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Researcher

Laurens Pauwels

Awards & Distinctions

77 Results

2025

CRISPR/Cas9 editing of p-COUMAROYL-CoA:MONOLIGNOL TRANSFERASE 1 in maize alters phenolic metabolism, lignin structure, and lignin-first biomass processing

Dyoni M. OliveiraMarina de Lyra Soriano SalemeRebecca A. SmithThijs VangeelMarcelo de Freitas LimaAlexandra Alvarenga ChanocaThatiane Rodrigues MotaYasmine VanhevelGriet CoussensKorneel Van Aelst et al.

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Division zone activity determines the potential of drought‐stressed maize leaves to resume growth after rehydration

Tom Van HautegemHironori TakasakiChristian LorenzoKirin DemuynckHannes ClaeysTimothy VillersHeike SprengerKevin DebrayDries SchaumontLennart Verbraeken et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

RNAi-based protection of East African highland banana against nematodes and weevils

Henry MwakaGodelieve GheysenLaurens PauwelsTushemereirwe WilberforceGuy Smagghe

The maize aquaporin ZmPIP1;6 enhances stomatal opening and CO2- and ABA-induced stomatal closure

Lei DingMaxime J. LaurentThomas MilhietStijn AesaertMaria Van LijsebettensLaurens PauwelsHilde NelissenDirk InzéFrançois Chaumont

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

2024

Coordinated gene upregulation in maize through CRISPR/Cas‐mediated enhancer insertion

Hannes ClaeysEveline NeyrinckLies DumoulinAnne PharazynArne VersticheleLaurens PauwelsMichael L. NuccioFrédéric Van Ex

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Efficient sorghum and maize transformation using a ternary vector system combined with morphogenic regulators

Juan B. Fontanet‐ManzanequeJari HaeghebaertStijn AesaertGriet CoussensLaurens PauwelsAna I. Caño‐Delgado

A1 Journal Article in PLANT JOURNAL

Use of GRF-GIF chimeras and a ternary vector system to improve maize (Zea mays L.) transformation frequency

Wout VandeputteGriet CoussensStijn AesaertJari HaeghebaertLennert ImpensMansour KarimiJuan M. DebernardiLaurens Pauwels

A1 Journal Article in PLANT JOURNAL

2023

BREEDIT : a multiplex genome editing strategy to improve complex quantitative traits in maize

Christian LorenzoKevin DebrayDenia HerweghWard DeveltereLennert ImpensDries SchaumontWout VandeputteStijn AesaertGriet CoussensYara De Boe et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Bringing together haploid induction and gene editing in maize

Lennert ImpensHilde NelissenDirk InzéLaurens Pauwels

Combining multiplex gene editing and doubled haploid technology in maize

Lennert ImpensChristian LorenzoWout VandeputtePieter WytynckKevin DebrayJari HaeghebaertDenia HerweghThomas B. JacobsTom RuttinkHilde Nelissen et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Efficient CRISPR-Cas9 based cytosine base editors for phytopathogenic bacteria

Chenhao LiLongfei WangLeland J. CsekeFernanda VasconcelosJose Carlos Huguet-TapiaWalter GassmannLaurens PauwelsFrank F. WhiteHansong DongBing Yang

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

Enabling genome editing in tropical maize lines through an improved, morphogenic regulator-assisted transformation protocol

José Hernandes-LopesMaísa Siqueira PintoLetícia Rios VieiraPatrícia Brant MonteiroSophia V. GerasimovaJuliana Vieira Almeida NonatoMaria Helena Faustinoni BrunoAlexander VikhorevFernanda Rausch-FernandesIsabel R. Gerhardt et al.

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN GENOME EDITING

Genome editing in maize: toward improving complex traits in a global crop

José Hernandes Lopes FilhoJuliana Erika de Carvalho Teixeira YassitepeAlessandra KoltunLaurens PauwelsViviane Cristina Heinzen da SilvaRicardo Augusto DanteIsabel Rodrigues GerhardtPaulo Arruda

A1 Journal Article in GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Paving the way towards future‐proofing our crops

Alexandra BaekelandtVandasue L. R. SaltenisPhilippe NacryAleksandra MalyskaMarc CornelissenAmrit Kaur NandaAbhishek NairPeter RogowskyLaurens PauwelsBertrand Muller et al.

A1 Journal Article in FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY

The non-JAZ TIFY protein TIFY8 of Arabidopsis thaliana interacts with the HD-ZIP III transcription factor REVOLUTA and regulates leaf senescence

Ana Gabriela Andrade GalanJasmin DollSvenja Corina SaileMarieluise WünschEdda von Roepenack-LahayeLaurens PauwelsAlain GoossensJustine BressonUlrike Zentgraf

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

2022

An in situ sequencing approach maps PLASTOCHRON1 at the boundary between indeterminate and determinate cells

Reinout LaureynsJessica JoossensDenia HerweghJulie PevernagieBenjamin PavieKirin DemuynckKevin DebrayGriet CoussensLaurens PauwelsTom Van Hautegem et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

KIL1 terminates fertility in maize by controlling silk senescence

Mária Braun ŠimáškováAnna DanevaNicolas DollNeeltje SchillingMarta Cubría RadíoLiangzi ZhouFreya De WinterStijn AesaertRiet De RyckeLaurens Pauwels et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Mini-review : transgenerational CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in plants

Lennert ImpensThomas B. JacobsHilde NelissenDirk InzéLaurens Pauwels

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN GENOME EDITING

Modulation of the DA1 pathway in maize shows that translatability of information from Arabidopsis to crops is complex

Pan GongKirin DemuynckJolien De BlockStijn AesaertGriet CoussensLaurens PauwelsDirk InzéHilde Nelissen

A1 Journal Article in PLANT SCIENCE

Optimized transformation and gene editing of the B104 public maize inbred by improved tissue culture and use of morphogenic regulators

Stijn AesaertLennert ImpensGriet CoussensEls Van LerbergeRudy VanderhaeghenLaurence DesmetYasmine VanhevelShari BossuytAngeline Ndele WambuaMaria Van Lijsebettens et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

SAMBA controls cell division rate during maize development

Pan GongMichiel BontinckKirin DemuynckJolien De BlockKris GevaertDominique EeckhoutGeert PersiauStijn AesaertGriet CoussensMaria Van Lijsebettens et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

SlKIX8 and SlKIX9 are negative regulators of leaf and fruit growth in tomato

Gwen SwinnenJean-Philippe MauxionAlexandra BaekelandtRebecca De ClercqJan Van DoorsselaereDirk InzéNathalie GonzalezAlain GoossensLaurens Pauwels

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors MYC1 and MYC2 have a dual role in the regulation of constitutive and stress-inducible specialized metabolism in tomato

Gwen SwinnenMargaux De MeyerJacob PollierFranciso Javier Molina HidalgoEvi CeulemansJhon Jairo Venegas MolinaLiesbeth De MildePatricia Fernandez CalvoMily RonLaurens Pauwels et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

2021

A network of stress-related genes regulates hypocotyl elongation downstream of selective auxin perception

Adeline RigalSiamsa M DoyleAndrés Ritter TraubSara RaggiThomas VainJosé Antonio O’BrienAlain GoossensLaurens PauwelsStéphanie Robert

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Efficient CRISPR-mediated base editing in Agrobacterium spp.

Savio D. RodriguesMansour KarimiLennert ImpensEls Van LerbergeGriet CoussensStijn AesaertDebbie RombautDominique HoltappelsHeba M. M. IbrahimMarc Van Montagu et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Maize ATR safeguards genome stability during kernel development to prevent early endosperm endocycle onset and cell death

José Antonio Pedroza-GarciaThomas EekhoutIgnacio AchónMaher-Un NisaGriet CoussensIlse VercauterenHilde Van Den DaeleLaurens PauwelsMaria Van LijsebettensCécile Raynaud et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Modulation of Arabidopsis root growth by specialized triterpenes

Yuechen BaiPatricia Fernandez CalvoAndrés Ritter TraubAncheng C. HuangStefania MoralesKeylla BicalhoMichal KaradyLaurens PauwelsDieter BuystMaria Njo et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The PEAPOD pathway and its potential to improve crop yield

Michele SchneiderNathalie Gonzalez SanchezLaurens PauwelsDirk InzéAlexandra Baekelandt

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

2020

CRISPR-Cas-mediated gene knockout in tomato

Gwen SwinnenThomas B. JacobsLaurens PauwelsAlain Goossens

Bookchapter in Plant and food carotenoids : methods and protocols

FRS7 and FRS12 recruit NINJA to regulate expression of glucosinolate biosynthesis genes

Patricia Fernandez CalvoSabrina IñigoGaétan GlauserRobin Vanden BosscheMichelle TangBaohua LiRebecca De ClercqAstrid Nagels DurandDominique EeckhoutKris Gevaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Genome editing of jasmonate-(un)related transcriptional networks in tomato

Gwen SwinnenAlain GoossensLaurens Pauwels

Strategies to revise agrosystems and breeding to control Fusarium wilt of banana

Yasmín Zorrilla-FontanesiLaurens PauwelsBart PanisSantiago SignorelliHervé VanderschurenRony Swennen

A1 Journal Article in NATURE FOOD

The molecular basis of JAZ-MYC coupling, a protein-protein interface essential for plant response to stressors

Samara Oña ChuquimarcaSebastián Ayala-RuanoJonas GoossensLaurens PauwelsAlain GoossensAntonio Leon-ReyesMiguel Ángel Méndez

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Uncovering the regulation of the F-box protein and JA receptor COI1

Clara WilliamsAlain GoossensLaurens Pauwels

2019

Jasmonate and auxin perception : how plants keep F-boxes in check

Clara WilliamsPatricia Fernandez CalvoMaite Colinas MartinezLaurens PauwelsAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Selective auxin agonists induce specific AUX/IAA protein degradation to modulate plant development

Thomas VainSara RaggiNoel FerroDeepak Kumar BarangeMartin KiefferQian MaSiamsa M DoyleMattias ThelanderBarbora PařízkováOndřej Novák et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2018

A dual sgRNA approach for functional genomics in Arabidopsis thaliana

Laurens PauwelsRebecca De ClercqJonas GoossensSabrina IñigoClara WilliamsMily RonAnne BrittAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS

A user-friendly platform for yeast two-hybrid library screening using next generation sequencing

Marie-Laure ErffelinckBianca RibeiroMaría PerassoloLaurens PauwelsJacob PollierVeronique StormeAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Arabidopsis leaf flatness is regulated by PPD2 and NINJA through repression of CYCLIN D3 genes

Alexandra BaekelandtLaurens PauwelsZhibiao WangNa LiLiesbeth De MildeAnnelore NatranMattias VermeerschYunhai LiAlain GoossensDirk Inzé et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

STERILE APETALA modulates the stability of a repressor protein complex to control organ size in Arabidopsis thaliana

Na LiZupei LiuZhibiao WangLicong RuNathalie Gonzalez SanchezAlexandra BaekelandtLaurens PauwelsAlain GoossensRan XuZhengge Zhu et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS GENETICS

2017

Plant cholesterol biosynthetic pathway overlaps with phytosterol metabolism

Prashant D. SonawaneJacob PollierSayantan PandaJedrzej SzymanskiHassan MassalhaMeital YonaTamar UngerSergey MalitskyPhilipp ArendtLaurens Pauwels et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE PLANTS

Rewiring the threads of the jasmonate interaction web

Jonas GoossensAlain GoossensLaurens Pauwels

The ancient CYP716 family is a major contributor to the diversification of eudicot triterpenoid biosynthesis

Karel MiettinenJacob PollierDieter BuystPhilipp ArendtRené CsukSven SommerwerkTessa MosesJan MertensPrashant D SonawaneLaurens Pauwels et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

The transcriptional repressor complex FRS7-FRS12 regulates flowering time and growth in Arabidopsis

Andrés Ritter TraubSabrina IñigoPatricia Fernandez CalvoKen HeyndrickxStijn DhondtHua ShiLiesbeth De MildeRobin Vanden BosscheRebecca De ClercqDominique Eeckhout et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2016

Glutaredoxin GRXS17 associates with the cytosolic iron-sulfur cluster assembly pathway

Sabrina IñigoAstrid Nagels DurandAndrés Ritter TraubSabine Le GallMartin TermatheRoland KlassenTakayuki TohgeBarbara De ConinckJelle Van LeeneRebecca De Clercq et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Hypersensitivity of Arabidopsis TAXIMIN1 overexpression lines to light stress is correlated with decreased sinapoyl malate abundance and countered by the antibiotic cefotaxime

Janine CollingJacob PollierRobin Vanden BosscheNokwanda Pearl MakungaLaurens PauwelsAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR

It's time for some 'site'-seeing: novel tools to monitor the ubiquitin landscape in Arabidopsis thaliana

Alan WaltonElisabeth StesNicolas CybulskiMichiel Van BelSabrina IñigoAstrid Nagels DurandEvy TimmermanJefri HeymanLaurens PauwelsLieven De Veylder et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Lessons from domestication: targeting cis-regulatory elements for crop improvement

Gwen SwinnenAlain GoossensLaurens Pauwels

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The Arabidopsis iron-sulfur protein GRXS17 is a target of the ubiquitin E3 ligases RGLG3 and RGLG4

Astrid Nagels DurandSabrina IñigoAndrés Ritter TraubElisa IniestoRebecca De ClercqAn StaesJelle Van LeeneVicente RubioKris GevaertGeert De Jaeger et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

The ubiquitin system and jasmonate signaling

Astrid Nagels DurandLaurens PauwelsAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in PLANTS-BASEL

2015

A repressor protein complex regulates leaf growth in Arabidopsis

Nathalie Gonzalez SanchezLaurens PauwelsAlexandra BaekelandtLiesbeth De MildeJelle Van LeeneNienke BesbruggeKen HeyndrickxAmparo Cuéllar PérezAstrid Nagels DurandRebecca De Clercq et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Change of a conserved amino acid in the MYC2 and MYC3 transcription factors leads to release of JAZ repression and increased activity

Jonas GoossensGwen SwinnenRobin Vanden BosscheLaurens PauwelsAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Identification and characterization of E3 ubiquitin ligases involved in jasmonate signalling

Astrid Nagels DurandAlain GoossensLaurens Pauwels

Multilayered organization of jasmonate signalling in the regulation of root growth

Debora GasperiniAurore ChételatIvan F AcostaJonas GoossensLaurens PauwelsAlain GoossensRené DreosEsteban AlfonsoEdward E Farmer

A1 Journal Article in PLOS GENETICS

Overexpression of the Arabidopsis thaliana signalling peptide TAXIMIN1 affects lateral organ development

Janine CollingTakayuki TohgeRebecca De ClercqGeraldine BrunoudTeva VernouxAlisdair R FernieNokwanda P MakungaAlain GoossensLaurens Pauwels

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The RING E3 ligase KEEP ON GOING modulates JASMONATE ZIM-DOMAIN12 stability

Laurens PauwelsAndrés Ritter TraubJonas GoossensAstrid Nagels DurandHongxia LiuYangnan GuJan GeerinckMarta BoterRobin Vanden BosscheRebecca De Clercq et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

2014

The Non-JAZ TIFY protein TIFY8 from Arabidopsis thaliana is a transcriptional repressor

Amparo Cuéllar PérezAstrid Nagels DurandRobin Vanden BosscheRebecca De ClercqGeert PersiauSaskia C. M. Van WeesCorné M. J. PieterseKris GevaertGeert De JaegerAlain Goossens et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2013

A guide to CORNET for the construction of coexpression and protein-protein interaction networks

Stefanie De BodtDirk Inzé

Bookchapter in Jasmonate signaling : methods and protocols

Analysis of RNA-Seq data with TopHat and Cufflinks for genome-wide expression analysis of jasmonate-treated plants and plant cell cultures

Jacob PollierStephane RombautsAlain Goossens

Bookchapter in Jasmonate signaling : methods and protocols

Jasmonate signaling : methods and protocols

Metabolite profiling of plant tissues by liquid chromatography Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

Jacob PollierAlain Goossens

Bookchapter in Jasmonate signaling : methods and protocols

Salicylic acid suppresses jasmonic acid signaling downstream of SCFCOI1-JAZ by targeting GCC promoter motifs via transcription factor ORA59

Dieuwertje Van der DoesAntonio Leon-ReyesAnnemart KoornneefMarcel C Van VerkNicole RodenburgLaurens PauwelsAlain GoossensAna P KorbesJohan MemelinkTita Ritsema et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Transient expression assays in tobacco protoplasts

Robin Vanden BosscheBrecht DemedtsRudy VanderhaeghenAlain Goossens

Bookchapter in Jasmonate signaling : methods and protocols

Yeast two-hybrid analysis of jasmonate signaling proteins

Amparo Cuéllar PérezLaurens PauwelsRebecca De ClercqAlain Goossens

Bookchapter in Jasmonate signaling : methods and protocols

cDNA-AFLP-based transcript profiling for genome-wide expression analysis of jasmonate-treated plants and plant cultures

Janine CollingJacob PollierNokwanda P MakungaAlain Goossens

Bookchapter in Jasmonate signaling : methods and protocols

2012

A MultiSite Gateway™ vector set for the functional analysis of genes in the model Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Astrid Nagels DurandTessa MosesRebecca De ClercqAlain GoossensLaurens Pauwels

A1 Journal Article in BMC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2011

APETALA2/ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR and basic helix-loop-helix tobacco transcription factors cooperatively mediate jasmonate-elicited nicotine biosynthesis

Kathleen De BoerSofie TillemanLaurens PauwelsRobin Vanden BosscheValerie De SutterRudy VanderhaeghenPierre HilsonJohn D HamillAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in PLANT JOURNAL

The Arabidopsis bHLH transcription factors MYC3 and MYC4 are targets of JAZ repressors and act additively with MYC2 in the activation of jasmonate responses

Patricia Fernández-CalvoAndrea ChiniGemma Fernández-BarberoJosé-Manuel ChicoSelena Gímenez-IbanezJan GeerinckDominique EeckhoutFabian SchweizerMarta GodoyJosé Manuel Franco-Zorrilla et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

The JAZ proteins: a crucial interface in the jasmonate signaling cascade

Laurens PauwelsAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

2010

Dissection of the one-MegaDalton JAZ1 protein complex

Jan GeerinckLaurens PauwelsGeert De JaegerAlain Goossens

A2 Journal Article in PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR

NINJA connects the co-repressor TOPLESS to jasmonate signalling

Laurens PauwelsGemma Fernández BarberoJan GeerinckSofie TillemanWim GrunewaldAmparo Cuéllar PérezJosé Manuel ChicoRobin Vanden BosscheJared SewellEduardo Gil et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

2009

Expression of the Arabidopsis jasmonate signalling repressor JAZ1/TIFY10A is stimulated by auxin

Wim GrunewaldBartel VanholmeLaurens PauwelsEva PlovieDirk InzéGodelieve GheysenAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in EMBO Reports

Jasmonate signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana

Laurens PauwelsDirk InzéAlain Goossens

Jasmonate-inducible gene: what does it mean?

Laurens PauwelsDirk InzéAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in Trends in Plant Science

2008

Fine-tuning of early events in the jasmonate response

Laurens PauwelsAlain Goossens

A2 Journal Article in PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR

Mapping methyl jasmonate-mediated transcriptional reprogramming of metabolism and cell cycle progression in cultured Arabidopsis cells

Laurens PauwelsKris MorreelEmilie De WitteFreya LammertynMarc Van MontaguWout BoerjanDirk InzéAlain Goossens

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2004

Elucidation of methyl jasmonate inducible signalling pathways leading to the production of secondary metabolites in plant cells

Valerie De SutterSuvi HaekkinenLaurens PauwelsRudy VanderhaeghenKirsi-Marja Oksman-CaldenteyPierre HilsonDirk InzéAlain Goossens