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Biosynthesis and function of terpenoid defense compounds in maize (Zea mays) by Block, Anna K., Vaughan, Martha M., Schmelz, Eric A., Christensen, Shawn A.

“…Plants rely on complex blends of constitutive and dynamically produced specialized metabolites to mediate beneficial ecological interactions and protect…”
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Biosynthesis, elicitation and roles of monocot terpenoid phytoalexins by Schmelz, Eric A, Huffaker, Alisa, Sims, James W, Christensen, Shawn A, Lu, Xuan, Okada, Kazunori, Peters, Reuben J

“…A long‐standing goal in plant research is to optimize the protective function of biochemical agents that impede pest and pathogen attack. Nearly 40 years ago,…”
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A receptor-like protein mediates plant immune responses to herbivore-associated molecular patterns by Steinbrenner, Adam D., Muñoz-Amatriaín, Maria, Chaparro, Antonio F., Aguilar-Venegas, Jessica Montserrat, Lo, Sassoum, Okuda, Satohiro, Glauser, Gaetan, Dongiovanni, Julien, Shi, Da, Hall, Marlo, Crubaugh, Daniel, Holton, Nicholas, Zipfel, Cyril, Abagyan, Ruben, Turlings, Ted C. J., Close, Timothy J., Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A.

“…Herbivory is fundamental to the regulation of both global food webs and the extent of agricultural crop losses. Induced plant responses to herbivores promote…”
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Fungal-induced protein hyperacetylation in maize identified by acetylome profiling by Walley, Justin W., Shen, Zhouxin, McReynolds, Maxwell R., Schmelz, Eric A., Briggs, Steven P.

“…Lysine acetylation is a key posttranslational modification that regulates diverse proteins involved in a range of biological processes. The role of histone…”
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Impacts of insect oral secretions on defoliation-induced plant defense by Schmelz, Eric A

“…•Damage caused by defoliating insect herbivores triggers induced plant defenses.•Insect induced defense responses are amplified by Herbivore Associated…”
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ZmPep1, an Ortholog of Arabidopsis Elicitor Peptide 1, Regulates Maize Innate Immunity and Enhances Disease Resistance by Huffaker, Alisa, Dafoe, Nicole J, Schmelz, Eric A

“…ZmPep1 is a bioactive peptide encoded by a previously uncharacterized maize (Zea mays) gene, ZmPROPEP1. ZmPROPEP1 was identified by sequence similarity as an…”
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Sugar Levels Regulate Tryptophan-Dependent Auxin Biosynthesis in Developing Maize Kernels by LeClere, Sherry, Schmelz, Eric A, Chourey, Prem S

“…The maize (Zea mays) Miniature1 (Mn1) locus encodes the cell wall invertase INCW2, which is localized predominantly in the basal endosperm transfer layer of…”
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Getting back to the grass roots: harnessing specialized metabolites for improved crop stress resilience by Ding, Yezhang, Northen, Trent R, Khalil, Ahmed, Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A

“…Roots remain an understudied site of complex and important biological interactions mediating plant productivity. In grain and bioenergy crops, grass root…”
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Discovery, Biosynthesis and Stress-Related Accumulation of Dolabradiene-Derived Defenses in Maize by Mafu, Sibongile, Ding, Yezhang, Murphy, Katherine M., Yaacoobi, Omar, Addison, J. Bennett, Wang, Qiang, Shen, Zhouxin, Briggs, Steven P., Bohlmann, Jörg, Castro-Falcon, Gabriel, Hughes, Chambers C., Betsiashvili, Mariam, Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A., Zerbe, Philipp

“…Terpenoids are a major component of maize (Zea mays) chemical defenses that mediate responses to herbivores, pathogens, and other environmental challenges…”
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Novel weapon-aided plant protection in the underground battlefield by Jang, Seonghan, Son, Jin-Soo, Schmelz, Eric A, Ryu, Choong-Min

“…and , the causative agents of bacterial wilt, ranks as the second most devastating phytopathogens, affecting over 310 plant species and causing substantial…”
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The effects of climate change associated abiotic stresses on maize phytochemical defenses by Vaughan, Martha M., Block, Anna, Christensen, Shawn A., Allen, Leon Hartwell, Schmelz, Eric A.

“…Reliable large-scale maize production is an essential component of global food security; however, sustained efforts are needed to ensure optimized resilience…”
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The terpene synthase gene family in maize - a clarification of existing community nomenclature by Köllner, Tobias G, Gershenzon, Jonathan, Peters, Reuben J, Zerbe, Philipp, Schmelz, Eric A

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Maize death acids, 9-lipoxygenase–derived cyclopente(a)nones, display activity as cytotoxic phytoalexins and transcriptional mediators by Christensen, Shawn A., Huffaker, Alisa, Kaplan, Fatma, Sims, James, Ziemann, Sebastian, Doehlemann, Gunther, Ji, Lexiang, Schmitz, Robert J., Kolomiets, Michael V., Alborn, Hans T., Mori, Naoki, Jander, Georg, Ni, Xinzhi, Sartor, Ryan C., Byers, Sara, Abdo, Zaid, Schmelz, Eric A.

“…Plant damage promotes the interaction of lipoxygenases (LOXs) with fatty acids yielding 9-hydroperoxides, 13-hydroperoxides, and complex arrays of oxylipins…”
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Biosynthesis and antifungal activity of fungus-induced O-methylated flavonoids in maize by Förster, Christiane, Handrick, Vinzenz, Ding, Yezhang, Nakamura, Yoko, Paetz, Christian, Schneider, Bernd, Castro-Falcón, Gabriel, Hughes, Chambers C, Luck, Katrin, Poosapati, Sowmya, Kunert, Grit, Huffaker, Alisa, Gershenzon, Jonathan, Schmelz, Eric A, Köllner, Tobias G

“…Fungal infection of grasses, including rice (Oryza sativa), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), and barley (Hordeum vulgare), induces the formation and accumulation of…”
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Dynamic Maize Responses to Aphid Feeding Are Revealed by a Time Series of Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Assays by Tzin, Vered, Fernandez-Pozo, Noe, Richter, Annett, Schmelz, Eric A., Schoettner, Matthias, Schäfer, Martin, Ahern, Kevin R., Meihls, Lisa N., Kaur, Harleen, Huffaker, Alisa, Mori, Naoki, Degenhardt, Joerg, Mueller, Lukas A., Jander, Georg

“…As a response to insect attack, maize (Zea mays) has inducible defenses that involve large changes in gene expression and metabolism. Piercing/sucking insects…”
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Identity, regulation, and activity of inducible diterpenoid phytoalexins in maize by Schmelz, Eric A, Kaplan, Fatma, Huffaker, Alisa, Dafoe, Nicole J, Vaughan, Martha M, Ni, Xinzhi, Rocca, James R, Alborn, Hans T, Teal, Peter E

“…Phytoalexins constitute a broad category of pathogen- and insect-inducible biochemicals that locally protect plant tissues. Because of their agronomic…”
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Interactive Effects of Elevated [CO2] and Drought on the Maize Phytochemical Defense Response against Mycotoxigenic Fusarium verticillioides by Vaughan, Martha M, Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A, Dafoe, Nicole J, Christensen, Shawn A, McAuslane, Heather J, Alborn, Hans T, Allen, Leon Hartwell, Teal, Peter E A

“…Changes in climate due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) are predicted to intensify episodes of drought, but our understanding of how…”
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Plant elicitor peptides are conserved signals regulating direct and indirect antiherbivore defense by Huffaker, Alisa, Pearce, Gregory, Veyrat, Nathalie, Erb, Matthias, Turlings, Ted C. J., Sartor, Ryan, Shen, Zhouxin, Briggs, Steven P., Vaughan, Martha M., Alborn, Hans T., Teal, Peter E. A., Schmelz, Eric A.

“…Insect-induced defenses occur in nearly all plants and are regulated by conserved signaling pathways. As the first described plant peptide signal, systemin…”
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Comparative analyses of responses to exogenous and endogenous antiherbivore elicitors enable a forward genetics approach to identify maize gene candidates mediating sensitivity to herbivore‐associated molecular patterns by Poretsky, Elly, Ruiz, Miguel, Ahmadian, Nazanin, Steinbrenner, Adam D., Dressano, Keini, Schmelz, Eric A., Huffaker, Alisa

“…SUMMARY Crop damage by herbivorous insects remains a significant contributor to annual yield reductions. Following attack, maize (Zea mays) responds to…”
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Novel Acidic Sesquiterpenoids Constitute a Dominant Class of Pathogen-Induced Phytoalexins in Maize by Huffaker, Alisa, Kaplan, Fatma, Vaughan, Martha M., Dafoe, Nicole J., Ni, Xinzhi, Rocca, James R., Alborn, Hans T., Teal, Peter E.A., Schmelz, Eric A.

“…Nonvolatile terpenoid phytoalexins occur throughout the plant kingdom, but until recently were not known constituents of chemical defense in maize (Zea mays)…”
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