Publications

Sicard A, Lenhard M. (2018), Capsella. Curr Biol. 2018 Sep 10;28(17):R920-R921. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.033. PMID: 30205057

Bollier N, Sicard A, Leblond J, Latrasse D, Gonzalez N, Gévaudant F, Benhamed M, Raynaud C, Lenhard M, Chevalier C, Hernould M, Delmas F. (2018) At-MINI ZINC FINGER2 and Sl-INHIBITOR OF MERISTEM ACTIVITY, a Conserved Missing Link in the Regulation of Floral Meristem Termination in Arabidopsis and Tomato. Plant Cell. 2018 Jan;30(1):83-100. doi: 10.1105/tpc.17.00653. Epub 2018 Jan 3. PMID: 29298836

Fujikura U, Jing R, Hanada A, Takebayashi Y, Sakakibara H, Yamaguchi S, Kappel C, Lenhard M. (2018) Variation in Splicing Efficiency Underlies Morphological Evolution in Capsella. Dev Cell. 2018 Jan 22;44(2):192-203.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.11.022. Epub 2017 Dec 21. PMID: 29275992

Fritz MA, Rosa S, Sicard A. (2018) Mechanisms Underlying the Environmentally Induced Plasticity of Leaf Morphology. Front Genet. 2018 Oct 24;9:478. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00478. eCollection 2018. Review. PMID: 30405690

Bollier N, Sicard A, Gonzalez N, Chevalier C, Hernould M, Delmas F. (2018) Induced ovule-to-flower switch by interfering with SlIMA activity in tomato. Plant Signal Behav. 2018;13(6):e1473687. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2018.1473687. Epub 2018 Jun 26. PMID: 29944450

Streubel S, Fritz MA, Teltow M, Kappel C, Sicard A. (2018) Successive duplication-divergence mechanisms at the RCO locus contributed to leaf shape diversity in the Brassicaceae. Development. 2018 Apr 24;145(8). pii: dev164301. doi: 10.1242/dev.164301. PMID: 29691226

Figueiredo DD, Köhler C. (2018) Auxin: a molecular trigger of seed development. Genes Dev. 2018 Apr 1;32(7-8):479-490. doi: 10.1101/gad.312546.118. Review. PMID: 29692356 

Cannarozzi, G., Chanyalew, S., Assefa, K., Bekele, A., Blösch, R., Weichert, A., Klauser,D., Plaza-Wüthrich, S.,Esfeld, K., Jöst, M. … Tadele, Z. (2018). Technology generation to dissemination: lessons learned from the tef improvement project. Euphytica, 214(2), 31.

Fujikura, U., Jing, R., Hanada, A., Takebayashi, Y., Sakakibara, H., Yamaguchi, S., Kappel, C., Lenhard, M. (2017). Variation in splicing efficiency underlies morphological evolution in Capsella. Developmental Cell.

Lenhard, M. (2017) Plant Development: Keeping on the Straight and Narrow and Flat. Current Biology, doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.10.030

Kramer, E.M., Lenhard, M. (2017) Shape and form in plant development. Semin Cell Dev Biol, doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.11.004

Kappel, C., Huu, C.N., Lenhard, M. (2017). A short story gets longer: Recent insights into the molecular basis of heterostyly. Journal of Experimental Botany, doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx387

Zhang, Y., Lenhard, M. (2017). Exiting already: Molecular control of cell-proliferation arrest in leaves. Molecular Plant; doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.05.004

Sicard, A., Kappel, C., Lee, Y.-W., Wozniak, N., Marona, C., Stinchcombe, J.R., Wright, S.I., Lenhard, M. (2016). Standing genetic variation in a tissue-specific enhancer underlies selfing-syndrome evolution in Capsella. PNAS; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1613394113

Sas, C., Müller, F., Kappel, C., Kent, T.V., Wright, S.I., Hilker, M., Lenhard, M. (2016). Repeated inactivation of the first committed enzyme underlies the loss of benzaldehyde emission after the selfing transition in Capsella. Current Biology; doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.026

Eldridge, T., Langowski, L., Stacey, N., Jantzen, F., Moubayidin, L., Sicard, A., Kennaway, R., Lenhard, M., Coen, E.S., Ostergaard, L. (2016). Fruit-shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy. Development 143: 3394-3406; doi: 10.1242/dev.135327

Huu, C.N., Kappel, C., Keller, B., Sicard, A., Takebayashi, Y., Breuninger, H., Nowak, M.D., Bäurle, I., Himmelbach, A., Burkart, M., Ebbing-Lohaus, T., Sakakibara, H., Altschmied, L., Conti, E., Lenhard, M. (2016). Presence versus absence of CYP734A50 underlies the style-length dimorphism in primroses. eLife, doi: 10.7554/eLife.17956

Czesnick, H., Lenhard, M. (2016). Antagonistic control of flowering time by functionally specialized poly(A) polymerases in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal, doi: 10.1111/tpj.13280

Jöst, M., Hensel, G., Kappel, C., Druka, A., Sicard, A., Hohmann, U., Beier, S., Himmelbach, A., Waugh, R., Kumlehn, J., Stein, N., Lenhard, M. (2016). The INDETERMINATE DOMAIN protein BROAD LEAF1 limits barley leaf width by restricting lateral proliferation. Current Biology, doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.047

Kappel, C., Trost, G., Czesnick, H., Ramming, A., Kolbe, B., Vi, S.L., Bispo, C., Becker, J.D., de Moor, C., Lenhard, M. (2015). Genome-wide analysis of PAPS1-dependent polyadenylation identifies novel roles for functionally specialized poly(A) polymerases in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLOS Genetics, doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005474

Sicard, A., Kappel, C., Josephs, E.B., Lee, Y.W., Marona, C., Stinchcombe, J.R., Wright, S.I., Lenhard, M. (2015). Divergent sorting of a balanced ancestral polymorphism underlies the establishment of gene-flow barriers in Capsella. Nature Communications, doi: 10.1038/ncomms8960

Czesnick, H., Lenhard, M. (2015). Size Control in Plants—Lessons from Leaves and Flowers. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology,  doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a019190

Johnson, K.L., Ramm, S., Kappel, C., Ward, S., Leyser, O., Sakamoto, T., Kurata, T., Bevan, M.W., Lenhard, M. (2015). The Tinkerbell (Tink) Mutation Identifies the Dual-Specificity MAPK Phosphatase INDOLE-3-BUTYRIC ACID-RESPONSE5 (IBR5) as a Novel Regulator of Organ Size in Arabidopsis. PLOS One, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131103

Nowak, M.D., Russo, G., Schlapbach, R., Nguyen Huu, C., Lenhard, M., Conti, E. (2015). The draft genome of Primula veris yields insights into the molecular basis of heterostyly. Genome Biology, doi: 10.1186/s13059-014-0567-z

Sicard, A., Thamm, A., Marona, C., Lee, Y.W., Wahl, V., Stinchcombe, J., Wright, S.I., Kappel, C., Lenhard M. (2014). Repeated Evolutionary Changes of Leaf Morphology Caused by Mutations to a Homeobox Gene. Current Biology, doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.061

Fujikura, U., Elsaesser, L., Breuninger, H., Sánchez-Rodríguez, C., Ivakov, A., Laux, T., Findlay, K., Persson, S., Lenhard, M. (2014). Atkinesin-13A Modulates Cell-Wall Synthesis and Cell Expansion in Arabidopsis thaliana via the THESEUS1 Pathway. PLOS Genetics, doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004627

Hepworth, J., Lenhard, M. (2014). Regulation of plant lateral-organ growth by modulating cell number and size. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2013.11.005

Trost, G., Vi, S.L., Czesnick, H., Lange, P., Holton, N., Giavalisco, P., Zipfel, C., Kappel, C., Lenhard, M. (2014). Arabidopsis poly(A) polymerase PAPS1 limits founder-cell recruitment to organ primordia and suppresses the salicylic acid-independent immune response downstream of EDS1/PAD4. The Plant Journal, doi: 10.1111/tpj.12421

Kierzkowski, D., Lenhard, M., Smith, R., Kuhlemeier, C. (2013). Interaction between Meristem Tissue Layers Controls Phyllotaxis. Developmental Cell, doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.08.017

Vi, S.L., Trost, G., Lange, P., Czesnick, H., Rao, N., Lieber, D., Laux, T., Gray, W.M., Manley, J.L., Groth, D., Kappel, C., Lenhard, M. (2013). Target specificity among canonical nuclear poly(A) polymerases in plants modulates organ growth and pathogen response. PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1303967110

Tsukaya, H., Byrne, M.E., Horiguchi, G., Sugiyama, M., Van Lijsebettens, M., Lenhard, M (2012). How do ‚housekeeping‘ genes control organogenesis? – unexpected new findings on the role of housekeeping genes in cell and organ differentiation. Journal of Plant Research, doi: 10.1007/s10265-012-0518-2.

Powell, A.E., Lenhard, M. (2012) Control of Organ Size in Plants. Current Biology, doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.010.

Breuninger, H., Lenhard, M. (2012) Expression of the central growth regulator BIG BROTHER is regulated by multiple cis-elements. BMC Plant Biology, doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-41.

Sicard, A., Stacey, N., Hermann, K., Dessoly, J., Neuffer, B., Bäurle, I., Lenhard, M. (2011) Genetics, Evolution, and Adaptive Significance of the Selfing Syndrome in the Genus Capsella. Plant Cell, doi:10.1105/tpc.111.088237.

Lieber, D., Lora, J., Schrempp, S., Lenhard, M., Laux, T. (2011) Arabidopsis WIH1 and WIH2 Genes Act in the Transition from Somatic to Reproductive Cell Fate. Current Biology, doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.05.015.

Johnson K, Lenhard, M. (2011) Genetic control of plant organ growth. New Phytol, doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03737.x.

Sicard, A., and Lenhard, M. (2011) The selfing syndrome: a model for studying the genetic and evolutionary basis of morphological adaptation in plants. Annals of Botany, doi: 10.1093/aob/mcr023.

Breuninger, H., and Lenhard, M. (2010) Control of tissue and organ growth in plants. Current Topics in Developmental Biology, 91:185-220.

Stransfeld, L., Eriksson, S., Adamski, N.M., Breuninger, H., and Lenhard, M. (2010) KLUH/CYP78A5 promotes organ growth without affecting the size of the early primordium. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 5:982-984.

Graf, P., Dolzblasz, A., Würschum, T., Lenhard, M., Pfreundt, U., and Laux T. (2010) MGOUN1 encodes an Arabidopsis type Ib DNA topoisomerase required in stem cell regulation and to maintain developmentally regulated gene silencing. Plant Cell, 22:716-728.

Eriksson, S., Stransfeld, L., Adamski, N.M., Breuninger, H., and Lenhard, M. (2010) KLUH/CYP78A5-dependent growth signaling coordinates floral organ growth in Arabidopsis. Current Biology, 20:527-32.

Lohmann, D., Stacey, N., Breuninger, H., Jikumaru, Y., Müller, D., Sicard, A., Leyser, O., Yamaguchi, S., and Lenhard, M. (2010) SLOW MOTION is required for within-plant auxin homeostasis and normal timing of lateral organ initiation at the shoot meristem in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 22:335-48.

Adamski, N.M., Anastasiou, E., Eriksson, S., O’Neill, C.M., and Lenhard, M. (2009) Local maternal control of seed size by KLUH/CYP78A5-dependent growth signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 106:20115-20.

Anastasiou, E., and Lenhard, M. (2008) Control of plant organ size. In Plant Growth Signalling, L. Bögre & G. Beemster, eds., Springer Press.

Anastasiou, E., Kenz, S., Gerstung, M., MacLean, D., Timmer, J., Fleck, C., and Lenhard, M. (2007) Control of plant organ size by KLUH/CYP78A5-dependent intercellular signaling. Developmental Cell, 13:843-56.

Stransfeld, L., and Lenhard, M. (2007) Plant organ size control. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0003363).

Sarkar, A.K., Luijten, M., Miyashima, S., Lenhard, M., Hashimoto, T., Nakajima, K., Scheres, B., Heidstra, R., and Laux, T. (2007) Conserved factors regulate signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana shoot and root stem cell organizers. Nature, 446: 811-4.

Anastasiou, E., and Lenhard, M. (2007) Growing up to one’s standard. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 10: 63-9.

Disch, S., Anastasiou, E., Sharma, V.K., Laux, T., Fletcher, J.C., and Lenhard, M. (2006) The E3 ubiquitin ligase BIG BROTHER controls Arabidopsis organ size in a dosage-dependent manner. Current Biology, 16: 272-9.

Lenhard, M., and Laux, T. (2003) Stem cell homeostasis in the Arabidopsis shoot meristem is regulated by intercellular movement of CLAVATA3 and its sequestration by CLAVATA1. Development, 130: 3163-73.

Lenhard, M., Jürgens, G., and Laux, T. (2002) The WUSCHEL and SHOOTMERISTEMLESS genes fulfil complementary roles in Arabidopsis shoot meristem regulation. Development, 129: 3195-206.

Groß-Hardt, R., Lenhard, M., and Laux, T. (2002) WUSCHEL signalling functions in interregional communication during ovule development. Genes & Development, 16: 1129-38.

Lenhard, M., Bohnert, A., Jürgens, G., and Laux, T. (2001) Termination of stem cell maintenance in Arabidopsis floral meristems by interactions between WUSCHEL and AGAMOUS. Cell, 105: 805-14.

Lenhard, M., Laux, T., Traas, J., and Laufs, P. (2001) Cell cycle regulation in the shoot apical meristem. In The Plant Cell Cycle and Its Interfaces, D. Francis, ed., Sheffield Academic Press.

Schoof, H., Lenhard, M. (joint first author), Haecker, A., Mayer, K.F.X., Jürgens, G., and Laux, T. (2000) The stem cell population of Arabidopsis shoot meristems is maintained by a regulatory loop between theCLAVATA and WUSCHEL genes. Cell, 100: 635-44.

Grallert, B., Kearsey, S.E., Lenhard, M., Carlson, C.R., Nurse, P., Boye, E., and Labib, K. (2000) A fission yeast general translation factor reveals links between protein synthesis and cell cycle controls. Journal of Cell Science, 113: 1447-58.

Lenhard, M., and Laux, T. (1999) Shoot meristem formation and maintenance. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2: 44-50.

Mayer, K.F.X., Schoof, H., Haecker, A., Lenhard, M., Jürgens, G., and Laux, T. (1998) Role of WUSCHEL in regulating stem cell fate in the Arabidopsis shoot meristem. Cell, 95: 805-15.