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Steinbrecher T, Leubner-Metzger G
The biomechanics of seed germination
Darwin Review: Journal of Experimental Botany 68: 765-783 (2017) - https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erw428
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Granata A, Pérez M, Steinbrecher T, Capozzi F, Kondrotas K, Zhang L, Spagnuolo V*, Leubner-Metzger G*
Application of X-ray sorting and priming improves the germination performance of low-quality seed fractions of the Papaccella pepper landrace.
Scientia Horticulturae 350:114370 (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2025.114370
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Steinbrecher T*, Voegele A*, Ignatz M, Weitbrecht K, Khan S, Graeber K, Hourston JE, Leubner-Metzger G
Distinct molecular biomechanical mechanisms inhibit endosperm cell-wall weakening and seed germination at cold and warm nonoptimal temperatures.
Plant, Cell & Environment (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.70103
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Walker M, Nakabayashi K, Gawthrop F, Leubner-Metzger G
The initiation of embryo growth in imbibed celery mericarps marks a key mechanism by which temperature signals are integrated to regulate germination timing.
Journal of Experimental Botany: eraf326 (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf326
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Mitchener B*, King J*, Peters C, Peereboom A, Dobrowolska-Haywood M, Steinbrecher T*, Leubner-Metzger G*
Seed biopriming and long-term air-dry storage effects on Pseudomonas fluorescens viability and Brassica napus germination.
Seed Science Research (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960258525000054
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Steinbrecher T, Bhattacharya S, Binder J, Kleemeier K, Przesdzink F, Groene F, Jacobinnert K, Mummenhoff K*, Leubner-Metzger G*
Comparative biomechanics and germination physiology of Raphanus raphanistrum and Raphanus pugioniformis indehiscent fruits.
Annals of Botany 135: 977-989 (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf015
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Mohammed S, Steinbrecher T, Leubner-Metzger G, Mummenhoff K
Differential primary seed and fruit dispersal mechanisms and dispersal biomechanics in invasive dehiscent and indehiscent-fruited Lepidium species.
Plants 14: 446 (2025) - https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14030446
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Holloway TE, Pérez M, Venceslai N, Seville A, Stock D, Nakabayashi K, Leubner-Metzger G*
Vernalisation enforces seed dormancy in the agricultural weed Alopecurus myosuroides (Huds.).
Seed Science Research (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960258525100019
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Chandler JO, Wilhelmsson PKI, Fernandez-Pozo N, Graeber K, Arshad W, Pérez M, Steinbrecher T, Ullrich KK, Nguyen T-P, Mérai Z, Mummenhoff K, Theißen G, Strnad M, Mittelsten Scheid O, Schranz ME, Ivan Petrík I, Tarkowská D, Novák O, Rensing SA*, Leubner-Metzger G*
The dimorphic diaspore model Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae): Distinct molecular and morphological control of responses to parental and germination temperatures.
The Plant Cell 26: koae085 (2024). Large-Scale Biology section - https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae085
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Arshad W, Steinbrecher T, Wilhelmsson PKI, Fernandez-Pozo N, Mérai Z, Rensing SA, O. Chandler JO,*, Gerhard Leubner-Metzger G*
Aethionema arabicum dimorphic seed trait resetting during transition to seedlings.
Frontiers in Plant Science  15: 1358312 (2024) - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1358312   
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Mérai Z, Graeber K, Xu F, Dona M, Lalatovic K, Wilhelmsson PKI, Fernandez-Pozo N, Rensing SA, Leubner-Metzger G, Mittelsten Scheid O, Dolan L
Long days induce adaptive secondary dormancy in seed of the Mediterranean plant Aethionema arabicum.
Current Biology 34: 2893-2906 (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.043
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Holloway T, Pérez M, Chandler JO, Venceslai N, Garcia L, Cohn J, Schilling K, Seville A, Leubner-Metzger G, Nakabayashi K
Mechanisms of seed persistence in blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.).
Weed Research (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12630

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Heslop Harrison G, Nakabayashi K, Espinosa-Tuiz A, Roberston F, Baines R, Thompson CRL, Hermann K, Alabadi D, Leubner-Metzger G, Williams RSB
Functional mechanisms study of the allelochemical myrigalone A identifies a group of ultrapotent inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis in plants.
Plant Communications  5: 100846 (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100846
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Fatelnig L, Chanyalew S, Tadesse M, Kebede W, Hussein N, Iza F, Tadele Z, Leubner-Metzger G, Steinbrecher T
Seed priming with gas plasma activated water in Ethiopia’s “orphan” crop tef (Eragrostis tef).
Planta 259: 75 (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-024-04359-5
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Carta A, Vandelook F, Ramirez-Barahona S, Chen S-C, Dickie J, Steinbrecher T, Thanos CA, Moles AT, Leubner-Metzger G, Mattana E
The seed morphospace, a new contribution towards the multidimensional study of angiosperm sexual reproductive biology.
Annals of Botany 143: 701-710 (2023) - https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae099
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Loades E, Pérez M, Turecková V, Tarkowská D, Strnad M, Seville A, Nakabayashi K, Leubner-Metzger G
Distinct hormonal and morphological control of dormancy and germination in Chenopodium album dimorphic seeds.
Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1156794 (2024) - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1156794
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Wellmann K, Varnskuhler J, Leubner-Metzger G, Mummenhoff K
Maize grain germination is accompanied by acidification of the environment.
Agronomy 13: 1819 (2023) - https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13071819
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Grainge G, Nakabayashi K, Iza F, Leubner-Metzger G, Steinbrecher T
Gas-plasma-activated water impact on photo-dependent dormancy mechanisms in Nicotiana tabacum seeds.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23: 6709 (2022) - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23126709
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Nakabayashi K, Walker M, Irwin D, Cohn J, Gurda S, Garcia L, Pavlovic I, Novak O, Tarkowska D, Strnad M, Perez M, Seville A, Stock D, Leubner-Metzger G
The phytotoxin myrigalone A triggers a phased detoxification programme and inhibits Lepidium sativum seed germination via multiple mechanisms including interference with auxin homeostasis.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23: 4618 (2022) - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23094618
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Grainge G, Nakabayashi K, Steinbrecher T, Kennedy S, Ren J, Iza F, Leubner-Metzger G
Molecular mechanisms of seed dormancy release by gas plasma activated water technology.
Journal of Experimental Botany 73: 4065-4078 (2022) - https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac150
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Steinbrecher T, Leubner-Metzger G
Xyloglucan remodelling enzymes and the mechanics of plant seed and fruit biology
eXtra Botany - Insight: Journal of Experimental Botany 73: 1253-1257 (2022) - https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac020
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Hourston JE*, Steinbrecher T*, Chandler J, Pérez M, Dietrich K, Turecková V, Tarkowska D, Strnad M, Weltmeier F, Meinhard J, Fischer U, Fiedler-Wiechers K, Ignatz M**, Leubner-Metzger G**
Cold-induced secondary dormancy and its regulatory mechanisms in Beta vulgaris
Plant, Cell & Environment 45: 1315-1332 (2022) - https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14264
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Spanner R*, Neubauer J*, Heick TM, Grusak MA, Hamilton O, Rivera-Varas V, de Jonge R, Pethybridge S, Webb KM, Leubner-Metzger G, Secor AG, Bolton MD
Seed-borne Cercospora beticola can initiate Cercospora leaf spot from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) fruit tissue
Phytopathology 112: 1016-1028 (2021) - https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHYTO-03-21-0113-R
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Walker M., Pérez M., Steinbrecher T, Gawthrop F, Pavlovic I, Novák O, Tarkowská D, Strnad M, Marone F, Nakabayashi K*, Leubner-Metzger G*
Molecular mechanisms and hormonal regulation underpinning morphological dormancy: a case study using Apium graveolens (Apiaceae)
The Plant Journal 108: 1020-1036 (2021) - https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15489
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Arshad W, Lenser T, Wilhelmsson PKI, Chandler J, Steinbrecher T, Marone F, Pérez M, Collinson ME, Stuppy W, Rensing SA, Theißen G, Leubner-Metzger G
A tale of two morphs: developmental patterns and mechanisms of seed coat differentiation in the dimorphic diaspore model Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae)
The Plant Journal 107:166-181 (2021) - https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15283
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Fernandez-Pozo N, Metz T, Chandler JO, Gramzow L, Merai Z, Maumus F, Scheid OM, Theissen G, Schranz ME, Leubner-Metzger G, Rensing SA
Aethionema arabicum genome annotation using PacBio full-length transcripts provides a valuable resource for seed dormancy and Brassicaceae evolution research
The Plant Journal 106:275-293 (2021) - https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15161
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Nakabayashi K, Leubner-Metzger G
Seed dormancy and weed emergence: from simulating environmental change to understanding trait plasticity, adaptive evolution, and population fitness.
eXtra Botany - Insight: Journal of Experimental Botany 72: 4181–4185 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erab150
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Holloway T, Steinbrecher T, Perez M, Seville A, Stock D, Nakabayashi K*, Leubner-Metzger G*
Coleorhiza-enforced seed dormancy: a novel mechanism to control germination in grasses
New Phytologist 229: 2179-2191 (2020) - https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16948
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Nichols BS, Leubner-Metzger G, Jansen VAA
Between a rock and a hard place: adaptive sensing and site-specific dispersal
Ecology Letters 23: 1370-1379 (2020) - https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13564
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Chandler JO, Haas FB, Khan S, Bowden L, Ignatz M, Enfissi EMA, Gawtroph F, Griffiths A, Fraser PD, Rensing SA, Leubner-Metzger G
Rocket Science: The effect of spaceflight on germination physiology, ageing, and transcriptome of Eruca sativa seeds
Life 10:49 (2020) - Special Issue "Frontiers in Astrobiology" - https://doi.org/10.3390/life10040049
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Hourston JE, Perez M. Gawthrop F, Richards M, Steinbrecher T, Leubner-Metzger G
The effects of high oxygen partial pressure on vegetable Allium seeds with a short shelf-life
Planta 251:105 (2020) - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-020-03398-y
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Bhattacharya S, Sperber K, Özüdogru B, Leubner-Metzger G, Mummenhoff K
Naturally-primed dramatic plasticity in the life strategy of dimorphic Aethionema arabicum facilitates optimal habitat colonization
Nature Scientific Reports 9:16108 (2019) - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52520-y
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Ignatz M, Hourston JE, Turecková V, Strnad M, Meinhard J, Fischer U, Steinbrecher T, Leubner-Metzger G
The biochemistry underpinning industrial seed technology and mechanical processing of sugar beet
Planta 250:1717-1729 (2019) - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-019-03257-5
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Mohammed S, Turecková V, Tarkowská D, Strnad M, Mummenhoff K, Leubner-Metzger G
Pericarp-mediated chemical dormancy controls the fruit germination of the invasive hoary cress weed (Lepidium draba), but not of hairy whitetop (Lepidium appelianum)
Weed Science 67: 560-571 (2019) - https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2019.33
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Arshad W, Marone F, Collinson M, Leubner-Metzger G, Steinbrecher T
Fracture of the dimorphic fruits of Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae)
Botany 98: 65-75 (2020) - https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2019-0014
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Merai Z*, Graeber K, Wilhelmson P, Ullrich KK, Arshad W, Grosche C, Tarkowská D, Turecková V, Strnad M, Rensing SA, Leubner-Metzger G, Mittelsten Scheid O*
(2019). Aethionema arabicum: a novel model plant to study the light control of seed germination
Journal of Experimental Botany 70: 3313–3328 (2019) - https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz146
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Wilhelmsson PKI, Chandler J, Fernandez-Pozo N, Graeber G, Ullrich KK, Arshad W, Khan S, Hofberger J, Buchta K, Edgar PP, Pires C, Schranz E, Leubner-Metzger G*, Rensing SA*
Usability of reference-free transcriptome assemblies for detection of differential expression: a case study on Aethionema arabicum dimorphic seeds
BMC Genomics 20:95 (2019) - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5452-4

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Steinbrecher T*, Leubner-Metzger G
The biomechanics of seed germination
Darwin Review: Journal of Experimental Botany 68: 765-783 (2017) - https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erw428
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Arshad W*, Sperber K*, Steinbrecher T, Nichols B., Jansen VAA, Leubner-Metzger G**, Mummenhoff K**
Dispersal biophysics and adaptive significance of dimorphic diaspores in the annual Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae)
New Phytologist 221: 1434–1446 (2019) - https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15490
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Steinbrecher T, Leubner-Metzger G
Tissue and cellular mechanics of seeds
Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 51:1-10 (2018) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2018.03.001
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Leubner-Metzger G
Improving crop seed quality and seedling performance
IMPACT 7:81-83 (2017) – https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sil/impact/2017/00002017/00000007/art00028
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Pearce SP, King JR, Steinbrecher T, Leubner-Metzger G, Everitt NM, Holdsworth MJ
Finite indentation of highly curved elastic shells
Proceedings of the Royal Society A  474:20170482 (2017) - http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2017.0482
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Sperber K*, Steinbrecher T*, Graeber K, Scherer G, Clausing S, Wiegand N, Hourston JE, Kurre R, Leubner-Metzger G**, Mummenhoff K**
Fruit fracture biomechanics and the release of Lepidium didymum pericarp-impsed mechanical dormancy by fungi
Nature Communications 8:1868 (2017) - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02051-9
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Steinbrecher T*, Leubner-Metzger G
The biomechanics of seed germination
Darwin Review: Journal of Experimental Botany 68: 765-783 (2017) - https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erw428
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Hourston JE, Ignatz M, Reith M, Leubner-Metzger G, Steinbrecher T
Biomechanical properties of wheat grains: the implications on milling
Royal Society Interface 14: 20160828 (2017) - https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.0828
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Graeber K, Nakabayashi K, Leubner-Metzger G
Seed dormancy: Development of dormancy. Article 209, pp. 483-489 (2017)
In: Thomas B, Murphy D, Murray B (Eds). Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences (2nd edition), Volume 1. Elsevier Ltd., Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Nakabayashi K, Graeber K, Leubner-Metzger G
Seed dormancy: Genetics of dormancy. Article 210, pp. 504-508 (2017)
In: Thomas B, Murphy D, Murray B (Eds). Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences (2nd edition), Volume 1. Elsevier Ltd., Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Lenser T, Graeber K, Cevik ÖS, Adigüzel N, Dönmez AA, Grosche C, Kettermann M, Mayland-Quellhorst S, Mérai Z, Mohammadin S, Nguyen T-P, Rümpler F, Schulze C, Sperber K, Steinbrecher T, Wiegand N, Strnad M, Mittelsten Scheid O, Rensing SA, Schranz ME, Theißen G, Mummenhoff K, Leubner-Metzger G
Developmental control and plasticity of fruit and seed dimorphism in Aethionema arabicum
Plant Physiology 172: 1691-1701 (2016) - https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.16.00838
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Urbanova T, Leubner-Metzger G
Gibberellins and seed germination. Chapter 9, pp. 253-284 (2016)
In: Hedden P, Thomas SG (Eds). The Gibberellins. Annual Plant Reviews Volume 49. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, United Kingdom.

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Scheler C, Weitbrecht K, Pearce SP, Hamstead A, Büttner-Mainik A, Lee KJD, Voegele A, Oracz K, Dekkers BJW, Wang X, Wood ATA, Bentsink L, King JR, Knox JP, Holdsworth MJ, Müller K, Leubner-Metzger G
Promotion of testa rupture during garden cress germination involves seed compartment-specific expression and activity of pectin methylesterases
Plant Physiology 167: 200-215 (2015) - https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.247429
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Held J, Graeber K, Leubner-Metzger G, Kunkel T, Theilacker C, Kramme S, Schmitt-Graeff A
Photo Quiz: Mysterious objects in the pleural biopsy of a patient with recurrent pleural empyema
Answer to Photo Quiz: Tomato seeds in the pleural biopsy after emergency thoracotomy
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 53: 2005 and 2393 (2015)
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Graeber K, Linkies A, Steinbrecher T, Mummenhoff K, Tarkowska D, Tureckova V, Ignatz M, Sperber K, Voegele A, de Jong H, Urbanova T, Strnad T, Leubner-Metzger G
DELAY OF GERMINATION 1 mediates a conserved coat-dormancy mechanism for the temperature- and gibberellin-dependent control of seed germination
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 111: E3571–E3580 (2014) - https://www.pnas.org/content/111/34/E3571
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Dekkers BJW, Pearce S, van Bolderen-Veldkamp RP, Marshall A, Widera P, Gilbert J, Drost H-G, Bassel GW, Müller K, King JR, Wood ATA, Grosse I, Quint M, Krasnogor N, Leubner-Metzger G, Holdsworth MJ, Bentsink L
Transcriptional dynamics of two seed compartments with opposing roles in Arabidopsis seed germination
Plant Physiology 163: 205-215 (2013)
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Chen H, Osuna D, Colville L, Lorenzo O, Graeber K, Küster H, Leubner-Metzger G, Kranner I
Transcriptome-wide mapping of pea seed ageing reveals a pivotal role for genes related to oxidative stress and programmed cell death
PLOS ONE 8: e78471 (2013)
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Graeber K, Voegele A, Büttner-Mainik A, Sperber K, Klaus Mummenhoff K, Leubner-Metzger G
Spatiotemporal seed development analysis provides insight into primary dormancy induction and evolution of the Lepidium DELAY OF GERMINATION1 genes
Plant Physiology 161: 1903-1917 (2013)
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Müller K, Linkies A, Leubner-Metzger G, Kermode AR
Role of a respiratory burst oxidase of Lepidium sativum (cress) seedlings in root development and auxin signalling
Journal of Experimental Botany 63: 6325-6334 (2012)
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Lee KJD, Dekkers BJW, Steinbrecher T, Walsh CT, Bacic T, Bentsink L, Leubner-Metzger G, Knox JP
Distinct cell wall architectures in seed endosperms in representatives of the Brassicaceae and Solanaceae
Plant Physiology 160: 1551-1566 (2012)
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Voegele A, Graeber K,Oracz K, Tarkowská D, Jacquemoud D, Turecková V, Urbanová D, Strnad M, Leubner-Metzger G
Embryo growth, testa permeability, and endosperm weakening are major targets for the environmentally regulated inhibition of Lepidium sativum seed germination by myrigalone A
Journal of Experimental Botany 63: 5337-5350 (2012)
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Graeber K, Nakabayashi K, Miatton E, Leubner-Metzger G, Soppe WJJ
Molecular mechanisms of seed dormancy
Plant, Cell & Environment 35: 1769-1786 (2012)
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Linkies A, Leubner-Metzger G
Beyond gibberellins and abscisic acid: how ethylene and jasmonates control seed germination
Plant Cell Reports 31: 253-270 (2012)
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Oracz K, Voegele A, Tarkowská D, Jacquemoud D, Turecková V, Urbanová D, Strnad M, Sliwinska E, Leubner-Metzger G
Myrigalone A inhibits Lepidium sativum seed germination by interference with gibberellin metabolism and apoplastic superoxide production required for embryo extension growth and endosperm rupture
Plant & Cell Physiology 53: 81-95 (2012)
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Rentzsch S, Podzimska D, Voegele A, Imbeck M, Müller K, Linkies A, Leubner-Metzger G
Dose- and tissue-specific interaction of monoterpenes with the gibberellin-mediated release of potato tuber bud dormancy, sprout growth and induction of α-amylases and β-amylases
Planta 235: 137-151 (2012)
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Graeber K, Linkies A, Wood ATA, Leubner-Metzger G
A guideline to family-wide comparative state-of-the-art quantitative RT-PCR analysis exemplified with a Brassicaceae cross-species seed germination case study
Plant Cell 23: 2045-2063 (2011)
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Voegele A, Linkies A, Müller K, Leubner-Metzger G
Members of the gibberellin receptor gene family GID1 (GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE DWARF1) play distinct roles during Lepidium sativum and Arabidopsis thaliana seed germination
Journal of Experimental Botany 62: 5131–5147 (2011)
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Weitbrecht K, Müller K, Leubner-Metzger G
First off the mark: early seed germination
Darwin Review: Journal of Experimental Botany 62: 3289-3309 (2011)
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Morris K, Linkies A, Müller K, Oracz K, Wang X, Lynn JR, Leubner-Metzger G, Finch-Savage WE
Regulation of seed germination in the close Arabidopsis relative Lepidium sativum: A global tissue specific transcript analysis
Plant Physiology 155: 1851-1870 (2011)
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Terskikh V, Müller K, Kermode AR, Leubner-Metzger G
In vivo 1H-NMR microimaging during seed imbibition, germination, and early growth
Methods in Molecular Biology 773: 319-327 (2011)
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Linkies A, Graeber K, Knight CA, Leubner-Metzger G
The evolution of seeds
Tansley review: New Phytologist 186: 817-831 (2010)
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Graeber K, Linkies A, Müller K, Wunchova A, Rott A, Leubner-Metzger G
Cross-species approaches to seed dormancy and germination: conservation and biodiversity of ABA-regulated mechanisms and the Brassicaceae DOG1 genes
Plant Molecular Biology 73: 67-87 (2010)
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Linkies A, Müller K, Morris K, Turecková V, Wenk M, Cadman CSC, Corbineau F, Strnad M, Lynn JR, Finch-Savage WE, Leubner-Metzger G
Ethylene interacts with abscisic acid to regulate endosperm rupture during germination: a comparative approach using Lepidium sativum and Arabidopsis thaliana
Plant Cell 21: 3803-3822 (2009)
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Müller K, Job C, Belghazi M, Job D, Leubner-Metzger G
Proteomics reveal tissue-specific features of the cress (Lepidium sativum L.) endosperm cap proteome and hormone-induced changes during seed germination
Proteomics 10: 406-416 (2010)
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Linkies A, Schuster-Sherpa U, Tintelnot S, Leubner-Metzger G, Müller K
Peroxidases identified in a substractive cDNA library approach show tissue-specific transcript abundance and enzyme activity during seed germination of Lepidium sativum
Journal of Experimental Botany 61: 491-502 (2010)
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Hilhorst HWM, Finch-Savage WE, Buitink J, Bolingue W, Leubner-Metzger G
Dormancy in plant seeds. Book chapter 4
In: Lubzens E (eds). Dormancy and resistance in harsh environments. Topics in Current Genetics 21: 43-67 (2010)

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Müller K, Carstens AC, Linkies A, Torres MA, Leubner-Metzger G
The NADPH-Oxidase AtrbohB plays a role in Arabidopsis seed after-ripening
New Phytologist 184: 885-897 (2009)
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Müller K, Linkies A, Vreeburg RAM, Fry SC, Krieger-Liszkay A, Leubner-Metzger G
In vivo cell wall loosening by hydroxyl radicals during cress (Lepidium sativum L.) seed germination and elongation growth
Plant Physiology 150: 1855-1865 (2009)
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Hermann K, Meinhard J, Dobrev P, Linkies A, Pesek B, Heß B , Machácková I , Fischer U, Leubner-Metzger G
1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid and abscisic acid during the germination of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) - a comparative study of fruits and seeds
Journal of Experimental Botany 58: 3047-3060 (2007)
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Leubner-Metzger G
Samendormanz und Keimungskontrolle: Gene, Umweltfaktoren und Klimawandel
Vorträge für Pflanzenzüchtung 72: 87-104 (2007)
Übersichtsartikel im Heft "Klimawandel als Herausforderung - Entwicklung und Nutzung stresstoleranter Sorten für Nahrung und Energie"
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Müller K, Tintelnot S, Leubner-Metzger G
Endosperm-limited Brassicaceae seed germination: Abscisic acid inhibits embryo-induced endosperm weakening of Lepidium sativum (cress) and endosperm rupture of cress and Arabidopsis thaliana
Plant and Cell Physiology 47: 864-877 (2006)
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Finch-Savage WE, Leubner-Metzger G
Seed dormancy and the control of germination
Tansley review: New Phytologist 171: 501-523 (2006)
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Müller K, Heß B, Leubner-Metzger G
A role for reactive oxygen species in endosperm weakening
In: Adkins S, Ashmore S, Navie S (eds). Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology. CAB International, Wallingford, UK. Chapter 30, pp. 287-295 (2007)

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Leubner-Metzger G, Kucera B, Müller K
Emerging and established model systems for endosperm weakening
In: Adkins S, Ashmore S, Navie S (eds). Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology. CAB International, Wallingford, UK. Chapter 20, pp. 195-204 (2007)

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Kucera B, Cohn MA, Leubner-Metzger G
Plant hormone interactions during seed dormancy release and germination
Invited review: Seed Science Research 15: 281-307 (2005)
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Manz B, Müller K, Kucera B, Volke F, Leubner-Metzger G
Water uptake and distribution in germinating tobacco seeds investigated in vivo by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Plant Physiology 138: 1538-1551 (2005)
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Leubner-Metzger G
ß-1,3-Glucanase gene expression in low-hydrated seeds as a mechanism for dormancy release during tobacco after-ripening
The Plant Journal 41: 133-145 (2005)
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Petruzzelli L, Müller K, Hermann K, Leubner-Metzger G
Distinct expression patterns of ß-1,3-glucanases and chitinases during the germination of Solanaceous seeds
Seed Science Research 13: 139-153 (2003)
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Leubner-Metzger G
Functions and regulation of ß-1,3-glucanases during seed germination, dormancy release and after-ripening
Invited review: Seed Science Research 13: 17-34 (2003)
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Leubner-Metzger G
Brassinosteroids promote seed germination
Chapter 5 in: "Brassinosteroids", Hayat S, Ahmad A (Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 119-128 (2003)
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Leubner-Metzger G
Hormonal and molecular events during seed dormancy release and germination
Review in: "The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances", Nicolas G, Bradford KJ, Come D, Pritchard H (Eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 101-112 (2003)
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Petruzzelli L, Sturaro M, Mainieri D, Leubner-Metzger G
Calcium requirement for ethylene-dependent responses involving 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase in radicle tissues of germinated pea seeds
Plant, Cell and Environment 26: 661-671 (2003)
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and ethylene signaling
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Kucera B, Leubner-Metzger G, Wellmann E
Distinct ultraviolet-signaling pathways in bean leaves. DNA damage is associated with ß-1,3-glucanase gene induction, but not with flavonoid formation
Plant Physiology 133: 1445-1452 (2003)
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Grimmig B, Gonzalez-Perez MN, Leubner-Metzger G, Vögeli-Lange R, Meins F, Hain R, Penuelas J, Heidenreich B, Langebartels C, Ernst D, Sanderman H Jr
Ozone-induced gene expression occurs via ethylene-dependent and -independent signalling
Plant Molecular Biology 51: 597-605 (2003)
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Leubner-Metzger G
Seed after-ripening and over-expression of class I ß-1,3-glucanase confer maternal effects on tobacco testa rupture and dormancy release
Planta 215: 959-968 (2002)
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Leubner-Metzger G
Brassinosteroids and gibberellins promote tobacco seed germination by distinct pathways
Planta 213: 758-763 (2001)
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Leubner-Metzger G, Meins F Jr
Antisense-transformation reveals novel roles for class I ß-1,3-glucanase in tobacco seed after-ripening and photodormancy
Journal of Experimental Botany 52: 1753-1759 (2001)
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Wu C-T, Leubner-Metzger G, Meins F Jr, Bradford KJ
Class I ß-1,3-glucanase and chitinase are expressed in the micropylar endosperm of tomato seeds prior to radicle emergence
Plant Physiology 126: 1299-1313 (2001)
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Kunz C, Schöb H, Leubner-Metzger G, Glazov E, Meins F Jr
ß-1,3-Glucanase and chitinase transgenes in hybrids show distinctive and independent patterns of posttranscriptional gene silencing
Planta 212: 243-249 (2001)
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Leubner-Metzger G, Meins F Jr
Sense transformation reveals a novel role for class I ß-1,3-glucanase in tobacco seed germination
The Plant Journal 23: 215-221 (2000)
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Petruzzelli L, Coraggio I, Leubner-Metzger G
Ethylene promotes ethylene biosynthesis during pea seed germination by positive feedback regulation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase
Planta 211: 144- 149 (2000)
Article in PDF format (180 KB) Abstract Pea seed germination
and ethylene signaling
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Petruzzelli L, Kunz C, Waldvogel R, Meins F Jr, Leubner-Metzger G
Distinct ethylene- and tissue-specific regulation of ß-1,3-glucanases and chitinases during pea seed germination
Planta 209: 195-201 (1999)
Article in PDF format (240 KB) Abstract Pea seed germination
and ethylene signaling
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Leubner-Metzger G, Meins F Jr
Functions and regulation of plant ß-1,3-glucanases (PR-2)
Review in: "Pathogenesis-related proteins in plants", Datta SK and Muthukrishnan S (Eds.), CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton (Florida), ISBN 0-8493-0697-3, pp. 49-76 (1999)
Article in PDF format (540 KB) Table of Contents Figure1 Table1
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Leubner-Metzger G, Petruzzelli L, Waldvogel R, Vögeli-Lange R, Meins F Jr
Ethylene-responsive element binding protein (EREBP) expression and the transcriptional regulation of class I ß-1,3-glucanase during tobacco seed germination
Plant Molecular Biology 38: 785-795 (1998)
Article in PDF format (2.1 MB) Abstract        Fig. 1        Fig. 2        Fig. 3        Table 1        GLB promoter
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Posch A, Chen Z, Dunn MJ, Wheeler CH, Petersen A, Leubner-Metzger G, Baur X
Latex allergen database
Electrophoresis 18: 2803-2810 (1997)
Article in PDF format (751 KB) Abstract
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Leubner-Metzger G, Horwitz BA, Yoder OC, Turgeon BG
Transcripts at the mating type locus of Cochliobolus heterostrophus
Molecular General Genetics 256: 661-673 (1997)
Article in PDF format (540 KB) Abstract          Fig. 1          Fig. 2          Fig. 3          Fig. 4
Introns            Fig. 5          Fig. 6          Fig. 7          Fig. 8
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Leubner-Metzger G, Fründt C, Meins F Jr
Effects of gibberellins, darkness and osmotica on endosperm rupture and class I ß-1,3-glucanase induction in tobacco seed germination
Planta 199: 282-288 (1996)
Article in PDF format (660 KB) Abstract          Fig. 1          Fig. 2          Fig. 3           Tab. 1
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Leubner-Metzger G, Fründt C, Vögeli-Lange R, Meins F Jr
Class I ß-1,3-glucanases in the endosperm of tobacco during germination
Plant Physiology 109: 751-759 (1995)
Article in PDF format (2.5 MB) Abstract          Fig. 1          Fig. 2          Fig. 3          Fig. 4          Fig. 5          Tab. 1
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Leubner-Metzger G, Amrhein N
Phenylalanine analogues: Potent inhibitors of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase are weak inhibitors of phenylalanine-tRNA synthetases
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung 49c: 781- 790 (1994)
Article in PDF format (4.4 MB) Abstract          Fig. 1          Fig. 2          Phe-analoga
Tab. 1             Tab. 2          Tab. 3         Tab. 4
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Leubner-Metzger G, Amrhein N
The distribution of hydroxycinnamoyl-putrescines in different organs of Solanum tuberosum and other Solanaceous species
Phytochemistry 32: 551-556 (1993)
Article in PDF format (614 KB) Abstract         Fig. 1          Fig. 2          Fig. 3          Tab. 1          Tab. 2
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Leubner-Metzger G, Amrhein N
Hydroxycinnamoylputrescines are not causally involved in the tuberization process in potato plants
Physiologia Plantarum 86: 495-501 (1992)
Article in PDF format (586 KB) Abstract          Fig. 1          Fig. 2          Fig. 3          Tab. 1
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