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Latif S, Gottschamel J, Syed T, Younus I, Gull K, Sameeullah M, Batool N, Lössl AG, Mariz F, Müller M, Mirza B, Waheed MT.
Inducible expression of human papillomavirus-16 L1 capsomeres in the plastomes of Nicotiana tabacum: Transplastomic plants develop normal flowers and pollen.
Biotechnol Appl Biochem. (2021) Mar 2. doi: 10.1002/bab.2136. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33650709.
Plastidial Expression of 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase and Progesterone 5ß-Reductase Genes Confer Enhanced Salt Tolerance in Tobacco.
Sameeullah M, Yildirim M, Aslam N, Baloglu MC, Yucesan B, Lössl AG, Saba K, Waheed MT, Gurel E. Int J Mol Sci. (2021) Oct 29;22(21):11736. doi: 10.3390/ijms222111736.
Expression of ESAT-6 antigen from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in broccoli: An edible plant.
Saba K, Sameeullah M, Asghar A, Gottschamel J, Latif S, Lössl AG, Mirza B, Mirza O, Waheed MT. Biotechnol Appl Biochem. (2020) Jan;67(1):148-157. doi: 10.1002/bab.1867.
Chloroplast-based inducible expression of ESAT-6 antigen for development of a plant-based vaccine against tuberculosis.
Saba K, Gottschamel J, Younus I, Syed T, Gull K, Lössl AG, Mirza B, Waheed MT. J Biotechnol. (2019) Nov 10;305:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.08.016
Gottschamel J and Lössl AG (2016)
Chloroplast-Based Expression of Recombinant Proteins by Gateway Cloning Technology. Recombinant Proteins from Plants: Methods and Protocols, 1385: 3-27
Gottschamel J, Lössl AG, Ruf S, Wang YL, Skaugen M, Bock R, Clarke JL (2016) Production of dengue virus envelope protein domain III-based
antigens in tobacco chloroplasts using inducible and constitutive expression systems. Plant Mol Biol 91: 497-512
Ahmad N. Michoux F , Lössl AG, Nixon PJ (2016) Challenges and perspectives in commercializing plastid transformation technology. J. Exp. Bot. (2016) erw360
Waheed MT, Sameeullah M, Khan FA, Syed T, Ilahi M, Gottschamel J, and Lössl AG (2016) Need of cost-effective vaccines in developing countries: What plant biotechnology can offer? SpringerPlus
5(1): 65
Waheed MT, Ismail H, Gottschamel J, Mirza B, and Lössl AG (2015)
Plastids: the green frontiers for vaccine production. Front Plant Sci. 2015 6: 1005
Hassan SW, Waheed MT, Mueller, Clarke JL, Shinwari ZK, and Lössl AG (2014) Expression of HPV-16 L1 capsomeres with glutathione-S-transferase as a fusion protein in tobacco plastids: an approach for a capsomere-based HPV vaccine.
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 10: (10) : 2975-2982
GOTTSCHAMEL J, WAHEED MT, CLARKE JL and AG LöSSL (2013):
A novel Chloroplast transformation vector compatible with the Gateway recombination cloning technology. Transgenic Research 22: 1273-1278
CLARKE JL, WAHEED MT, LÖSSL AG, MARTINUSSEN, H. DANIELL (2013)
Review. How can plant genetic engineering contribute to cost-effective fish vaccine development for promoting sustainable aquaculture?. Plant Mol Biol. 83: 33–34
LÖSSL A and JL CLARKE(2013)
Conference Scene: Molecular pharming: manufacturing medicines in plants. Immunotherapy 5: 9-12
WAHEED MT, GOTTSCHAMEL J, HASSAN SW and LÖSSL A (2012)
Plant-derived vaccines.
An approach for affordable vaccines against cervical cancer. Human Vaccines 8: (3) 403-406
LÖSSL, A. and WAHEED, MT (2011)
Chloroplast-derived vaccines against human diseases:
achievements, challenges and scopes. Review. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00615.x Plant Biotechnology J. 9: 527-553
WAHEED MT, THÖNES N, MüLLER M, HASSAN SW, GOTTSCHAMEL J, LÖSSL E, KAUL H-P, LÖSSL A (2011)
Plastid expression of a double-pentameric vaccine candidate containing human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 L1 antigen fused with LTB as adjuvant:
transplastomic plants show pleiotropic phenotypes.
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00612.x Plant Biotechnology J. 9: (3) 651-660
HASSAN SW, WAHEED MT, LÖSSL A (2011)
New areas of plant-made pharmaceuticals. Recombinant Pharmaceutical Manufacturing from Plants - The Future of Molecular Farming.
Expert Reviews of Vaccines 10: 151-153
WAHEED MT, THÖNES N, MüLLER M, HASSAN SW, RAZAVI N. M, LÖSSL E, KAUL H-P, LÖSSL A (2011)
Transplastomic expression of a modified human papillomavirus L1 protein leading to the assembly of capsomeres in tobacco:
A step towards cost effective second generation vaccines. DOI: 10.1007/s11248-010-9415-4 Transgenic Research 20: 271-282
Farzaneh M., Vierheilig H., LÖssl A., Kaul H.P. (2011)
Arbuscular mycorrhiza enhances nutrient uptake in chickpea. Plant Soil Environ., 57: 465-470
NELL M, WAWROSCH C, STEINKELLNER S, VIERHEILIG H, KOPP B, LÖSSL A, FRANZ C, NOVAK J, ZITTERL-EGLSEER K (2010)
Root Colonization by Symbiotic Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increases Sesquiterpenic Acid Concentrations in Valeriana officinalis L. Planta Med. 76: 393-398
KHAOSAAD T, KRENN L, MEDJAKOVIC S, RANNER A, LÖSSL A., NELL M, JUNGBAUER A., VIERHEILIG H. (2008)
Effect of mycorrhization on the isoflavone content and the phytoestrogen activity of red clover. Journal of Plant Physiology 165: 1161-1167
LÖSSL, A., BOHMERT, K., HARLOFF, H., EIBL, C., MüHLBAUER, S.,
and KOOP, H.U., (2005): Inducible Trans-Activation of Plastid Transgenes:
Expression of the R. eutropha phb Operon
in Transplastomic Tobacco. Plant Cell Physiol. 46:
1462-1471 pdf: (555 kb) 
LÖSSL, A., EIBL,
C., HARLOFF, H., JUNG, C. and KOOP, H.U., (2003): Polyester in transplastomic tobacco: Significant
contents of polyhydroxybutyrate are associated with growth reduction. Plant Cell
Rep. 21:
891-899 pdf: (333 kb) 
MüHLBAUER,
S.K., LÖSSL, A., TZEKOVA, L., ZOU, Z., and KOOP, H.U., (2002): Functional analysis of plastid DNA
replication origins in tobacco by targeted inactivation. Plant J 32:
175–184 pdf: (1 MB) 
LÖSSL, A.,
GÖTZ, M., BRAUN, A. and WENZEL, G.,
(2000): Molecular markers for potato cytoplasm: male sterility and
contribution of different plastid-mitochondrial configurations to starch production.
Euphytica 116: 221-230
pdf: (88 kb):
RASMUSSEN,
J.O., LÖSSL, A. and RASMUSSEN, O.S., (2000):
Analysis of the plastome and chondriome origin in plants regenerated
after asymmetric Solanum spp protoplast fusions.
Theor. Appl. Genet. 101: 336-343 pdf:
(64 kb):
LÖSSL, A.,
ADLER, N., HORN, R., FREI, U. and WENZEL, G., (1999): Chondriome Type Characterization of Potato: Mt a, b, g, d, e and Novel Plastid-Mitochondrial Configurations.
Theor. Appl. Genet. 99: 1-10
pdf: (328 kb):
FREI,
U., STATTMANN, M., LÖSSL A. and WENZEL, G., (1998): Aspects of fusion combining ability of dihaploid S.
tuberosumL.: influence of the cytoplasm. Potato Research 41: 155-162
pdf: 2.8 MB
LÖSSL, A., (1996):
Analyse der DNA-Variabilität
in Zellorganellen somatischer Fusionshybriden der Kartoffel und deren
phänotypische
Auswirkungen. Dissertation, Technische Universität München,
ISBN
3-931713-01-6
HORN, R.,
KÖHLER, R.H., LÖSSL, A., KRÄUTER,
R., GERLACH, J., HUSTEDT, J., HAIN, T., ZETSCHE, K. and FRIEDT, W.,
(1995):
Development and molecular characterization of alloplasmic CMS in
H. annuus
L. Advances in Plant Breeding 18: 89-110
LÖSSL,
A., FREI, U. and WENZEL, G., (1994): Interaction
between cytoplasmic composition and yield parameters in somatic hybrids
of S. tuberosum L. Theor. Appl. Genet. 89: 873-878
pdf:
2.6 MB: 
KÖHLER,
R., HORN, R., LÖSSL, A.and ZETSCHE, K. (1991): Cytoplasmic male
sterility in sunflower is correlated with the co-transcription of a new
open reading frame with the atpA gene. Mol. Gen. Genet. 227:
369-376 pdf: 1.7 MB: 
KÖHLER,
R., LÖSSL, A. and ZETSCHE, K., (1990):
Nucleotide sequence of the F1-ATPase alpha subunit gene of sunflower
mitochondria;
Nucl. Acids Res. 18: 4588 pdf: 0.7 MB:
Posters and
Presentations:
Lössl A, Gottschamel J, Holtsmark I, Steen H, Haugslien S, Bock R and J Clarke (2012)
Chloroplasts for the safe production of Dengue fever vaccine candidates
Open Seminar on Plant Genetic Engineering for Food, Biofuel and Medicine
Bioforsk Plantehelse, April 25-26th 2012, Ås, Norway
Waheed MT, Lössl E, Thönes N, Müller M, Hassan SW, Gottschamel J, Lössl (2011)
Chloroplast expression of a double-pentameric vaccine candidate containing
human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 L1 antigen translationally fused with LTB.
Plant-Based Vaccines & Antibodies, June 8th-10th 2011, Porto, Portugal
Lössl A, Waheed MT, Hassan SW, NajafianRazavi M, Lössl E (2011)
Molecular Farming: The Production of Vaccines in Plants.
In: Essays on Agriculture and Environment, Eva Maleviti and Costas Stathopoulos Eds.,
ISBN: 978-960-6672-99-6, p.35-44, Athens, Greece
Lössl AG, Waheed MT, Thönes N, Müller M, Hassan SW, Gottschamel J, Kaul HP, E. Lössl (2011):
Aspects of Plastid-Derived Pharmaceuticals by an Example of Two Fused Pentamer-Forming Proteins:
Human Papillomavirus (HPV-16) L1-Capsomeres and E. coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin B (LTB).
In: A. Touraev and J. Snape Eds., International Conference on Plant Transformation Technologies II, Feb. 19 - 22, 2011, Vienna, Austria
Lössl A, Waheed MT, Thönes N, MÜller M, Hassan SW, Gottschamel J, Lössl E., Kaul H (2010).
Expression of human papillomavirus l1 capsomeres in tobacco chloroplasts: a step towards cost-effective second-generation vaccines:
A step toward cost effective second-generation vaccines. International Symposium on
Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering, Oct. 15, 2010 Welwyn Garden City, UK
Lössl A, Waheed MT, Hassan SW, Kaul HP (2010): Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) Regu-lated by an Inducible Trans-activation System
In: A. Touraev and J. Snape Eds., Green Plant Breeding Technologies, Vienna, Austria, Feb. 2-5, 2010, p.28
Lössl A, Mayer F, Hassan SW, Waheed TM, NajafianRazavi M, Lössl E (2009): Molecular Farming: The Production of Vaccines in Plants,
2nd Annual International Symposium on Agricultural Research, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), 28-31 August 2009, Greece (in press)
Lössl A, Mayer F, Hassan SW, Waheed TM, Najafian Razavi M, Lössl E (2008): Production of vaccines in plants: Safety first!
Italian Journal of Agronomy, 3 (3 suppl.), 421-422; ISSN 1125-4718 [10th Congress of the European Society for Agronomy, Bologna, 15.-19. Sep-tember 2008]
Lössl E, Thönes N, Geiger E, Lössl A (2008): Development of tobacco plants for the affordable production of a cancer vaccine.
In: Int. Society for Horticultural Sciences (Ed.), First Symposium on Horticulture in Europe, 68, 17-20 February 2008, Vienna, 68-68; ISSN 1996-9449
Lössl A (2007): Some aspects of plant nutrition in developing countries.
In: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno (Eds.), Faculty of Agronomy, Plant nutrition and its prospects,
5.-6. September 2007, Brno, 60-62; ISBN: 978-80-7375-068-8
Lössl A, Thoenes N,
Najafian Razavi M, Lössl E. (2007) Synthesis of a vaccine against
cervical cancer in transplastomic tobacco lines: Comparison of
approaches. International Symposium on
Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering, December 7-9, 2007 Jilin
Academy of Agric. Sci., Changchun, Jilin China
Lössl E., Thönes, N., Geiger, E. and Andreas Lössl
(2007) Risk Reduction of Antigen Expression: The Human Papilloma Virus
L1 antigen, precisely located in the plastome for synthesis of a cancer
vaccine. 2nd International Conference on Plant-Based Vaccines &
Antibodies, Plant Expression Systems for Recombinant Pharmacologics,
18-20 June 2007, University of Verona, Italy
Lössl A., Bohmert K., Harloff, H. and HU Koop (2006) An inducible
expression system for transgenic plastids: Polyester synthesis upon
Ethanol application. 8th International Congress on Plant Molecular
Biology, ISPMB 19.-24.08.2006, Adelaide, Australia.
Lössl, A. Harloff, H and Koop HU (2006) Secure Production of
Polyesters in Tobacco Plants after Spraying of Ethanol. Tropical Crop
Biotechnology Conference, Cairns 14.-19.08.2006, Australia
Lössl, A., K. Bohmert, H. Hartloff, C. Eibl, H. Koop (2005):
Ethanol-inducible transcription of the Ralstonia eutropha phb operon in
transplastomic tobacco and formation of polyhydroxybutyric acid (PHB).
In: Vienna Medical Academy: XVII International Botanical Congress,
17-23 July 2005, Vienna, Austria, 79.
Lössl, A., K. Bohmert, H.-P. Kaul, H. Harloff, H.-U. Koop (2004):
Regulated PHB synthesis through an ethanol inducible T7 RNA polymerase
targeted to transplastomic chloroplasts in tobacco. In: EMPA: European
Symposium on Biopolymers ESBPO4, Tailored biopolyesters and their
application in industry and medicine, 13.-14. Mai 2004, St. Gallen,
Switzerland
Lössl, E., H.-U. Koop, A. Lössl (2004): Risk-reduction of
transgene expression: Chemically inducible mycobacterial antigens,
precisely located in the plastome for synthesis of tuberculosis
vaccines. In: Fondation Merieux: International Symposium on: Plant
derived vaccines and antibodies: Potential and limitations, 21.-24.
03.2004, Veyrier du Lac, France.
Lössl, A. (2004): Biotechnologien in der Pflanzenzüchtung.
In: ZAT: V. Symposium Ukraine-Austria, Agriculture: Science and
practice, 9.-11. September 2004, Kyiv, Ukraine.
LÖSSL, A., EIBL, C., DOVZHENKO, A.,
WINTERHOLLER,P.,
and KOOP, H.U., (2000): Production of Polyhydroxybutyric Acid (PHB)
Using Chloroplast Transformation. The 8th International Symposium on
Biological Polyesters (ISBP 2000), Sept. 11-15, 2000 Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA USA
LÖSSL, A., BRAUN, A., FREI, U. and WENZEL,
G., (1998):
Cytoplasmic Genome Configurations and Field Performance in Somatic
Hybrids of Potato, International Symposium, Breeding Research on Potatoes,
Rostock, June 23-26.´98, p. 123-127
LÖSSL, A., FREI, U. und WENZEL, G., (1998):
Fusionscytoplasmen
und deren Auswirkungen auf somatische Hybriden, Arbeitstagung 1997 der
“Vereinigung österreichischer Pflanzenzüchter“ in Gumpenstein
S. 115-117.
LÖSSL A, BRAUN A, FREI, U. und WENZEL, G.,
(1998):
Cytoplasma-Typen der Kartoffel: Nutzung neuer Konfigurationen.Vortr.
Pflanzenzüchtung
42: 152-154
LÖSSL, A., HORN, R., FREI, U. und WENZEL, G.,
(1998):
Organellen-Kompatibilität und Stärkeertrag bei somatischen
Hybriden
der Kartoffel. Vortr. Pflanzenzüchtung 41: 89-94
WENZEL, G. GRANER, A., FOROUGHI-WEHR, B., HATZ,
B., LÖSSL,
A., and JAHOOR, A., (1997): Plant breeding for resistances using
Biotechnology.
Biotechnology for Crop Protection. Richter, J., Huber, J. Schuler, B
(eds.)
DSE-Reports 67-75.
LÖSSL, A., FREI, U. und WENZEL, G., (1996):
Einfluß
mitochondrialer Genom-Konfigurationen auf die Leistungsfähigkeit
somatischer
Hybriden der Kartoffel. Vortr. Pflanzenzüchtung 32: 151-153
LÖSSL, A., FREI, U. and WENZEL, G., (1996):
Genetic
structures of the best fitting cytoplasms for somatic hybrids of
potato.
13th Triennial Conference of the European Association for Potato
Research
S. 395-396, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, 14.-19. July 1996, ISBN
90-6754-452-3
LÖSSL, A., FREI, U. and WENZEL, G., (1995):
Somatische
Genetik: Einfluß der Plasmonstruktur auf Ertragskomponenten
von Kartoffelhybriden. Vortr. Pflanzenzüchtung 31: 64-68
LÖSSL, A., FREI, U. and WENZEL, G., (1994):
Nuclear-cytoplasmic
interaction in somatic hybrids. Eucarpia report 1994, Potato Research
37:
341-342
LÖSSL, A., FREI, U. und WENZEL, G., (1994):
Molekulare
Analyse von Kern- und Organellengenom somatischer Hybriden von S.
tuberosum. Vortr. Pflanzenzüchtung 28: 47-48
WENZEL, G., FREI, U. and LÖSSL, A., (1993):
Genetic
evaluation of somatic S. tuberosum hybrids. 12e Conférence
triennale
de l'Association Européenne pour la Recherche sur la Pomme de
Terre,
18-23 Julliet 1993
LÖSSL, A., FREI, U. and THACH, N.Q., (1992):
Analysis
of cytoplasmic composition resulting from somatic fusion of
potato
protoplasts. New Trends in Genetics, Annual Meeting of the Genetic
Society,
27.-30. Sept. 1992, Tübingen, S. 128