Günter Theißen

The paper analyzes the correlation between codon degeneracy and amino acid frequencies across genetic codes, revealing consistent patterns of over- and underrepresentation of amino acids across domains of life.

The paper investigates how parental and germination temperatures affect molecular and morphological responses in dimorphic diaspores of Aethionema arabicum, identifying gene expression and hormonal differences that regulate dormancy and germination.

The paper reviews how MIKCC-type MADS-domain transcription factors recognize target genes through different mechanisms, including dimer formation and heterotetramer binding to CArG-boxes.

The paper investigates the evolutionary origin of floral quartet complexes in plants, showing that MIKCC-type genes evolved tetramerization interfaces through exon duplication, enabling distinct regulatory networks.

This study identifies a conserved leucine zipper-like motif in SEPALLATA-like MADS-domain proteins that enables tetramerization, essential for flower development regulation.