Education
Ph.D. in the Japanese Ministry for Foreign Affaires, 1991
Current postion
Professor in Plant Physiology and Cell Biology, the University of Halle
Head of the Department for Physiology & Cell Biology at the IPK Gatersleben (2009-present)
Publications (list of 10 selected)
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Araya, T., Miyamoto, M., Wibowo, J., Suzuki, A., Kojima, S., Tsuchiya, Y. N., Sawa, S., Fukuda, H., von Wirén, N. and Takahashi, H. (2014). CLE-CLAVATA1 peptide-receptor signaling module regulates the expansion of plant root systems in a nitrogen-dependent manner. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111(5): 2029-2034.
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Schmid, N. B., Giehl, R. F., Döll, S., Mock, H. P., Strehmel, N., Scheel, D., Kong, X., Hider, R. C. and von Wirén, N. (2014). Feruloyl-CoA 6'-Hydroxylase1-dependent coumarins mediate iron acquisition from alkaline substrates in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 164(1): 160-172.
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Wang, Q., Zhao, Y., Luo, W., Li, R., He, Q., Fang, X., Michele, R. D., Ast, C., von Wirén, N. and Lin, J. (2013). Single-particle analysis reveals shutoff control of the Arabidopsis ammonium transporter AMT1;3 by clustering and internalization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 110(32): 13204-13209.
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Gruber, B. D., Giehl, R. F., Friedel, S. and von Wirén, N. (2013). Plasticity of the Arabidopsis root system under nutrient deficiencies. Plant Physiol 163(1): 161-179.
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Yuan, L., Gu, R., Xuan, Y., Smith-Valle, E., Loqué, D., Frommer, W. B. and von Wirén, N. (2013). Allosteric regulation of transport activity by heterotrimerization of Arabidopsis ammonium transporter complexes in vivo. Plant Cell 25(3): 974-984.
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Giehl, R. F. H., Lima, J. E., Kojima, S., Takahashi, H. and von Wirén, N. (2012). Local iron supply triggers lateral root elongation in Arabidopsis by altering the AUX1-mediated auxin distribution. Plant Cell 24: 33-49.
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Shi, R., Weber, G., Köster, J., Reza-Hajirezaei, M., Zou, C., Zhang, F. and von Wirén, N. (2012). Senescence-induced iron mobilization in source leaves of barley (Hordeum vulgare) plants. New Phytol 195(2): 372-383.
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Lima, J. E., Kojima, S., Takahashi, H. and von Wirén, N. (2010). Ammonium triggers lateral root branching in Arabidopsis in an AMMONIUM TRANSPORTER1;3-dependent manner. Plant Cell 22(11): 3621-3633.
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Yuan, L., Loqué, D., Kojima, S., Rauch, S., Ishiyama, K., Inoue, E., Takahashi, H. and von Wirén, N. (2007). The organization of high-affinity ammonium uptake in Arabidopsis roots depends on the spatial arrangement and biochemical properties of AMT1-type transporters. Plant Cell 19(8): 2636-2652.
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Loqué, D., Lalonde, S., Looger, L. L., von Wirén, N. and Frommer, W. B. (2007). A cytosolic trans-activation domain essential for ammonium uptake. Nature 446(7132): 195-198.