Tobias G. Köllner

TL;DR: This study shows that mature trees in the field have a robust response to herbivory, producing induced volatiles at the damaged sites even after previous natural Herbivory and under changing environmental conditions, however, further studies are needed to establish whether the observed absence of systemic responses is typical of mature poplar trees or if specific conditions are required for their induction.

TL;DR: The molecular basis of glucosinolate desulfation in P. chrysocephala, an important pest of oilseed rape, is investigated and six genes encoding arylsulfatase-like enzymes with a predicted C-terminal transmembrane domain are identified, of which five showed GSS activity upon heterologous expression in insect cells.

TL;DR: It is revealed that the stereospecificity of TPS6 and TPS7 is determined by the formation of the first intermediate, linalyl diphosphate, and the influence of this amino acid residue on the reaction mechanism is discussed.

TL;DR: The impact of the kinetic isotope effects and the stabilization of the reactive intermediates by hyperconjugation along with the shift of products from alkenes to alcohols are discussed.

TL;DR: The identification and functional characterization of novel IDS-like TPSs (ILTPSs) in fungi that evolved from IDS relatively recently are reported, indicating recurrent evolution of T PSs from IDss and points to the possibility of a wide distribution of ILTPS genes in three domains of life.