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Comparative analysis of volatiles emitted from tomato and pepper plants in response to infection by two whiteflies transmitted persistent viruses (2022). Ghosh, S. Didi-Cohen, S. Cna’ani, A. Kontsedalov, S. Lebedev, G. Tzin, V. and Ghanim, M. insects 13 (9) 840

https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13090840

Bumblebee attraction to Matthiola livida flowers is altered by combined water stress and insect herbivory (2022). Salman, N.A.I. Cna’ani, A. Tzin, V. and Seifan, M. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 170: 666– 680. 

https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13201

 

The transcription factor TaMYB31 regulates the benzoxazinoid biosynthetic pathway in wheat (2022). Batyrshina, Z. Shavit, R. Yaakov, B. Bocobza, S. and Tzin, V. Journal of Experimental Botany 73 (16) 5634–5649

tps://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac204

 

Characterizing serotonin biosynthesis in Setaria viridis leaves and its effect on aphids (2022). Dangol, A. Shavit, R. Yaakov, B. Strickler, SR. Jander, G. and Tzin, V. Plant Molecular Biology 1-17 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11103-021-01239-4

 

The wheat dioxygenase BX6 is involved in the formation of benzoxazinoids in planta and contributes to plant defense against insect herbivores (2022). Shavit, R. Batyrshina, Z. Yaakov, B. Florean, M. Köllner, GT. and Tzin, V.  Plant Science. 111171 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111171

 

Oil pollution affects the central metabolism of keystone Vachellia (Acacia) trees (2021). Ferrante, M. Dangol, A. Didi-Cohen, S. Winter, G. Tzin, V. and Segoli, M. Sustainability 13(12), 6660  https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126660

 

The effectiveness of physical and chemical defense responses of wild emmer wheat against aphids depends on leaf position and genotype (2021). Singh, A. Dilkes, B. Sela, H. and Tzin, V. Frontiers in Plant Science 12:667820   https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.667820

 

Phylogeny and abiotic conditions shape the diel floral emission patterns of desert Brassicaceae species (2021) Cna’ani, A. Dener, E. Been-Zeev, E. Günther, J. Köllner, GT. Tzin, V. and Seifan, M. Plant, Cell and Enviroment 1-16 

https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14045

Tomato cultivars resistant or susceptible to spider mites differ in their biosynthesis and metabolic profile of the monoterpenoid pathway (2021) Weinblum, N. Cna’ani, A. Yaakov, B. Sadeh, A. Avraham, L. Opatovsky, I, and Tzin, V. frontiers in Plant Science 12 (630155)

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.630155

Variation between three Eragrostis tef accessions in defense responses to Rhopalosiphum padi aphid infestation. (2020) Gyan, MN. Yaakov, B. Weinblum, N. Singh, A. Cna'ani, A. Ben-Zeev, S. Saranga, Y. and Tzin, V. frontiers in Plant Science 11 (593483)

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.598483/abstract

Plant breeding involving genetic engineering does not result in unacceptable unintended effects in rice relative to conventional cross‐breeding. (2020) Liu, Q. Yang, X. Tzin, V. Peng, Y. Romeis, J. and Li, Y. The Plant Journal

27;103(6):2236-2249

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tpj.14895

 

The combined impacts of wheat spatial position and phenology on cereal aphid abundance. (2020) Batyrshina, SZ, Yaakov, B. Cna'ani, A. Rozenberg, T.  Seifan, M. and Tzin V PeerJ. e9142

https://peerj.com/articles/9142/

Nitrogen deprivation-induced production of volatile organic compounds in the arachidonic-acid-accumulating microalga Lobosphaera incisa underpins their role as ROS scavengers and chemical messengers (2020) Kumari, P. Cna'ani, A. Didi-Cohen, S. Tzin, V. and Khoozin-Goldberg, I. 

Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:410

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00410/full

Comparative transcriptomic and metabolic analysis of wild and domesticated wheat genotypes reveals differences in chemical and physical defense responses against aphids. (2020) Batyrshina, SZ, Yaakov, B. Shavit, R. Singh, A. and Tzin V BMC Plant Biology. 20(19)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-2214-z

Integrated metabolomics identifies CYP72A67 and CYP72A68 oxidases in the biosynthesis of Medicago truncatula oleanate sapogenins. (2019) Tzin, V. Snyder, JH. Yang, DS. Huhman, DV. Watson, BS. Allen, SN. Tang, Y. Miettinen, K. Arendt, P. Pollier, J. Goossens, A. and Sumner, LW. Metabolomics. 15(85)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11306-019-1542-1

 

Cereal aphids differently affect benzoxazinoid levels in durum wheat. (2018) Shavit, R. Batyrshina, SZ. Dotan, N. and Tzin, V. Plos One. 13(12)

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0208103

 

Exploring the metabolic variation between domesticated and wild tetraploid wheat genotypes in response to corn leaf aphid infestation (2018) Chandrasekhar, KShavit, R. Distelfeld, A. Christensen, S.A. and Tzin, V. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 13:6, e1486148

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15592324.2018.1486148 

 

Maize carbohydrate partitioning defective impacts carbohydrate distribution, callose accumulation, and phloem function (2018) Julius, B.T. Slewinski, TL. Baker, R.F. Tzin, V. Zhou, S. Bihmidine, S. Jander, G. and Braun. D.M. Journal of Experimental Botany. 69 (16) 3917-3931

https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jxb/ery203/5006194

 

Indole is an essential molecule for plant interactions with herbivores and pollinators.

Cna’ani, A. Seifan, M.  and Tzin, V. (2018) Journal of Plant Biology and Crop Research. 1(1)1003

http://meddocsonline.org/journal-of-plant-biology-and-crop-research/Indole-is-an-essential-molecule-for-plant-interactions-with-herbivores-and-pollinators.pdf

 

A role for 9-lipoxygenases in maize defense against insect herbivory.

Woldemariam, MG. Ahern, KR. Jander. G and Tzin, V. (2018)  Plant Signaling & Behavior. 13:1, e1422462

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15592324.2017.1422462

 

Rapid defense responses in maize leaves induced by Spodoptera exigua caterpillar feeding.

Tzin, V. Hojo, Y. Strickler, SR. Bartsch, LJ. Archer, CM. Ahern, KR. Christensen, SA. Galis, I. Mueller, LA. and Jander. G. (2017) Journal of Experimental Botany. 68 (16), 4709–4723

https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erx274

 

A global co-expression network approach for connecting genes to specialized metabolic pathways in plants. Wisecaver, JH. Borowsky, AT. Tzin, V. Jander, G. Kliebenstein, D. and Rokas, A. (2017) Plant Cell. doi:10.1105/tpc.17.00009

http://www.plantcell.org/content/early/2017/04/13/tpc.17.00009.full.pdf+html

 

Combined transcriptome and metabolome analyses to understand the dynamic responses of rice plants to attack by the rice stem borer Chilo suppressalis. (2016). Liu, Q. Wang*, X. Tzin, V. Romeis, J. Peng, Y. and Li, Y. BMC Plant Biology. 16 (1), 259

https://bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12870-016-0946-6

 

Metabolic engineering of the phenylpropanoid and its primary, precursor pathway to enhance the flavor of fruits and the aroma of flowers. Peled-Zehavi, H. Qingjun Xie, Q. Oliva, M. Tzin, V. Oren-Shamir, M. Aharoni, A and Galili, G. (2015) Bioengineering. 2(4), 204-2 (Review)

http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/2/4/204

 

Dynamic maize responses to aphid feeding are revealed by a time series of transcriptomic and metabolomic assays. Tzin, V. Fernandez-Pozo, N. Richter, A. Schmelz, EA. Schoettner, M. Schäfer, M. Ahern, KR. Meihls, LN. Kaur, H. Huffaker, A. Mori, N. Degenhardt, J. Mueller, L.A. and Jander, G. (2015). Plant Physiology. 169(3) 1727-1743 

http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/169/3/1727.long

 

Alteration of plant primary metabolism in response to insect herbivory. Zhou, S.* Lou, YR.* Tzin, V.* and Jander, G. (2015). Plant Physiology. 169(3) 1488-1498 (Review)

http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/169/3/1488

 

Genetic mapping shows intraspecific variation and transgressive segregation for caterpillar-induced aphid resistance in maize.  Tzin, V. Lindsay, PL. Christensen, SA. Meihls, LN. Blue, L., and Jander, G. (2015). Molecular Ecology. 24(22):5739-5750 (November Cover)

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.13418/pdf

 

Altered levels of aroma and volatiles by metabolic engineering of shikimate pathway genes in tomato fruits. Tzin, V.** Rogachev, I. Meir, S. Moyal Ben Zvi, M. Masci, T. Vainstein, A. Aharoni, A. and Galili, G. (2015) AIMS Bioengineering. 2(2): 75-92

http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/bioeng.2015.2.75/fulltext.html

 

RNA interference against gut osmoregulatory genes in phloem-feeding insects. Tzin, V.* Yang, X.* Jing, X. Zhang, K. Jander, G. and Douglas, EA. (2015). Journal of Insect Physiology. 79: 105–112 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022191015001250

 

Regulation of primary plant metabolism during plant-pathogen interactions and its contribution to plant defense. (2014) Rojas, CM. Tzin, V. Senthil-Kumar, M. and Mysore, KS. Frontiers in Plant-Microbe Interaction  fpls.2014.00017 

http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2014.00017/full

 

Extraction and Measurement the Activities of Cytosolic Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (PEPCK) and Plastidic NADP-dependent Malic Enzyme (ME) on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Osorio, S. Vallarino, JG. Szecowka, M. Ufaz, S. Tzin, V. Angelovici, R. Galili, G. and Fernie, AR. (2014). bio-protocol. May4;9 e1122 http://www.bio-protocol.org/e1122

 

Near-isogenic lines for measuring phenotypic effects of DIMBOA-Glc methyltransferase activity in maize. Mijares, V. Meihls, L. Jander, G. and Tzin, V.** (2013). Plant Signaling and Behavior. Oct 29;9(1).

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.4161/psb.26779

 

Tomato fruits expressing a bacterial feedback-insensitive 3-deoxy-d- arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase of the shikimate pathway possess enhanced levels of multiple specialized metabolites and upgraded aroma.  Tzin, V. Rogachev, I. Meir, S. Moyal Ben Zvi, M. Masci, T. Vainstein, A. Aharoni, A. and Galili, G. (2013). Journal of Experimental Botany. 64 (14): 4441-4452.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24006429

 

Alteration of the interconversion of pyruvate and malate in the plastid or cytosol of ripening tomato fruit invoke diverse consequences on sugar, yet similar effects on cellular organic acid, metabolism and transitory starch accumulation. Osorio, S. Vallarino, JG. Szecowka, M. Ufaz, S. Tzin, V. Angelovici, R. Galili, G. and Fernie, AR. (2013).

Plant Physiology. 161(2):628-643.

http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/161/2/628.short

 

Shikimate pathway and aromatic amino acid biosynthesis. Tzin, V. Galili, G. and Aharoni, A. (2012). eLS. DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0001315.pub2. 

http://www.els.net/WileyCDA/ElsArticle/refId-a0001315.html

 

Deciphering energy-associated gene networks operating in the response of Arabidopsis plants to stress and nutritional cues. Avin-Wittenberg, T. Tzin, V. Angelovici, R. Less, H. and Galili, G. (2012). Plant Journal. 70: 954–966. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2012.04926.x/full

 

Expression of a bacterial feedback-insensitive DAHP synthase of the shikimate pathway in Arabidopsis elucidates potential metabolic bottlenecks between primary and secondary metabolism. Tzin, V. Malitsky, S. Moyal Ben Zvi, M. Bedair, M. Sumner, L. Aharoni, A. and Galili, G. (2012). New Phytologist. 194(2):430-439

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04052.x/abstract

 

A friend in need is a friend indeed: Understanding stress-associated transcriptional networks of plant metabolism using cliques of coordinately expressed genes. Avin-Wittenberg, T. Tzin, V. Less, H. Angelovici, R. and Galili, G. (2011). Plant Signaling and Behavior. 6: 1294-1296.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/psb.6.9.16567

 

Coordinated gene networks regulating Arabidopsis plant metabolism in response to various stresses and nutritional cues. Less, H. Angelovici, R. Tzin, V. and Galili, G. (2011). Plant Cell. 23 (4):1264-1271.

http://www.plantcell.org/content/23/4/1264.long

 

New insights into the shikimate and aromatic amino acids biosynthesis pathways in plants. Tzin, V. and Galili, G. (2010). Molecular Plant. 3 (6): 956-972. (Review)

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674205214605475?via%3Dihub

 

Principal transcriptional regulation and genome-wide system interactions of the Asp-family and aromatic amino acid networks of amino acid metabolism in plants. Hadar, H. Angelovici, R. Tzin, V. and Galili, G. (2010). Amino Acids. 39 (4):1023-1028 (Review)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00726-010-0566-7

 

The biosynthetic pathways for shikimate and aromatic amino acids in Arabidopsis thaliana. Tzin, V. and Galili, G. (2010). The Arabidopsis Book. 8. e0132 (Review)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244902/

 

Expression of a bacterial bi-functional chorismate mutase/prephenate dehydratase modulates primary and secondary metabolism associated with aromatic amino acids in Arabidopsis. Tzin, V. Malitsky, S. Aharoni, A. and Galili, G. (2009). Plant Journal. 60 (1):156-167.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.03945.x/epdf

 

Lead accumulation in the aquatic fern Azolla filiculoide. Oren Benaroya, R. Tzin, V. Tel-Or, E. and Zamski, E. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. (2004). L 42 (7-8): 639-645.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0981942804000592

 

Patents

Transgenic plants having altered DAHP synthase activity. Galili, G. Aharoni, A. Tzin, V. Malitsky, S. and Rogachev, I. (2010). Application number: PCT/IL2011/000535

Transgenic plants having altered levels of aromatic amino acids and metabolites derivatives. Galili, G. Tzin, V. Aharoni, A. and Malitsky, S. 2008. Application number: PCT/IL2008/001569

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