Publications of M. Stitt

Nielsen, T. H.; Stitt, M.: Tobacco transformants with strongly decreased expression of pyrophosphate: fructose-6-phosphate expression in the base of their young growing leaves contain much higher levels of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate but no major changes in fluxes. Planta 214 (1), pp. 106 - 116 (2001)

Geigenberger, P.; Stitt, M.: Diurnal changes in sucrose, nucleotides, starch synthesis and AGPS transcript in growing potato tubers that are suppressed by decreased expression of sucrose phosphate synthase. Plant Journal 23 (6), pp. 795 - 806 (2000)

Hurry, V.; Strand, A.; Furbank, R.; Stitt, M.: The role of inorganic phosphate in the development of freezing tolerance and the acclimatization of photosynthesis to low temperature is revealed by the pho mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 24 (3), pp. 383 - 396 (2000)

Klein, D.; Morcuende, R.; Stitt, M.; Krapp, A.: Regulation of nitrate reductase expression in leaves by nitrate and nitrogen metabolism is completely overridden when sugars fall below a critical level. Plant, Cell & Environment 23 (8), pp. 863 - 871 (2000)

Scheible, W.-R.; Krapp, A.; Stitt, M.: Reciprocal diurnal changes of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase expression and cytosolic pyruvate kinase, citrate synthase and NADP-isocitrate dehydrogenase expression regulate organic acid metabolism during nitrate assimilation in tobacco leaves. Plant Cell and Environment 23 (11), pp. 1155 - 1168 (2000)

Strand, A.; Zrenner, R.; Trevanion, S.; Stitt, M.; Gustafsson, P.; Gardestroem, P.: Decreased expression of two key enzymes in the sucrose biosynthesis pathway, cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and sucrose phosphate synthase, has remarkably different consequences for photosynthetic carbon metabolism in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 23 (6), pp. 759 - 770 (2000)

Geigenberger, P.; Mueller-Roeber, B.; Stitt, M.: Contribution of adenosine 5 '-diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase to the control of starch synthesis is decreased by water stress in growing potato tubers. Planta 209 (3), pp. 338 - 345 (1999)

Geigenberger, P.; Reimholz, R.; Deiting, U.; Sonnewald, U.; Stitt, M.: Decreased expression of sucrose phosphate synthase strongly inhibits the water stress-induced synthesis of sucrose in growing potato tubers. Plant Journal 19 (2), pp. 119 - 129 (1999)

Haake, V.; Geiger, M.; Walch-Liu, P.; Engels, C.; Zrenner, R.; Stitt, M.: Changes in aldolase activity in wild-type potato plants are important for acclimation to growth irradiance and carbon dioxide concentration, because plastid aldolase exerts control over the ambient rate of photosynthesis across a range of growth conditions. Plant Journal 17 (5), pp. 479 - 489 (1999)

Lepka, P.; Stitt, M.; Moll, E.; Seemueller, E.: Effect of phytoplasmal infection on concentration and translocation of carbohydrates and amino acids in periwinkle and tobacco. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 55 (1), pp. 59 - 68 (1999)

Loef, I.; Stitt, M.; Geigenberger, P.: Orotate leads to a specific increase in uridine nucleotide levels and a stimulation of sucrose degradation and starch synthesis in discs from growing potato tubers. Planta 209 (3), pp. 314 - 323 (1999)

Moorhead, G.; Douglas, P.; Cotelle, V.; Harthill, J.; Morrice, N.; Meek, S.; Deiting, U.; Stitt, M.; Scarabel, M.; Aitken, A. et al.; MacKintosh, C.: Phosphorylation-dependent interactions between enzymes of plant metabolism and 14-3-3 proteins. Plant Journal 18 (1), pp. 1 - 12 (1999)

Stitt, M.; Krapp, A.: The interaction between elevated carbon dioxide and nitrogen nutrition: the physiological and molecular background [Review]. Plant, Cell & Environment 22 (6), pp. 583 - 621 (1999)

Strand, A.; Hurry, V.; Henkes, S.; Huner, N.; Gustafsson, P.; Gardestroem, P.; Stitt, M.: Acclimation of Arabidopsis leaves developing at low temperatures. Increasing cytoplasmic volume accompanies increased activities of enzymes in the Calvin cycle and in the sucrose-biosynthesis pathway. Plant Physiology 119 (4), pp. 1387 - 1397 (1999)

Toroser, D.; McMichael, R.; Krause, K.-P.; Kurreck, J.; Sonnewald, U.; Stitt, M.; Huber, S. C.: Site-directed mutagenesis of serine 158 demonstrates its role in spinach leaf sucrose-phosphate synthase modulation. Plant Journal 17 (4), pp. 407 - 413 (1999)

Trethewey, R. N.; Riesmeier, J. W.; Willmitzer, L.; Stitt, M.; Geigenberger, P.: Tuber-specific expression of a yeast invertase and a bacterial glucokinase in potato leads to an activation of sucrose phosphate synthase and the creation of a sucrose futile cycle. Planta 208 (2), pp. 227 - 238 (1999)

Deiting, U.; Zrenner, R.; Stitt, M.: Similar Temperature Requirement for Sugar Accumulation and for the Induction of New Forms of Sucrose Phosphate Synthase and Amylase in Cold-Stored Potato Tubers. Plant, Cell & Environment 21 (2), pp. 127 - 138 (1998)

Geigenberger, P.; Geiger, M.; Stitt, M.: High-temperature perturbation of starch synthesis is attributable to inhibition of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase by decreased levels of glycerate-3-phosphate in growing potato tubers. Plant Physiology 117 (4), pp. 1307 - 1316 (1998)

Geigenberger, P.; Hajirezaei, M.-R.; Geiger, M.; Deiting, U.; Sonnewald, U.; Stitt, M.: Overexpression of pyrophosphatase leads to increased sucrose degradation and starch synthesis, increased activities of enzymes for sucrose-starch interconversions, and increased levels of nucleotides in growing potato tubers. Planta 205 (3), pp. 428 - 437 (1998)

Geiger, M.; Stitt, M.; Geigenberger, P.: Metabolism in slices from growing potato tubers responds differently to addition of sucrose and glucose. Planta 206 (2), pp. 234 - 244 (1998)