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  1. A molecular update on the origin of the carpel

    Article • Current Opinion in Plant Biology, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Annette Becker

  2. A protocol for laser microdissection (LMD) followed by transcriptome analysis of plant reproductive tissue in phylogenetically distant angiosperms

    Article • Plant Methods, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  3. Transcriptional changes suggest a major involvement of Gibberellins in Trifolium pratense regrowth after mowing

    Article • September 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Annette Becker

  4. Editorial: Genetic Regulatory Mechanisms Underlying Developmental Shifts in Plant Evolution

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, June 2019, Frontiers

    Dr. Annette Becker

  5. Virus-induced gene silencing: empowering genetics in non-model organisms

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, November 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  6. A Dead Gene Walking: Convergent Degeneration of a Clade of MADS-Box Genes in Crucifers

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, July 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  7. Evolutionary diversification of CYC/TB1 -like TCP homologs and their recruitment for the control of branching and floral morphology in Papaveraceae (basal eudicots)

    Article • New Phytologist, June 2018, Wiley

    Paula Elomaa, Dr. Annette Becker

  8. CRABS CLAW Acts as a Bifunctional Transcription Factor in Flower Development

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, June 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Annette Becker

  9. Cutting reduces variation in biomass production of forage crops and allows low-performers to catch up: A case study of Trifolium pratense L. (red clover)

    Article • Plant Biology, February 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Annette Becker

  10. The selective antifungal activity of Drosophila melanogaster metchnikowin reflects the species-dependent inhibition of succinate–coenzyme Q reductase

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2017, Nature

    Dr. Annette Becker

  11. Seed plant specific gene lineages involved in carpel development

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  12. Genetics of flower development in Ranunculales - a new, basal eudicot model order for studying flower evolution

    Article • New Phytologist, January 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Annette Becker

  13. The MADS Box Genes ABS, SHP1, and SHP2 Are Essential for the Coordination of Cell Divisions in Ovule and Seed Coat Development and for Endosperm Formation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2016, PLOS

    Dr. Annette Becker

  14. An Evolutionary Framework for Carpel Developmental Control Genes

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, October 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  15. Tinkering with transcription factor networks for developmental robustness of Ranunculales flowers

    Article • Annals of Botany, April 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  16. Arabidopsis flower development—of protein complexes, targets, and transport

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  17. N-Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Primes Plants for Cell Wall Reinforcement and Induces Resistance to Bacterial Pathogens via the Salicylic Acid/Oxylipin Pathway

    Article • The Plant Cell, June 2014, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Adam Schikora, Dr. Annette Becker

  18. Analysis of the floral transcriptome of Tarenaya hassleriana (Cleomaceae), a member of the sister group to the Brassicaceae: towards understanding the base of morphological diversity in Brassicales

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  19. The Tarenaya hassleriana Genome Provides Insight into Reproductive Trait and Genome Evolution of Crucifers

    Article • The Plant Cell, August 2013, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  20. Duplicated STM-like KNOX I genes act in floral meristem activity in Eschscholzia californica (Papaveraceae)

    Article • Development Genes and Evolution, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  21. The seirena B Class Floral Homeotic Mutant of California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) Reveals a Function of the Enigmatic PI Motif in the Formation of Specific Multimeric MADS Domain Protein Complexes

    Article • The Plant Cell, February 2013, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  22. Virus-Induced Gene Silencing

    Article • January 2013

    Dr. Annette Becker

  23. Virus-Induced Gene Silencing of the Alkaloid-Producing Basal Eudicot Model Plant Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  24. Virus-Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) in Plants: An Overview of Target Species and the Virus-Derived Vector Systems

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  25. Live and Let Die - The Bsister MADS-Box Gene OsMADS29 Controls the Degeneration of Cells in Maternal Tissues during Seed Development of Rice (Oryza sativa)

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

    Dr. Annette Becker

  26. Sporisorium reilianum Infection Changes Inflorescence and Branching Architectures of Maize

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, June 2011, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  27. The evolution of flower development: current understanding and future challenges

    Article • Annals of Botany, June 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  28. GORDITA (AGL63) is a young paralog of the Arabidopsis thaliana Bsister MADS box gene ABS (TT16) that has undergone neofunctionalization

    Article • The Plant Journal, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Annette Becker

  29. Floral homeotic C function genes repress specific B function genes in the carpel whorl of the basal eudicot California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

    Article • EvoDevo, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  30. VIGS – genomics goes functional

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Annette Becker

  31. Expression divergence of the AGL6 MADS domain transcription factor lineage after a core eudicot duplication suggests functional diversification

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  32. TheCRABS CLAWortholog from California poppy (Eschscholzia californica,Papaveraceae), EcCRC, is involved in floral meristem termination, gynoecium differentiation and ovule initiation

    Article • The Plant Journal, May 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Annette Becker

  33. Highly Efficient Virus-induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) in California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica): An Evaluation of VIGS as a Strategy to Obtain Functional Data from Non-model Plants

    Article • Annals of Botany, August 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  34. EST database for early flower development in California poppy (Eschscholzia californica Cham., Papaveraceae) tags over 6000 genes from a basal eudicot

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  35. Petaloidy and petal identity MADS-box genes in the balsaminoid generaImpatiensandMarcgravia

    Article • The Plant Journal, August 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Annette Becker

  36. Conservation and divergence in the AGAMOUS subfamily of MADS-box genes: evidence of independent sub- and neofunctionalization events

    Article • Evolution & Development, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Annette Becker

  37. Floral and Vegetative Morphogenesis in California Poppy ( Eschscholzia californica Cham.)

    Article • International Journal of Plant Sciences, July 2005, University of Chicago Press

    Dr. Annette Becker

  38. The major clades of MADS-box genes and their role in the development and evolution of flowering plants

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, December 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Annette Becker

  39. Distinct MADS-box gene expression patterns in the reproductive cones of the gymnosperm Gnetum gnemon

    Article • Development Genes and Evolution, November 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  40. Ancestry and diversity of BEL1 -like homeobox genes revealed by gymnosperm ( Gnetum gnemon ) homologs

    Article • Development Genes and Evolution, October 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  41. A novel MADS-box gene subfamily with a sister-group relationship to class B floral homeotic genes

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Genomics, February 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  42. MADS-Box Gene Diversity in Seed Plants 300 Million Years Ago

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, October 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Annette Becker

  43. A short history of MADS-box genes in plants

    Article • January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  44. Article • Plant Molecular Biology, January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Annette Becker

  45. MADS-box genes reveal that gnetophytes are more closely related to conifers than to flowering plants

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 1999, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr. Annette Becker