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De Storme
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Studie(s) en diploma's
Master in Bioscience Engineering with major on Agricultural Sciences (UGent)
Ph.D in Cellular and Genetic Engineering (UGent)
Huidige functieomschrijving
Professor aan de KU Leuven - Departement Biosystemen
Principle Investigator (PI) van het labo 'Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement'
Ervaring
Docent aan de KU Leuven voor de vakken 'Algemene Genetica', 'Veredeling en Biotechnologie', 'Toegepaste Plantenveredeling' en 'Applied Plant Biotechnology'
Wetenschapscommunicatie: auteur of co-auteur van meer dan 45 wetenschappelijke publicaties (A1 research papers) en 3 book chapters
Relevante Publicaties
Schinkel, C., Kirchheimer, B., Dullinger, S., Geelen, D., De Storme, N. and Hörandl, E. (2017). Pathways to polyploidy: indications of a female triploid bridge in the alpine species Ranunculus kuepferi (Ranunculaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 303(8), 1-16. IF: 1.24
Liu, B., De Storme, N. and Geelen, D. (2018). Cold-induced male meiotic restitution in Arabidopsis thaliana is not mediated by GA-DELLA signaling. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 91. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00091
Yuan, G., Ahootapeh, B.H., Komaki, S., Schnittger, A., Lillo, C., De Storme, N. and Geelen, D. (2018). PROTEIN PHOSHATASE 2A B’α and β maintain centromeric sister chromatid cohesion during meiosis in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 178(1), 317-328.
Corneillie, S., De Storme, N., Van Acker, R., Fangel, J.U., De Bruyne, M., De Rycke, R., Geelen, D., Willats, W., Vanholme, B. and Boerjan, W. (2019). Polyploidy affects plant growth and alters cell wall composition. Plant Physiology, 179(1), 74-87.
Liu, B., Mo, W.J., Zhang, D., De Storme, N. and Geelen, D. (2019). Cold influences male reproductive development in plants: a hazard to fertility, but a window for evolution. Plant & Cell Physiology, 60(1), 7-18.
Claessen, H., Keulemans, W., Van de Poel, B. and De Storme, N. (2019). Finding a compatible partner: self-incompatibility in European pear (Pyrus communis); molecular control, genetic determination, and impact on fertilization and fruit set. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, 407. doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.00407
De Storme, N. and Geelen, D. (2020). Induction and characterization of diploid pollen grains in Arabidopsis thaliana. In: Pradillo, M. and Heckmann, S. (Eds.). Plant Meiosis, Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 2061, Humana Press Inc., 331-364.
Craeye, S., Bleyaert, P., De Storme, N. and Van Labeke, M.C. (2020). Evaluation of pollen storage strategies in Cucurbita pepo L.. Acta Horticulturae, 1271, 379-386.
Lemmens, E., Alos, E., Rymenants, M., De Storme, N. and Keulemans, W.J. (2020). Dynamics of ascorbic acid content in apple (Malus x domestica) during fruit development and storage. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 151, 47-59.
Gao, C., Liu, X.D., De Storme, N., Jensen, K.H., Xu, Q.Y., Yang, J.T., Liu, X.H., Chen, S.L., Martens, H.J., Schulz, A. and Liesche, J. (2020). Directionality of plasmodesmata-mediated transport in Arabidopsis leaves supports auxin channeling. Current Biology, 30(10), 1970-1977.
De Storme, N. and Geelen, D. (2020). High temperatures alter cross-over distribution and male meiotic restitution in Arabidopsis thaliana. Communications Biology, 3, 187.
Meeus, S., Šemberová, K., De Storme, N., Geelen, D. and Vallejo-Marín, M. (2020). Effect of whole-genome duplication on the evolutionary rescue of sterile hybrid monkeyflowers. Plant Communications, 1(6), 1-14.
Svara, A., Tarkowski, L.P., Janse van Rensburg, H.C., Deleye, E., Vaerten, J., De Storme, N., Keulemans, W., Van den Ende, W. (2020). Sweet immunity: the effect of exogenous fructans on the susceptibility of apple (Malus × domestica) to Venturia inaequalis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(16), 5885.
Rymenants, M., van de Weg, E., Auwerkerken, A., De Wit, I., Czech, A., Nijland, B., Heuven, H., De Storme, N. and Keulemans, W. (2020). Detection of QTL for apple fruit acidity and sweetness using sensorial evaluation in multiple pedigreed full-sib families. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 16, 71.
Sarens, M., Copenhaver, G.P. and De Storme, N. (2021). The role of chromatid interference in determining meiotic crossover patterns. Frontiers in Plant Science, doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.656691.
Liu, B., Jin, C., De Storme, N., Schotte, S., Schindfessel, C., De Meyer, T. and Geelen, D. (2021). A hypomorphic mutant of PHD domain protein Male Meiocytes Death 1. Genes, 12(4), 516.
Svara, A., Ilnikar, K., Carpentier, S., De Storme, N., De Coninck, B. and Keulemans, W. (2021). Polyploidy affects the development of Venturia inaequalis in scab-resistant and -susceptible apple cultivars. Scientia Horticulturae, 290, 110436.
Claessen, H., Van de Poel, B., Keulemans, W. and De Storme, N. (2022). A semi in vivo pollination technique to assess the level of gametophytic self-incompatibility and pollen tube growth in pear (Pyrus communis L.). Plant Reproduction, doi: 10.1007/s00497-021-00435-y.
Vighi, G. and De Storme, N. (2022). The effect of exogenous sugar supplementation on the dynamics of microRNA156 and SPL gene expression in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) in vitro cultures. Acta Horticulturae, 1342, 31-40.
Koç, A. and De Storme, N. (2022). Structural regulation and dynamic behaviour of organelles during plant meiosis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10, 925789.
Schindfessel, C., De Storme, N., Trinh, H.K., and Geelen, D. (2023). Asynapsis and meiotic restitution in tomato male meiosis induced by heat stress. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, doi: fpls.2023.1210092
Vighi, G., and De Storme, N. (2023). Mind the (CRISPR) gaps: The European Commission's proposal for the use of NGTs in the EU. EMBO Reports, 24, e58109.
Relevante onderzoeken
Overzicht van afgewerkte en lopende onderzoekstopics;
- reproductieve processen in planten: bloei, meiose, pollen vorming, bestuiving, bevruchting, vrucht- en zaadzet, dormantie, etc.
- nieuwe veredelingsstrategiën: haploïd inductie, reverse breeding, genomics selection, moleculaire merkers, in vitro cultuur, polyploïdizatie, etc.
- biotechnologie in planten: trans- en cisgenese, Agrobacterium transformatie, CRISPR gene editing, genetische manipulatie
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