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AbiotiK Stress-Potassium transport in abiotic stress in plants and yeast

AbiotiK Stress-Potassium transport in abiotic stress in plants and yeast

Research line: Response to environmental stress and climate change

AbiotiK Stress-Potassium transport in abiotic stress in plants and yeast

Research line: Response to environmental stress and climate change

AbiotiK Stress-Potassium transport in abiotic stress in plants and yeast
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Research

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:

Ion homeostasis is a dynamic process and a fundamental requirement for all organisms. Many different minerals are essential for key biochemical processes, but excessive accumulation of these elements can be toxic. Therefore, all living organisms have evolved efficient systems for acquiring and storing these elements, as well as robust mechanisms to maintain homeostatic concentrations that prevent toxicity and allow them to respond to environmental changes.

Potassium is a key monovalent cation required for multiple aspects of cellular growth and survival, such as balancing negative charges of macromolecules, maintaining electroneutrality, cell turgor and volume, enzyme activity, protein synthesis, and maintaining membrane potential and intracellular pH. The long-term general goal of our research group is to generate new knowledge on the regulation of potassium transporters in both plants and yeast, with future applications in biotechnological approaches to improve drought tolerance in crops.


CURRENT PROJECTS:

We are currently conducting two major lines of research. One focuses on basic science and the generation of new knowledge, and the other is more applied and carried out in collaboration with an industrial partner. Both are related to the study of molecular mechanisms involved in plant responses to stress, particularly abiotic stress. Our scientific interests can be summarized as follows:

Basic science:

In plants, beyond the general physiological roles described above for potassium at the cellular level, this cation also plays a key role at the whole-plant level, participating in crucial processes such as stomatal opening, which regulates water loss through transpiration and plant desiccation. Inward-rectifying channels are responsible for potassium uptake in guard cells and are essential for stomatal opening. KAT1 and its close homolog KAT2 are the main inward-rectifying channels expressed in guard cells. Our current project focuses on the characterization of 14 proteins identified through a Split-Ubiquitin protein–protein interaction screen, as potential interactors of the KAT1 potassium channel in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana.

We are using various biochemical and genetic approaches to validate these interactions and analyze their effect on KAT1 activity in plants. The identification of physiologically relevant regulators of K⁺ channels will contribute to the design of strategies that may impact both drought tolerance and susceptibility to pathogens, given that these pores are responsible for CO₂ uptake and water loss through transpiration, as well as serving as entry points for certain pathogens.

Applied science with industrial partners:

Our second major research focus, initiated in 2018 in collaboration with the company SAKATA, centers on the analysis of proteomic and metabolomic profiles in different broccoli cultivars with varying levels of tolerance to abiotic stresses (drought and salinity). The objective is to identify proteins and/or metabolites with differential accumulation that could be used to predict the behavior of uncharacterized cultivars under adverse field conditions. As a complementary approach, we leverage our expertise with the yeast model system Saccharomyces cerevisiae to overexpress genes from a tolerant broccoli cultivar, aiming to identify those capable of conferring tolerance to salinity and drought. With these approaches, we hope to provide SAKATA with a useful toolbox for both cultivar selection and breeding programs.

We have also developed a fast and cost-effective system to evaluate natural extracts with potential use as biostimulants, based on the use of the model systems Arabidopsis thaliana and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We have used this system to evaluate products provided by various companies and to design new formulations. Currently, in collaboration with the company CALDIC, we are uncovering the molecular basis of the abiotic stress tolerance conferred by new biostimulant formulations and conducting field trials to assess their efficacy in different crops.

Staff

Publications

González-García A, Kanli M, Wisowski N, Montoliu-Silvestre E, Locascio A, Sifres A, Gómez M, Ramos J, Porcel R, Andrés-Colás N, Mulet JM, Yenush L (2023)

Maternal Embryo Effect Arrest 31 (MEE31) is a moonlighting protein involved in GDP-D-mannose biosynthesis and KAT1 potassium channel regulation. 

Plant Sci. 2024 Jan;338:111897. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111897.

Mulet JM, Campos F, Yenush L (2023)

Ion homeostasis in plant stress and development, volume II.

Front Plant Sci. 2023 Aug 11;14:1264817. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1264817.

Mulet JM, Porcel R, Yenush L (2023)

Modulation of potassium transport to increase abiotic stress tolerance in plants

Journal of Experimental Botany, 2023, Vol. 74, No. 19 pp. 5989–6005

Porcel (2023)

The Adaptation of Crops to the Environment under Climate Change: Physiological and Agronomic Strategies

Agronomy 2023, 13, 938.

Benito P., Bellón J, Porcel R, Yenush L, Mulet JM.  (2023)

The Biostimulant, Potassium Humate Ameliorates Abiotic Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana by Increasing Starch Availability

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, 24(15), 12140

Chevilly S, Dolz-Edo L, Blanca J, Yenush L, Mulet JM (2023)

Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste

Foods2023, 12(2), 339

Benito P., Ligorio D, Bellón J, Yenush L, Mulet JM.  (2023)

Use of Yucca (Yucca schidigera) Extracts as Biostimulants to Promote Germination and Early Vigor and as Natural Fungicides

Plants2023, 12(2), 274

Benito P., Ligorio D, Bellón J, Yenush L, Mulet JM.  (2022)

A fast method to evaluate in a combinatorial manner the synergistic effect of different biostimulants for promoting growth or tolerance against abiotic stress

Plant Methods, 2022, 18(1), 111

Chevilly S, Dolz-Edo L, Martínez-Sánchez G, Morcillo L, Vilagrosa A, López-Nicolás JM, Blanca J, Yenush L, Mulet JM. (2021)

Distinctive Traits for Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Front Plant Sci. 2021 Nov 4;12:777060

Bissoli G, Bono M, Martínez-Almonacid I, Moreno-Peris E, Renard J, Espinosa A, Naranjo MÁ, Yenush L, Fita A, Serrano R, Rodríguez-Burruezo A, Bueso E. (2021)

Seed coat lignification level is crucial in Capsicum spp seed longevity

Physiol Plant. 2021 Nov 19:e13600

Chevilly S, Dolz-Edo L, Morcillo L, Vilagrosa A, López-Nicolás JM, Yenush L, Mulet JM. (2021)

Identification of distinctive physiological and molecular responses to salt stress among tolerant and sensitive cultivars of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica)

BMC Plant Biol. 2021 Oct 25;21(1):488

Chevilly S, Dolz-Edo L, López-Nicolás JM, Morcillo L, Vilagrosa A, Yenush L, Mulet JM. (2021)

Physiological and Molecular Characterization of the Differential Response of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica) Cultivars Reveals Limiting Factors for Broccoli Tolerance to Drought Stress.

J Agric Food Chem. 2021 Sep 8;69(35):10394

Mulet JM, Campos F, Yenush L. (2020)

Ion Homeostasis in Plant Stress and Development

Front Plant Sci. 2020 Nov 20;11:618273

Vazquez-Vilar M, Gandía M, García-Carpintero V, Marqués E, Sarrion-Perdigones A, Yenush L, Polaina J, Manzanares P, Marcos JF, Orzaez D. (2020)

Multigene Engineering by GoldenBraid Cloning: From Plants to Filamentous Fungi and Beyond

Curr Protoc Mol Biol. 2020 Mar;130(1):e116

R Saporta, C Bou, V Frías, JM Mulet (2019)

A Method for a Fast Evaluation of the Biostimulant Potential of Different Natural Extracts for Promoting Growth or Tolerance against Abiotic Stress

Agronomy 9 (3), 143

A Locascio, MC Marques, G García-Martínez, C Corratgé-Faillie (2019)

BCL2-ASSOCIATED ATHANOGENE4 Regulates the KAT1 Potassium Channel and Controls Stomatal Movement

Plant physiology 181 (3), 1277-1294

A Locascio, N Andrés-Colás, JM Mulet, L Yenush (2019)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a tool to investigate plant potassium and sodium transporters

International journal of molecular sciences 20 (9), 2133

A Bustamante, MC Marques, A Sanz-Carbonell, JM Mulet, G Gomez (2018)

Alternative processing of its precursor is related to miR319 decreasing in melon plants exposed to cold

Scientific reports 8 (1), 15538

R Porcel, A Bustamante, R Ros, R Serrano, JM Mulet Salort (2018)

BvCOLD1: A novel aquaporin from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) involved in boron homeostasis and abiotic stress

Plant, cell & environment 41 (12), 2844-2857

Hernanz-Koers M, Gandía M, Garrigues S, Manzanares P, Yenush L, Orzaez D, Marcos JF (2018)

FungalBraid: A GoldenBraid-based modular cloning platform for the assembly and exchange of DNA elements tailored to fungal synthetic biology

Fungal Genet Biol;116:51-61

Primo C, Ferri-Blázquez A, Loewith R, Yenush L (2017)

Reciprocal Regulation of Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 and Potassium Accumulation.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry 292: 563-574

Taibi K, del Campo AD, Aguado A, Mulet JM (2016)

Early establishment response of different Pinus nigra ssp salzmanii seed sources on contrasting environments: Implications for future reforestation programs and assisted population migration

Journal of Environmental Management 171: 184-194

Yenush L (2016)

Potassium and Sodium Transport in Yeast

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 892: 187-228

Petrezselyova S, Lopez-Malo M, Canadell D, Roque A, Serra-Cardona A, Marquea MC, Vilaprinyo E, Alves R, Yenush L, Arino J (2016)

Regulation of the Na+/K+-ATPase Ena1 Expression by Calcineurin/Crz1 under High pH Stress: A Quantitative Study

Plos One 11: e0158424

Llopis-Torregrosa V, Ferri-Blazquez A, Adam-Artigues A, Deffontaines E, van Heusden GPH, Yenush L (2016)

Regulation of the Yeast Hxt6 Hexose Transporter by the Rod1 alpha-Arrestin, the Snf1 Protein Kinase, and the Bmh2 14-3-3 Protein.

The Journal of biological chemistry 291: 14973-14985

Marqués MC, Zamarbide-Forés S, Pedelini L, Llopis-Torregrosa V, Yenush L (2015)

A functional Rim101 complex is required for proper accumulation of the Ena1 Na+-ATPase protein in response to salt stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

FEMS Yeast Research 15: fov017

Mattiazzi Ušaj M, Prelec M, Brložnik M, Primo C, Curk T, Ščančar J, Yenush L, Petrovič U (2015)

Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae adiponectin receptor homolog Izh2 is involved in the regulation of zinc, phospholipid and pH homeostasis

Metallomics 7: 1338-1351

Bueso E, Muñoz-Bertomeu J, Campos F, Brunaud V, Martinez L, Sayas E, Ballester P, Yenush L, Serrano R (2014)

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA HOMEOBOX 25 uncovers a role for gibberellins in seed longevity

Plant Physiology 164: 999-1010

Ariño J, Aydar E, Drulhe S, Ganser D, Jorrín J, Kahm M, Krause F, Petrezsélyová S, Yenush L, Zimmermannová O, van Heusden GP, Kschischo M, Ludwig J, Palmer C, Ramos J, Sychrová H (2014)

Systems biology of monovalent cation homeostasis in yeast: the translucent contribution

Advances in Microbial Physiology 64: 1-63

Mulet JM, Llopis-Torregrosa V, Primo C, Marqués MC, Yenush L (2013)

Endocytic regulation of alkali metal transport proteins in mammals, yeast and plants

Current Genetics 59: 207-230

Roque E, Serwatowska J, Cruz Rochina M, Wen J, Mysore KS, Yenush L, Beltrán JP, Cañas LA (2013)

Functional specialization of duplicated AP3-like genes in Medicago truncatula

Plant Journal 73: 663-675

Sainz M, Pérez-Rontomé C, Ramos J, Mulet JM, James EK, Bhattacharjee U, Petrich JW, Becana M (2013)

Plant hemoglobins may be maintained in functional form by reduced flavins in the nuclei, and confer differential tolerance to nitro-oxidative stress

Plant Journal 76: 875-887

Ríos G, Cabedo M, Rull B, Yenush L, Serrano R, Mulet JM (2013)

Role of the yeast multidrug transporter Qdr2 in cation homeostasis and the oxidative stress response

FEMS Yeast Research 13: 97-106

Bissoli G, Niñoles R, Fresquet S, Palombieri S, Bueso E, Rubio L, García-Sánchez MJ, Fernández JA, Mulet JM, Serrano R (2012)

Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase ROF2 modulates intracellular pH homeostasis in Arabidopsis

Plant Journal 70: 704-716

Kahm M, Navarrete C, Llopis-Torregrosa V, Herrera R, Barreto L, Yenush L, Ariño J, Ramos J, Kschischo M (2012)

Potassium starvation in yeast: mechanisms of homeostasis revealed by mathematical modeling

PLoS Computational Biology 8: e1002548

Barreto L, Canadell D, Petrezselyova S, Navarrete C, Maresova L, Perez-Valle J, Herrera R, Olier I, Giraldo J, Sychrova H, Yenush L, Ramos J, Arino J (2011)

A genomewide screen for tolerance to cationic drugs reveals genes important for potassium homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Eukaryotic Cell 10: 1241-1250

Merchan S, Pedelini L, Hueso G, Calzada A, Serrano R, Yenush L (2011)

Genetic alterations leading to increases in internal potassium concentrations are detrimental for DNA integrity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genes to Cells 16: 152-65

Mulet JM (2011)

Letter to the editor regarding the article by Paganelli et al.

Chemical Research in Toxicology 24: 609

Casado C, Yenush L, Melero C, Ruiz Mdel C, Serrano R, Pérez-Valle J, Ariño J, Ramos J (2010)

Regulation of Trk-dependent potassium transport by the calcineurin pathway involves the Hal5 kinase

FEBS Letters 584: 2415-2420

Pérez-Valle J, Rothe J, Primo C, Martínez Pastor M, Ariño J, Pascual-Ahuir A, Mulet JM, Serrano R, Yenush L (2010)

The Hal4 and Hal5 protein kinases are required for the general control of carbon and nitrogen uptake and metabolism

Eukaryotic Cell 9: 1881-1890

Hoeberichts FA, Perez-Valle J, Montesinos C, Mulet JM, Planes MD, Hueso G, Yenush L, Sharma SC, Serrano R (2010)

The role of K+ and H+ transport systems during glucose- and H2O2-induced cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Yeast 27: 713-725

Muñoz-Bertomeu J, Cascales-Miñana B, Mulet JM, Baroja-Fernández E, Pozueta-Romero J, Kuhn JM, Segura J, Ros R (2009)

Plastidial Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Leads to Altered Root Development and Affects the Sugar and Amino Acid Balance in Arabidopsis

Plant Physiology 151: 541-558

Gimeno J, Gadea J, Forment J, Pérez-Valle J, Santiago J, Martínez-Godoy MA, Yenush L, Bellés JM, Brumós J, Colmenero-Flores JM, Talón M, Serrano R (2009)

Shared and novel molecular responses of mandarin to drought

Plant Molecular Biology 70: 403- 420

Alejandro S, Rodriguez PL, Bellés JM, Yenush L, Garcia-Sanchez MJ, Fernandez JA, Serrano R (2007)

An Arabidopsis quiescin-sulfhydryl oxidase regulates cation homeostasis at the root symplast-xylem interface

EMBO Journal 26: 3203-3215

Pérez-Valle J, Jenkins H, Merchan S, Montiel V, Ramos J, Sharma S, Serrano R, Yenush L (2007)

Key role for intracellular K+ and protein kinases Sat4/Hal4 and Hal5 in the plasma membrane stabilization of yeast nutrient transporters

Molecular and Cellular Biology 27: 5725-5736

Portillo F, Mulet JM, Serrano R (2005)

A Role for the non-phosphorylated Form of Yeast Snf1: Tolerance to Toxic Cations and Activation of Potassium Transporter

FEBS letters 579: 512-516

Yenush L, Merchan S, Holmes J, Serrano R (2005)

pH-Responsive, posttranslational regulation of the Trk1 potassium transporter by the type 1-related Ppz1 phosphatase

Molecular and Cellular Biology 25: 8683-8692

Mulet JM, Alemany B, Ros R, Calvete JJ, Serrano R (2004)

Expression of a Plant Serine O-acetyltransferase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Confers Osmotic Tolerance and Creates and Alternative Pathway for Cysteine Biosynthesis

Yeast 21: 303-312

Merchan S, Bernal D, Serrano R, Yenush L (2004)

Response of the yeast Mpk1 MAP kinase pathway to increases in internal turgor pressure caused by loss of the Ppz protein phosphatases

Eukaryotic Cell 3: 100-107

Mulet JM, Alejandro S, Romero C, Serrano R (2004)

The Trehalose Pathway and Intracellular Glucose Phosphates as Modulators of Potassium Transport and General Cation Homeostasis in Yeast

Yeast 21: 569-582

Ruiz A, Yenush L, Ariño J (2003)

Regulation of ENA1 Na(+)-ATPase Gene Expression by the Ppz1 Protein Phosphatase Is Mediated by the Calcineurin Pathway

Eukaryotic Cell 2: 937-948

Rausell A, Kanhonou R, Yenush L, Serrano R, Ros R (2003)

The translation initiation factor eIF1A is an important determinant in the tolerance to NaCl stress in yeast and plants

Plant Journal 34: 1-11

Patel S, Yenush L, Rodriguez PL, Serrano R, Blundell TL (2002)

Crystal Structure of an Enzyme Displaying both Inositol-polyphosphate-1-Phosphatase and 3´-Phosphoadenosine-5´-phosphate Phosphatase Activities: A Novel Target of Lithium Therapy

Journal of Molecular Biology 315: 677-685

Mulet JM, Serrano R (2002)

Simultaneous Determination of Potassium and Rubidium Content in Yeast

Yeast 19: 1295-1298

Yenush L, Mulet JM, Ariño J, Serrano R (2002)

The Ppz Protein Phosphatases are Key Regulators of K+ and pH Homeostasis: Implications for Salt Tolerance, Cell Wall Integrity and Cell Cycle Progression

EMBO Journal 21: 920-929

Forment J, Mulet JM, Vicente O, Serrano R (2002)

The Yeast SR Protein Kinase Sky1p Modulates Salt Tolerance, Membrane Potential and the Trk1,2 Potassium Transporter

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1565: 36-40

Yenush L, Belles JM, Lopez-Coronado JM, Gil-Mascarell R, Serrano R, Rodriguez PL (2000)

A novel target of lithium therapy

FEBS Letters 467: 321-325

Albert A, Martinez-Ripoll M, Espinosa-Ruiz A, Yenush L, Culiañez-Macia FA, Serrano R (2000)

The X-ray structure of AtHal3 provides the structural basis for the activity of a regulatory subunit involved in signal transduction

Structure 8: 961-969

Mulet JM, Leube MP, Kron SJ, Ríos G, Fink GR, Serrano R (1999)

A Novel Mechanism of Ion Homeostasis and Salt Tolerance in Yeast: the Hal4 and Hal5 Protein Kinases Modulate the Trk1- Trk2 Potassium Transporter

Molecular and Cellular Biology 19: 3328-3337

Projects

Líneas de Investigación actuales:


IDENTIFICACION Y CARACTERIZACION DE NUEVOS MECANISMOS REGULADORES QUE GOBIERNAN LOS FLUJOS DE POTASIO EN ARABIDOPSIS (PID2022-137193NB-I00) 01/09/2023 – 31/08/2026
Entidad financiadora: Agencial Estatal de Investigación (Co-financiado con Fondos FEDER)
IP: Lynne Yenush y José Miguel Mulet

NUTRICIO DE POTASSI I ESTRES ABIOTIC EN BRASSICA (AICO/2021/352) 01/01/2021 – 01/01/2024
Entidad financiadora: Generalitat Valenciana
IP: Lynne Yenush

EVALUACIÓN DEL EFECTO BENEFICIOSO DE LA COMBINACIÓN DE DIFERENTES BIOESTIMULANTES COMERCIALES (EXTRACTOS DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y MICROBIANOS) BAJO CONDICIONES DE ESTRÉS SALINO EN PLANTAS DE INTERES AGRONÓMICO (PAID-06-22) 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2024
Entidad financiadora: Universitat Politècnica de València
IP: Rosa Porcel

Líneas Anteriores:

DESARROLLO DE FORMULADOS BIOESTIMULANTES Y BIOFERTILIZANTES INNOVADORES DE ORIGENNATURAL (CALBIO) DESTINADOS A LA AGRICULTURA CONVENCIONAL Y ECOLÓGICA. ESTUDIO CIENTÍFICODE EFECTOS SINÉRGICOS ENTRE BIOACTIVOS MICROBIANOS Y NO MICROBIANOS 08/06/2021 – 08/06/2023
Entidad financiadora: CALDIC IBERICA, S.L.
IP: JM Mulet

ESTUDIO DE REGULADORES DE CANALES DE POTASIO EN EL CONTROL DE LA APERTURA ESTOMATICA Y DE RESISTENCIA A SEQUIA (PID2019-104054GB-I00) 01/06/2020 – 01/06/2023
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación y Universidades

IP: Lynne Yenush y JM Mulet


APROXIMACIONES MOLECULARES PARA INCREMENTAR LA TOLERANCIA A SALINIDAD Y SEQUIA DEL BROCOLI (RTC-2017-6468-2) 9/2018-06/2022
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación y Universidades

IP: JM Mulet


Caracterización Molecular y Fisiológica de Dianas para la Optimización del Uso de Agua en Plantas (AICO/2018/300) 01/01/2018 – 01/01/2020
Entidad financiadora: Generalitat Valenciana
IP: Lynne Yenush

DESCIFRANDO LA REGULACION DE TRANSPORTADORES DE POTASIO EN PLANTAS Y LEVADURAS (BIO2016-77776-P) 1/2017-12/2019
Entidad financiadora: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMÍA Y COMPETITIVIDAD/FEDER

IP: Lynne Yenush y JM Mulet


PAPEL DEL TRAFICO DE PROTEINAS EN LA HOMEOSTASIS DE IONES Y NUTRIENTES EN LEVADURA Y PLANTAS (BFU2011-30197-C03-03) 01/2012-11/2015
Entidad financiadora: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y EMPRESA/FEDER

IP: Lynne Yenush y JM Mulet


Caracterización molecular del gen CRIO4 de remolacha y su aplicación en el desarrollo de líneas tolerantes a estrés por frío. (Primeros proyectos de investigación-1496), 01-11-2010/31-10-2012.
Entidad financiadora: Universitat Politècnica de València

IP: José Miguel Mulet


BFU2008-04188-C03-02. “Rutas de Transduccion de Señales en la Regulacion de la Homeostasis Ionica”
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad/FEDER

IP: Lynne Yenush

Other publications

Publicaciones y libros de divulgación

González-García A, Kanli M, Wisowski N, Montoliu-Silvestre E, Locascio A, Sifres A, Gómez M, Ramos J, Porcel R, Andrés-Colás N, Mulet JM, Yenush L (2023)

Maternal Embryo Effect Arrest 31 (MEE31) is a moonlighting protein involved in GDP-D-mannose biosynthesis and KAT1 potassium channel regulation. 

Plant Sci. 2024 Jan;338:111897. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111897.

Mulet JM, Campos F, Yenush L (2023)

Ion homeostasis in plant stress and development, volume II.

Front Plant Sci. 2023 Aug 11;14:1264817. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1264817.

Mulet JM, Porcel R, Yenush L (2023)

Modulation of potassium transport to increase abiotic stress tolerance in plants

Journal of Experimental Botany, 2023, Vol. 74, No. 19 pp. 5989–6005

Porcel (2023)

The Adaptation of Crops to the Environment under Climate Change: Physiological and Agronomic Strategies

Agronomy 2023, 13, 938.

Benito P., Bellón J, Porcel R, Yenush L, Mulet JM.  (2023)

The Biostimulant, Potassium Humate Ameliorates Abiotic Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana by Increasing Starch Availability

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, 24(15), 12140

Chevilly S, Dolz-Edo L, Blanca J, Yenush L, Mulet JM (2023)

Identification of Distinctive Primary Metabolites Influencing Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var. Italica) Taste

Foods2023, 12(2), 339

Benito P., Ligorio D, Bellón J, Yenush L, Mulet JM.  (2023)

Use of Yucca (Yucca schidigera) Extracts as Biostimulants to Promote Germination and Early Vigor and as Natural Fungicides

Plants2023, 12(2), 274

Benito P., Ligorio D, Bellón J, Yenush L, Mulet JM.  (2022)

A fast method to evaluate in a combinatorial manner the synergistic effect of different biostimulants for promoting growth or tolerance against abiotic stress

Plant Methods, 2022, 18(1), 111

Chevilly S, Dolz-Edo L, Martínez-Sánchez G, Morcillo L, Vilagrosa A, López-Nicolás JM, Blanca J, Yenush L, Mulet JM. (2021)

Distinctive Traits for Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Front Plant Sci. 2021 Nov 4;12:777060

Bissoli G, Bono M, Martínez-Almonacid I, Moreno-Peris E, Renard J, Espinosa A, Naranjo MÁ, Yenush L, Fita A, Serrano R, Rodríguez-Burruezo A, Bueso E. (2021)

Seed coat lignification level is crucial in Capsicum spp seed longevity

Physiol Plant. 2021 Nov 19:e13600

Chevilly S, Dolz-Edo L, Morcillo L, Vilagrosa A, López-Nicolás JM, Yenush L, Mulet JM. (2021)

Identification of distinctive physiological and molecular responses to salt stress among tolerant and sensitive cultivars of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica)

BMC Plant Biol. 2021 Oct 25;21(1):488

Chevilly S, Dolz-Edo L, López-Nicolás JM, Morcillo L, Vilagrosa A, Yenush L, Mulet JM. (2021)

Physiological and Molecular Characterization of the Differential Response of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica) Cultivars Reveals Limiting Factors for Broccoli Tolerance to Drought Stress.

J Agric Food Chem. 2021 Sep 8;69(35):10394

Mulet JM, Campos F, Yenush L. (2020)

Ion Homeostasis in Plant Stress and Development

Front Plant Sci. 2020 Nov 20;11:618273

Vazquez-Vilar M, Gandía M, García-Carpintero V, Marqués E, Sarrion-Perdigones A, Yenush L, Polaina J, Manzanares P, Marcos JF, Orzaez D. (2020)

Multigene Engineering by GoldenBraid Cloning: From Plants to Filamentous Fungi and Beyond

Curr Protoc Mol Biol. 2020 Mar;130(1):e116

R Saporta, C Bou, V Frías, JM Mulet (2019)

A Method for a Fast Evaluation of the Biostimulant Potential of Different Natural Extracts for Promoting Growth or Tolerance against Abiotic Stress

Agronomy 9 (3), 143

A Locascio, MC Marques, G García-Martínez, C Corratgé-Faillie (2019)

BCL2-ASSOCIATED ATHANOGENE4 Regulates the KAT1 Potassium Channel and Controls Stomatal Movement

Plant physiology 181 (3), 1277-1294

A Locascio, N Andrés-Colás, JM Mulet, L Yenush (2019)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a tool to investigate plant potassium and sodium transporters

International journal of molecular sciences 20 (9), 2133

A Bustamante, MC Marques, A Sanz-Carbonell, JM Mulet, G Gomez (2018)

Alternative processing of its precursor is related to miR319 decreasing in melon plants exposed to cold

Scientific reports 8 (1), 15538

R Porcel, A Bustamante, R Ros, R Serrano, JM Mulet Salort (2018)

BvCOLD1: A novel aquaporin from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) involved in boron homeostasis and abiotic stress

Plant, cell & environment 41 (12), 2844-2857

Hernanz-Koers M, Gandía M, Garrigues S, Manzanares P, Yenush L, Orzaez D, Marcos JF (2018)

FungalBraid: A GoldenBraid-based modular cloning platform for the assembly and exchange of DNA elements tailored to fungal synthetic biology

Fungal Genet Biol;116:51-61

Primo C, Ferri-Blázquez A, Loewith R, Yenush L (2017)

Reciprocal Regulation of Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 and Potassium Accumulation.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry 292: 563-574

Taibi K, del Campo AD, Aguado A, Mulet JM (2016)

Early establishment response of different Pinus nigra ssp salzmanii seed sources on contrasting environments: Implications for future reforestation programs and assisted population migration

Journal of Environmental Management 171: 184-194

Yenush L (2016)

Potassium and Sodium Transport in Yeast

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 892: 187-228

Petrezselyova S, Lopez-Malo M, Canadell D, Roque A, Serra-Cardona A, Marquea MC, Vilaprinyo E, Alves R, Yenush L, Arino J (2016)

Regulation of the Na+/K+-ATPase Ena1 Expression by Calcineurin/Crz1 under High pH Stress: A Quantitative Study

Plos One 11: e0158424

Llopis-Torregrosa V, Ferri-Blazquez A, Adam-Artigues A, Deffontaines E, van Heusden GPH, Yenush L (2016)

Regulation of the Yeast Hxt6 Hexose Transporter by the Rod1 alpha-Arrestin, the Snf1 Protein Kinase, and the Bmh2 14-3-3 Protein.

The Journal of biological chemistry 291: 14973-14985

Marqués MC, Zamarbide-Forés S, Pedelini L, Llopis-Torregrosa V, Yenush L (2015)

A functional Rim101 complex is required for proper accumulation of the Ena1 Na+-ATPase protein in response to salt stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

FEMS Yeast Research 15: fov017

Mattiazzi Ušaj M, Prelec M, Brložnik M, Primo C, Curk T, Ščančar J, Yenush L, Petrovič U (2015)

Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae adiponectin receptor homolog Izh2 is involved in the regulation of zinc, phospholipid and pH homeostasis

Metallomics 7: 1338-1351

Bueso E, Muñoz-Bertomeu J, Campos F, Brunaud V, Martinez L, Sayas E, Ballester P, Yenush L, Serrano R (2014)

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA HOMEOBOX 25 uncovers a role for gibberellins in seed longevity

Plant Physiology 164: 999-1010

Ariño J, Aydar E, Drulhe S, Ganser D, Jorrín J, Kahm M, Krause F, Petrezsélyová S, Yenush L, Zimmermannová O, van Heusden GP, Kschischo M, Ludwig J, Palmer C, Ramos J, Sychrová H (2014)

Systems biology of monovalent cation homeostasis in yeast: the translucent contribution

Advances in Microbial Physiology 64: 1-63

Mulet JM, Llopis-Torregrosa V, Primo C, Marqués MC, Yenush L (2013)

Endocytic regulation of alkali metal transport proteins in mammals, yeast and plants

Current Genetics 59: 207-230

Roque E, Serwatowska J, Cruz Rochina M, Wen J, Mysore KS, Yenush L, Beltrán JP, Cañas LA (2013)

Functional specialization of duplicated AP3-like genes in Medicago truncatula

Plant Journal 73: 663-675

Sainz M, Pérez-Rontomé C, Ramos J, Mulet JM, James EK, Bhattacharjee U, Petrich JW, Becana M (2013)

Plant hemoglobins may be maintained in functional form by reduced flavins in the nuclei, and confer differential tolerance to nitro-oxidative stress

Plant Journal 76: 875-887

Ríos G, Cabedo M, Rull B, Yenush L, Serrano R, Mulet JM (2013)

Role of the yeast multidrug transporter Qdr2 in cation homeostasis and the oxidative stress response

FEMS Yeast Research 13: 97-106

Bissoli G, Niñoles R, Fresquet S, Palombieri S, Bueso E, Rubio L, García-Sánchez MJ, Fernández JA, Mulet JM, Serrano R (2012)

Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase ROF2 modulates intracellular pH homeostasis in Arabidopsis

Plant Journal 70: 704-716

Kahm M, Navarrete C, Llopis-Torregrosa V, Herrera R, Barreto L, Yenush L, Ariño J, Ramos J, Kschischo M (2012)

Potassium starvation in yeast: mechanisms of homeostasis revealed by mathematical modeling

PLoS Computational Biology 8: e1002548

Barreto L, Canadell D, Petrezselyova S, Navarrete C, Maresova L, Perez-Valle J, Herrera R, Olier I, Giraldo J, Sychrova H, Yenush L, Ramos J, Arino J (2011)

A genomewide screen for tolerance to cationic drugs reveals genes important for potassium homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Eukaryotic Cell 10: 1241-1250

Merchan S, Pedelini L, Hueso G, Calzada A, Serrano R, Yenush L (2011)

Genetic alterations leading to increases in internal potassium concentrations are detrimental for DNA integrity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genes to Cells 16: 152-65

Mulet JM (2011)

Letter to the editor regarding the article by Paganelli et al.

Chemical Research in Toxicology 24: 609

Casado C, Yenush L, Melero C, Ruiz Mdel C, Serrano R, Pérez-Valle J, Ariño J, Ramos J (2010)

Regulation of Trk-dependent potassium transport by the calcineurin pathway involves the Hal5 kinase

FEBS Letters 584: 2415-2420

Pérez-Valle J, Rothe J, Primo C, Martínez Pastor M, Ariño J, Pascual-Ahuir A, Mulet JM, Serrano R, Yenush L (2010)

The Hal4 and Hal5 protein kinases are required for the general control of carbon and nitrogen uptake and metabolism

Eukaryotic Cell 9: 1881-1890

Hoeberichts FA, Perez-Valle J, Montesinos C, Mulet JM, Planes MD, Hueso G, Yenush L, Sharma SC, Serrano R (2010)

The role of K+ and H+ transport systems during glucose- and H2O2-induced cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Yeast 27: 713-725

Muñoz-Bertomeu J, Cascales-Miñana B, Mulet JM, Baroja-Fernández E, Pozueta-Romero J, Kuhn JM, Segura J, Ros R (2009)

Plastidial Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Leads to Altered Root Development and Affects the Sugar and Amino Acid Balance in Arabidopsis

Plant Physiology 151: 541-558

Gimeno J, Gadea J, Forment J, Pérez-Valle J, Santiago J, Martínez-Godoy MA, Yenush L, Bellés JM, Brumós J, Colmenero-Flores JM, Talón M, Serrano R (2009)

Shared and novel molecular responses of mandarin to drought

Plant Molecular Biology 70: 403- 420

Alejandro S, Rodriguez PL, Bellés JM, Yenush L, Garcia-Sanchez MJ, Fernandez JA, Serrano R (2007)

An Arabidopsis quiescin-sulfhydryl oxidase regulates cation homeostasis at the root symplast-xylem interface

EMBO Journal 26: 3203-3215

Pérez-Valle J, Jenkins H, Merchan S, Montiel V, Ramos J, Sharma S, Serrano R, Yenush L (2007)

Key role for intracellular K+ and protein kinases Sat4/Hal4 and Hal5 in the plasma membrane stabilization of yeast nutrient transporters

Molecular and Cellular Biology 27: 5725-5736

Portillo F, Mulet JM, Serrano R (2005)

A Role for the non-phosphorylated Form of Yeast Snf1: Tolerance to Toxic Cations and Activation of Potassium Transporter

FEBS letters 579: 512-516

Yenush L, Merchan S, Holmes J, Serrano R (2005)

pH-Responsive, posttranslational regulation of the Trk1 potassium transporter by the type 1-related Ppz1 phosphatase

Molecular and Cellular Biology 25: 8683-8692

Mulet JM, Alemany B, Ros R, Calvete JJ, Serrano R (2004)

Expression of a Plant Serine O-acetyltransferase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Confers Osmotic Tolerance and Creates and Alternative Pathway for Cysteine Biosynthesis

Yeast 21: 303-312

Merchan S, Bernal D, Serrano R, Yenush L (2004)

Response of the yeast Mpk1 MAP kinase pathway to increases in internal turgor pressure caused by loss of the Ppz protein phosphatases

Eukaryotic Cell 3: 100-107

Mulet JM, Alejandro S, Romero C, Serrano R (2004)

The Trehalose Pathway and Intracellular Glucose Phosphates as Modulators of Potassium Transport and General Cation Homeostasis in Yeast

Yeast 21: 569-582

Ruiz A, Yenush L, Ariño J (2003)

Regulation of ENA1 Na(+)-ATPase Gene Expression by the Ppz1 Protein Phosphatase Is Mediated by the Calcineurin Pathway

Eukaryotic Cell 2: 937-948

Rausell A, Kanhonou R, Yenush L, Serrano R, Ros R (2003)

The translation initiation factor eIF1A is an important determinant in the tolerance to NaCl stress in yeast and plants

Plant Journal 34: 1-11

Patel S, Yenush L, Rodriguez PL, Serrano R, Blundell TL (2002)

Crystal Structure of an Enzyme Displaying both Inositol-polyphosphate-1-Phosphatase and 3´-Phosphoadenosine-5´-phosphate Phosphatase Activities: A Novel Target of Lithium Therapy

Journal of Molecular Biology 315: 677-685

Mulet JM, Serrano R (2002)

Simultaneous Determination of Potassium and Rubidium Content in Yeast

Yeast 19: 1295-1298

Yenush L, Mulet JM, Ariño J, Serrano R (2002)

The Ppz Protein Phosphatases are Key Regulators of K+ and pH Homeostasis: Implications for Salt Tolerance, Cell Wall Integrity and Cell Cycle Progression

EMBO Journal 21: 920-929

Forment J, Mulet JM, Vicente O, Serrano R (2002)

The Yeast SR Protein Kinase Sky1p Modulates Salt Tolerance, Membrane Potential and the Trk1,2 Potassium Transporter

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1565: 36-40

Yenush L, Belles JM, Lopez-Coronado JM, Gil-Mascarell R, Serrano R, Rodriguez PL (2000)

A novel target of lithium therapy

FEBS Letters 467: 321-325

Albert A, Martinez-Ripoll M, Espinosa-Ruiz A, Yenush L, Culiañez-Macia FA, Serrano R (2000)

The X-ray structure of AtHal3 provides the structural basis for the activity of a regulatory subunit involved in signal transduction

Structure 8: 961-969

Mulet JM, Leube MP, Kron SJ, Ríos G, Fink GR, Serrano R (1999)

A Novel Mechanism of Ion Homeostasis and Salt Tolerance in Yeast: the Hal4 and Hal5 Protein Kinases Modulate the Trk1- Trk2 Potassium Transporter

Molecular and Cellular Biology 19: 3328-3337

Libros Divulgación:

Mulet, José Miguel (2023). Comemos lo que somos. Ediciones Destino. 978-8423362776
Mulet, José Miguel (2021). Ecologismo real. Ediciones Destino. 978-84-233-5920-2
Porcel, Rosa (2020). Eso no estaba en mi libro de Botánica. Editorial Guadalmazán. 978-8417547271
Mulet, José Miguel (2019). ¿Qué es la vida saludable?. Destino. 978-8423356034
Mulet, José Miguel (2018). ¿Qué es comer sano?. Destino. 978-8423354030
Mulet, José Miguel (2017). Transgenicos sin miedo. Destino. 978-8423352425

Patent

Título: 
METHOD TO INCREASE STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
Fecha de solicitud:
Jueves, 21 Octubre, 2004
Referencia ID: 
A method is presented for selecting and isolating nucleic acids capable of conferring tolerance or resistance to environmental stress conditions in plants or yeast. Furthermore, nucleic acids, the proteins they encode and their use for the production of plants or yeast with enhanced environmental stress resistance is disclosed.
Autores: 

Serrano Salom, Ramón Mulet Salort, José Miguel


Título: 
PLANT HAEMOGLOBIN
Fecha de solicitud: 
Jueves, 14 Octubre, 2004
Referencia ID: 
The invention relates generally to a method for improving growth of plants, under normal and under stress conditions, more particularly under osmotic stress and/or temperature extremes, comprising modifying plant haemoglobin gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin protein levels in a plant. The invention furthermore relates to a method for increasing yield of a plant, comprising modifying plant gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin levels in a plant. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid encoding a haemoglobin conferring this altered growth and stress tolerance.
Autores: 

Mulet Salort, Jose Miguel Sanz Molinero, Ana Isabel Serrano Salom, Ramon


Título: 
(ARKL-CRIO5) Plants having enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same.
Fecha de solicitud: 
Lunes, 15 Septiembre, 2008
Autores: 

Valerie Frankard Cristophe Reuzeau Ana I. Sanz Molinero Ramon Serrano JM Mulet Salort


Título: 
(Patellin-CRIO4) Plants having enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same
Fecha de solicitud: 
Viernes, 28 Noviembre, 2008
Autores: 

Ana I. Sanz Molinero Cristophe Reuzeau Valerie Frankard Ramón Serrano Salom JM Mulet Salort


Thesis

Multidisciplinary study of the role of calcium in plant in vitro embryogenesis
Año: 2023
Nombre: Calabuig Serna, Antonio
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Porcel, Rosa; Seguí, José María; Mir, Ricardo

Tipo: Tesis Doctorales


Caracterización de mecanismos implicados en la regulación de la respuesta a estrés por frío en plantas
Año: 2019
Nombre: Bustamante González, Antonio Javier
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Mulet, José Miguel; Gomez, Gustavo Germán

Tipo: Tesis Doctorales


Caracterización del gen CRIO4 y su implicación en tolerancia a estrés por frío
Año: 2016
Nombre: Izquierdo García, Ana Cristina.
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Mulet, José Miguel

Tipo: Tesis Doctorales


Mecanismos de Regulación de Transportadores de Iones y Nutrientes a través de Proteínas de Tráfico Relacionadas con las Arrestinas
Año: 2016
Nombre: Llopis Torregrosa, Vicent
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Yenush, Lynne

Tipo: Tesis Doctorales


Mecanismos de Regulación Post-Traduccional de Transportadores de la Membrana Plasmática: Papel de las Quinasas Hal4 y Hal5 en el Tráfico de Transportadores de Nutrientes e Iones en el Organismo Modelo Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Año: 2015
Nombre: Primo Planta, Cecilia
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Yenush, Lynne

Tipo: Tesis Doctorales


Integrated approach for addressing assisted population migration programs in forest management to climate change: out-planting performance, genotype by environment interactions, physiological and molecular response.
Año: 2014
Nombre: Taibi, Khaled
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Mulet, José Miguel; Campo García, Antonio Dámaso Del

Tipo: Tesis Doctorales


Prolyl isomerases are important determinants of intracellular pH homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Año: 2013
Nombre: Bissoli,Gaetano
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Dr. Jose Miguel Mulet Salort y Prof. Ramón Serrano Salom.

Tipo: Tesis Doctorales


Mecanismos De Regulación De Transportadores De Membrana. Interacción Entre Ampk Y Nedd4.2.
Año: 2012
Nombre: Hueso Lorente, Guillem
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Yenush, Lynne; Sanz, Pascual

Tipo: Tesis Doctorales


Estudio de los mecanismos de la regulación de la homeostasis iónica: Análisis fisiológico y transcriptómico del mutante hal4 hal5 de Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Año: 2009
Nombre: Pérez-Valle, Jorge
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Yenush, Lynne; Serrano, Ramón.

Tipo: Tesis Doctorales


Cellular implications of alterations in potassium homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Año: 2007
Nombre: Merchan, Stephanie
Universidad: Universitat Politècnica de València
Dirigida por: Yenush, Lynne; Serrano, Ramón
Tipo: Tesis Doctorales