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

Growth arrest is a DNA damage protection strategy in Arabidopsis

Antonio Serrano-Mislat, Jorge Hernández-García, Carlos de Ollas, Noel Blanco-Tourián, Silvia Jurado-García, Cristina Úrbez, Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas, Robert Sablowski, David Alabadi, Miguel A. Blázquez

Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60733-1

2025

STAY-GREEN overexpression in dark-incubated leaves promotes the formation of transitional chloroplast-like plastids

Hui Zheng, Salvador Torres-Montilla, Xingqi Huang, Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción, Shan Lu

Plant Physiology, 2025, 198, 242 https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kia242

2025

Genotype-dependent responses to HIPV exposure in citrus: repression of CsPUB21 and activation of SA/JA signaling

Raúl Ortells-Fabra, Carolina Gallego-Giraldo, Maria Angeles Forner-Giner, Alberto Urbanéja, Meritxell Pérez-Hedo

Front. Plant Sci. 10.3389/fpls.2025.1605151

2025

Innovative screening for mutants affected in seed oil/protein allocation identifies TRANSPARENT TESTA7 as a regulator of oil accumulation

Alain Lécrivain, Massimiliano Corso, Stéphanie Boutet, Sophie Le Gall, Regina Niñoles, Jose Gadea, Philippe Guerche, Sophie Jasinski

The Plant Journal, 122, 70269 https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70269

2025

Optimization of Tomato Shoot Architecture by Combined Mutations in the Floral Activators FUL2/MBP20 and the Repressor SP.

Jiang, X.; López-Martín, M.J.; Gómez-Mena, C.; Ferrándiz, C.; Bemer, M.

Int. J. Mol. Sci., 26, 1161. 2025. doi: 10.3390/ijms26031161

2025

Male sterility-induced parthenocarpy arose during tomato domestication.

Salazar-Sarasua, B., Roque, E, González-Sanz, C., Bombarely, A, Girardi, C, García-Sánchez, J., Cañas, LC, Beltrán, JP and Gómez-Mena C.

Physiologia Plantarum; 177(2):e70182. 2025. doi: 10.1111/ppl.70182.

2025

The quantitative effect of seed production triggers the end of flowering in tomato.

López-Martín, MJ, Ferrándiz, C, and Gómez-Mena, C.

Plant Physiology (Published online ahead of print). doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiaf195

2025

Novel plant cell suspension platforms for saffron apocarotenoid production and its impact on carotenoid and volatile profiles

María Lobato-Gómez, Markus Laurel, Marta Vázquez-Vilar, José L. Rambla, Diego Orzáez, Heiko Rischer, Antonio Granell

Plant Biotechnol. J., https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70153

2025

Natural modulators of abscisic acid Signaling: Insights into polyphenol-based antagonists and their role in ABA receptor regulation

Javier Merino, María Rivera-Moreno, Mar Bono, Diego Núñez-Villanueva, Ana González-Vega, Cristian Mayordomo, Lourdes Infantes, Rupesh Chikhale, Pedro L. Rodríguez, Armando Albert

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 227, 110155 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.110155

2025

Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation-mediated regulation of ABI1/2 activity and stability for fine-tuning ABA signaling

Bono et al.

Molecular Plant https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2025.05.006

2025

Green pest control strategies: essential oil-based nano-emulsions for Delottococcus aberiae management.

Modafferi A, Urbaneja A, Aure CM, Laudani F, Palmeri V, Giunti G, Campolo O*, Perez-Hedo M

J Pest Sci. 2025 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-025-01914-1

2025

Virus-induced gene silencing to unravel the function of Nicotiana benthamiana genes linked to corolla abscission

Velazquez K, Vives MC, Ruiz-Ruiz S, Guerri J, Ventimilla D, Terol J, Perez-Amador MA, Talón M, Tadeo F*

Methods Mol. Biol. 2025; 2916:139-151. doi: 10.1016/978-1-0716-4470-6_13.

2025

Valorization of transgenic Tomaffron-based products enriched in saffron apocarotenoids.

Lobato-Gómez M, Rambla JL, Zacarías-García J, Noguera-Artiaga L, Pérez-Beser J, Orzáez D, Gómez-Gómez L, Granell A*

Food Chem. 2025 May 19;488:144828. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144828.

2025

Experimental validation of computationally predicted phytoene synthase isoforms encoded by the Arabidopsis thaliana PSY gene.

Navarro-Carcelen J, Rodriguez-Concepcion M*

Plant Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 1;44(4):93. doi: 10.1007/s00299-025-03482-1.

2025

Using Agrobacterium tumefaciens to Assemble Multi-step Metabolic Pathways in Nicotiana benthamiana

Perez-Colao P, Morelli L, Rodriguez-Concepcion M

Methods Mol Biol. 2025; 2911:11-20. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4450-8_3.

2025

A Visual Reporter System for Analyzing Small RNA-Triggered Local and Systemic Silencing of an Endogenous Plant Gene.

Cisneros AE, Carbonell A

Methods Mol Biol. 2025; 2900:173-191. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4398-3_11.

2025

Green Revolution DELLA Proteins: Functional Analysis and Regulatory Mechanisms.

Alabadí D, Sun TP

Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2025 May;76(1):373-400. doi: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-053124-050732.

2025

48-Hour and 24-Hour Time-lapse Single-nucleus Transcriptomics Reveal Cell-type specific Circadian Rhythms in Arabidopsis.

Qin Y, Liu Z, Gao S, Martínez-Vasallo C, Long Y, Zhu X, Liu B, Gao Y, Xu X, Nohales MA, Xie Q, Zhai J

Nat Commun. 2025 May 5;16(1):4171. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59424-8.

2025

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

Sáiz-Bonilla M, Li Y, Montes-Serey C, Walley JW, Dinesh-Kumar SP, Pallás V*, Navarro JA*

Plant J. 2025 Apr;122(1):e70161. doi: 10.1111/tpj.70161.

2025

Male sterility-induced parthenocarpy arose during tomato domestication.

Salazar-Sarasua B, Roque E, González-Sanz C, Bombarely A, Girardi C, García-Sánchez J, Cañas LA, Beltrán JP, Gómez-Mena C*

Physiol Plant. 2025 Mar-Apr;177(2):e70182. doi: 10.1111/ppl.70182.

2025

New QTLs involved in the control of stigma position in tomato.

Riccini A, Olivieri F, Farinon B, Bitton F, Diouf I, Carretero Y, Soler S, Del Rosario Figàs M, Prohens J, Monforte AJ, Granell A, Causse M, Mazzucato A*

BMC Plant Biol. 2025 Apr 3;25(1):423. doi: 10.1186/s12870-025-06449-2.

2025

Divergent evolution of a thermospermine-dependent regulatory pathway in land plants.

Solé-Gil A, Sakai Y, Catarino B, Jones VAS, Youngstrom CE, Jordà-Segura J, Cheng CL, Dolan L, Ambrose BA, Ishizaki K, Blázquez MA*, Agustí J

Dev Cell. 2024 Dec 30:S1534-5807(24)00766-4. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.12.027.

2025

Effect of Higher Ethylene Levels Emitted by Shade-Avoider Plants on Neighboring Seedlings.

Urdin-Bravo M, Sanchez-Garcia A, Rodriguez-Concepcion M*, Martinez-Garcia JF*

Plants 2025;13(22):3212. doi: 10.3390/plants13223212.

2025

Specific sets of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases and phytoene synthases control the production of carotenoids and ABA in different tomato tissues

Burbano-Erazo E, Ezquerro M, Sanchez-Bel P, Rodriguez-Concepcion M*

Physiol. Plant. 2025;177:e70052. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70052

2025

Las proteínas HOMÓLOGAS DEL DOMINIO BCL de las plantas desempeñan un papel conservado en la estabilidad del complejo SWI/SNF.

Candela-Ferre J, Pérez-Alemany J, Diego-Martin B, Pandey V, Wohlschlegel J, Lozano-Juste J, Gallego-Bartolomé J*

Proc Natl Acad Sci USA . 21 de enero de 2025;122(3):e2413346122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2413346122.

2025

Synergistic Enzybiotic Effect of a Bacteriophage Endolysin and an Engineered Glucose Oxidase Against Listeria

Talens-Perales D, Daròs JA, Polaina J, Marín-Navarro J

Biomolecules. 2024 Dec 28;15(1):24. doi: 10.3390/biom15010024.

2025

Salicylic Acid Modulates Volatile Organic Compound Profiles During CEVd Infection in Tomato Plants.

Balanzá M, Vázquez-Prol F, Rodrigo I, Bellés JM, Vera-Sirera F, López-Gresa MP, Lisón P

Metabolites 2025, 15, 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo15020102

2025

Los receptores de ácido abscísico convergen funcionalmente a lo largo de 500 millones de años de evolución de plantas terrestres.

Zimran G, Shpilman M, Hobson E, Kamisugi Y, Baichman-Kass A, Zhang H, Ruiz-Partida R, González-Bermúdez MR, Azar M, Feuer E, Gal M, Lozano-Juste J, de Vries J, Cuming AC, Mosquna A*, Sun Y*

Curr Biol . 24 de enero de 2025:S0960-9822(24)01711-1. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.12.043.

2025

Transcriptomic analysis of early stages of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ infection in susceptible and resistant species after inoculation by Diaphorina citri feeding on young shoots.

Alves MN, Cifuentes-Arenas J, Niñoles R, Raiol-Junior LL, Carvalho E, Quiros-Rodriguez I, Ferro JA, Licciardello C, Alquezar B, Carmona L, Forment J,Bombarely A, Wulff NA, Peña L*, Gadea J*

Front. Plant Sci. (2025) 16:1502953. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1502953

2025

The structure of the R2T complex reveals a different architecture from the related HSP90 cochaperone R2TP.

Palacios-Abella A, López-Perrote A, Boskovic J, Fonseca S, Úrbez C, Rubio V, Llorca O*, Alabadí D*

Structure. 2025 Feb 18:S0969-2126(25)00053-X. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2025.01.023.

2025