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Professor and Director
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
E-mail: wbusch@salk.edu
Website: http://www.salk.edu/scientist/wolfgang-busch/
Area of expertise: Root biology, plant genetics, plant development, genomics, systems genetics, plant environment interactions, plant adaptation, climate change, carbon dioxide removal
Speciality AreaCell and Developmental Biology
Selected Publications:
Miller CN, Jarrell-Hurtado S, Haag MV, Sara Ye Y, Simenc M, Alvarez-Maldonado P, Behnami S, Zhang L, Swift J, Papikian A, Yu J, Colt K, Ecker JR, Michael TP, Law JA, Busch W. (2025). A single-nuclei transcriptome census of the Arabidopsis maturing root identifies that MYB67 controls phellem cell maturation. Dev. Cell 60: 1377-1391.
Zhong K, Zhang P, Wei X, Platre MP, He W, Zhang L, Małolepszy A, Cao M, Hu S, Tang S, Li B, Hu P, Busch W. (2024). Natural variation of TBR confers plant zinc toxicity tolerance through root cell wall pectin methylesterification. Nat. Commun. 15: 5823.
Lee S, Showalter J, Zhang L, Cassin-Ross G, Rouached H, Busch W. (2024). Nutrient levels control root growth responses to high ambient temperature in plants. Nat. Commun.15: 4689.
He W, Truong HA, Zhang L, Cao M, Arakawa N, Xiao Y, Zhong K, Hou Y, Busch W. (2024). Identification of mebendazole as an ethylene signaling activator reveals a role of ethylene signaling in the regulation of lateral root angles. Cell Rep. 43: 113763.
Cao M, Platre MP, Tsai HH, Zhang L, Nobori T, Armengot L, Chen Y, He W, Brent L, Coll NS, Ecker JR, Geldner N, Busch W. (2024). Spatial IMA1 regulation restricts root iron acquisition on MAMP perception. Nature 625: 750-759.
Platre MP, Satbhai SB, Brent L, Gleason MF, Cao M, Grison M, Glavier M, Zhang L, Gaillochet C, Goeschl C, Giovannetti M, Enugutti B, Neveu J, von Reth M, Alcázar R, Parker JE, Vert G, Bayer E, Busch W. (2022). The receptor kinase SRF3 coordinates iron-level and flagellin dependent defense and growth responses in plants. Nat. Commun.13: 4445.
Li B, Sun L, Huang J, Göschl C, Shi W, Chory J, Busch W. (2019). GSNOR provides plant tolerance to iron toxicity via preventing iron-dependent nitrosative and oxidative cytotoxicity. Nat. Commun. 10: 3896.
Ogura T, Goeschl C, Filiault D, Mirea M, Slovak R, Wolhrab B, Satbhai SB, Busch W. (2019). Root system depth in Arabidopsis is shaped by EXOCYST70A3 via the dynamic modulation of auxin transport. Cell. 178: 400-412.
Barbez E, Dünser K, Gaidora A, Lendl T, Busch W. (2017). Auxin steers root cell expansion via apoplastic pH regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 114: E4884-E4893.
Meijón M, Satbhai SB, Tsuchimatsu T, Busch W. (2014). Genome-wide association study using cellular traits identifies a new regulator of root development in Arabidopsis. Nat. Genet. 46: 77-81.
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