Publications
- Chayut, N., Yuan, H., Ohali, S., Meir, A., Sa'ar, U., Tzuri, G., Zheng, Y., Mazourek, M., Gepstein, S., Zhou, X., Portnoy, V., Lewinsohn, E., Schaffer, A.A., Katzir, N., Fei, Z., Welsch, R., Li, L., Burger, J., Tadmor, Y. (2016) Distinct mechanisms of the ORANGE protein in controlling carotenoid flux.
- Samodelov, S.L., Beyer, H.M., Guo, X., Augustin, M., Jia, K.-P., Baz, L., Ebenhöh, O., Beyer, P., Weber, W., Al-Babili, S., Zurbriggen, M.D. (2016) StrioQuant: A genetically encoded biosensor for quantifying strigolactone activity and specificity. Science Advances 2:11, e1601266.
- Álvarez, D., Voss, B., Maass, D., Wüst, F., Schaub, P., Beyer, P., Welsch., R. (2016) Carotenogenesis is regulated by 5'UTR-mediated translation of phytoene synthase splice variants. Plant Physiology pp.01262.2016
- Bruno, M., Koschmieder, J., Wüst, F., Schaub, P., Fehling-Kaschek, M., Timmer, J., Beyer, P., Al-Babili, S. (2016) Enzymatic study on AtCCD4 and AtCCD7 and their potential to form acyclic regulatory metabolites. Journal of Experimental Botany 67: 5993-6005.
- Bruno, M., Al-Babili, S. (2016) On the substrate specificity of the rice strigolactone biosynthesis enzyme DWARF27. Planta 243:1429-1440.
- Ruiz-Sola, MÁ., Coman, D., Beck, G., Barja, MV., Colinas, M., Graf, A., Welsch, R., Rütimann, P., Bühlmann, P., Bigler, L., Gruissem, W., Rodríguez-Concepción, M., Vranová, E. (2016) Arabidopsis geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase 11 is a hub isozyme required for the production of most photosynthesis-related isoprenoids. New Phytologist 209: 252-264.
- Yuan, H., Owsiany, K., Sheeja, T.E., Zhou, X., Rodriguez, C., Li, Y., Chayut, N., Yang, Y., Welsch, R., Thannhauser, T., Parthasarathy, M., Xu, Q., Deng, X., Fei, Z., Schaffer, A.A., Katzir, N., Burger, J., Tadmor, Y., Li, L. (2015) A Single Amino Acid Substitution in an ORANGE Protein Promotes Carotenoid Overaccumulation in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 169: 421-431
- Lätari, K., Wüst., F., Hübner, M., Schaub, P., Beisel, K.G., Matsubara, S., Beyer, P., Welsch, R. (2015) Tissue-specific Apocarotenoid Glycosylation Contributes to Carotenoid Homeostasis in Arabidopsis Leaves. Plant Physiology 168: 1550-1562
- Gemmecker, S., Schaub, P., Koschmieder, J., Brausemann, A., Drepper, F., Rodriguez-Franco, M., Ghisla, S., Warscheid, B., Einsle, O., and Beyer, P. (2015) Phytoene Desaturase from Oryza sativa: Oligomeric Assembly, Membrane Association and Preliminary 3D-Analysis. PLoS One 10: e0131717
- Zhou, X., Welsch, R., Yang, Y., Álvarez, D., Riediger, M., Yuan, H., Fish, T., Liu, J., Thannhauser, T.W., and Li, L. (2015) Arabidopsis OR proteins are the major posttranscriptional regulators of phytoene synthase in controlling carotenoid biosynthesis. PNAS 112: 201420831
- Frusciante, S; Diretto, G; Bruno, M; Ferrante, P; Pietrella, M; Prado-Cabrero, A; Rubio-Moraga, A; Beyer, P; Gomez-Gomez, L; Al-Babili, S; Giuliano, G (2014) Novel carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase catalyzes the first dedicated step in saffron crocin biosynthesis. PNAS 33, 12246-51
- Feilke, K; Yu, Q; Beyer, P; Sétif, P; Krieger-Liszkay, A (2014) In vitro analysis of the plastid terminal oxidase in photosynthetic electron transport. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 10, 1684-1690
- Ilg, A; Bruno, M; Beyer, P; Al-Babili, S (2014) Tomato carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases 1A and 1B: Relaxed double bond specificity leads to a plenitude of dialdehydes, mono-apocarotenoids and isoprenoid volatiles. FEBS Open Bio 4, 584-593
- Arango, J; Jourdan, M; Geoffriau, E; Beyer, P; Welsch, R (2014) Carotene Hydroxylase Activity Determines the Levels of Both a-Carotene and Total Carotenoids in Orange Carrots. The Plant Cell
- Yu, QJ; Feilke, K; Krieger-Liszkay, A; Beyer, P (2014) Functional and molecular characterization of plastid terminal oxidase from rice (Oryza sativa). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 8, 1284-92
- Bruno, M; Hofmann, M; Vermathen, M; Alder, A; Beyer, P; Al-Babili, S (2014) On the substrate- and stereospecificity of the plant carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 7. FEBS LETTERS 9, 1802-1807
- Galzerano, D; Feilke, K; Schaub, P; Beyer, P; Krieger-Liszkay, A (2014) Effect of constitutive expression of bacterial phytoene desaturase CRTI on photosynthetic electron transport in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - bioenergetics 3, 345-353
- Rodrigo, MJ; Alquezar, B; Alos, E; Medina, V; Carmona, L; Bruno, M; Al-Babili, S; Zacarias, L (2013) A novel carotenoid cleavage activity involved in the biosynthesis of Citrus fruit-specific apocarotenoid pigments. Journal of Experimental Botany 14, 4461-4478
- Trautmann, D; Beyer, P; Al-Babili, S (2013) The ORF slr0091 of Synechocystis sp PCC6803 encodes a high-light induced aldehyde dehydrogenase converting apocarotenals and alkanals. FEBS Journal 15, 3685-3696
- Ruyter-Spira, C; Al-Babili, S; van der Krol, S; Bouwmeester, H (2013) The biology of strigolactones. Trends in Plant Science 2, 72-83
- Trautmann, D; Voss, B; Wilde, A; Al-Babili, S; Hess, WR (2012) Microevolution in cyanobacteria: re-sequencing a motile substrain of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. DNA Research 6, 435-48
- Mlalazi, B; Welsch, R; Namanya, P; Khanna, H; Geijskes, RJ; Harrison, MD; Harding, R; Dale, JL; Bateson, M (2012) Isolation and functional characterisation of banana phytoene synthase genes as potential cisgenes. PLANTA 5, 1585-1598
- Yu, QJ; Beyer, P (2012) Reaction specificities of the epsilon-ionone-forming lycopene cyclase from rice (Oryza sativa) elucidated in vitro. FEBS Letters 19, 3415-3420
- Yu, BY; Gruber, MY; Khachatourians, GG; Zhou, R; Epp, DJ; Hegedus, DD; Parkin, IAP; Welsch, R; Hannoufa, A (2012) Arabidopsis cpSRP54 regulates carotenoid accumulation in Arabidopsis and Brassica napus. Journal of Experimental Botany 14, 5189-5202
- Schaub, P; Yu, QJ; Gemmecker, S; Poussin-Courmontagne, P; Mailliot, J; McEwen, AG; Ghisla, S; Al-Babili, S; Cavarelli, J; Beyer, P (2012) On the Structure and Function of the Phytoene Desaturase CRTI from Pantoea ananatis, a Membrane-Peripheral and FAD-Dependent Oxidase/Isomerase. PLOS ONE 6, e39550
- Alder, A; Jamil, M; Marzorati, M; Bruno, M; Vermathen, M; Bigler, P; Ghisla, S; Bouwmeester, H; Beyer, P; Al-Babili, S (2012) The Path from beta-Carotene to Carlactone, a Strigolactone-Like Plant Hormone. Science 6074, 1348-1351
- Li, L; Yang, Y; Xu, Q; Owsiany, K; Welsch, R; Chitchumroonchokchai, C; Lu, S; Van Eck, J; Deng, XX; Failla, M; Thannhauser, TW (2012) The Or Gene Enhances Carotenoid Accumulation and Stability During Post-Harvest Storage of Potato Tubers. Molecular Plant 2, 339-352
- Medina, HR; Cerda-Olmedo, E; Al-Babili, S (2011) Cleavage oxygenases for the biosynthesis of trisporoids and other apocarotenoids in Phycomyces. Molecular Microbiology 1, 199-208
- Diaz-Sanchez, V; Estrada, AF; Trautmann, D; Al-Babili, S; Avalos, J (2011) The gene carD encodes the aldehyde dehydrogenase responsible for neurosporaxanthin biosynthesis in Fusarium fujikuroi. FEBS Journal 17, 3164-3176
- Yu, QJ; Ghisla, S; Hirschberg, J; Mann, V; Beyer, P (2011) Plant Carotene Cis-Trans Isomerase CRTISO, a new member of the FAD(RED)-dependent flavoproteins catalyzing non-redox reactions. Journal of Biological Chemistry 10, 8666-8676
- Brefort, T; Scherzinger, D; Limon, M; Estrada, AF; Trautmann, D; Mengel, C; Avalos, J; Al-Babili, S (2011) Cleavage of resveratrol in fungi: Characterization of the enzyme Rco1 from Ustilago maydis. Fungal Genetics and Biology 2, 132-143
- Beyer, P (2010) Golden Rice and 'Golden' crops for human nutrition. New Biotechnology 5, 478-481
- Beyer, P (2010) Golden Rice in a mission. Journal of Biotechnology 150, S63-S64
- Scherzinger, D; Scheffer, E; Bar, C; Ernst, H; Al-Babili, S (2010) The Mycobacterium tuberculosis ORF Rv0654 encodes a carotenoid oxygenase mediating central and excentric cleavage of conventional and aromatic carotenoids. FEBS Journal 22, 4662-4673
- Welsch, R; Arango, J; Bar, C; Salazar, B; Al-Babili, S; Beltran, J; Chavarriaga, P; Ceballos, H; Tohme, J; Beyer, P (2010) Provitamin A Accumulation in Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Roots Driven by a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in a Phytoene Synthase Gene. Plant Cell 10, 3348-3356
- Diretto, G; Al-Babili, S; Tavazza, R; Scossa, F; Papacchioli, V; Migliore, M; Beyer, P; Giuliano, G (2010) Transcriptional-Metabolic Networks in beta-Carotene-Enriched Potato Tubers: The Long and Winding Road to the Golden Phenotype. Plant Physiology 2, 899-912
- Arango, J; Wuest, F; Beyer, P; Welsch, R (2010) Characterization of phytoene synthases from cassava and their involvement in abiotic stress-mediated responses. PLANTA 5, 1251-1262
- Ilg, A; Yu, QJ; Schaub, P; Beyer, P; Al-Babili, S (2010) Overexpression of the rice carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1 gene in Golden Rice endosperm suggests apocarotenoids as substrates in planta. PLANTA 3, 691-699
- Arango, J; Salazar, B; Welsch, R; Sarmiento, F; Beyer, P; Al-Babili, S (2010) Putative storage root specific promoters from cassava and yam: cloning and evaluation in transgenic carrots as a model system. Plant Cell Reports 6, 651-659
- Yu, QJ; Schaub, P; Ghisla, S; Al-Babili, S; Krieger-Liszkay, A; Beyer, P (2010) The Lycopene Cyclase CrtY from Pantoea ananatis (Formerly Erwinia uredovora) Catalyzes an FAD(red)-dependent Non-redox Reaction. Journal of Biological Chemistry 16, 12109-12120
- Alder, A; Bigler, P; Werck-Reichhart, D; Al-Babili, S (2009) In vitro characterization of Synechocystis CYP120A1 revealed the first nonanimal retinoic acid hydroxylase. FEBS Journal 19, 5416-5431
- Estrada, AF; Brefort, T; Mengel, C; Diaz-Sanchez, V; Alder, A; Al-Babili, S; Avalos, J (2009) Ustilago maydis accumulates beta-carotene at levels determined by a retinal-forming carotenoid oxygenase. Fungal Genetics and Biology 10, 803-813
- Prado-Cabrero, A; Schaub, P; Diaz-Sanchez, V; Estrada, AF; Al-Babili, S; Avalos, J (2009) Deviation of the neurosporaxanthin pathway towards beta-carotene biosynthesis in Fusarium fujikuroi by a point mutation in the phytoene desaturase gene. FEBS Journal 16, 4582-4597
- Maass, D; Arango, J; Wuest, F; Beyer, P; Welsch, R (2009) Carotenoid Crystal Formation in Arabidopsis and Carrot Roots Caused by Increased Phytoene Synthase Protein Levels. PLOS ONE 7, e6373
- Ilg, A; Beyer, P; Al-Babili, S (2009) Characterization of the rice carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1 reveals a novel route for geranial biosynthesis. FEBS Journal 3, 736-74
Only publications of the last 5 years are shown here.