Publications

• Clemens, S. Evolution and function of phytochelatin synthases. Journal of Plant Physiology . 163, 319-332 (2006)

• Clemens, S. Toxic metal accumulation, responses to exposure and mechanisms of tolerance in plants. Biochemie. (2006)

• Roth, U., von Roepenack-Lahaye & Clemens, S. Proteome changes in Arabidopsis thaliana roots upon exposure to Cd²⁺. J. Exp. Bot.. (2006)

• Sarret, G., Harada, E., Choi, Y.-E., Isaure, M.-P., Geoffroy, N., Fakra, S., Marcus, M. A., Birschwilks, M., Clemens, S. & Manceau, A. Trichomes of Tobacco Excrete Zinc as Zinc-Substituted Calcium Carbonate and other Zinc-Containing Compounds^1[W]. Plant Physiology . 141, 1021-1034 (2006)

• Weber, M., Trampczynska, A. & Clemens, S. Comparative transcriptome analysis of toxic metal responses in Arabidopsis thaliana and the Cd²⁺-hypertolerant facultative metallophyte Arabidospsis halleri. Plant, Cell and Environ . 29, 950-963 (2006)

• Krämer, U. & Clemens, S. Functions and Homeostasis of Zinc, Copper and Nickel in plants . In: Topics in Current Genetics 14. (Tamás, M., Martinoia, E., eds.) Springer. 215-271 (2005)

• Harada, E., von Roepenack-Lahaye, E. & Clemens, S. A cyanobacterial protein with similarity to phytochelatin synthases catalyzes the conversion of glutathione to g -glutamylcysteine and lacks phytochelatin synthase activity. Phytochemistry. 65, 3179-3185 (2004)

• von Roepenack-Lahaye, E., Degenkolb, T., Zerjeski, M., Franz, M., Roth, U., Wessjohann, L.A., Schmidt, J., Scheel, D. & Clemens, S. Profiling of Arabidopsis secondary metabolites by capillary liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Plant Physiology. 134, 548-559 (2004)

• Weber, M., Harada, E., Vess, C., von Roepenack-Lahaye, E. & Clemens, S., Comparative microarray analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis halleri roots identifies nicotianamine synthase, a ZIP transporter and other genes as potential metal hyperaccumulation factors. Plant Journal. 37, 269-281 (2004)

• Clemens, S. & Simm, C. Schizosaccharomyces pombe as a model for metal homeostasis in plant cells: the phytochelatin-dependent pathway is the main Cd detoxification mechanism. New Phytol.. 159, 323-329 (2003) - Abstract

• Clemens, S., Simm, C. & Maier, T. Heavy metal binding proteins and peptides. In: Polyamides and complex proteinaceous materials II. (Steinbüchel, A. & Fahnestock, S.R., eds.) Biopolymers, Wiley-VCH. 8, 255-288 (2003)

• Clemens, S., Thomine, S. & Schroeder, J.I. Molecular mechanisms that control plant tolerance to heavy metals and possible roles towards manipulating metal accumulation. In: Plant Biotechnology and Transgenic Plants. (Oksman-Caldentey, K.-M. & Barz, W., eds.) Plant Biotechnology and Transgenic Plants. 665-691 (2003)

• Maier, T., Yu, C., Küllertz, G. & Clemens, S. Lokalization and functional characterization of metal-binding sites in phytochelatin synthases. Planta. 218, 300-308 (2003)

• Markovic-Housley, Z., Degano, M., Lamba, D., von Roepenack-Lahaye, E., Clemens, S., Susani, M., Ferreira, F., Scheiner, O. & Breiteneder, H. Crystal structure of a hypoallergenic isoform of the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1 and its likely biological function as a plant steroid carrier. J. Mol. Biol.. 325, 123-133 (2003)

• Wysocki, R., Clemens, S., Augustyniak, D., Golik, P., Maciaszczyk, E., Tamás, M.J. & Dziadkowiec, D. Metalloid tolerance based on phytochelatins is not functionally equivalent to the arsenite transporter Acr3p. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.. 304, 293-300 (2003) - Abstract

• Bloss, T., Clemens, S. & Nies, D.H. Characterization of the ZAT1p zinc transporter from Arabidopsis thaliana in microbial model organisms and reconstituted proteoliposomes. Planta. 214, 783-791 (2002)

• Clemens, S., Bloss, T., Vess, C., Neumann, D., Nies, D.H. & zur Nieden, U. A transporter in the endoplasmic reticulum of Schizosaccharomyces pombe cells mediates zinc storage and differentially affects transition metal tolerance. J. Biol. Chem.. 277, 18215-18221 (2002) - Abstract

• Clemens, S., Palmgren M.G. & Krämer, U. A long way ahead: understanding and engineering plant metal accumulation. Trends Plant Sci.. 7, 309-315 (2002) - Abstract

• Cazalé, A.-C. & Clemens, S. Arabidopsis thaliana expresses a second functional phytochelatin synthase. FEBS Lett.. 507, 215-219 (2001) - Abstract

• Clemens, S. Molecular mechanisms of plant metal homeostasis and tolerance. Planta. 212, 475-486 (2001)

• Clemens, S. Developing tools for phytoremediation: towards a molecular understanding of plant metal tolerance and accumulation. Int. J. Occup. Med. Environm. Health. 14, 235-239 (2001) - Abstract

• Clemens, S., Schroeder, J.I. & Degenkolb, T. C. elegans expresses a functional phytochelatin synthase. Eur. J. Biochem.. 268, 3640-3643 (2001) - Abstract

• Bruns, I., Sutter, K., Neumann, D. & Krauss, G.-J. Glutathione accumulation – a specific response of mosses to heavy metal stress. (Brunold, C., eds.) Sulfur Nutrition and sulfur assimilation in higher plants., Paul Haupt. 389–391 (2000)

• Baizabal-Aguirre, V.M., Clemens, S., Uozumi, N. & Schroeder, J.I. Suppression of inward-rectifying K+ channels KAT1 and AKT2 by dominant negative point mutations in the KAT1 alpha-subunit. J. Membr. Biol.. 167, 119–125 (1999) - Abstract

• Bringezu, K., Lichtenberger, O., Leopold, I. & Neumann, D. Heavy metal tolerance of Silene vulgaris. J. Plant Physiol.. 154, 536–546 (1999)

• Clemens, S., Kim, E.J., Neumann, D. & Schroeder, J.I. Tolerance to toxic metals by a gene family of phytochelatin synthases from plants and yeast. EMBO J.. 18, 3325–3333 (1999) - Abstract

• Leopold, I., Günther, D., Schmidt, J. & Neumann, D. Phytoalexins and heavy metal tolerance. Phytochemistry. 50, 1323–1328 (1999)

• Neumann, D., Schwieger, W. & Lichtenberger, O. Accumulation of silicon in the monocotyledons Deschampsia caespitosa, Festuca lemannii and Schoenus nigricans. Plant Biology. 1, 290–298 (1999)

• Weiss, M., Schmidt, J., Neumann, D., Wray, V., Christ R., & Strack, D. Phenylpropanoids in mycorrhizas of the Pinaceae. Planta. 208, 491–502 (1999)

• Wollgiehn, R. & Neumann, D. Metal stress response and tolerance of cultured cells from Silene vulgaris and Lycopersicon peruvianum: Role of heat stress proteins. J. Plant Physiol.. 154, 547–553 (1999)

• Clemens, S., Antosiewicz, D.M., Ward, J.M., Schachtman, D.P., Schroeder, J.I. The plant cDNA LCT1 mediates the uptake of calcium and cadmium in yeast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A.. 95, 12043–12048 (1998) - Abstract