Hans Peter Saluz

TL;DR: Analysis of the transcriptional reorganization that occurs when the native tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata, is attacked by Manduca sexta larvae is extended, suggesting simultaneous activation of salicylic acid-, ethylene-, cytokinin-, WRKY-, MYB-, and oxylipin-signaling pathways and implicating terpenoid-, pathogen-, and cell wall-related transcripts in defense responses.

TL;DR: Consistent downregulation of membrane proteins, chlamydial sigma factors, cell division protein, and reticulate body-elementary body differentiation proteins from 24 h postinfection onward proved to be a general feature of C. psittaci persistence, which suggests that there is no persistence model per se.

TL;DR: This study provides insights in the genome architecture of C. psittaci and proposes a number of novel candidate genes mostly of yet unknown function that may be important for pathogen-host interactions.

TL;DR: It is proposed that in N. attenuata, JA-ET cross talk restrains local cell expansion and growth after herbivore attack, allowing more resources to be allocated to induced defenses against herbivores.

TL;DR: It is proposed that both natural and synthetic polyploids are well suited for studying the evolution of adaptive responses, and both allo- and autotetraploidy induce considerable morphological, genetic and genomic changes, many of which are retained by at least one of the naturalpolyploids.