Growth and Development of higher plants

Willems G., Godé C., Verbruggen N. and Saumitou-Laprade P. Quantitative Trait Loci mapping of zinc tolerance in the metallophyte Arabidopsis halleri ssp. halleri. Genetics 176: 659-674 (2007)

Courbot M., Willems G., Motte P., Arvidsson S., Saumitou-Laprade P. and Verbruggen N. The major QTL for Cd tolerance in Arabidopsis halleri co-localizes with HMA4, a gene encoding a heavy metal ATPase. Plant Physiology, 144: 1052-65. (2007)

Muller L.A.H., Craciun A., Lambaerts M., Verbruggen N., Vangronsveld J. and Colpaert J.V. cDNA-AFLP reveals considerable variation in gene expression profiles between heavy metal tolerant and nontolerant Suillus luteus isolates. Mycorrhiza, 17: 571-580 (2007)

Hermans C., Hammond J.P., Verbruggen N. and White P.J. Response to Andrews et al.: correlations and causality. Trends in Plant Science, 12: 532-533 (2007)

Hermans C. and Verbruggen N. Proline accumulation in plants: a review. Amino Acids 35(4): 753-759 (2008) (F.I 2,78)

Hermans C. and Verbruggen N. Enhancement of magnesium content in plants by exploiting ionomics and transcriptomics. In Dietary Magnesium: New Research A.W. Yardley editor, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-1-60692-109-8 (2008)

Verbruggen N., Hermans C. and Schat H. Molecular mechanisms of metal hyperaccumulation and tolerance in plants. New Phytologist 181: 759-776 (2009)

Faucon M-P, Colinet G., Mahy G., Ngongo Luhembwe M., Verbruggen N. and Meerts P. Soil influence on Cu and Co uptake and plant size in the cuprophytes Crepidorhopalon perennis and C tenuis (Scrophulariaceae) in SC Africa. Plant and Soil 317:201-212 (2009)

Krznaric E, Verbruggen N, Weversa J.H.L, Carleerb R, Vangronsveld J and Colpaert J. Cd-tolerant Suillus luteus: A fungal insurance for pines exposed to Cd. Environmental Pollution 157: 1581-1588 (2009)

Verbruggen N., Hermans C. and Schat H. Mechanisms to cope with arsenic or cadmium excess in plants. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 12: 1–9 (2009)

Chipeng F.K., Hermans C., Colinet G., Faucon M-P, Ngongo M., Meerts P. and Verbruggen N. Copper tolerance in the cuprophyte Haumaniastrum katangense (S. Moore) P.A. Duvign. & Plancke. Plant and Soil, 328: 235-244 (2009)

Verbruggen N. and Leduc D. Potential of plant genetic engineering for phytoremediation of toxic trace elements. In Phytotechnologies solutions for sustainable land management, [Ed.Tomas Vanek], in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2009)

Hermans C, Vuylsteke M, Craciun A, Inzé D and Verbruggen N. The early transcriptomic changes induced by magnesium deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana reveal the perturbation of the circadian clock in roots and the triggering of ABA-responsive genes. New Phytologist, 187: 119- 131 (2010)

Hermans C., Vuylsteke M., Coppens F., Cristescu SM., Harren FJ., Inzé D. and Verbruggen N. System analysis of the responses to long term magnesium deficiency and restoration in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist, 187: 132 -144 (2010)

Cubaka A.K., Cornu B, van Vliet F, Mergeay M, Lumbu Simbi JB, Droogmans L, Vander Wauven C and Verbruggen N. Diversity of endophytic bacteria from the cuprophytes Haumaniastrum katangense and Crepidorhopalon tenuis. Plant and Soil, 334, 461-75 (2010)

Hermans C., Porco S., Verbruggen N. and Bush D.Chitinase-like protein CTL1 plays a role in the root system plasticity in response to multiple environmental signals. Plant Physiology, 152: 904-917 (2010)

Lequeux H., Hermans C., Lutts S. and Verbruggen N. Response to copper excess in Arabidopsis thaliana: impact on the root system architecture, hormone distribution, lignin accumulation and mineral profile. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 48, 673-682 (2010)

Frérot H., Faucon M-P., Willems G., Godé C., Courseaux A., Darracq A., Verbruggen N. and Saumitou-Laprade P. Genetic architecture of zinc hyperaccumulation in Arabidopsis halleri: the essential role of QTL x environment interactions. New Phytologist, 187 (2) 355–367 (2010)

Willems G., Frérot H., Gennen J., Salis P., Saumitou-Laprade P. and Verbruggen N. Quantitative Trait Loci analysis of mineral element concentrations in an Arabidopsis halleri x Arabidopsis lyrata petraea F2 progeny grown on cadmium contaminated soil. New Phytologist, 187 (2) 368-79 (2010)

Ruytinx J., Craciun A., Verstraelen K., Vangronsveld J., Colpaert J. and Verbruggen N. Transcriptome analysis by cDNA-AFLP on Suillus luteus Cd-tolerant and Cd-sensitive isolates. Mycorrhiza 21, 145-154 (2011)

Meyer C-L., Peisker D., Courbot M., Craciun A., Cazale A-C, Desgain D., Schat H., Clemens S. and Verbruggen N.Isolation and characterization of Arabidopsis halleri and Thlaspi caerulescens phytochelatin synthases. Planta 234 (1) 83-95 (2011)

Hermans C, Chen J, Coppens F, Inzé D and Verbruggen N (2011) Low magnesium status in plants enhances tolerance to cadmium exposure. New Phytologist 192(2): 428-36

Hermans C., Porco S., Vandenbussche F, Gille S, De Pessemier J, Van Der Straeten D, Verbruggen N*. and Bush D* (2011) Dissecting the role of CTL1 in nitrate-dependent changes in root architecture. Plant Physiology, (in press) DOI:10.1104/pp.111.18146