, Wieczorek K: Role of stress-related hormones in plant defence during early infection of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist, 2015, 207(3):778-89

Daub M, Hakl U, Molendijk LPG, Schomaker C, Been TH, Van Beers TG, Jivishova S, Jivishov E, Keusgen M, Blümel R, Fischer D, Grundler FMW, Reuther M, Cappel S, Bauer H, Lang C, Watrin C, Den Nijs LJMF, Van Bruggen A-S, Karssen G, Kiewnick S, Büchler U, Roth I, Frey J: Report on the 43rd Annual Meeting of the DPG-Working Group Nematology. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 2015, Band 122, Ausgabe 4, 189-193

Tominari T, Matsumoto C, Watanabe K, Hirata M, Grundler FMW, Miyaura C, Inada M: FEBSOPENBIO-D-15-00087,  2015

Martinuz A, Zewdu G, Ludwig N, Grundler FMW, Sikora RA, Schouten A: The application of Arabidopsis thaliana in studying tripartite interactions among plants, beneficial fungal endophytes and biotrophic plant-parasitic nematodes. Planta, 2015, Ausgabe 4, 1015-1025

Waceke JW, Mwangi JM, Kariuki GM, Grundler FMW: First Report of Globodera Rostochiensis Infesting Potatoes in Kenya. New Disease Reports, 2015, Band 31

Wieczorek K, El Ashry N, Quentin M, Grundler FMW, Favery B , Seifert GJ, Bohlmann H: A distinct role of pectate lyases in the formation of feeding structures induced by cyst and root-knot nematodes. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 2014, 27(9): 901-912

Siddique S, Matera C,  Radakovic ZS, Hasan MS, Gutbrod P, Rozanska E, Sobczak M, Torres MA, Grundler FMW: Parasitic worms stimulate host NAPDH oxidases to produce reactive oxygen species that limit plant cell death and promote infection. Science Signaling, 2014, 7(320): ra33. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.20044777

Siddique S, Endres S, Sobczak M, Radakovic Z, Fragner L, Grundler FMW, Weckwerth W, Tenhaken R, Bohlmann H: Myo-Inositol Oxygenase is important for the removal of excess myo-inositol from syncytia induced by Heterodera schachtii  in Arabidopsis roots. New Phytologist, 2014, 201: 476-485

Daneshkhah R, Cabello S, Rozanska E, Sobczak M, Grundler FMW, Wieczorek K, Hofmann J: Plant colonization of Piriformospora indica antagonizes cyst nematode infection and development in Arabidopsis roots. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2013, 64 (12): 3763-3774.
 
Elashry A, Okomoto S, Siddique S, Koch W, Kreil DP, Bohlmann H: The AAP gene family for amino acid permeases contributes to development of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii in roots of Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2013, 70: 379-386. 

Ali MA, Plattner S, Radakovic Z, Wieczorek K, Elashry A, Grundler FM, Ammelburg M, Siddique S, Bohlmann H: An Arabidopsis ATPase gene involved in nematode-induced syncytium development and abiotic stress responses. Plant Journal, 2013, 74, 852-866.

Altincicek B, Elashry A, Guz N, Grundler FMW, Vilcinskas A, Dehne HW: Next generation sequencing based transcriptome analysis of septic-injury responsive genes in the beetle Tribolium castaneum. PLOS ONE, 2013, 8(1): e52004.

Martinuz A, Schouten A, Sikora RA: Post-infection development of Meloidogyne incognita on tomato treated with the endophytes Fusarium oxysporum strain Fo162 and Rhizobium etli strain G12. BioControl, 2013, DOI 10.1007/s10526-012-9471-1.
 
Kariithi HM, Ahmadi M, Parker AG, Franz G, Ros VI, Haq I, Elashry AM, Vlak JM, Bergoin M, Vreysen MJ, Abd-Alla AM: Prevalence and genetic variation of salivary gland hypertrophy virus in wild populations of the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes from southern and eastern Africa. Journal Invertebrate Pathology, 2013 Mar; 112 Suppl: S 123-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.04.016. Epub 2012 May 23. PubMed PMID: 22634094

Siddique S, Sobczak M, Tenhaken R, Grundler FMW, Bohlmann H: Cell wall ingrowths in nematode induced syncytia require UGD2 and UGD3. PLOS ONE, 2012, 7(7): e41515. 

Martinuz A, Schouten A, Sikora RA: Systemically induced resistance and microbial competitive exclusion: Implications on biological control. Phytopathology, 2012, 102: 260-266.

Martinuz A, Schouten A, Menjivar R, Sikora RA: Effectiveness of systemic resistance toward Aphis gossypii ( Hom., Aphididae) as induced by combined applications of the endophytes Fusarium oxysporum Fo 162 and Rhizobium etli G12. Biological Control, 2012, 62:206-212.

Kariithi HM, Ahmadi M, Parker AG, Franz G, Ros VID, Haq I, Elashry AM, Vlak JM, Bergoin M, Vreysen MJB, Abd-Alla AMM: Prevalance and genetic variation of salivary gland hypertrophy virus in wild populations ot of the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes from southern and eastern Africa. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2012.

Siddique S, Wieczorek K, Szakasits D, Kreil DP, Bohlmann H: The promoter of a plant defensin gene directs specific expression in nematode - induced syncytia in Arabidopsis roots. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2011.

Book chapter:

Grundler FMW, Julia Hoffmann: Water and nutrient transport in nematode feeding sites.Genomics and Molecular Genetics of Plant Nematode Interactions, 2011.

Hofmann J, Youssef-Banora M, de Almeida-Engler J, Grundler FMW: The role of callose deposition along plasmodesmata in nematode feeding sites. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 2010, 23(5):549-557.

Hofmann J, El Ashry A, Anwar S, Erban A, Kopka J, Grundler FMW: Metabolic profiling reveals local and systemic responses of host plants to nematode parasitism. Plant Journal, 2010, 62(6):1058-1071.

Escobar C, Garcia A, Aristizabal F, Portillo M, Herreros E, Munoz-Martin MA, Grundler FMW, Mullineaux PM, Fenoll C: Activation of geminivirus V-sense promoters in roots is restricted to nematode feeding sites. Molecular Plant Pathol, 2010, 11(3):409-417.

Szakasits D, Heinen P, Wieczorek K, Hofmann J, Wagner F, Kreil DP, Sykacek P, Grundler FMW, Bohlmann H: The transcriptome of syncytia induced by the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii in Arabidopsis roots. Plant Journal, 2009, 57(5):771-784.

Siddique S, Endres S, Atkins JM, Szakasits D, Wieczorek K, Hofmann J, Blaukopf C, Urwin PE, Tenhaken R, Grundler FMW, Kreil DP, Bohlmann H: Myo-inositol oxygenase genes are involved in the development of syncytia induced by Heterodera schachtii  in Arabidopsis roots. New Phytologist, 2009, 184(2):457-472.

Hofmann J, Kolev P, Kolev N, Daxbock-Horvath S, Grundler FMW: The Arabidopsis thaliana Sucrose Transporter Gene AtSUC4 is expressed in Meloidogyne incognita-induced Root Galls. Journal Phytopathology, 2009,157(4):256-261.

Hofmann J, Hess PH, Szakasits D, Blochl A, Wieczorek K, Daxbock-Horvath S, Bohlmann H, van Bel AJE, Grundler FMW: Diversity and activity of sugar transporters in nematode-induced root syncytia. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2009, 60(11):3085-3095.

Kurtz A, Schouten A: Shifts in banana root exudate profiles after colonization with the non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum strain Fo162. Communications in the Agriculture and Applied Biological Sciences, 2009, 74:547-558.

Wieczorek K, Hofmann J, Blochl A, Szakasits D, Bohlmann H, Grundler FMW: Arabidopsis endo-1,4-beta-glucanases are involved in the formation of root syncytia induced by Heterodera schachtii. Plant Journal, 2008, 53(2):336-351.

Hofmann J, Szakasits D, Blochl A, Sobczak M, Daxbock-Horvath S, Golinowski W, Bohlmann H, Grundler FMW: Starch serves as carbohydrate storage in nematode-induced syncytia. Plant Physiology, 2008, 146(1):228-235.

Grunewald W, Karimi M, Wieczorek K, Van de Cappelle E, Wischnitzki E, Grundler FMW, Inze D, Beeckman T, Gheysen G: A role for AtWRKY23 in feeding site establishment of plant-parasitic nematodes. Plant Physiology, 2008, 148(1):358-368.

Griesser M, Grundler FMW: Quantification of tomato expansins in nematode feeding sites of cyst and root-knot nematodes. Journal plant disease and protection, 2008, 115(6):263-272.

Fudali S, Janakowski S, Sobczak M, Griesser M, Grundler FMW, Golinowski W: Two tomato alpha-expansins show distinct spatial and temporal expression patterns during development of nematode-induced syncytia. Physiologia Plantarum, 2008, 132(3):370-383. 

Sherameti I, Venus Y, Drzewiecki C, Tripathi S, Dan VM, Nitz I, Varma A, Grundler FMW, Oelmüller R: PYK10, a beta-glucosidase located in the endoplasmatic reticulum, is crucial for the beneficial interaction between Arabidopsis thaliana and the endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica. Plant Journal, 2008 May; 54(3):428-439.

Fudali S, Sobczak M, Janakowski S, Grundler FMW: Expansins are among plant cell wall modifying agents specifically expressed during development of nematode-induced syncytia. Plant signaling & behavior, 2008, 3(11):969-971.

Hofmann J, Grundler FMW: Starch as a sugar reservoir for nematode-induced syncytia. Plant signaling & behavior, 2008, 3(11):961-962.

Hofmann J, Wieczorek K, Blochl A, Grundler FMW: Sucrose supply to nematode-induced syncytia depends on the apoplasmic and symplasmic pathways. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2007, 58 (7):1591-1601.

Hofmann J, Grundler FMW: Identification of reference genes for qRT-PCR studies of gene expression in giant cells and syncytia induced in Arabidopsis thaliana by Meloidogyne incognita and Heterodera schachtii. Nematology, 2007, 9:317-323.

Hofmann J, Grundler FMW: How do nematodes get their sweets? Solute supply to sedentary plant-parasitic nematodes. Nematology, 2007, 9:451-458. 

Wieczorek K, Golecki B, Gerdes L, Heinen P, Szakasits D, Durachko DM, Cosgrove DJ, Kreil DP, Puzio PS, Bohlmann H, Grundler FMW: Expansins are involved in the formation of nematode-induced syncytia in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal, 2006, 48(1):98-112.

Hofmann J, Grundler FMW: Females and males of root-parasitic cyst nematodes induce different symplasmic connections between their syncytial feeding cells and the phloem in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2006, 44(5-6):430-433.  

Wieczorek K, Grundler FMW: Expanding nematode-induced syncytia: the role of expansins. Plant signaling & behavior, 2006, 1(5):223-224.

Oberschmidt O, Grundler FMW, Kleine M: Identification of a putative cation transporter gene from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) by DDRT-PCR closely linked to the beet cyst nematode resistance gene Hs1(pro-1). Plant Science, 2003, 165(4):777-784.

Juergensen K, Scholz-Starke J, Sauer N, Hess P, van Bel AJE, Grundler FMW:The companion cell-specific Arabidopsis disaccharide carrier AtSUC2 is expressed in nematode-induced syncytia. Plant Physiology, 2003, 131(1):61-69.

Vierheilig H, Knoblauch M, Juergensen K, van Bel AJE, Grundler FMW, Piche Y: Imaging arbuscular mycorrhizal structures in living roots of Nicotiana tabacum by light, epifluorescence, and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Canadian Journal of Botany, 2001, 79(2):231-237.

Nitz I, Berkefeld H, Puzio PS, Grundler FMW: Pyk 10, a seedling and root specific gene and promoter from Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Science, 2001, 161:337-346.

Puzio PS, Lausen J, Heinen P, Grundler FMW: Promoter analysis of pyk20, a gene from Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Science, 2000, 157(2):245-255.

Holtmann B, Kleine M, Grundler FMW: Ultrastructure and anatomy of nematode-induced syncytia in roots of susceptible and resistant sugar beet. Protoplasma, 2000, 211(1-2):39-50.

Puzio PS, Newe M, Grymaszewska G, Ludwig-Müller J, Grundler FMW: Plasmodiophora brassicae-induced expression of pyk20, an Arabidopsis gene with glutamine-rich domain. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2000, 56:79-84.

Prins TW, Wagemakers L, Schouten A, van Kan JAL: Cloning and characterization of a glutathion S-tranferase homologue from the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea. Molecular Plant Patholology, 2000, 1:169-178.

Book chapters:

Gheysen G, Grundler FMW: Concerted efforts to develop handles for plants parasitic nematode control. Phytosfere'99, 2000, 159-168.

Puzio PS, Grundler FMW: Isolation and application of nematode induced promoters, genes and proteins from Arabidopsis thaliana. Phytosfere'99, 2000, 169-176.

Waetzig GH, Sobczak M, Grundler FMW: Localization of hydrogen peroxide during the defence response of Arabidopsis thaliana against the plant-parasitic nematode Heterodera glycines. Nematology, 1999, 1:681-686.

Vierheilig H, Bockenhoff A, Knoblauch M, Juge C, Van Bel AJE, Grundler F, Piche Y, Wyss U: In vivo observations of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae in roots by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Mycological Research, 1999, 103:311-314.

Sobczak M, Golinowski WA, Grundler FMW: Ultrastructure of feeding plugs and feeding tubes formed by Heterodera schachtii. Nematology, 1999, 1:363-374.

Puzio PS, Lausen J, Almeida-Engler J, Cai DG, Gheysen G, Grundler FMW: Isolation of a gene from Arabidopsis thaliana related to nematode feeding structures. Gene, 1999, 239(1):163-172.

Puzio PS, Cai D, Ohl S, Wyss U, Grundler FMW: Isolation of regulatory DNA regions related to differentiation of nematode feeding structures in Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 1998, 53(3):177-193.

Grundler FMW, Sobczak M, Golinowski W: Formation of wall openings in root cells of Arabidopsis thaliana following infection by the plant-parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 1998, 104(6):545-551.

Book chapters:

Hussey RS, Grundler FMW: Nematode parasitism of plants.The Physiology and Biochemistry of Free-living and Plant-parasitic Nematodes. CAB Interational Press, Wallingford, 1998: 213-243.

Sobczak M, Golinowski W, Grundler FMW: Changes in the structure of Arabidopsis thaliana roots induced during development of males of the plant parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 1997, 103(2):113-124.

Grundler FMW, Sobczak M, Lange S: Defence responses of Arabidopsis thaliana during invasion and feeding site induction by the plant-parasitic nematode Heterodera glycines. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 1997, 50(6):419-429.

Cai DG, Kleine M, Kifle S, Harloff HJ, Sandal NN, Marcker KA, KleinLankhorst RM, Salentijn EMJ, Lange W, Stiekema WJ, Wyss U, Grundler FMW, Jung C: Positional cloning of a gene for nematode resistance in sugar beet. Science, 1997, 275(5301):832-834.

Barthels N, van der Lee FM, Klap J, Goddijn OJM, Karimi M, Puzio P, Grundler FMW, Ohl SA, Lindsey K, Robertson L, Robertson WM, Van Montagua M, Gheysen G, Sijmons PC: Regulatory sequences of arabidopsis drive reporter gene expression in nematode feeding structures. Plant Cell, 1997, 9(12):2119-2134.

Book chapters:

Grundler FMW, Böckenhoff A: Physiology of nematode feeding and feeding sites. Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Plant-Nematode Interactions, 1997, 107-119.

Grundler FMW: Engineering resistance against plant-parasitic nematodes.Field Crops Research,1996, 45(1-3):99-109.

Golinowski W, Grundler FMW, Sobczak M: Changes in the structure of Arabidopsis thaliana during female development of the plant-parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii. Protoplasma, 1996, 194(1-2):103-116.

Böckenhoff A, Prior DAM, Grundler FMW, Oparka KJ: Induction of phloem unloading in Arabidopsis thaliana roots by the parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii. Plant Physiolology, 1996, 112(4):1421-1427. 

Böckenhoff A, Grundler FMW: Studies on the nutrient uptake by the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii by in-situ microinjection of fluorescent probes into the feeding structures in Arabidopsis thaliana. Parasitology, 1994, 109:249-255.

Book chapters:

Grundler FMW, Wyss U: Strategies of root parasitism by sedentary plant parasitic nematodes. Pathogenesis and Host Specificity in Plant Diseases, 1994, 2, Eukaryotes: 309-319.

Grundler FMW, Wyss U, Golinowksi W: Sedentary endoparasitic nematodes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Arabidopsis: An atlas of Morphology and Development, 1994, 418-423.

Wyss U, Grundler FMW: Heterodera schachtii and Arabidopsis thaliana, a model host-parasite Interaction. Nematologica, 1992, 38(4):488-493.

Wyss U, Grundler FMW: Feeding behavior of sedentary plant parasitic nematodes. Netherlands journal of plant pathology, 1992, 98:165-173.

Wyss U, Grundler FMW, Münch A: The parasitic behaviour of 2nd stage juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. Nematologica, 1992, 38:98-111. 

Sijmons PC, Grundler FMW, von Mende N, Burrows PR, Wyss U: Arabidopsis thaliana as a new model host for plant-parasitic nematodes. Plant Journal, 1991, 1(2):245-254.

Grundler FMW, Schnibbe L, Wyss U: In vitro studies on the behavior of 2nd stage juveniles of Heterodera schachtii (Nematoda, Heteroderidae) in response to host plant root exudates. Parasitology, 1991, 103:149-155.

Grundler FMW, Betka M, Wyss U: Influence of changes in the nurse cell system (syncytium) on sex determination and development of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii - total amounts of proteins and amino-Acids. Phytopathology, 1991, 81(1):70-74.

Betka M, Grundler FFMW, Wyss U: Influence of changes in the nurse cell system (syncytium) on the development of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii - single amino acids. Phytopathology, 1991, 81(1):75-79.