Publications

Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Janvary, L, Hoffmann, T., Pfeiffer, J., Hausmann, L., Reinhard Töpfer, R., Thilo C. Fischer, T.C., Schwab, W. (2009) A double mutation in the anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferase gene disrupts enzymatic activity in Vitis vinifera. J. Agricult. Food Chem. 57, 3512-3518.

Szankowski, I., Flachowsky H., Li H, Halbwirth H., Treutter D, Regos I, Magda-Viola Hanke M.-V., Stich K, Fischer, T.C. (2009) Shift in polyphenol profile and sublethal phenotype caused by silencing of anthocyanidin synthase in apple (Malus sp.). Planta 229, 681–692.

Schlangen, K., Halbwirth, H., Peterek, S., Gosch, C., Ringl, A., Fischer, T.C., Treutter, D., Forkmann, G., Kopp, B., Karl Stich, K. (2008) Transient induction of antimicrobial 3-deoxyflavonoids does not affect pharmacological compounds in hawthorn. Natural Product Communications 3(8), 1245-1250.

Flachowsky, H., Szankowski, I., Li, H., Fischer, T.C., Forkmann, G., Treutter, D.,  Hättasch, C., Hanke, M.-V., Stich, K., Halbwirth H. (2007) Erste Untersuchungen zum systemischen Transport von Silencing Signalen an Apfel. J. Verbr. Lebensm. 2 (1), 98. doi 10.1007/s00003-007-0261-0.

Szankowski, I., Li, H., Flachowsky, H., Fischer, T.C., Hanke, M.-V., Forkmann, G., Treutter, D.,  Hoffmann, T., Schwab, W. (2007) Modifikation der Flavonoid-Biosynthese in Apfel (Malus domestica Borkh.) durch heterologe Expression des Lc-Gens aus Mais. J. Verbr. Lebensm. 2 (1), 106. doi 10.1007/s00003-007-0269-5.

Li, H., Flachowsky, H., Fischer, T.C., Hanke, V., Forkmann, G., Treutter D., Schwab, W., Hofmann, T., Szankowski, I. (2007) Maize Lc transcription factor enhances biosynthesis of anthocyanins, distinct proanthocyanidins and phenylpropanoids in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.). Planta 226, 1243-1254.

Almeida, J.R.M, D’AmicoE., Preuss, A., Carbone, F., Ric de Vos, C.H., Deiml, B., Mourgues, F., Perrotta, G., Fischer, T.C., Bovy, A.G., Martens, S., Rosati, C. (2007) Characterization of major enzymes and genes involved in flavonoid and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis during fruit development in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa). Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 465, 61-71.
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Fischer, T.C., Gosch, C., Pfeiffer, J., Halbwirth, H., Stich, K., Forkmann, G. (2007) Flavonoid genes of pear (Pyrus communis), Trees - Structure and Function 21, 521-529.

Fischer, T.C., Halbwirth, H., Römmelt, S., Sabatini, E., Schlangen, K., Andreotti, C., Spinelli, F., Costa, G., Forkmann, G., Treutter, D., Stich, K. (2006) Induction of flavonoid gene expression in apple (Malus x domestica) after the application of a dioxygenase enzyme inhibitor. Physiologia Plantarum 128, 604-617.

Pfeiffer, J., Kühnel, C., Brandt, J., Duy, D., Punyasiri, P.A.N., Forkmann, G., Fischer, T.C. (2006) Biosynthesis of catechins by leucoanthocyanidin 4-reductases (LAR) and anthocyanidin reductases (ANR) in leaves of grape (Vitis vinifera), apple (Malus x domestica) and other crops. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 44, 323-334.

Halbwirth, H., Fischer, T. C., Schlangen, K., Rademacher, W., Schleifer, K.-J., G.  Forkmann, Stich K. (2006) Screening for inhibitors of the 2-oxoglutarate dependent dioxygenases: flavanone 3ß-hydroxylase and flavonol synthase. Plant Science 171, 194-205.

Winefield, C. S., Lewis, D. H., Swinny, E. E., Zhang, H., Arathoon, H. S., Fischer, T. C., Halbwirth, H., Stich, K., Gosch, C., Forkmann, G., Davies, K. M. (2005) Investigation of the biosynthesis of 3-deoxyanthocyanins in Sinningia cardinalis. Physiologia Plantarum 124, 419-430.

Punyasiri, P.A.N., Abeysinghe, I.S.B., Kumar, V., Treutter, D., Duy, D., Gosch, C., Martens, S., Forkmann, G., Fischer, T. C. (2004) Flavonoid biosynthesis in the tea plant Camellia sinensis: Characteristics of enzymes leading to the prominent epicatechin and catechin derivatives. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 431 (1), 22-30
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Halbwirth, H., Fischer, T. C., Roemmelt, S., Spinelli, F., Schlangen, K., Peterek, S., Sabatini, E., Messina, C., Speakman, J.-B., Andreotti, C., Rademacher, W., Bazzi, C., Costa, G., Treutter, D., Forkmann G., Stich, K. (2003) Induction of antimicrobial 3-deoxyflavonoids in pome fruit trees controls fire blight. Zeitschr. Naturf. 58c, 765-770.

Römmelt, S., Fischer, T. C., Halbwirth, H., Peterek, S., Schlangen, K., Speakman, J.-B., Treutter, D., Forkmann, G., Stich, K. (2003) Effect of dioxygenase inhibitors on the resistance-related flavonoid metabolism of apple and pears: chemical, biochemical and molecular biological aspects. European Journal of Horticultural Science 68 (3), 129-136.

Gosch, C., Puhl, I., Halbwirth, H., Schlangen, K., Römmelt, S., Andreotti, C., Costa, G., Fischer, T. C., Treutter, D., Stich, K., Forkmann, G. (2003) Effect of Prohexadione-Ca on various fruit crops: flavonoid composition and substrate specificity of their dihydroflavonol 4-reductases. European Journal of Horticultural Science 68 (3), 144-151.

Schlangen, K., Gosch, C., Römmelt, S., Knott, J., Fischer, T. C., Treutter, D., Forkmann, G., Stich, K., Halbwirth, H. (2003) Can Prohexadione-Ca induce antimicrobial flavonoids in rose? European Journal of Horticultural Science 68 (3), 137-143.

Fischer, T. C., Halbwirth, H., Meisel, B., Stich, K., Forkmann, G. (2003) Molecular cloning, substrate specificity of the functionally expressed dihydroflavonol 4-reductases from Malus domestica and Pyrus communis cultivars and the consequences for flavonoid metabolism. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 412, 223-230.

Stich, K., Halbwirth, H., Kampan, W., Treutter, D., Römmelt, S., Peterek, S., Forkmann, G., Fischer, T. C., Martens, S., Meisel, B., Costa, G., Andreotti, C., Bazzi, C., Rademacher, W. (2002) Induction of pathogen resistance in pear by transiently altering the flavonoid metabolism with specific enzyme inhibitors. Acta Horticulturae 596, 513-522.

Halbwirth, H., Kampan, W., Stich, K., Fischer, T. C., Meisel, B., Forkmann, G., Rademacher, W. (2002) Biochemical and molecular biological investigations with respect to induction of fire blight resistance in apple and pear by transiently altering the flavonoid metabolism with specific enzyme inhibitors. Acta Horticulturae 590, 485-492.

Fischer, T. C., Klattig, J., Gierl, A. (2001) A cloning strategy for divergent plant cytochrome P450 genes and its application in Lolium rigidum and Ocimum basilicum. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 103, 1014-1021.

Thesis: Fischer, T. C. (1997) Untersuchungen zur Positionsklonierung des GURKE-Gens und Charakterisierung der Centromerregion von Arabidopsis thaliana. Technische Universität München.

Haupt, W., Fischer, T. C., Winderl, S., Fransz, P., Torres-Ruiz, R. A. (2001) The CENTROMERE1 (CEN 1) region of Arabidopsis thaliana: architecture and functional impact of chromatin. The Plant Journal 27 (4), 285-296.
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Fransz, P., Armstrong, S., Alonso-Blanco, C., Fischer, T., Torres Ruiz, R., Jones, G. (1998) Cytogenetics for the model system Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal, 13 (6), 867-876.

Torres Ruiz, R. A., Fischer, T., Haberer, G. (1996) Genes involved in the elaboration of apical pattern and form in Arabidopsis thaliana: genetic and molecular analysis. In: Embryogenesis - the generation of a plant. Eds.: Wang, T. L., Cuming, A.. Environmental Plant Biology Series: Ed.: Davies, W. J.. Bios Scientific Publishers.

Haberer, G., Fischer, T. C., Torres Ruiz, R. A. (1996) Mapping of the nucleolus organizer region on chromosome 4 in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Genetics and Genomics 250, 123-128.

Fischer, T. C., Groner, S., Zentgraf, U., Hemleben, V. (1994) Evidence for nucleosomal phasing and a novel protein specifically binding to cucumber satellite DNA. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung 49c, 79-86.

Plant Evolution

Butzmann, R., Fischer, T.C., Rieber E. (2009).  submitted Makroflora aus dem inneralpinen Fächerdelta der Häring Formation (Rupelium) des Duxer Köpfl bei Kufstein / Unterinntal (Austria). Zitteliana.

Fischer, T.C., Butzmann, R., Meller, B., Rattei, T., Newman, M., Hoelscher, D. (2009) accepted The morphology, systematic position and inferred biology of Spirematospermum -an extinct genus of Zingiberales. Review of Paleobotany and Palynology.  45 pp.

Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, R. (2006) The Pliocene macro- and microflora of lacustrine sediments from Meleto (Valdarno, N. Italy) and its ecological, palaeobiogeographical and climatic interpretation. Cainozoic Research 5 (1-2), 71-88.

Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, R. (2006) The infructescence of  Paulownia inopinata BUTZMANN & FISCHER-Supplement to the species definition-. Documenta Naturae 155 (7), 1-7 .

Heyng, A., Butzmann, R., Fischer, T. C., Gregor, H.-J. (2003) Illigeropsis ettingshausenii nov. gen. et nov. spec. aus den Zementmergeln – ein neues exotisches Element im europäischen Paläogen. Die oligozäne Flora von Bad Häring (Tirol), Teil II. Documenta Naturae 140, 1-27.

Butzmann, R., Fischer, T. C. (2001) Neue Pteridophyten des Neogens aus dem Tagebau Hambach (Niederrheinische Bucht). I – Polypodiaceae. Documenta Naturae 138, 9-23.

Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, R. (2000) Die mediterrane neogene Flora von Meleto (Valdarno, Italien). Paläobotanik, Paläoökologie und Paläoklima, 1-187.In: Gregor, H.-J. (Hrsg.) Flora Tertiaria Mediterranea. Die tertiären Floren des Mittelmeergebietes. Vegetationsgeschichte, Phytostratigraphie, Paläoökologie, Paläoklimatologie, Paläogeographie. 5 (6). Verlag Documenta Naturae, München.
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Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, R. (1998) Citrus meletensis (Rutaceae), a new species from the Pliocene of Valdarno (Italy). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 210, 51-55.

Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, G., Butzmann, R. (1998) Review of fossil Citrus leaves from the Cretaceous and the Tertiary, 1-10.In: Gregor, H.-J. (Hrsg.) Flora Tertiaria Mediterranea. Die tertiären Floren des Mittelmeergebietes. Vegetationsgeschichte, Phytostratigraphie, Paläoökologie, Paläoklimatologie, Paläogeographie. 9 (5). Verlag Documenta Naturae, München.

Gregor, H.-J., Pingen, M., Butzmann, Fischer, T. C., Mayr, Ch., Schmitt, H. (1998) Die neogene Makrofloren-Abfolge im Tagebau Hambach der Rheinbraun AG Köln, Documenta Naturae 104 (2), 1-83.

Butzmann, R., Fischer, T. C. (1997) Description of the fossil fruit Paulownia inopinata  nov. spec. from the Middle Miocene of Unterwohlbach (Bavaria) and other possible occurrences of the genus in the Tertiary. Documenta Naturae 115, 1-13.

Fischer, T. C. (1996) Wachstumszonen an Athrotaxis-Zweigen aus den Inden-Schichten (Obermiozän) des Tagebaues Hambach bei Niederzier (Düren). Documenta Naturae 104 (1), 33-34.Mayr, Ch., Fischer, T. C. (1996).Eine Blattflora unter Flöz Frimmersdorf (Ville-Schichten 6b, Untermiozän) aus dem Tagebau Hambach bei Niederzier (Rheinbraun AG, Köln). Documenta Naturae 104 (1), 35-40.