Amnon Lers Ph.D.
Biography
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Research Interests
Research Areas:
- Study the role of plants’ T2 family ribonucleases (T2-RNases) in senescence and programmed cell death processes in plants, as well as their involvement in developmental processes and responses to biotic/abiotic stresses.
- Physiological, genetic, and molecular aspects of chilling/cold sensitivity/tolerance in fresh agricultural produce during postharvest storage – developing biotechnological and genetic approaches to create varieties where the development of chilling injuries and resulting food losses is inhibited during storage.
- Utilization of genomic editing to delay ripening and softening processes of fruit after harvest and during storage.
Research Areas
Publications/Articles
- Camalle, M.D., Levin, E., David, S., Faigenboim, A., Foolad, M.R., and Lers, A. (2024) Molecular and biochemical components associated with chilling tolerance in tomato: comparison of different developmental stages. Molecular Horticulture. 4: 1.
- David, S., Levin, E., Fallik, E., Alkalai-Tuvia, S., Foolad, M.R., and Lers, A. (2022). Physiological genetic variation in tomato fruit chilling tolerance during postharvest storage. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13
- Ma, C., Chen, Q.J., Wang, S.P. and Lers, A (2021) Downregulation of GeBP-like α factor by MiR827 suggests their involvement in senescence and phosphate homeostasis. BMC Biology. 19 (1).
- Singh, N.K., Paz, E., Kutsher, Y., Reuveni, M. and Lers, A. (2020) Tomato T2 ribonuclease LE is involved in the response to pathogens. Molecular Plant Pathology. 21 (7): 895-906.
- Escamez, S., André, D., Sztojka, B., Bollhöner, B., Hall, H., Berthet, B., Voss, U., Lers, A., Maizel, A., Andersson, M., Bennett, M. and Tuominen, H. Cell Death in Cells Overlying Lateral Root Primordia Facilitates Organ Growth in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 30 (3): 455-464.
- Ma, C., Burd, S. and Lers, A. (2015). MiR408 is involved in abiotic stress responses in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 84: 169-187.
- Thatcher, S.R., Burd, S., Wright, C., Lers, A. and Green, P.J. (2015). Differential expression of miRNAs and their target genes in senescing leaves and siliques: insights from deep sequencing of small RNAs and cleaved target RNAs. Plant Cell Environ. 38: 188-200.
- Bar-Dror, T.,** Dermastia, M., Kladnik, A., Tusek Znidaric, M., Pompe Novak, M., Meir, S., Burd, S.,Philosoph-Hadas, S., Ori, N., Sonego, L., Dickman, M. B. and Lers, A. (2011). Programmed cell death occurs asymmetrically during abscission in tomato. The Plant Cell 23: 4146-4163