Dr. Tonni Grube Andersen

Research focus

In my group, we study development of roots and communication with their physical and biological environments at the single-cell level. We use genomics and state-of-the-art fluorescence-based microscopy in combination with near-native physiological set-ups that involve precise control of nutrient and light availability. Our platform is flipped 90 degrees to allow long-term root imaging and is equipped with LED light illumination and fluidic media exchange systems.

The five most important publications

  1. Andersen TG, Molina D, Kilian J, Franke RB, Ragni L, Geldner N (2021) Tissue-Autonomous Phenylpropanoid Production Is Essential for Establishment of Root Barriers. Curr Biol 31(5):965-977 e965. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.11.070.
  2. Andersen TG, Naseer S, Ursache R, Wybouw B, Smet W, De Rybel B, Vermeer JEM, Geldner N (2018) Diffusible repression of cytokinin signalling produces endodermal symmetry and passage cells. Nature 555(7697):529-533. doi: 10.1038/nature25976.
  3. Barberon M, Vermeer JE, De Bellis D, Wang P, Naseer S, Andersen TG, Humbel BM, Nawrath C, Takano J, Salt DE, Geldner N (2016) Adaptation of Root Function by Nutrient-Induced Plasticity of Endodermal Differentiation. Cell 164(3):447-459. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.12.021.
  4. Andersen TG, Nour-Eldin HH, Fuller VL, Olsen CE, Burow M, Halkier BA (2013) Integration of biosynthesis and long-distance transport establish organ-specific glucosinolate profiles in vegetative Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 25(8):3133-3145. doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.110890.
  5. Nour-Eldin HH, Andersen TG, Burow M, Madsen SR, Jorgensen ME, Olsen CE, Dreyer I, Hedrich R, Geiger D, Halkier BA (2012) NRT/PTR transporters are essential for translocation of glucosinolate defence compounds to seeds. Nature 488(7412):531-534. doi: 10.1038/nature11285.
Dr. Tonni Grube Andersen

tandersen[at]mpipz.mpg.de

+49 221 5062 317

Department of Plant Microbe Interactions
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10

50829 Cologne

https://www.mpipz.mpg.de/andersen
Heinrich Heine University
University of Cologne
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Forschungszentrum Jülich