Rochus Franke

12.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Rochus Franke is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rochus Franke has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Plant Science, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rochus Franke's work include Plant Surface Properties and Treatments (46 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (32 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (14 papers). Rochus Franke is often cited by papers focused on Plant Surface Properties and Treatments (46 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (32 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (14 papers). Rochus Franke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Rochus Franke's co-authors include Lukas Schreiber, Christiane Nawrath, Kosala Ranathunge, Alexander Yephremov, Clint Chapple, Franck Pinot, Niko Geldner, Andréa Faust, René Höfer and Asaph Aharoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rochus Franke

62 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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Casparian strip diffusion barrier in Arabidopsis is made of a lignin polymer without suberin

2012 369 citations Sadaf Naseer, Yuree Lee et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Temperature-dependent polar lignification of a seed coat suberin layer promoting dormancy in Arabidopsis thaliana 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Anne Utz‐Pugin, Kay Gully, (unknown), Julia Holbein, Mayumi Iwasaki, (unknown), (unknown), Marie Barberon, Rochus Franke, Christiane Nawrath, Sylvain Loubéry, Luis Lopez‐Molina	4
2	Spatio-temporal control of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis by inducible complementation of a cinnamate 4-hydroxylase mutant 2021 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Jeongim Kim, (unknown), Nicholas D. Bonawitz, Rochus Franke, Clint Chapple	42
3	Coordination between microbiota and root endodermis supports plant mineral nutrient homeostasis 2020 ·Science ·Isai Salas-González, Guilhem Reyt, Paulina Flis, Valéria Custódio, David Gopaulchan, Niokhor Bakhoum, Tristan P. Dew, Kiran Suresh, Rochus Franke, Jeffery L. Dangl, David E. Salt, Gabriel Castrillo	173
4	Surveillance of cell wall diffusion barrier integrity modulates water and solute transport in plants 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Peng Wang, Mónica Calvo‐Polanco, Guilhem Reyt, Marie Barberon, (unknown), Véronique Santoni, Christophe Maurel, Rochus Franke, Karin Ljung, Ondřej Novák, Niko Geldner, Yann Boursiac, David E. Salt	64
5	The Root Cap Cuticle: A Cell Wall Structure for Seedling Establishment and Lateral Root Formation 2019 ·Cell ·Alice Berhin, Damien De Bellis, Rochus Franke, Rafael Andrade Buono, Moritz K. Nowack, Christiane Nawrath	117
6	Cell wall composition and penetration resistance against the fungal pathogenColletotrichum higginsianumare affected by impaired starch turnover in Arabidopsis mutants 2016 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Timo Engelsdorf, (unknown), Jörg Hofmann, Christine Schmitt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rochus Franke, Sivakumar Pattathil, Lars M. Voll	35
7	Casparian strip diffusion barrier in Arabidopsis is made of a lignin polymer without suberin breakdown → 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sadaf Naseer, Yuree Lee, Catherine Lapierre, Rochus Franke, Christiane Nawrath, Niko Geldner	369
8	Defective Pollen Wall Is Required for Anther and Microspore Development in Rice and Encodes a Fatty Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase 2011 ·The Plant Cell ·Jing Shi, Hexin Tan, Xiaohong Yu, (unknown), Wanqi Liang, Kosala Ranathunge, Rochus Franke, Lukas Schreiber, Yujiong Wang, (unknown), John Shanklin, Hong Mā, Dabing Zhang	215
9	Mutation in Wilted Dwarf and Lethal 1 (WDL1) causes abnormal cuticle formation and rapid water loss in rice 2010 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Jongjin Park, Ping Jin, Jinmi Yoon, (unknown), Hee Joong Jeong, Kosala Ranathunge, Lukas Schreiber, Rochus Franke, In-Jung Lee, Gynheung An	70
10	Specific accumulation of CYP94A1 transcripts after exposure to gaseous benzaldehyde: Induction of lauric acid ω-hydroxylase activity in Vicia sativa exposed to atmospheric pollutants 2010 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), Stéphane Le Calvé, (unknown), Vincent Sauveplane, Rochus Franke, Lukas Schreiber, Franck Pinot	3
11	The role of root apoplastic transport barriers in salt tolerance of rice (Oryza sativa L.) 2009 ·Planta ·Pannaga Krishnamurthy, Kosala Ranathunge, Rochus Franke, H. S. Prakash, Lukas Schreiber, M.K. Mathew	213
12	The Arabidopsis DSO/ABCG11 Transporter Affects Cutin Metabolism in Reproductive Organs and Suberin in Roots 2009 ·Molecular Plant ·David Panikashvili, Jianxin Shi, Samuel Bocobza, Rochus Franke, Lukas Schreiber, Asaph Aharoni	151
13	CYP86B1 Is Required for Very Long Chainω-Hydroxyacid andα,ω-Dicarboxylic Acid Synthesis in Root and Seed Suberin Polyester 2009 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Vincent Compagnon, (unknown), Irène Benveniste, Denise Meyer, Hubert Schaller, Lukas Schreiber, Rochus Franke, Franck Pinot	169
14	CYP86A33 -Targeted Gene Silencing in Potato Tuber Alters Suberin Composition, Distorts Suberin Lamellae, and Impairs the Periderm's Water Barrier Function 2008 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Olga Serra, Marçal Soler, (unknown), Vincent Sauveplane, Franck Pinot, Rochus Franke, Lukas Schreiber, Salomé Prat, Marisa Molinas, Mercè Figueras	116
15	Characterization of a methyl jasmonate and wounding-responsive cytochrome P450 of Arabidopsis thaliana catalyzing dicarboxylic fatty acid formation in vitro 2007 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·Sylvie E. Kandel, Vincent Sauveplane, Vincent Compagnon, Rochus Franke, Yves Millet, Lukas Schreiber, Danièle Werck‐Reichhart, Franck Pinot	2
16	The Epidermis-Specific Extracellular BODYGUARD Controls Cuticle Development and Morphogenesis in Arabidopsis 2006 ·The Plant Cell ·Sergey Kurdyukov, Andréa Faust, Christiane Nawrath, (unknown), Derry Voisin, Nadia Efremova, Rochus Franke, Lukas Schreiber, Heinz Saedler, Jean‐Pierre Métraux, Alexander Yephremov	228
17	Cuticular wax deposition in growing barley (Hordeum vulgare) leaves commences in relation to the point of emergence of epidermal cells from the sheaths of older leaves 2005 ·Planta ·Andrew D. Richardson, Rochus Franke, Gerhard Kerstiens, (unknown), Lukas Schreiber, Wieland Fricke	65
18	The ArabidopsisREF8 gene encodes the 3‐hydroxylase of phenylpropanoid metabolism 2002 ·The Plant Journal ·Rochus Franke, John M. Humphreys, Matthew R. Hemm, Jeff W. Denault, Max O. Ruegger, Joanne C. Cusumano, Clint Chapple	237
19	Low-molecular-weight precursors for defense-related cell wall hydroxycinnamoyl esters in elicited parsley suspension cultures 1998 ·Plant Cell Reports ·Rochus Franke, Stephen C. Fry, H. Kauss	21
20	Conditioning of Parsley (Petroselinum crispum L.) Suspension Cells Increases Elicitor-Induced Incorporation of Cell Wall Phenolics 1993 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·H. Kauss, Rochus Franke, (unknown), Uwe Conrath, Wolfgang Jeblick, Bernhard Grimmig, Ulrich Matern	86

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