Selected publications
1. Schäfer M, Malacrinò A, Walcher C, Spaak P, Serwaty-Sárazová M, Käser S, Bulas T, Dambone-Bösch C, Dexter E, Hottinger K, Böttner L, Vorburger C, Ebert E, & Xu S, Aphid herbivory on macrophytes drives adaptive evolution in an aquatic community via indirect effects. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2025, 122 (34) Link.
2. Li J, Halitschke R, Li D, Paetz C, Su H, Heiling S, Xu S*, Baldwin IT*: Controlled hydroxylations of diterpenoids allow for plant chemical defense without autotoxicity. Science 2021, 371(6526):255-260. Link
3. Xu S*, Stapley J, Gablenz S, Boyer J, Appenroth KJ, Sree KS, Gershenzon J, Widmer A, Huber M*: Low genetic variation is associated with low mutation rate in the giant duckweed. Nat Commun 2019, 10:1243. Link
4. Xu S*, Kreitzer C, McGale E, Lackus ND, Guo H, Kollner TG, Schuman MC, Baldwin IT, Zhou WW*: Allelic differences of clustered terpene synthases contribute to correlated intraspecific variation of floral and herbivory-induced volatiles in a wild tobacco. New Phytol 2020, 228(3):1083-1096. Link
5. Xu S*#, Brockmöller T*#, Navarro-Quezada A, Kuhl H, Gase K, Ling ZH, Zhou WW, Kreitzer C, Stanke M, Tang HB et al & Baldwin IT*: Wild tobacco genomes reveal the evolution of nicotine biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2017, 114(23):6133-6138. Link
6. Zhou W, Kugler A, McGale E, Haverkamp A, Knaden M, Guo H, Beran F, Yon F, Li R, Lackus N et al & Xu S*: Tissue-specific emission of (E)-alpha-bergamotene helps resolve the dilemma when pollinators are also herbivores. Curr Biol 2017, 27(9):1336-1341. Link
#: equal contribution
*: corresponding author