• Footprints of parasitism in the genome of the parasitic flowering plant Cuscuta campestris 

      Vogel, Alexander; Schwacke, Rainer; Denton, Alisandra; Usadel, Björn; Hollmann, Julien; Fischer, Karsten; Bolger, Anthony; Schmidt, Maximilian; Bolger, Marie; Grundlach, Heidrun; Mayer, Klaus F.X.; Weiss-Schneeweiss, Hanna; Temsch, Eva M.; Krause, Kirsten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-28)
      A parasitic lifestyle, where plants procure some or all of their nutrients from other living plants, has evolved independently in many dicotyledonous plant families and is a major threat for agriculture globally. Nevertheless, no genome sequence of a parasitic plant has been reported to date. Here we describe the genome sequence of the parasitic field dodder, Cuscuta campestris. The genome contains ...
    • Getting ready for host invasion: Elevated expression and action of xyloglucan endotransglucosylases/hydrolases in developing haustoria of the holoparasitic angiosperm Cuscuta 

      Olsen, Stian; Ketelsen Striberny, Bernd; Hollmann, Julien; Schwacke, Rainer; Popper, Zoe A.; Krause, Kirsten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-11)
      Changes in cell walls have been previously observed in the mature infection organ, or haustorium, of the parasitic angiosperm Cuscuta, but are not equally well charted in young haustoria. In this study, we focused on the molecular processes in the early stages of developing haustoria; that is, before the parasite engages in a physiological contact with its host. We describe first the identification ...
    • MapMan4: a refined protein classification and annotation framework applicable to multi-omics data analysis. 

      Schwacke, Rainer; Ponce-Soto, Gabriel Y.; Krause, Kirsten; Bolger, Anthony; Arsova, Borjana; Hallab, Asis; Gruden, Kristina; Stitt, Mark; Bolger, Marie; Usadel, Björn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-09)
      Genome sequences from over 200 plant species have already been published, with this number expected to increase rapidly due to advances in sequencing technologies. Once a new genome has been assembled and the genes identified, the functional annotation of their putative translational products, proteins, using ontologies is of key importance as it places the sequencing data in a biological context. ...
    • Organic carbon transformations in high-Arctic peat soils: key functions and microorganisms 

      Tveit, Alexander Tøsdal; Schwacke, Rainer; Svenning, Mette Marianne; Urich, Tim (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      A substantial part of the Earths’ soil organic carbon (SOC) is stored in Arctic permafrost peatlands, which represent large potential sources for increased emissions of the greenhouse gases CH4 and CO2 in a warming climate. The microbial communities and their genetic repertoire involved in the breakdown and mineralisation of SOC in these soils are, however, poorly understood. In this study, we applied ...