Education
Ph.D. in Biology, ZMBP University of Tübingen, Germany
Current position
Senior Researcher, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Germany
Publications
Original articles
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Sauer, M., Delgadillo, M. O., Zouhar, J., Reynolds, G. D., Pennington, J. G., Jiang, L., Liljegren, S. J., Stierhof, Y. D., De Jaeger, G., Otegui, M. S., Bednarek, S. Y. and Rojo, E. (2013). MTV1 and MTV4 encode plant-specific ENTH and ARF GAP proteins that mediate clathrin-dependent trafficking of vacuolar cargo from the trans-Golgi network. Plant Cell 25(6): 2217-2235.
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Covanova, M., Sauer, M., Rychtar, J., Friml, J., Petrasek, J. and Zazimalova, E. (2013). Overexpression of the auxin binding protein1 modulates PIN-dependent auxin transport in tobacco cells. PLoS One 8(7): e70050.
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Ballesteros, I., Dominguez, T., Sauer, M., Paredes, P., Duprat, A., Rojo, E., Sanmartin, M. and Sanchez-Serrano, J. J. (2013). Specialized functions of the PP2A subfamily II catalytic subunits PP2A-C3 and PP2A-C4 in the distribution of auxin fluxes and development in Arabidopsis. Plant J 73(5): 862-872.
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Lanza, M., Garcia-Ponce, B., Castrillo, G., Catarecha, P., Sauer, M., Rodriguez-Serrano, M., Paez-Garcia, A., Sanchez-Bermejo, E., T, C. M., Leo del Puerto, Y., Sandalio, L. M., Paz-Ares, J. and Leyva, A. (2012). Role of actin cytoskeleton in brassinosteroid signaling and in its integration with the auxin response in plants. Dev Cell 22(6): 1275-1285.
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Sanmartin, M., Sauer, M., Munoz, A., Zouhar, J., Ordonez, A., van de Ven, W. T., Caro, E., de la Paz Sanchez, M., Raikhel, N. V., Gutierrez, C., Sanchez-Serrano, J. J. and Rojo, E. (2011). A molecular switch for initiating cell differentiation in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 21(12): 999-1008.
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Sauer, M. and Friml, J. (2010). Immunolocalization of proteins in plants. Methods Mol Biol 655: 253-263.
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Robert, S., Kleine-Vehn, J., Barbez, E., Sauer, M., Paciorek, T., Baster, P., Vanneste, S., Zhang, J., Simon, S., Covanova, M., Hayashi, K., Dhonukshe, P., Yang, Z., Bednarek, S. Y., Jones, A. M., Luschnig, C., Aniento, F., Zazimalova, E. and Friml, J. (2010). ABP1 mediates auxin inhibition of clathrin-dependent endocytosis in Arabidopsis. Cell 143(1): 111-121.
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Wabnik, K., Kleine-Vehn, J., Balla, J., Sauer, M., Naramoto, S., Reinohl, V., Merks, R. M., Govaerts, W. and Friml, J. (2010). Emergence of tissue polarization from synergy of intracellular and extracellular auxin signaling. Mol Syst Biol 6: 447.
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Bayer, E. M., Smith, R. S., Mandel, T., Nakayama, N., Sauer, M., Prusinkiewicz, P. and Kuhlemeier, C. (2009). Integration of transport-based models for phyllotaxis and midvein formation. Genes Dev 23(3): 373-384.
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Titapiwatanakun, B., Blakeslee, J. J., Bandyopadhyay, A., Yang, H., Mravec, J., Sauer, M., Cheng, Y., Adamec, J., Nagashima, A., Geisler, M., Sakai, T., Friml, J., Peer, W. A. and Murphy, A. S. (2009). ABCB19/PGP19 stabilises PIN1 in membrane microdomains in Arabidopsis. Plant J 57(1): 27-44.
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Santelia, D., Henrichs, S., Vincenzetti, V., Sauer, M., Bigler, L., Klein, M., Bailly, A., Lee, Y., Friml, J., Geisler, M. and Martinoia, E. (2008). Flavonoids redirect PIN-mediated polar auxin fluxes during root gravitropic responses. J Biol Chem 283(45): 31218-31226.
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Dubrovsky, J. G., Sauer, M., Napsucialy-Mendivil, S., Ivanchenko, M. G., Friml, J., Shishkova, S., Celenza, J. and Benkova, E. (2008). Auxin acts as a local morphogenetic trigger to specify lateral root founder cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105(25): 8790-8794.
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Kleine-Vehn, J., Dhonukshe, P., Sauer, M., Brewer, P. B., Wisniewska, J., Paciorek, T., Benkova, E. and Friml, J. (2008). ARF GEF-dependent transcytosis and polar delivery of PIN auxin carriers in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 18(7): 526-531.
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Kleine-Vehn, J., Leitner, J., Zwiewka, M., Sauer, M., Abas, L., Luschnig, C. and Friml, J. (2008). Differential degradation of PIN2 auxin efflux carrier by retromer-dependent vacuolar targeting. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105(46): 17812-17817.
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Blakeslee, J. J., Bandyopadhyay, A., Lee, O. R., Mravec, J., Titapiwatanakun, B., Sauer, M., Makam, S. N., Cheng, Y., Bouchard, R., Adamec, J., Geisler, M., Nagashima, A., Sakai, T., Martinoia, E., Friml, J., Peer, W. A. and Murphy, A. S. (2007). Interactions among PIN-FORMED and P-glycoprotein auxin transporters in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 19(1): 131-147.
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Sauer, M., Balla, J., Luschnig, C., Wisniewska, J., Reinohl, V., Friml, J. and Benkova, E. (2006). Canalization of auxin flow by Aux/IAA-ARF-dependent feedback regulation of PIN polarity. Genes Dev 20(20): 2902-2911.
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Xu, J., Hofhuis, H., Heidstra, R., Sauer, M., Friml, J. and Scheres, B. (2006). A molecular framework for plant regeneration. Science 311(5759): 385-388.
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Sauer, M., Paciorek, T., Benkova, E. and Friml, J. (2006). Immunocytochemical techniques for whole-mount in situ protein localization in plants. Nat Protoc 1(1): 98-103.
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Paciorek, T., Sauer, M., Balla, J., Wisniewska, J. and Friml, J. (2006). Immunocytochemical technique for protein localization in sections of plant tissues. Nat Protoc 1(1): 104-107.
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Weijers, D., Sauer, M., Meurette, O., Friml, J., Ljung, K., Sandberg, G., Hooykaas, P. and Offringa, R. (2005). Maintenance of embryonic auxin distribution for apical-basal patterning by PIN-FORMED-dependent auxin transport in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 17(9): 2517-2526.
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Sauer, M. and Friml, J. (2004). In vitro culture of Arabidopsis embryos within their ovules. Plant J 40(5): 835-843.
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Benkova, E., Michniewicz, M., Sauer, M., Teichmann, T., Seifertova, D., Jurgens, G. and Friml, J. (2003). Local, efflux-dependent auxin gradients as a common module for plant organ formation. Cell 115(5): 591-602.
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Friml, J., Vieten, A., Sauer, M., Weijers, D., Schwarz, H., Hamann, T., Offringa, R. and Jurgens, G. (2003). Efflux-dependent auxin gradients establish the apical-basal axis of Arabidopsis. Nature 426(6963): 147-153.
Reviews
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Sauer, M., Robert, S. and Kleine-Vehn, J. (2013). Auxin: simply complicated. J Exp Bot 64(9): 2565-2577.
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Sanmartin, M., Sauer, M., Munoz, A. and Rojo, E. (2012). MINIYO and transcriptional elongation: lifting the roadblock to differentiation. Transcription 3(1): 25-28.
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Sauer, M. and Kleine-Vehn, J. (2011). AUXIN BINDING PROTEIN1: the outsider. Plant Cell 23(6): 2033-2043.
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Vieten, A., Sauer, M., Brewer, P. B. and Friml, J. (2007). Molecular and cellular aspects of auxin-transport-mediated development. Trends Plant Sci 12(4): 160-168.
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Bandyopadhyay, A., Blakeslee, J. J., Lee, O. R., Mravec, J., Sauer, M., Titapiwatanakun, B., Makam, S. N., Bouchard, R., Geisler, M., Martinoia, E., Friml, J., Peer, W. A. and Murphy, A. S. (2007). Interactions of PIN and PGP auxin transport mechanisms. Biochem Soc Trans 35(Pt 1): 137-141.
Mini-reviews and bookchapters
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Sauer, M. and Friml, J. (2014). Plant biology: gatekeepers of the road to protein perdition. Curr Biol 24(1): R27-29.
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Sauer, M. and Friml, J. (2011). Fleeting hormone cues get stabilized for plant organogenesis. Mol Syst Biol 7: 507.
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Sauer, M. and Friml, J. (2010). Immunolocalization of proteins in plants. Methods Mol Biol 655: 253-263.
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Friml, J. and Sauer, M. (2008). Plant biology: in their neighbour's shadow. Nature 453(7193): 298-299.
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Sauer, M. and Friml, J. (2008). In vitro culture of Arabidopsis embryos. Methods Mol Biol 427: 71-76.
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Sauer, M. and Friml, J. (2008). Visualization of auxin gradients in embryogenesis. Methods Mol Biol 427: 137-144.
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Sauer, M. and Friml, J. (2004). The Matryoshka dolls of plant polarity. Development 131(23): 5774–5775.