Unit of Plant Molecular Cell Biology

Head of Unit
Prof. Dr. Ralph Panstruga
Institute for Biology I
Unit of Plant Molecular Cell Biology
Worringerweg 1
52056 Aachen
Germany
Tel. +49 (0)241 80 26655
Fax +49 (0)241 80 22637
e-mail: panstruga@bio1.rwth-aachen.de

Building (5)42A, room 211 (map) (directions)

Office hours (student issues):
Upon request

Office hours secretariat (Ms. Katrin Wysgol):
Monday and Tuesday 11:00 h-15:00 h
Wednesday 08:00-11:00 h
Friday 11:00-13:30 h
Tel. + 49 (0)241 80 26633

      

Latest Publications   Latest Publications   Latest Publications

Spiller, L., Zhang, L., Gerra, S., Stoppe, C., Scheiermann, P., Calandra, T., Lolis, E., Panstruga, R., Bernhagen, J.,
and Hoffmann, A. 2025.
Synergistic enhancement of MIF-mediated acute lung injury by its plant ortholog MDL1 in vivo.
FASEB Journal 39: e70489.

Sabelleck, B., Deb, S., Levecque, S. C. J., Freh, M., Reinstädler, A., Spanu, P. D., Thordal-Christensen, H.,
and Panstruga, R. 2025.
A powdery mildew core effector protein targets the host endosome tethering complexes HOPS and CORVET in barley.
Plant Physiology 197: kiaf067.

Thieron, H., Krassini, L., Kwon, S., Fricke, S., Nasfi, S., Oberkofler, L., Ruf, A., Kehr, J., Kogel, K.-H., Weiberg, A.,
Feldbrügge, M., Robatzek, S., and Panstruga, R. 2024.
Practical advice for Extracellular Vesicle isolation in plant-microbe interactions: Concerns, considerations and conclusions.
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles 13: e70022.

Ruf, A., Thieron, H., Nasfi, S., Lederer, B., Fricke, S., Adeshara, T., Postma, J., Blumenkamp, P., Kwon, S., Brinkrolf,
K., Feldbrügge, M., Goesmann, A., Kehr, J., Steinbrenner, J., Šečić, E., Göhre, V., Weiberg, A., Kogel, K.-H.,
Panstruga, R., and Robatzek, S. 2024.
Broad-scale phenotyping in Arabidopsis reveals varied involvement of RNA interference across diverse plant-microbe
interactions.
Plant Direct 8: e70017.

Kusch, S., Frantzeskakis, L., Lassen, B. D., Kümmel, F., Pesch, L., Barsoum, M., Walden, K. D.,  and Panstruga, R.
2024.
A fungal plant pathogen overcomes mlo-mediated broad-spectrum disease resistance by rapid gene loss.
New Phytologist 264: 962-979.

Kusch, S., Qian, J., Loos, A., Kümmel, F., Spanu, P. D., and Panstruga, R. 2024.
Long-term and rapid evolution in powdery mildew fungi.
Molecular Ecology 33: e16909.

Freh, M., Reinstädler, A., Neumann, K. D., Neumann, U., and Panstruga, R. 2024.
The development of pleiotropic phenotypes in powdery mildew-resistant barley and Arabidopsis thaliana mlo
mutants is linked to nitrogen availability.
Plant, Cell & Environment 47: 2362-2376.

Huebbers, J. W., Caldarescu, G. A., Kubátova, Z, Sabol, P., Levecque, S. C. J., Kuhn, H., Kulich, I., Reinstädler,
A., Büttgen, K., Manga-Robles, A., Mélida, H., Pauly, M., Panstruga, R.*, and Žárský, V.* 2024.
Interplay of EXO70 and MLO proteins modulates trichome cell wall composition and powdery mildew susceptibility.
Plant Cell 36: 1007-1035.
(* co-corresponding authors).