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Researcher

Rebecca Van Acker

Awards & Distinctions

22 Results

2024

Non-targeted discovery of high-value bio-products in Nicotiana glauca L : a potential renewable plant feedstock

Natalia Carreno-QuinteroTakayuki TohgeRebecca Van AckerLauren S. McKeeQi ZhouAntje BolzeXiaohui XingMerve ÖzparpucuMarkus RüggebergThomas Piofczyk et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIORESOURCES AND BIOPROCESSING

2022

Engineering Curcumin Biosynthesis in Poplar Affects Lignification and Biomass Yield

Barbara De MeesterPaula Oyarce SgroRuben VanholmeRebecca Van AckerYukiko TsujiThijs VangeelSander Van den BoschJan Van DoorsselaereBert SelsJohn Ralph et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Field and saccharification performances of poplars severely downregulated in CAD1

Barbara De MeesterRebecca Van AckerMarlies WoutersSilvia TraversariMarijke SteenackersJenny NeukermansFrank Van BreusegemAnnabelle DéjardinGilles PilateWout Boerjan

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

2021

Rewired phenolic metabolism and improved saccharification efficiency of a Zea mays cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (zmcad2) mutant

Xinyu LiuRebecca Van AckerWannes VoorendAndreas PallidisGeert GoeminneJacob PollierKris MorreelHoon KimHilde MuylleMickael Bosio et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT JOURNAL

2020

Alterations in the phenylpropanoid pathway affect poplar ability for ectomycorrhizal colonisation and susceptibility to root-knot nematodes

Marc BehrFabien Baldacci-CrespAnnegret KohlerKris MorreelGeert GoeminneRebecca Van AckerClaire Veneault-FourreyAdeline MolGilles PilateWout Boerjan et al.

A1 Journal Article in MYCORRHIZA

2019

Polyploidy affects plant growth and alters cell wall composition

Sander CorneillieNico De StormeRebecca Van AckerJonatan Ulrik FangelMichiel De BruyneRiet De RyckeDanny GeelenWilliam George Tycho WillatsBartel VanholmeWout Boerjan

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

2018

Application of Py-GC/MS coupled with PARAFAC2 and PLS-DA to study fast pyrolysis of genetically engineered poplars

Hilal Ezgi ToramanVictor AbrahamssonRuben VanholmeRebecca Van AckerFrederik RonsseGilles PilateWout BoerjanKevin Van GeemGuy Marin

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

Stacking of a low-lignin trait with an increased guaiacyl and 5-hydroxyguaiacyl unit trait leads to additive and synergistic effects on saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana

Lisanne de VriesRuben VanholmeRebecca Van AckerBarbara De MeesterLisa SundinWout Boerjan

A1 Journal Article in BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS

The effect of altered lignin composition on mechanical properties of CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE (CAD) deficient poplars

Merve OzparpucuNotburga GierlingerIngo BurgertRebecca Van AckerRuben VanholmeWout BoerjanGilles PilateAnnabelle DejardinMarkus Ruggeberg

A1 Journal Article in PLANTA

2017

Different routes for conifer- and sinapaldehyde and higher saccharification upon deficiency in the dehydrogenase CAD1

Rebecca Van AckerAnnabelle DéjardinSandrien DesmetLennart HoengenaertRuben VanholmeKris MorreelFrançoise LauransHoon KimNicholas SantoroCliff Foster et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Silencing CAFFEOYL SHIKIMATE ESTERASE affects lignification and improves saccharification in poplar

Marina de Lyra Soriano SalemeIgor CesarinoLivia Vargas dos Santos FerreiraHoon KimRuben VanholmeGeert GoeminneRebecca Van AckerFernando Campos De Assis FonsecaAndreas PallidisWannes Voorend et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

2016

Lessons from 25 years of GM tree field trials in Europe and prospects for the future

G PilateI AllonaWout BoerjanA DéjardinM FladungF GallardoH HäggmanS JanssonRebecca Van AckerC Halpin

Bookchapter in Biosafety of forest transgenic trees : improving the scientific basis for safe tree development and implementation of EU policy directives

Lignin engineering in field-grown poplar trees affects the endosphere bacterial microbiome

Bram BeckersMichiel Op De BeeckNele WeyensRebecca Van AckerMarc Van MontaguWout BoerjanJaco Vangronsveld

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

Saccharification protocol for small-scale lignocellulosic biomass samples to test processing of cellulose into glucose

Rebecca Van AckerRuben VanholmeKathleen PiensWout Boerjan

A2 Journal Article in BIO-PROTOCOL

2015

PtaRHE1, a Populus tremula x Populus alba RING-H2 protein of the ATL family, has a regulatory role in secondary phloem fibre development

Fabien Baldacci-CrespJihad MoussawiJean-Charles LepléRebecca Van AckerAnnegret KohlerJulie CandiracciLaure TwyffelsAntanas V SpokeviciusGerd BossingerFrançoise Laurans et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT JOURNAL

2014

Improved saccharification and ethanol yield from field-grown transgenic poplar deficient in cinnamoyl-CoA reductase

Rebecca Van AckerJean-Charles LepléDirk AertsVeronique StormeGeert GoeminneBart IvensFrédéric LégéeCatherine LapierreKathleen PiensMarc Van Montagu et al.

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

2013

Breeding with rare defective alleles (BRDA): a natural Populus nigra HCT mutant with modified lignin as a case study

Bartel VanholmeIgor CesarinoGeert GoeminneHoon KimFabio MarroniRebecca Van AckerRuben VanholmeKris MorreelBart IvensSara Pinosio et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Lignin biosynthesis perturbations affect secondary cell wall composition and saccharification yield in Arabidopsis thaliana

Rebecca Van AckerRuben VanholmeVeronique StormeJennifer C MortimerPaul DupreeWout Boerjan

A1 Journal Article in BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS

Plant cell wall profiling by fast maximum likelihood reconstruction (FMLR) and region-of-interest (ROI) segmentation of solution-state 2D 1H-13C NMR spectra

Roger A ChyllaRebecca Van AckerHoon KimAli AzapiraPurba MukerjeeJohn L MarkleyVeronique StormeWout BoerjanJohn Ralph

A1 Journal Article in BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS

Second generation biofuels : unraveling the influence of plant cell wall composition on saccharification

Rebecca Van AckerWout Boerjan

2011

Science, society and biosafety of a field trial with transgenic biofuel poplars

Rebecca Van AckerVeronique StormeGeert GoeminneBart IvensRené CustersDirk AertsWim SoetaertJohn RalphNicholas SantoroJean-Charles Leplé et al.

2010

Potential of Arabidopsis systems biology to advance the biofuel field

Ruben VanholmeRebecca Van AckerWout Boerjan

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY