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Researcher

Moritz Nowack

Awards & Distinctions

79 Results

2025

Hygrometrically controlled programmed cell death drives anther opening and pollen release

Anna KampováMoritz NowackMatyáš FendrychStanislav Vosolsobě

U Journal Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

2024

A developmentally controlled cellular decompartmentalization process executes programmed cell death in the Arabidopsis root cap

Jie WangNorbert BollierRafael Andrade BuonoHannah VahldickZongcheng LinQiang-Nan FengRoman HudecekQihang JiangEvelien MylleDaniël Van Damme et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Convergent evolution of water-conducting cells in Marchantia recruited the ZHOUPI gene promoting cell wall reinforcement and programmed cell death

Yen-Ting LuJeanne Loue-ManifelNorbert BollierPhilippe GadientFreya De WinterPhilip CarellaAntoine HoguinShona Grey--SwitzmanHugo MarnasFrancois Simon et al.

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT BIOLOGY

Deciphering the role of PCD-associated genes in the Arabidopsis root cap

Hannah VahldickMoritz Nowack

Endosperm cell death : roles and regulation in angiosperms

Nicolas DollMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Roadmap for the next decade of plant programmed cell death research

Joanna KacprzykRory BurkeLaia ArmengotMarianna CoppolaSophie B. TattrieHannah VahldickDiane C. BasshamMaurice BoschNicholas J. B. BreretonJean‐Luc Cacas et al.

Editorial material

Root cap cell corpse clearance limits microbial colonization in Arabidopsis thaliana

Nyasha M CharuraErnesto LlamasConcetta De QuattroDavid VilchezMoritz NowackAlga Zuccaro

A2 Journal Article in ELIFE

Seed longevity is controlled by metacaspases

Chen LiuIoannis H. HatzianestisThorsten PfirrmannSalim H. RezaElena A. MininaAli MoazzamiSimon StaelEmilio Gutierrez–BeltranEugenia PitsiliPeter Dörmann et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Hannah VahldickRisaku HiraiEugenia PitsiliTereza VavrdováMoritz Nowack

Bookchapter in Plant roots : the hidden half

2023

Deciphering the molecular mechanism of Papaver self-incompatibility-triggered programmed cell death in Arabidopsis

Fei XieMoritz NowackZongcheng Lin

Endosperm cell death promoted by NAC transcription factors facilitates embryo invasion in Arabidopsis

Nicolas DollTom Van HautegemNeeltje SchillingRiet De RyckeFreya De WinterMatyas FendrychMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT BIOLOGY

Fertility loss in senescing Arabidopsis ovules is controlled by the maternal sporophyte via a NAC transcription factor triad

Matthias Van DurmeYadira Olvera CarrilloMarie PfeifferNicolas DollFreya De WinterZongcheng LinMoritz Nowack

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

Repressive ZINC FINGER OF ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA proteins promote programmed cell death in the Arabidopsis columella root cap

Qiang-Nan FengMarta Cubría RadíoTereza VavrdováFreya De WinterNeeltje SchillingMarlies HuysmansAmrit K NandaCharles W MelnykMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Spatial and temporal regulation of parent-of-origin allelic expression in the endosperm

Yuri S van EkelenburgKarina S HornslienTom Van HautegemMatyas FendrychGert Van IsterdaelKatrine N BjerkanJason R. MillerMoritz NowackPaul E Grini

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

TPLATE complex‐dependent endocytosis attenuates CLAVATA1 signaling for shoot apical meristem maintenance

Jie WangQihang JiangRoman PleskotPeter GronesElmehdi BahafidGrégoire DenayCarlos Galván‐AmpudiaXiangyu XuMichaël VandorpeEvelien Mylle et al.

A1 Journal Article in EMBO REPORTS

Towards overcoming genetic redundancy and lethality : design and implementation of novel CRISPR tools in plant programmed cell death research

Marie PfeifferMoritz NowackThomas B. Jacobs

2022

Autophagy promotes programmed cell death and corpse clearance in specific cell types of the Arabidopsis root cap

Qiang-Nan FengRiet De RyckeYasin DagdasMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT BIOLOGY

Auxin analog-induced Ca 2+ signaling is not involved in inhibition of endosomal aggregation in Arabidopsis roots

Ren WangEllie HimschootMatteo GrenziJian ChenAlaeddine SafiMelanie KrebsKarin SchumacherMoritz NowackWolfgang MoederKeiko Yoshioka et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Conditional and tissue-specific approaches to dissect essential mechanisms in plant development

Marie PfeifferJoanna WinklerDaniël Van DammeThomas B. JacobsMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

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

Killing me softly : programmed cell death in plant reproduction from sporogenesis to fertilization

Fei XieHannah VahldickZongcheng LinMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Plant development meets climate emergency : it's time to plant an apple tree

Keiko SugimotoMoritz Nowack

Editorial material

Protoplast preparation and fluorescence-activated cell for the evaluation of targeted mutagenesis in plant cells

Ward DecaesteckerNorbert BollierRafael Andrade BuonoMoritz NowackThomas B. Jacobs

Bookchapter in Protoplast technology

Self-incompatibility requires GPI anchor remodeling by the poppy PGAP1 ortholog HLD1

Zongcheng LinFei XieMarina Muñoz TriviñoTao ZhaoFrederik CoppensLieven SterckMaurice BoschVernonica E. Franklin-TongMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT BIOLOGY

TALE-induced cell death executors : an origin outside immunity?

Moritz NowackDanalyn R. HolmesThomas Lahaye

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

2021

Efficient simultaneous mutagenesis of multiple genes in specific plant tissues by multiplex CRISPR

Norbert BollierRafael Andrade BuonoThomas B. JacobsMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Expanding the gene regulatory network of developmental programmed cell death in Arabidopsis thaliana using the root cap as a model system

Marta Cubría RadíoMoritz Nowack

Optimization of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and the development of tools for tissue-specific knock-out, gene targeting and prime editing in Arabidopsis thaliana

Ward DecaesteckerMoritz NowackThomas B. Jacobs

Pharmacological and genetic manipulations of Ca2+ signaling have contrasting effects on auxin-regulated trafficking

Ren WangEllie HimschootMatteo GrenziJian ChenMelanie KrebsKarin SchumacherMoritz NowackDaniël Van DammeIve De SmetTom Beeckman et al.

2020

Ectopic expression of a self-incompatibility module triggers growth arrest and cell death in vegetative cells

Zongcheng LinFei XieMarina Muñoz TriviñoMansour KarimiMaurice BoschVernonica E. Franklin-TongMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

New opportunities and insights into Papaver self-incompatibility by imaging engineered Arabidopsis pollen

Ludi WangMarina Muñoz TriviñoZongcheng LinJosé CarliDeborah J EavesDaniël Van DammeMoritz NowackVernonica E Franklin-TongMaurice Bosch

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

2019

CRISPR-TSKO : a technique for efficient mutagenesis in specific cell types, tissues, or organs in Arabidopsis

Ward DecaesteckerRafael Andrade BuonoMarie PfeifferNick VangheluweJoris JourquinMansour KarimiGert Van IsterdaelTom BeeckmanMoritz NowackThomas B. Jacobs

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Identification of a role for an E6-like 1 gene in early pollen-stigma interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana

Jennifer DoucetChristina TruongElizabeth Frank-WebbHyun Kyung LeeAnna DanevaZhen GaoMoritz NowackDaphne R Goring

A1 Journal Article in PLANT REPRODUCTION

Identification of novel inhibitors of auxin-induced Ca2+ signaling via a plant-based chemical screen

Kjell De VrieseEllie HimschootKai DunserLong NguyenAndrzej DrozdzeckiAlex CostaMoritz NowackJurgen Kleine-VehnDominique AudenaertTom Beeckman et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Plant proteases and programmed cell death

Simon StaelFrank Van BreusegemKris GevaertMoritz Nowack

Editorial material

Plant proteases during developmental programmed cell death

Rafael Andrade BuonoRoman HudecekMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Self-incompatibility in Papaver pollen : programmed cell death in an acidic environment

Ludi WangZongcheng LinMarina Muñoz TriviñoMoritz NowackVernonica E. Franklin-TongMaurice Bosch

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

TPX2-LIKE PROTEIN 3 is the primary activator of α-Aurora kinases and is essential for embryogenesis

Joanna BorucXing-Guang DengEvelien MylleNienke BesbruggeMatthias Van DurmeDmitri DemidovEva Dvorak TomastikovaTon-Reen Connie TanMichaël VandorpeDominique Eeckhout et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The root cap cuticle: a cell wall structure for seedling establishment and lateral root formation

Alice BerhinDamien de BelllisRochus B FrankeRafael Andrade BuonoMoritz NowackChristiane Nawrath

A1 Journal Article in CELL

Transcriptional networks orchestrating programmed cell death during plant development

Marta Cubría RadíoMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

2018

A spatiotemporal DNA endoploidy map of the Arabidopsis root reveals roles for the endocycle in root development and stress adaptation

Rahul BhosaleVéronique BoudolfFabiola Cuevas BustamanteRan LuThomas EekhoutZhubing HuGert Van IsterdaelGeorgina M LambertFan XuMoritz Nowack et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

KIRA1 and ORESARA1 terminate flower receptivity by promoting cell death in the stigma of Arabidopsis

Zhen GaoAnna DanevaYuliya SalanenkaMatthias Van DurmeMarlies HuysmansZongcheng LinFreya De WinterSteffen VannesteMansour KarimiJan Van de Velde et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE PLANTS

NAC transcription factors ANAC087 and ANAC046 control distinct aspects of programmed cell death in the Arabidopsis columella and lateral root cap

Marlies HuysmansRafael Andrade BuonoNoemi SkorzinskiMarta Cubría RadíoFreya De WinterBoris ParizotJan MertensMansour KarimiMatyas FendrychMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Transcriptional regulation of programmed cell death in the root cap of Arabidopsis thaliana

Marlies HuysmansMoritz Nowack

2017

Dying two deaths : programmed cell death regulation in development and disease

Marlies HuysmansSaul Lema ANuria S CollMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Live-cell analysis of DNA methylation during sexual reproduction in Arabidopsis reveals context and sex-specific dynamics controlled by noncanonical RdDM

Mathieu IngouffBenjamin SellesCaroline MichaudThiet M VuFrédéric BergerAndrea J SchornDaphné AutranMatthias Van DurmeMoritz NowackRobert A Martienssen et al.

A1 Journal Article in GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Molecular regulation of age-induced programmed cell death in Arabidopsis stigma and maize silk

Anna DanevaMoritz Nowack

RETINOBLASTOMA RELATED1 mediates germline entry in Arabidopsis

Xin'Ai ZhaoJonathan BramsiepeMatthias Van DurmeShinichiro KomakiMaria Ada PrusickiDaisuke MaruyamaJoachim FornerAnna MedzihradszkyErik WijnkerHirofumi Harashima et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE

The molecular regulation controlling age-induced degeneration of unfertilised ovules in Arabidopsis thaliana

Matthias Van DurmeMoritz Nowack

The molecular regulation of age-induced programmed cell death in the stigma of Arabidopsis

Zhen GaoMoritz Nowack

cis-Cinnamic acid is a novel, natural auxin efflux inhibitor that promotes lateral root formation

Ward SteenackersPetr KlímaMussa QuareshyIgor CesarinoRobert KumpfSander CorneilliePedro AraujoTom ViaeneGeert GoeminneMoritz Nowack et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

2016

Cyclic programmed cell death stimulates hormone signaling and root development in Arabidopsis

Wei XuanLeah R BandRobert KumpfDaniël Van DammeBoris ParizotGieljan De RopDavy OpdenackerBarbara MöllerNoemi SkorzinskiMaria Njo et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE

Functions and regulation of programmed cell death in plant development

Anna DanevaZhen GaoMatthias Van DurmeMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Mechanisms of developmentally controlled cell death in plants

Matthias Van DurmeMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

2015

A conserved core of programmed cell death indicator genes discriminates developmentally and environmentally induced programmed cell death in plants

Yadira Olvera CarrilloMichiel Van BelTom Van HautegemMatyas FendrychMarlies HuysmansMária Braun ŠimáškováMatthias Van DurmePierre BuscaillSusana RivasNuria S Coll et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Cytokinin response factors regulate PIN-FORMED auxin transporters

Mária Braun ŠimáškováJose Antonio O'BrienMamoona KhanGiel Van NoordenKrisztina OtvosAnne VietenInge De ClercqJohanna Maria Adriana Van HaperenCandela CuestaKlára Hoyerová et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Developing 3D SEM in a broad biological context

Anna KremerSaskia LippensSona BartunkovaBob AsselberghC BlanpainMatyas FendrychAlain GoossensM HoltSophie JanssensMichiel Krols et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

Only in dying, life: programmed cell death during plant development

Tom Van HautegemAndrew J WatersJustin GoodrichMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The root cap: a short story of life and death

Robert KumpfMoritz Nowack

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

2014

Dissecting the molecular networks controlling programmed cell death during plant development

Tom Van HautegemMoritz Nowack

Programmed cell death controlled by ANACO33/SOMBRERO determines root cap organ size in Arabidopsis

Matyas FendrychTom Van HautegemMatthias Van DurmeYadira Olvera CarrilloMarlies HuysmansMansour KarimiSaskia LippensChris GuerinMelanie KrebsKarin Schumacher et al.

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT BIOLOGY

The death of plant cells: from proteases to field applications

Simon StaelMoritz NowackFrank Van BreusegemM VallsNS Coll

A1 Journal Article in CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

2013

Visualization of the exocyst complex dynamics at the plasma membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana

Matyáš FendrychLukáš SynekTamara PečenkováEdita Janková DrdováJuraj SekerešRiet De RyckeMoritz NowackViktor Žárský

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

2012

A general G1/S-phase cell-cycle control module in the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana

Xin'Ai ZhaoHirofumi HarashimaNico DissmeyerStefan PuschAnnika K WeimerJonathan BramsiepeDaniel BouyerSvenja RademacherMoritz NowackBela Novak et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS GENETICS

Control of programmed cell death during plant reproductive development

Yadira Olvera CarrilloYuliya SalanenkaMoritz Nowack

Bookchapter in Biocommunication of plants

Genetic framework of cyclin-dependent kinase function in Arabidopsis

Moritz NowackHirofumi HarashimaNico DissmeyerXin'Ai ZhaoDaniel BouyerAnnika K WeimerFreya De WinterFang YangArp Schnittger

A1 Journal Article in DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

RETINOBLASTOMA RELATED1 regulates asymmetric cell divisions in Arabidopsis

Annika K WeimerMoritz NowackDaniel BouyerXin'Ai ZhaoHirofumi HarashimaSadaf NaseerFreya De WinterNico DissmeyerNiko GeldnerArp Schnittger

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

2011

Polycomb repressive complex 2 controls the embryo-to-seedling phase transition

Daniel BouyerFrancois RoudierMaren HeeseEllen D AndersenDelphine GeyMoritz NowackJustin GoodrichJean-Pierre RenouPaul E GriniVincent Colot et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS GENETICS

2010

Meiotic progression in arabidopsis is governed by complex regulatory interactions between SMG7, TDM1, and the meiosis I-specific cyclin TAM

Petra BulankovaNina Riehs-KearnanMoritz NowackArp SchnittgerKarel Riha

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

Reproductive cross-talk: seed development in flowering plants

Moritz NowackAlexander UngruKatrine N BjerkanPaul E GriniArp Schnittger

A1 Journal Article in BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

2009

Control of cell proliferation, organ growth, and DNA damage response operate independently of dephosphorylation of the Arabidopsis Cdk1 homolog CDKA;1

Nico DissmeyerAnnika K WeimerStefan PuschKristof De SchutterClaire Lessa Alvim KameiMoritz NowackBela NovakGui-Lan DuanYong-Guan ZhuLieven De Veylder et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

The Arabidopsis thaliana F-box protein FBL17 is essential for progression through the second mitosis during pollen development

Andi GustiNicolas BaumbergerMoritz NowackStefan PuschHerfried EislerThomas PotuschakLieven De VeylderArp SchnittgerPascal Genschik

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2008

Natural variation in the degree of autonomous endosperm formation reveals independence and constraints of embryo growth during seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana

Alexander UngruMoritz NowackMatthieu ReymondReza ShirzadiManoj KumarSandra BiewersPaul E GriniArp Schnittger

A1 Journal Article in GENETICS

2007

Bypassing genomic imprinting allows seed development

Moritz NowackReza ShirzadiNico DissmeyerAndreas DolfElmar EndlPaul E GriniArp Schnittger

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

T-loop phosphorylation of Arabidopsis CDKA;1 is required for its function and can be partially substituted by an aspartate residue

Nico DissmeyerMoritz NowackStefan PuschHilde StalsDirk InzéPaul E GriniArp Schnittger

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL

2006

A positive signal from the fertilization of the egg cell sets off endosperm proliferation in angiosperm embryogenesis

Moritz NowackPE GriniMJ JakobyM LafosC KonczA Schnittger

A1 Journal Article in NATURE GENETICS

2005

Genetic analysis of gametophytic parental effect mutants in Arabidopsas

Nirma SkrboMoritz NowackArp SchnittgerGerd JuergensMartin HuelskampReidunn B AalenPaul E Grini

Isolation and characterization of a mutant of the Arabidopsis cdc2 homolog CDKA;1

Moritz NowackPE GriniMJ JakobyM LafosC KonczA Schnittger

Novel functions of plant cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, ICK1/KRP1, can act non-cell-autonomously and inhibit entry into mitosis

Christina WeinlSebastian MarquardtSuzanne JH KuijtMoritz NowackMarc J JakobyMartin HülskampArp Schnittger

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL