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Thomas Berleth
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Research
Latest papers
A genetic access to plant cell axis formation.
Planta · 2026 · first author
ARF19 acts as a transient auxin response enhancer during root gravitropism.
Cell reports · 2026
The auxin response factor MONOPTEROS controls meristem function and organogenesis in both the shoot and root through the direct regulation of PIN genes.
The New phytologist · 2016 · senior author
Latest funding
- $168,000
Regulatory Systems controlling Plant Cell Axis formation, Stem Cell Specification and Plant Pathogen Defense
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
- $170,000
Regulatory Systems Controlling Plant Cell Axis Formation and Regenerative Stem Cell Formation
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
- $485,600
Genetic strategies to reveal system properties of patterning processes
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
19 publications.
A genetic access to plant cell axis formation.
Berleth T, Hardtke CS, Mattson J, Przemeck GKH
ARF19 acts as a transient auxin response enhancer during root gravitropism.
Ghafouri E, Hill K, Mellor N, Leftley N, Sato EM, Banda J, Lale A, Bansod A, Wilson M, Pandey BK, Truskina J, Oh J, Han J, Kilic A, Wells D, Péret B, Swarup R, Hagen G, Guilfoyle T, Vissenberg K, Berleth T, Vernoux T, Bishopp A, Fukaki H, Bennett MJ, Goh T, Bhosale RA
The auxin response factor MONOPTEROS controls meristem function and organogenesis in both the shoot and root through the direct regulation of PIN genes.
Krogan NT, Marcos D, Weiner AI, Berleth T
Overcoming recalcitrance - Auxin response factor functions in plant regeneration.
Ckurshumova W, Berleth T
Irrepressible MONOPTEROS/ARF5 promotes de novo shoot formation.
Ckurshumova W, Smirnova T, Marcos D, Zayed Y, Berleth T
Distinct subclades of Aux/IAA genes are direct targets of ARF5/MP transcriptional regulation.
Krogan NT, Yin X, Ckurshumova W, Berleth T
Dynamic auxin transport patterns preceding vein formation revealed by live-imaging of Arabidopsis leaf primordia.
Marcos D, Berleth T
Lz-0 × Berkeley: a new Arabidopsis recombinant inbred line population for the mapping of complex traits.
Capron A, Chang XF, Shi C, Beatson R, Berleth T
Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling fibre length and lignin content in Arabidopsis thaliana stems.
Capron A, Chang XF, Hall H, Ellis B, Beatson RP, Berleth T
Irrepressible, truncated auxin response factors: natural roles and applications in dissecting auxin gene regulation pathways.
Ckurshumova W, Krogan NT, Marcos D, Caragea AE, Berleth T
Regulatory Systems controlling Plant Cell Axis formation, Stem Cell Specification and Plant Pathogen Defense
Principal investigators: Berleth, Thomas
Keywords: cell biology; signal transduction; developmental biology; plant stem cell biology; transcriptional regulation; plant pathogen interaction; cell polarity; functional genomics; arthropod biology; plant and animal tissue imaging
Regulatory Systems Controlling Plant Cell Axis Formation and Regenerative Stem Cell Formation
Principal investigators: Berleth, Thomas
Genetic strategies to reveal system properties of patterning processes
Principal investigators: Berleth, Thomas
High-speed centrifuge
Principal investigators: Goring, Daphne
Non-invasive microscopy for visualization of constituents in living plant cells
Principal investigators: Berleth, Thomas
Genetic control of Arabidopsis fibre properties
Principal investigators: Berleth, Thomas
Molecular and genetic analysis of plant cell axis formation and organogenesis
Principal investigators: Berleth, Thomas
Molecular and genetic analysis of plant cell axis formation and organogenesis
Principal investigators: Berleth, Thomas
Refrigerated multipurpose centrifuge for plant molecular biology
Principal investigators: Berleth, Thomas
Microscope equipment for plant gene expression and anatomical analysis
Principal investigators: Berleth, Thomas
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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