Researcher Portfolio
Meldau, Stefan
Department of Biochemistry, Prof. J. Gershenzon, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society, Department of Molecular Ecology, Prof. I. T. Baldwin, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society
Researcher Profile
Position: Department of Biochemistry, Prof. J. Gershenzon, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society
Position: Department of Molecular Ecology, Prof. I. T. Baldwin, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society
Additional IDs: IRIS: 2338
Researcher ID: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/persons/resource/persons4049
Publications
: Brütting, C., Crava, M. C., Schäfer, M., Schuman, M. C., Meldau, S., Adam, N., & Baldwin, I. T. (2018). Cytokinin transfer by a free-living mirid to Nicotiana attenuata recapitulates a strategy of endophytic insects. eLife, 7: e36268. doi:10.7554/eLife.36268. [PubMan] : Schuman, M. C., Meldau, S., Gaquerel, E., Diezel, C., McGale, E., Greenfield, S., & Baldwin, I. T. (2018). The active jasmonate JA-Ile regulates a specific subset of plant jasmonate-mediated resistance to herbivores in nature. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9: 789. doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00787. [PubMan] : Adam, N., Kallenbach, M., Meldau, S., Veit, D., van Dam, N., Baldwin, I. T., & Schuman, M. C. (2018). Functional variation in a key defense gene structures herbivore communities and alters plant performance. PLoS One, 13(6): e0197221. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0197221. [PubMan] : Brütting, C., Schäfer, M., Vanková, R., Gase, K., Baldwin, I. T., & Meldau, S. (2017). Changes in cytokinins are sufficient to alter developmental patterns of defense metabolites in Nicotiana attenuata. The Plant Journal, 89(1), 15-30. doi:10.1111/tpj.13316. [PubMan] : Herden, J., Meldau, S., Kim, S.-G., Kunert, G., Joo, Y., Baldwin, I. T., & Schuman, M. C. (2016). Shifting Nicotiana attenuata's diurnal rhythm does not alter its resistance to the specialist herbivore Manduca sexta. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 58(7), 656-668. doi:10.1111/jipb.12458. [PubMan] : Schäfer, M., Meza Canales, I. D., Navarro-Quezada, A., Brütting, C., Radomira, V., Baldwin, I. T., & Meldau, S. (2015). Cytokinin levels and signaling respond to wounding and the perception of herbivore elicitors in Nicotiana attenuata. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 57(2), 198-212. doi:10.1111/jipb.12227. [PubMan] : Schäfer, M., Meza Canales, I. D., Brütting, C., Baldwin, I. T., & Meldau, S. (2015). Cytokinin concentrations and CHASE-DOMAIN CONTAINING HIS KINASE 2 (NaCHK2)- and NaCHK3-mediated perception modulate herbivory-induced defense signaling and defenses in Nicotiana attenuata. New Phytologist, 207(3), 645-658. doi:10.1111/nph.13404. [PubMan] : Kästner, J., Himanshu, H., von Knorre, D., Baldwin, I. T., Erb, M., & Meldau, S. (2014). Salicylic acid, a plant defense hormone, is specifically secreted by a molluscan herbivore. PLoS One, 9(1): e86500. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086500. [PubMan] : Falk, K., Kästner, J., Bodenhausen, N., Schramm, K., Paetz, C., G. Vassão, D., Reichelt, M., von Knorre, D., Bergelson, J., Erb, M., Gershenzon, J., & Meldau, S. (2014). The role of glucosinolates and the jasmonic acid pathway in resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana against molluskan herbivores. Molecular Ecology, 23(5), 1188-1203. doi:10.1111/mec.12610. [PubMan] : Schäfer, M., Brütting, C., Gase, K., Reichelt, M., Baldwin, I. T., & Meldau, S. (2013). “Real time” genetic manipulation: a new tool for ecological field studies. The Plant Journal, 76(3), 506-518. doi:10.1111/tpj.12301. [PubMan] : Meldau, D. G., Meldau, S., Long, H. H., Underberg, S., Wünsche, H., & Baldwin, I. T. (2013). Dimethyl disulfide produced by the naturally associated Bacillus sp. B55 promotes Nicotiana attenuata growth by enhancing sulfur nutrition. The Plant Cell, 25(7), 2731-2747. doi:10.1105/tpc.113.114744. [PubMan] : Meldau, S., & Baldwin, I. T. (2013). Just in time: Circadian defense patterns and the optimal defense hypothesis. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 8(6): e24410. doi:10.4161/psb.24410. [PubMan] : Meldau, S., Ullmann-Zeunert, L., Govind, G., Bartram, S., & Baldwin, I. T. (2012). MAPK-dependent JA and SA signalling in Nicotiana attenuata affects plant growth and fitness during competition with conspecifics. BMC Plant Biology, 12: 213. doi:10.1186/1471-2229-12-213. [PubMan] : Erb, M., Meldau, S., & Howe, G. A. (2012). Role of phytohormones in insect-specific plant reactions. Trends in Plant Science, 17(5), 250-259. doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2012.01.003. [PubMan] : Meldau, S., Erb, M., & Baldwin, I. T. (2012). Defence on demand: Mechanisms behind optimal defence patterns. Annals of Botany, 110(8), 1503-1514. doi:10.1093/aob/mcs212. [PubMan] : Meldau, S. (2012). Early herbivory-induced responses in plants. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena. [PubMan] : Schäfer, M., Fischer, C., Baldwin, I. T., & Meldau, S. (2011). Grasshopper oral secretions increase salicylic acid and abscic acid levels in wounded leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 6(9), 1256-1258. doi:10.4161/psb.6.9.16552. [PubMan] : Meldau, S., Baldwin, I. T., & Wu, J. (2011). SGT1 regulates wounding- and herbivory-induced jasmonic acid accumulation and Nicotiana attenuata’s resistance to the specialist lepidopteran herbivore Manduca sexta. New Phytologist, 189, 1143-1156. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03558.x. [PubMan] : Meldau, S., Baldwin, I. T., & Wu, J. (2011). For security and stability: SGT1 in plant defense and development. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 6(10), 1479-1482. doi:10.4161/psb.6.10.17708. [PubMan] : Schäfer, M., Fischer, C., Meldau*, S., Seebald, E., Oelmüller, R., & Baldwin, I. T. (2011). Lipase activity in insect oral secretions mediates defense responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. * Corresponding author. Plant Physiology, 156(3), 1520-1534. doi:10.1104/pp.111.173567. [PubMan] : Ibáñez, A., Scharte, J., Bones, P., Pirkl, A., Meldau, S., Baldwin, I. T., Hillenkamp, F., Weis, E., & Dreisewerd, K. (2010). Rapid metabolic profiling of Nicotiana tabacum defense responses against Phytophthora nicotianae using direct infrared laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry and principal component analysis. Plant Methods, 6: 14. doi:10.1186/1746-4811-6-14. [PubMan] : Meldau, S., Wu, J., & Baldwin, I. (2009). Silencing two herbivory-activated MAP kinases, SIPK and WIPK, does not increase Nicotiana attenuata’s susceptibility to herbivores in the glasshouse and in nature. New Phytologist, 181, 161-173. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02645.x. [PubMan] : Wu, J., Hettenhausen, C., Meldau, S., & Baldwin, I. T. (2007). Herbivory rapidly activates MAPK signaling in attacked and unattacked leaf regions but not between leaves of Nicotiana attenuata. The Plant Cell, 19 (3), 1096-1122. doi:10.1105/tpc.106.049353. [PubMan] : Meldau, S. (2006). MAP kinase signaling mediate plant defense against herbivores. Diploma Thesis, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena. [PubMan]