Publications of Jonathan Gershenzon

Sun, R.; Römhild, S.; Nakamura, Y.; Reichelt, M.; Luck, K.; Mai, D. T.; Rothe, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Giddings Vassão, D.: Multiple glutathione-S-transferases detoxify diverse glucosinolate-based defenses of Brassicales plants in a generalist lepidopteran herbivore (Spodoptera littoralis). Communications Biology 8, 931 (2025)

Zaman, R.; Jain, A.; Hammerbacher, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Kandasamy, D.: Both synergism and interaction diversity explain the mixtures of defensive monoterpenes in spruce oleoresin. Functional Ecology (2025)

Yepes Vivas, S. A.; Popp, M.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Unsicker, S.: Deciphering organ-specific chemical changes following insect herbivory in Populus nigra using comparative metabolomics. Plant Biology (2025)

Chen, L.; Gao, R.; Wei, G.; Luo, S.; Köllner, T. G.; Xu, H.; Jiang, Y.; Zhang, C.; Chen, X.; Dickschat, J. S. et al.; Gershenzon, J.; Li, S.; Chang, Y.; Chen, F.: Microbial-type terpene synthases significantly contribute to the terpene profile of glandular trichomes of the fern Dryopteris fragrans (L.). The Plant Journal 121 (6), e70079 (2025)

Stein Åslund, M.; Reichelt, M.; Zhang, K.; Castaño, C.; Stenlid, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Elfstrand, M.: Scots pines with tolerance to Melampsora pinitorqua and Diplodia sapinea show distinct metabolic profiles. Plant, Cell and Environment 48 (2), pp. 1479 - 1493 (2025)

Varghese, M.; Kumar, R.; Sharma, A.; Lone, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Bisht, N. C.: Isopropylmalate synthase regulatory domain removal abolishes feedback regulation at the expense of leucine homeostasis in plants. Plant Physiology 197 (2), kiaf041 (2025)

Walther, C.; Vallet, M.; Reichelt, M.; Giri, P.; Rothe, B.; Medina van Berkum, P.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: A fungal endophyte alters poplar leaf chemistry, deters insect feeding and shapes insect community assembly. Ecology Letters 28 (2), e70007 (2025)

Guo, K.; Tang, X.; Liu, Y.-C.; Cheng, H.-Z.; Liu, H.; Fan, Y.-Z.; Qi, X.-Y.; Xu, R.; Kang, J.-J.; Li, D.-S. et al.; Wang, G.-D.; Gershenzon, J.; Liu, Y.; Li, S.-H.: From monocyclization to pentacyclization: A versatile plant cyclase produces diverse sesterterpenes with anti-liver fibrosis potential. Advanced Science, 2415370 (2025)

Robin, M.; Römermann, C.; Niinemets, Ü.; Gershenzon, J.; Huang, J.; Nelson, B. W.; Taylor, T. C.; Souza, V. F.; Pinho, D.; Falcão, L. et al.; Lacerda, C.; Duvoisin Jr., S.; Schmidt, A.; Alves, E. G.: Interactions between leaf phenological type and functional traits drive variation in isoprene emissions in central Amazon forest trees. Frontiers in Plant Science 15, 1522606 (2024)

Yuvaraj, J. K.; Kandasamy, D.; Roberts, R. E.; Hansson, B. S.; Gershenzon, J.; Andersson, M. N.: Eurasian spruce bark beetle detects lanierone using a highly expressed specialist odorant receptor, present in several functional sensillum types. BMC Biology 22, 266 (2024)

Kshatriya, K.; Gershenzon, J.: Disarming the defenses: Insect detoxification of plant defense-related specialized metabolites. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 81, 102577 (2024)

Unger, K.; Raza, S. A. K.; Mayer, T.; Reichelt, M.; Stuttmann, J.; Hielscher, A.; Wittstock, U.; Gershenzon, J.; Agler, M. T.: Glucosinolate structural diversity shapes recruitment of a metabolic network of leaf-associated bacteria. Nature Communications 15, 8496 (2024)

Basile, S.; Stříbrská, B.; Kalyniukova, A.; Hradecký, J.; Synek, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Jirošová, A.: Physiological and biochemical changes of Picea abies (L.) during acute drought stress and their correlation with susceptibility to Ips typographus (L.) and I. duplicatus (Sahlberg). Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 7, 1436110 (2024)

Jiang, X.; Dimitriou, E.; Grabe, V.; Sun, R.; Chang, H.; Zhang, Y.; Gershenzon, J.; Rybak, J.; Hansson, B. S.; Sachse, S.: Ring-shaped odor coding in the antennal lobe of migratory locusts. Cell 187 (15), pp. 13973 - 3991.e24 (2024)

Lyu, H.; Ernst, L.; Nakamura, Y.; Okamura, Y.; Köllner, T. G.; Luck, K.; Liu, B.; Chen, Y.; Beerhues, L.; Gershenzon, J. et al.; Paetz, C.: Phenylphenalenones and linear diarylheptanoid derivatives are biosynthesized via parallel routes in Musella lasiocarpa, the chinese dwarf banana. Organic Letters 26 (26), pp. 5522 - 5527 (2024)

Lehmanski, L. M. A.; Kösters, L. M.; Huang, J.; Göbel, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Hartmann, H.: Windthrow causes declines in carbohydrate and phenolic concentrations and increased monoterpene emission in Norway spruce. PLOS ONE 19 (5), e0302714 (2024)

Netherer, S.; Lehmanski, L.; Bachlehner, A.; Rosner, S.; Savi, T.; Schmidt, A.; Huang, J.; Paiva, M. R.; Mateus, E.; Hartmann, H. et al.; Gershenzon, J.: Drought increases Norway spruce susceptibility to the Eurasian spruce bark beetle and its associated fungi. New Phytologist 242 (3), pp. 1000 - 1017 (2024)

Zeneli, G.; Fenning, T.; Gershenzon, J.: Conifer cell cultures as a tool for studying the induction of terpenoid defense compounds. Botany Letters 171 (1), pp. 84 - 92 (2024)

González-Cabanelas, D.; Perreca, E.; Rohwer, J. M.; Schmidt, A.; Engl, T.; Raguschke, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Wright, L.: Deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase does not play a major role in regulating the methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway in poplar. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 (8), 4181 (2024)

Medina van Berkum, P.; Schmöckel, E.; Bischoff, A.; Carrasco-Farias, N.; Catford, J. A.; Feldmann, R.; Groten, K.; Henry, H. A. L.; Bucharova, A. L.; Hänniger, S. et al.; Luong, J. C.; Meis, J.; Oetama, V. S.; Pärtel, M.; Power, S. A.; Villellas, J.; Welk, E.; Wingler, A.; Rothe, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Reichelt, M.; Roscher, C.; Unsicker, S.: Plant geographic distribution influences chemical defences in native and introduced Plantago lanceolata populations. Functional Ecology 38 (4), pp. 883 - 896 (2024)