Publikationen
Originalarbeiten
Köllner TG, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2009) Molecular and biochemical evolution of maize terpene synthase 10, an enzyme of indirect defense. Phytochemistry, accepted
Pandit SS, Kulkarni RS, Chidley HG, Giri AP, Köllner TG, Degenhardt J, Gershenzon J, Gupta VS (2009) Changes in volatile composition during fruit development and ripening of ‘Alphonso’ mango. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, accepted
Degenhardt J, Hiltpold I, Köllner TG, Frey M, Gierl A, Gershenzon J, Hibbard BE, Ellersiek MR, Turlings TCJ (2009) Restoring a maize root signal that attracts insect-killing nematodes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, accepted
Yuan JS, Köllner TG, Wiggins G, Grant J, Zhao N, Zhuang X, Degenhardt J, Chen F (2008) Elucidation of the genomic basis of indirect plant defense against insects. Plant Signaling and Behavior 3, 720-721
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Svatoš A, Schneider B, Chen F, Gershenzon J Degenhardt J (2008) Protonation of a neutral (S)-β-bisabolene intermediate is involved in (S)-β-macrocarpene formation by the maize sesquiterpene synthases TPS6 and TPS11. Journal of Biological Chemistry 283, 20779-20788
Yuan JS, Köllner TG, Wiggins G, Grant J, Degenhardt J, Chen F (2008) Molecular and genomic basis of volatile-mediated indirect defense against insects in rice. The Plant Journal 55, 491-503
Herde M, Gärtner K, Fode B, Boland W, Gershenzon J, Gatz C, Tholl D (2008) Identification and regulation of TPS04/GES, an Arabidopsis geranyllinalool synthase catalyzing the first step in the formation of the insect-induced volatile C16-homoterpene TMTT. The Plant Cell 20, 1152- 1168
Lin C, Shen B, Xu Z, Köllner TG, Degenhardt J Dooner HK (2008) Characterization of the monoterpene synthase gene tps26, the ortholog of a gene induced by insect herbivory in maize. Plant Physiology 146, 940-951
Köllner TG, Held M, Lenk C, Hiltpold I, Turlings TCJ, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2008) A maize (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase implicated in indirect defense responses against herbivores is not expressed in most american maize varieties. The Plant Cell 20, 482-494
Günnewich N, Page JE, Köllner TG, Degenhardt J, Kutchan TM (2007) Functional expression and characterization of trichome-specific (-)-limonene synthase and (+)-α-pinene synthase from Cannabis sativa. Natural Product Communications 2, 223-232
Köllner TG, O’Maille PE, Gatto N, Boland W, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2006) Two pockets in the active site of maize sesquiterpene synthase TPS4 carry out sequential parts of the reaction scheme resulting in multiple products. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 448, 83-92
Schnee C, Köllner TG, Held M, Turlings TCJ, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2006) The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103, 1129-1134
Rasmann S, Köllner TG, Degenhardt J, Hiltpold I, Töpfer S, Kuhlmann U, Gershenzon J, Turlings TCJ (2005) Recruitment of entomopathogenic nematodes by insect-damaged maize roots. Nature 434, 732-737
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2004) The sesquiterpene hydrocarbons of maize (Zea mays) form five groups with distinct developmental and organ-specific distributions. Phytochemistry 65, 1895-1902
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2004) The variability of sesquiterpenes emitted from two Zea mays cultivars is controlled by allelic variation of two terpene synthase genes encoding stereoselective, multiple product enzymes. The Plant Cell 16, 1115-1131
Hoballah ME, Köllner TG, Degenhardt J, Turlings TCJ (2004) Costs of induced volatile production in maize. Oikos 105, 168-180.
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2003) Terpene formation in maize and its ecological and evolutionary significance. Chemicke listy 97, 324-326.
Schnee C, Köllner TG, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2002) The maize gene terpene synthase 1 encodes a sesquiterpene synthase catalyzing the formation of (E)-β-farnesene, (E)-Nerolidol, and (E,E)-Farnesol after herbivore damage. Plant Physiology 130, 2049-2060.
Übersichtsartikel
Köllner TG (2005) Chemische Ökologie: Mais ruft unterirdisch um Hilfe. Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau 58, 502-503
Patente
PCT-patent application
PCT/EP2007/006157 ‘Control of the maize pest Diabrotica virgifera virgifera with (E)-β-Caryophyllene-emitting plants’
The patent claims new strategies to utilize terpenes in insect pest management.
United states Patent and Trademark Office
Application No. 60/363,021 ‘Maize Terpene Synthase’
The patent claims the production of stereospecific sesquiterpenes with sesquiterpene synthases.
European Patent Office and United states Patent and Trademark Office
Application No. 60/807,186
The patent claims new strategies to utilize terpenes in insect pest management.
Ausgewählte Vorträge
Köllner TG, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2009) Evolution of a terpene synthase mechanism responsible for the production of a plant defense signal. 9th European Symposium on Plant Isoprenoids. Tokyo
Köllner TG, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2007) Creating structural diversity: Insights into structure-function relationships of sesquiterpene synthases. Institutssymposium, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Jena
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2007) Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons: short range signals in plant defense. (plenary lecture) The 4th Gordon Research Conference on Biogenic Hydrocarbons & The Atmosphere, Ventura, CA
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2003) The stereospecificity of two maize sesquiterpene synthases is dependent on four amino acids in the active centre. Doktorandenworkshop der MPG, Jena.
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2002) The stereospecificity of two maize sesquiterpene synthases is dependent on four amino acids in the active centre. 14th International Symposium on Chirality, Hamburg.
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2000) Isolation and characterization of terpene synthase genes in Zea mays. 3. Kurt-Mothes-Meeting, Halle (Saale).
Ausgewählte Posterpräsentationen
Köllner TG, Svatoš A, Schneider B, Li S, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2007) The maize sesquiterpene synthases TPS6 and TPS11 form (S)-β-macrocarpene by water-dependent protonation of a stable (S)-β-bisabolene intermediate. 8th European Symposium on Plant Isoprenoids. Strassbourg
Degenhardt J, Schnee C, Köllner TG, Held M, Turlings TCJ, Gershenzon J (2006) The Role of the Maize Terpene Synthase Gene Family in Plant Defense. 48th Annual Maize Genetics Conference, Pacific Grove, CA
Köllner TG, Gatto N, Boland W, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2005) Impact of the initial isomerization step on terpene synthase product formation. 7th European Symposium on Plant Isoprenoids. Wageningen
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2002) The stereospecificity of two maize sesquiterpene synthases is dependent on four amino acids in the active centre. Botanikertagung, Freiburg
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2002) The in vitro products of the maize terpene synthase TPS4 and TPS5 are characteristic constituents of the maize volatiles. 19th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology, Hamburg.
Köllner TG, Schnee C, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (2001) Characterization of substrate specificity and reaction products of maize terpene synthases. 5th European Symposium on Plant Isoprenoids, Bonn.
Degenhardt J, Schnee C, Köllner TG, Gershenzon J (2000) The terpene synthase gene family in Zea mays and its role in defense against herbivory. Botanikertagung, Jena.
Köllner TG, Degenhardt J, Schnee C, Gershenzon J (2000) Biochemical characterization of three terpene synthases from Zea mays. Botanikertagung, Jena.