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Fields of interest:

• Plant Biotechnology

Recent publications:

M. Van Montagu:
Technological milestones from plant science to agricultural biotechnology.
Trends Plant Sci., Vol. 10, (2005), pp. 559-560.

R. Mathis, F. Van Gijsegem, R. De Rycke, W. D'Haeze, E. Van Maelsaeke, E. Anthonio, M. Van Montagu, M. Holsters and D. Vereecke:
Lipopolysaccharides as a communication signal for progression of legume endosymbiosis.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 102, (2005), pp. 2655-2660.

H. Nelissen, D. Fleury, L. Bruno, P. Robles, L. De Veylder, J. Traas, J.L. Micol, M. Van Montagu, D. Inzé and M. Van Lijsebettens:
The elongata mutants identify a functional Elongator complex in plants with a role in cell proliferation during organ growth.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 102, (2005), pp. 7754-7759.

S. Maere, S. De Bodt, J. Raes, T. Casneuf, M. Van Montagu, M. Kuiper and Y. Van De Peer:
Modeling gene and genome duplication in eukaryotes.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 102, (2005), pp. 5454-5459.

M. Zambre, A. Goossens, C. Cardona, M. Van Montagu, N. Terryn and G. Angenon:
A reproducible genetic transformation system for cultivated Phaseolus acutifolius (tepary bean) and its use to assess the role of arcelins in resistance to the Mexican bean weevil.
Theor. Appl. Genet., Vol. 100, (2005), pp. 914-924.

M.T. Cervera, V. Storme, A. Soto, B. Ivens, M.C.E. Van Montagu, O.P. Rajora and W. Boerjan:
Intraspecific and interspecific genetic and phylogenetic relationships in the genus Populus based on AFLP markers.
Theor. Appl. Genet., Vol. 111, (2005), pp. 1440-1456.

H. Rischer, M. Oreši, T. Seppänen Laakso, M. Katajamaa, F. Lammertyn, W. Ardiles Diaz, M.C.E. Van Montagu, D. Inzé, K.M. Oksman Caldentey and A. Goossens:
Gene to metabolite networks for terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus cells.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 103, (2006), pp. 5614-5619.

B. Reinhold Hurek, T. Maes, S. Gemmer, M. Van Montagu and T. Hurek:
An endoglucanase is involved in infection of rice roots by the not cellulose metabolizing endophyte Azoarcus sp. strain BH72.
Mol. Plant Microbe Interact., Vol. 19, (2006), pp. 181-188.

R. Vanderhaeghen, R. De Clercq, M. Karimi, M. Van Montagu, P. Hilson And M. Van Lijsebettens:
Leader sequence of a plant ribosomal protein gene with complementarity to the 18S rRNA triggers in vitro cap independent translation.
FEBS Lett., Vol. 580, (2006), pp. 2630-2636.

B. Van Droogenbroeck, J. Cao, J. Stadlmann, F. Altmann, S. Colanesi, S. Hillmer, D.G. Robinson, E. Van Lerberge, N. Terryn, M. Van Montagu, M. Liang, A. Depicker and G. De Jaeger:
Aberrant localization and underglycosylation of the single chain Fv Fc antibodies in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 104, (2007), in press.