Publicaciones – Instituto de Biología Celular y Molecular de Plantas (IBMCP)

Recruitment of bifunctional regulator thermospermine to methylated ribosomes directs xylem fate

Raúl Ruano, Alexandre Faillé, Eva Hellmann, Hanna Hepkema, Luili R. Nilsen, Anders Hakansson, Julia Diéguez, María V. Schreiber, Karolina Stevanovic, Sanja Cvar Zeljkovic, Tina Drud Lundgaar Rosensgaard, Ondrej Novak, Zsuzsanna Bodó, Egan Eswaran, Brecht Wybouw, Matthieu Bourdon, Cristina Urbezz, Xianan Liu, Karl Salokas, Tiina Ohman, Tanya Waide, Petri Torvinen, Sederel Schow, Martin Balencieur, Fabien Bessire, Xiaomin Liu, Patrick Perkins, Sergio Mazzolini-Puntino, Juha P. Vainonen, Maija Särkelä, Mikko I. Harkiol, Susanne Mandryk, Teva Vernoux, Karina Ljungr, Alejandro Ferreol, Miguel A. Blazquez, Lisa H. Holman, Rupert Fray, Markku Varjosalo, Ottohlee Lexer, Ville O. Paavilainen, Erja P. Rikka Mahonen, Anna Stepanovide, José Alonso, Steffen Heber, Robert Malinowski, Finn Kripker, Alan J. Warren

Science, 362, 694-699 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd9132

2026

Gene-specific double-stranded RNAs induce mortality in the South African mealybug Delottococcus aberiae

Carolina Gallego-Giraldo, Alberto Urbaneja, Omar Ruíz-Rivero, Verónica Aragones, Marie Guijarro-Guijarro, José-Antonio Darós, Meritxell Perez-Hedo

Pest Management Science, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70626

2026

Bewitching the host: Striga disrupts host stomatal ABA signaling by impairing the tryptophan lock

Rodriguez PL*, Albert A

J Exp Bot. 2026 Jan 12;77(2):227-230. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraf510.

2026

An asymptomatic watermelon mosaic virus variant confers drought tolerance in cucumber plants

Leastro MO*, Porcel-Jimenez MM, Ubeda Piera A, Lozano-Juste J, Sanchez-Navarro JA, Vicente Pallas*

Plant Stress 19 (2026) 101214; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2025.101214

2026

Enhanced microRNA accumulation and gene silencing efficiency through optimized precursor base pairing

Llorens-Gámez JJ, García-Cano PJ, Rico-Rodrigo S, Duyos-Casanova L, Toledano-Franco S, Carbonell A*

Plant J. 2026 Jan;125(1):e70665. doi: 10.1111/tpj.70665.

2026

Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-related kinase CRK5 contributes to the regulation of the PIN3 cellular localization domain upon plant weight increase

Paula Brunot-Garau, Ángela Carrió-Seguí, Javier Agustí

Plant and Cell Physiology, 2025, 00(00), 1–4 https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcaf168

2025

Activation of alternative oxidase ensures carbon supply for ethylene and carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening

Ariadna Iglesias-Sanchez, Néstor Fernandez Del-Saz, Miguel Equerro, Elisenda Feixes-Prats, Miguel Ribas-Carbo, Alisdair R. Fernie, Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción, Igor Florez-Saras

Plant Physiology, 199, 516 https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kia516

2025

Defender or accomplice? Dual roles of plant vesicle trafficking in restricting and enabling geminiviral systemic infection

Pepe Cana-Quiñaja, Pablo Morales-Martínez, Tábata Rosas-Díaz, Jessica Pérez-Sancho, Tamara Jiménez-Góngora, José Antonio Navarro, Rosa Lozano-Durán, Araceli G. Castillo, Vicente Pallarés, Eduardo R. Bejarano

New Phytologist (2025), https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70707

2025

From darkness to light: Genetic manipulation of an atypical plant virus unveils key insights into kitavirus biology, highlighting capsid protein and eIF4A engagement to drive viral infection

Mikhail Oliveira Leastro, Elliot Watanabe Kitajima, Vicente Pallas, Jesús A. Sánchez-Navarro

PLOS Pathogens, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013388

2025

The proxime of a plant viral protein with dual targeting to mitochondria and chloroplasts revealed MAPK cascade and splicing components as proviral factors

Maria Saiz-Bonilla, Yuanyuan Li, Christian Montes-Serey, Justin W. Walley, Sravhramma P. Dinesh-Kumar, Vicente Pallás, Jose A. Navarro

The Plant Journal, 122, e70161 10.1111/tpj.70161

2025

Assessment of Trioza erytreae microbiome and mitochondrial genome variability by integrated high-throughput sequencing approach

Michela Chiumienti, Vittorio Nicoloso, Alberto Fereres, José Alberto Pereira, Hans J. Maree, Rachelle Bester, Bernard Reynaud, Hélène Delatte, Leandro Peña, Vicente Pallás, Pedro Serra, Beatriz Navarro, Francesco Di Serio

Citrus Research International, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-025-01945-8

2025

Targeted Editing and Phenotypic Profiling of CmOFP13 Mutants Reveal Its Role in Melon Fruit Morphogenesis

Carlos Mayobre, María José Gonzalo, Montserrat Vergés, Guillem Guardia-Bersabé, Didac Jiménez-Sánchez, Antonio José Monforte, Jordi Garcia-Mas, Marta Pujol

Physiologia Plantarum, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70641

2025

Tamarixia citricola Hansson and Guerrieri sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): a new parasitoid of Diaphorina citri Kuwayamava (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) found during a classical biological control program in Cyprus

Alberto Urbaneja, Meritxell Pérez-Hedo, Nicos Seraphides, Anthems Melifronidou-Pantelidou, Stalo Gialouridou, Lia Markou, Menelaos C. Stavrinides, Chryso Kaponas, Omar Ruíz-Rivero, David J. W. Morgan, Christer Hansson, Mark S. Hoddle, Alejandro Tena, Emilio Guerrieri

BioControl https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-025-10367-5

2025

Tamarixia citricola Hansson and Guerrieri sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): a new parasitoid of Diaphorina citri Kuwayamava (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) found during a classical biological control program in Cyprus

Alberto Urbaneja, Meritxell Pérez-Hedo, Nicos Seraphides, Anthems Melifronidou-Pantelidou, Stalo Gialouridou, Lia Markou, Menelaos C. Stavrinides, Chrysos Kaponas, Omar Ruiz-Rivero, David J. W. Morgan, Christer Hansson, Mark S. Hoddle, Alejandro Tena, Emilio Guerrieri

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-025-10367-5

2025

A Chemical Probe for Increasing Leaf Tocopherol Levels by Coordinated Modulation of Biosynthesis, Competition and Storage

Pablo Perez-Colola, Gaetan Glauzer, Jacobo Cruces, Jorge Lozano-Juste, Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion

Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2025, 01-16 https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70459

2025

Gene silencing in plants by artificial small RNAs derived from minimal precursors and expressed via tobacco rattle virus

María Juárez-Molina, Ana Alarcia, Anamarija Primc, Iván Ortega-Miralles, Adriana E. Cisneros, Alberto Carbonell

Plant Molecular Biology, 115, 131 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-025-01661-y

2025

A model for soybean inflorescence architecture based on morphological and gene expression analysis

Francisca Pozo-Muñoz, Ana Berbel, Fanjing Kong, Francisco Madueño

Planta, 2026, 263, 5 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-025-04864-1

2025

Specificity of brassinosteroid perception and its integration at signaling crossroads in vascular development

Noel Blanco-Touriña, Christian S. Hardtke

The Plant Journal, 124, 70570 10.1111/tpj.70570

2025

Biotechnological production of crocetin and crocins using a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (CCD4) from Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Lucía Morote, Elena Moreno Giménez, Alberto José López Jiménez, Ángela Rubio-Moraga, Verónica Aragonés, Oussama Ahrazem, José-Antonio Darbós, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez

Front. Plant Sci. 16:1671592 10.3389/fpls.2025.1671592

2025

Environmental regulation of plant vascular networks

Javier Agustí, Noel Blanco-Touriñán

Trends in Plant Science, Vol. 30, No. X, pp. Y-Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.10.010

2025

Effective Gene Silencing in Plants by Synthetic Trans-Acting siRNAs Derived From Minimal Precursors

Adriana E. Cisneros, Ana Alarcia, María Juárez-Molina, Alberto Carbonell

Nucleic Acids Research, 2025 10.1093/nar/gkaf183

2025

Local regulation of auxin-related pathways in the shoot apical meristem plays a major role during proliferative arrest

Irene González-Cuadra, Cristina Ferrándiz, Paz Merelo

Current Biology, 35, 1–14 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.07.065

2025

Precision RNAi in Tomato Using Synthetic Trans-Acting Small Interfering RNAs Derived From Minimal Precursors

Ariel H. Tomassi, María Juárez-Molina, Adriana E. Cisneros, Ana Alarcía, Francesca Orlando, Sara Toledano-Franco, Silvia Presa, Antonio Granell, Alberto Carbonell

Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2025, 01–16 https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70410

2025

Impact of Different Microbial Biostimulants and Salt Stress on the Endophyteome of the Edible Part of Lettuce and Tomato Plants

José M. Mulet, Patricia Benito, Marina Cedrán, Lynne Yenush, Rosa Porcel

Foods, 2025, 14, 3366 https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14193366

2025

Impact of Different Microbial Biostimulants and Salt Stress on the Endophytome of the Edible Part of Lettuce and Tomato Plants

José M. Mulet, Patricia Benito, Marina Celdrán, Lynne Yenush and Rosa Porcel

Foods 2025, 14, 3366

2025

Garlic essential oil nanoemulsion for sustainable management of Bemisia tabaci and phytotoxicity evaluation in four key horticultural crops

Gaetano Giuliano, Annamaria Ienco, Alberto Urbaneja, Meritzell Pérez-Hedo, Vittoria Pettianto, Valentina Coco, Giulia Giunti, Vincenzo Palmeri, Orlando Campolo

Crop Protection, 198, 107385 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107385

2025

Apple DELLA Is Degraded Under Warm Temperature Conditions in Nicotiana benthamiana Leaves Through a COP1-Dependent Mechanism

Mohamad Al Bolbol, Cecilia Costiglio-Rojas, Evelyne Costes, David Alabad, Fernando Andrés

Plant Direct, 2025, 9: e70108 https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70108

2025

Protocol for triggering plant gene silencing by viral delivery of short RNA

Arcadio García, Verónica Aragónés, Paloma Ortiz-García, José-Antonio Daròs, Fabio Pasin

STAR Protocols, 6, 104094 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2025.100494

2025