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Mailing Address:
The Robert H. Smith Institute of
Plant Sciences and Genetics
in Agriculture
Herzl 229, Rehovot 7610001, Israel

Administrator: 
Neomi Maimon 
Tel: 972-8-948-9251,
Fax: 972-8-948-9899,
E-mail: neomim@savion.huji.ac.il

Secretary of teaching program:
Ms. Iris Izenshtadt
Tel: 972-8-9489333
E-mail: Iris.Izenshtadt@mail.huji.ac.il

Director: 
Prof. Naomi Ori
Tel: 972-8-948-9605
E-mail: naomi.ori@mail.huji.ac.il

 

Shohat H., Cheriker H., Cohen A. and Weiss D. (2022). Tomato ABA-IMPORTING TRANSPORTER 1.1 inhibits seed germination under high salinity conditions. Plant Physiol. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac545

Panda S., Jozwiak A., Sonawane P., Szymanski J., Kazachkova Y., Vainer A.,  Kilambi H., Almekias‐Siegl E., Dikaya V.,  Bocobza S., Shohat H., Meir S., Wizler G., Giri A.,  Schuurink R., Weiss D., Yasour H.,  Kamble A. and Aharoni A. (2022) Steroidal Alkaloids Defense Metabolism and Plant Growth are Modulated by the Joint Action of Gibberellin and Jasmonate Signaling. New Phytol. 233: 1220-1237 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17845

Shohat H., Cheriker H., Vasuki Kilambi H., Illouz Eliaz N., Blum S., Amsellem Z., Tarkowská D., Aharoni A., Eshed Y. and Weiss D. (2021) Inhibition of gibberellin accumulation by water deficiency promotes fast and long-term 'drought avoidance' responses in tomato. New Phytol. 232: 1985–1998. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17709

Ramon U., Weiss D., Illouz-Eliaz N. (2021) Underground gibberellin activity: differential gibberellin response in tomato shoots and roots. New Phytol. 229: 1196–1200 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16876

Steiner E., Rojas Triana M.  Kubas S., Blum B. Paz-Ares J., Rubio V and Weiss D. (2021) KISS ME DEADLY F-box proteins modulate cytokinin responses by targeting the transcription factor TCP14 for degradation. Plant Physiol. 185:1495-1499  https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab033

Shohat H., Illouz-Eliaz N., Kanno Y., Seo M. and Weiss D. (2020). The tomato DELLA protein PROCERA promotes abscisic acid responses in guard cells by upregulating an abscisic acid transporter. Plant Physiol. 184: 518-528. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.20.00485. PMID: 32576645.

Ramon U., Weiss D. and Illouz‐Eliaz, N. (2020). Underground gibberellin activity: differential gibberellin response in tomato shoots and roots. New Phytol. 229: 1196-1200. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16876. PMID: 32790883.

Illouz-Eliaz N., Nissan I., Nir I., Ramon U., Shohat H. and Weiss D. (2020). Mutations in the tomato gibberellin receptors suppress xylem proliferation and reduce water loss under water-deficit conditions. J. Exp. Bot. 71: 3603-3612. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa137. PMID: 32173726.

Illouz-Eliaz N., Ramon U., Shohat H., Blum S., Livne S., Mendelson D ., Weiss D. (2019). Multiple gibberellin receptors contribute to phenotypic stability under changing environments. Plant Cell 31: 1506–1519. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00235. PMID: 31076539.

Zhu Z., Kang X., Lor V.S., Weiss D. and Olszewski N. (2019) Characterization of a semidominant dwarfing PROCERA allele identified in a screen for CRISPR/Cas9-induced suppressors of loss-of-function alleles. Plant Biotechnol. J. 17: 319–321.

 Nir I., Shohat H., Panizel I., Olszewski N., Aharoni A. and Weiss D. (2017) The tomato DELLA protein PROCERA acts in guard cells to promote stomatal closure. Plant Cell 29: 3186-3197.

Farber M., Attia Z. and Weiss D. (2016). Cytokinin activity increases stomatal density and transpiration rate in tomato. J. Exp. Bot. 22: 6351-6362.

Steiner E., Livne S., Kobinson-Katz T., Mosquna A., Tarkowská D., Muller B., Tarkowski P. and Weiss D. (2016) SPINDLY inhibit class Ι TCP proteolysis to promote sensitivity to cytokinin. Plant Physiol. 171, 1485-1494.

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Livne S., Lor V.S., Nir I., Eliaz N., Aharoni A., Olszewski N.E., Eshed Y. and Weiss D. (2015) Uncovering DELLA-independent GA responses by characterizing new tomato procera mutants. Plant Cell 27: 1579-1594.

Manela N., Oliva M., Ovadia R., Sikron-Persi N., Biruk A., Fait A., Galili G., Perl A., Weiss D. and Oren-Shamir M. (2015) Phenylalanine and tyrosine levels are rate-limiting factors in production of health promoting metabolites in Vitis vinifera cv. Gamay Red cell suspension. Front Plant Sci. 16 July 2015

Nir I. Moshelion M. and Weiss D. (2014) The Arabidopsis GIBBERELLIN METHYL TRANSFERASE 1 suppresses gibberellin activity, reduces whole-plant transpiration and promotes drought tolerance in transgenic tomato. Plant Cell Environ. Plant Cell Environ. 37: 113–123

Rubinovich L., Ruthstein S. and Weiss D. (2014) The Arabidopsis cysteine-rich GASA5 is a redox-active metalloprotein that suppresses gibberellin responses. Mol. Plant 7: 244-247

Lor V.S., Starker C.G., Voytas D.F., Weiss D. and Neil E. Olszewski (2014). Targeted mutagenesis of the tomato PROCERA gene using TALENs. Plant Physiol. 166: 1288-1291.

Livne S and Weiss D. (2014) Cytosolic Activity of the Gibberellin Receptor GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE DWARF1A. Plant & Cell Physiol. 55: 1727-1733.

Boden S.A.*, Weiss D.*, Ross J.J., Davies N., Trevaskis B., Chandler P.M. and Swain S.M. (2014) EARLY FLOWERING3 regulates flowering in spring barley by mediating gibberellin production and FLOWERING LOCUS T expression. Plant Cell 26: 1557–1569. * Equal contribution

Steiner E., Yanai O., Efroni I., Ori N., Eshed Y. and Weiss D. (2012) Class I TCPs modulate cytokinin-induced branching and meristematic activity in tomato. Plant Signal. Behav. 7: 807-810

Steiner E., Efroni I., Gopalraj M., Saathoff K., Tseng T-S., Kieffer M., Eshed Y., Olszewski N. and Weiss D. (2012) The Arabidopsis O-GlcNAc transferase SPINDLY interacts with class I TCPs to facilitate cytokinin responses in leaves and flowers. The Plant Cell 24: 96–108

Fleishon S., Shani E., Ori N. and Weiss D. (2011) Negative reciprocal interactions between gibberellin and cytokinin in tomato. New Phytol. 190: 609-617

Rubinovich L. and Weiss D. (2010) The Arabidopsis cysteine-rich protein GASA4 promotes GA responses and exhibits redox activity in bacteria and in planta. Plant J. 64: 1018-1027

Shani E., Melnik H., Shleizer-Burko S., Burko Y., Weiss D. and Ori N. (2010) Cytokinin regulates compound leaf development. The Plant Cell 22:3206-3217

Bar-Akiva A., Ovadia R., Rogachev I., Bar-Or C., Bar E., Freiman Z., Nissim-Levi A., Gollop N., Lewinsohn E., Aharoni A., Weiss D., Koltai H. and Oren-Shamir M. (2010) Metabolic networking in Brunfelsia calycina petals after flower opening. J. Exp. Bot. 61: 1393 - 1403

Farhi M., Lavie O., Masci T., Hendel-Rahmanim K., Weiss D., Abeliovich H. and Vainstein A. (2010) Identification of rose phenylacetaldehyde synthase by functional complementation in yeast. Plant Mol. Biol. 72: 235-245

Maymon I., Greenboim-Wainberg Y., Sagiv S., Kieber J.J., Moshelion M., Olszewski N. and Weiss D. (2009) Cytosolic activity of SPINDLY implies the existence of a DELLA-independent gibberellin-response pathway. Plant J. 58: 979-988

Hendel-Rahmanim K., Masci T., Vainstein A. and Weiss D. (2007) Diurnal regulation of scent emission in rose flowers. Planta, 226: 1491-1499.

Weiss D. and Ori N. (2007) Mechanisms of cross-talk between gibberellin and other hormones. Plant Physiol. 144: 1240-1246

Varbanova M., Yamaguchi S., Yang Y., McKelvey K., Hanada A., Borochov R., Yu F., Jikumaru Y., Ross J., Cortes D., Ma C-J., Noel J., Mander L., Shulaev V., Kamiya Y., Rodermel S., Weiss D. and Pichersky E. (2007) Methylation of gibberellins by Arabidopsis GAMT1 and GAMT2. The Plant Cell 19: 32-45.

Wigoda N., Ben-Nissan G., Granot D., Schwartz A. and Weiss D. (2006) The gibberellin-induced, cysteine-rich protein GIP2 from Petunia hybrida exhibits in-planta antioxidant activity. Plant J. 48: 796-805.

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Kaminaga Y., Schnepp J., Peel G., Kish C.M., Ben-Nissan G., Weiss D., Orlova I., Lavie O., Rhodes D., Wood K., Porterfield M., Cooper A.J.L., Schloss J.V., Pichersky E., Vainstein A., and Dudareva N. (2006) Plant phenylacetaldehyde synthase is a bifunctional homotetrameric enzyme that catalyzes phenylalanine decarboxylation and oxidation. J. Biol. Chem. 281: 23357-23366.

Farhi M., Dudareva N., Masci T., Weiss D., Vainstein A. and Abeliovich H. (2006) Synthesis of the food flavoring methyl benzoate by genetically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J. Biotech. 122: 307-315.

Guterman I., Masci T., Chen X., Negre F., Pichersky E., Dudareva N., Weiss D. and Vainstein A. (2006) Generation of phenylpropanoid pathway-derived volatiles in transgenic plants: rose alcohol acetyltransferase produces phenylethyl acetate and benzyl acetate in petunia flowers. Plant Mol. Biol. 60: 555-563.

Dafny-Yelin M., Guterman E., Menda N., Ovadis M., Shalit M., Pichersky E., Zamir D., Lewinsohn E., Adam Z., Weiss D. and Vainstein A. (2005) Flower proteome - changes in protein spectrum during the advanced stages of rose petal development. Planta 222: 37-46.

Vaknin H., Bar-Akiva A., Ovadia R., Nissim-Levi A., Forer I., Weiss D., Oren-Shamir M. (2005) Active anthocyanin degradation in Brunfelsia calycina (Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow) flowers. Planta 222: 19-26.

Neta-Sharir I., Isaacson T., Lurie S. and Weiss D. (2005) Dual role for tomato HSP21: protecting photosystem II from oxidative stress and promoting color changes during fruit maturation. The Plant Cell 17: 1829-1838.

Katz E., Riov J., Weiss D. and Goldschmidt E. (2005) The climacteric-like behavior of young, mature and wounded citrus leaves. J. Exp. Bot. 56:1359-1367.

Greenboim-Wainberg Y., Maymon I., Borochov R., Alvarez J., Olszewski N., Ori N., Eshed Y. and Weiss D. (2005) Cross talk between gibberellin and cytokinin: the Arabidopsis GA-response inhibitor SPINDLY plays a positive role in cytokinin signaling. The Plant Cell 17: 92-102.

Katz E., Lagunes P., Riov J., Weiss D. and Goldschmidt E. (2004) Molecular and physiological evidence shows the existence of system I and system II ethylene production in Citrus fruit, a non-climacteric fruit. Planta 219: 243-252.

Ben-Nissan G., Lee J-Y., Borohov A. and Weiss D. (2004) GIP, a Petunia hybrida GA-induced cysteine-rich protein, has a role in shoot elongation and transition to flowering. The Plant J. 37: 229-238.

plant journalShalit M., Guterman I., Volpin H., Bar E., Tamari T., Menda N., Adam Z., Zamir D., Vainstein A., Weiss D, Pichersky E. and Lewinsohn E. (2003) Volatile ester formation in roses: identification of an Acetyl-CoA :geraniol acetyltransferase in developing rose petals. Plant Physiol. 131: 1868-1876.

Li C-Y., Weiss D., and Goldschmidt E. (2003) Effects of carbohydrate starvation on gene expression in citrus root. Planta 217: 11-20.

Guterman I., Shalit M., Menda N., Piestun D., Dafny-Yelin M., Shalev G., Davydov O., Ovadis M., Emanuel M., Wang J., Adam Z., Pichersky E., Lewinsohn E., Zamir D., Vainstein A., and Weiss D. (2002) Rose scent: genomic approach to discovering novel floral fragrance-related genes. The Plant Cell 14: 2325-2338.

Lavid N., Wang J., Shalit M., Gutterman I., Bar E., Beuerle T., Menda N., Shafir S., Zamir D., Adam Z., Vainstein A., Weiss D., Pichersky E. and Lewinsohn E. (2002) O-methyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of volatile phenolic derivatives in rose petals. Plant Physiol. 129: 1899-1907.

Lavy M., Zuker A., Larkov O., Ravid U., Lewinsohn E., Vainstein A. and Weiss D. (2002) Linalool and linalool oxid production in transgenic carnation flowers expressing the Clarkia breweri linalool-synthase gene. Mol. Breed. 9: 103-111.

Izhaki A., Borohov A., Zamski E. and Weiss D. (2002) Gibberellin regulates post-microsporogenesis processes in petunia anthers. Physiol. Plant. 115: 442-447.

Zuker A., Tzfira T., Ben-Meir H., Ovadis M., Shklarman E., Itzhaki H., Forkmann G., Martens S., Neta-Sharir I., Weiss D. and Vainstein A. (2002) Suppression of anthocyanin synthesis by antisense fht enhances flower fragrance. Mol. Breed. 9: 33-41.

Vainstein A., Lewinsohn E., Pichersky E. and Weiss D. (2001) Floral fragranceׁnew inroads into an old commodity. Plant Physiol. 127: 1383-1389.

Izhaki A., Swain S.M., Tseng T., Borochov A., Olszewski N.E. and Weiss D. (2001) The role of SPY and SPY's TPR domains in the regulation of gibberellin action throughout the life cycle of Petunia hybrida plants. The Plant J. 28: 181-190.

Weiss D. (2000) Regulation of flower pigmentation and growth: multiple signaling pathways control anthocyanin synthesis in expanding petals. Physiol. Plant. 110: 152-157.

Neta-Sharir I., Shoseyov O. and Weiss D. (2000) Sugar enhance the expression of GA-induced genes in developing petunia flowers: a possible role for hexokinase in sugar-sensing. Physiol. Plant. 109: 196-202.

Leitner-Dagan Y. and Weiss D. (1999) Ca2+, calmodulin and protein dephosphorylation are required for GA-induced gene expression in petunia corolla. Physiol. Plant. 105: 116-121.

Sabehat A., Weiss D. and Lurie S. (1998) Heat-shock proteins and cross-tolerance in plants. Physiol. Plant. 103: 437-441.

Sabehat A., Lurie S. and Weiss D. (1998) Expression of small heat-shock proteins at low temperatures: a possible role in protecting against chilling injuries. Plant Physiol. 117: 651-658.

Sabehat A., Lurie S. and Weiss D. (1998) Isolation and characterization of a heat-induced gene, hcit2, encoding a novel 16.5 kDa protein: expression coincides with heat-induced tolerance to chilling stress. Plant Mol. Biol. 36: 935-939.

plant journalMoalem-Beno D., Tamari G., Dagan-Lightner Y., Borochov A. and Weiss D. (1996) Sugar dependent gibberellin-induced chalcone synthase gene expression in petunia corollas. Plant Physiol. 113, 419-424.

Ben-Nissan G. and Weiss D (1996) The petunia homologue of tomato gast1: transcript accumulation coincides with gibberellin-induced corolla cell elongation. Plant Mol. Biol. 32, 1067-1074.

Mol J.N.M., Jenkins G.I., Schafer E. and Weiss D. (1996) Signal perception, transduction and gene expression involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 15, 525-557.

Moscovici S., Beno D. and Weiss D. (1996) Leaf-mediated light responses in petunia flowers. Plant. Physiol. 110, 1215-1222.

Sabehat A., Weiss D. and Lurie S. (1996) The correlation between heat shock protein accumulation and persistence and chilling tolerance in tomato fruit. Plant Physiol. 110, 531-537.

Tamari G., Borochov A. and Weiss D. (1995) Methyl jasmonate induces pigmentation and flavonoid gene expression in petunia corollas: a possible role in wound response. Physiol. Plant. 94, 45-50.

Weiss D., Luit van der A., Knegt E., Vermeer E., Mol J.N.M. and Kooter J.M. (1995) Identification of endogenous gibberellins in petunia flowers: Induction of anthocyanin biosynthetic gene expression and antagonistic effect of abscisic acid. Plant Physiol. 107, 695-702.