Research Project: Genetic and Genomic Characterization of Crop Resistance to Soil-based Abiotic Stresses

Location: Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Identifying genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance suitable for CRISPR/Cas9 editing in upland rice cultivars adapted to acid soils - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barrero, L., William, M., Craft, E.J., Akther, K., Martinez, G., Glahn, R.P., Harrington, S., Pineros, M., Mccouch, S. 2022. Identifying genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance suitable for CRISPR/Cas9 editing in upland rice cultivars adapted to acid soils. Plant Direct. 6(12):Article e469. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.469.

Phytoene synthase: The key rate-limiting enzyme of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cardoso, A., Gomes, F., Antonio, J., Guilherme, L., Liu, J., Li, L., Silva, M. 2022. Phytoene synthase: The key rate-limiting enzyme of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 201:e104971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2022.104971.

Al-induced and -activated signals in aluminium resistance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Koyama, H., Huang, C., Pineros, M., Yamamoto, Y. 2022. Al-induced and -activated signals in aluminium resistance. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article e925541. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.925541.

Cell-free synthesis of a transmembrane mechanosensitive channel protein into a hybrid-supported lpid bilayer - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Manzer, Z., Ghosh, S., Jacobs, M.L., Krishnan, S., Zipfel, W.R., Pineros, M., Kamat, N.P., Daniel, S. 2021. Cell-free synthesis of a transmembrane mechanosensitive channel protein into a hybrid-supported lpid bilayer. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 4(4):3101-3112. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c01482.

Plant HKT Channels: an updated view on structure, function and gene regulation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Riedelsberger, J., Miller, J.K., Valdebenito-Maturana, B., Pineros, M., Gonzales, W., Dreyer, I. 2021. Plant HKT Channels: an updated view on structure, function and gene regulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(4):1892. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22041892.

YSL3-mediated copper distribution is required for fertility, seed size and protein accumulation in Brachypodium - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sheng, H., Jiang, Y., Ishka, M.R., Chia, J., Dokuchayeva, T., Kavulych, Y., Zavodna, T., Mendoza, P.N., Huang, R., Smieshka, L.M., Miller, J., Woll, A.R., Terek, O.I., Romanyuk, N.D., Pineros, M., Zho, Y., Vatamaniuk, O.K. 2021. YSL3-mediated copper distribution is required for fertility, seed size and protein accumulation in Brachypodium. Plant Physiology. 186(1):655-676. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab054.

Indole-3-glycerolphosphate synthase, a branchpoint for the biosynthesis of tryptophan, indole, and benzoxazinoids in maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richter, A., Powell, A.F., Mirzaei, M., Wang, L.J., Movahed, N., Miller, J.K., Pineros, M., Jander, G. 2021. Indole-3-glycerolphosphate synthase, a branchpoint for the biosynthesis of tryptophan, indole, and benzoxazinoids in maize. The Plant Journal. 106:245-257. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15163.

Low additive genetic variation in a trait under selection in domesticated rice - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Karavolias, N.G., Greenberg, A.J., Barrero, L.S., Maron, L.G., Shi, Y., Monteverde, E., Pineros, M., Mccouch, S. 2020. Low additive genetic variation in a trait under selection in domesticated rice. Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 10(7):2435-2443. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.120.401194.

Proteome profile changes during polyhydroxybutyrate intracellular mobilization in gram positive Bacillus cereus tsu1 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Apple ALMT9 requires a conserved C-terminal domain for malate transport underlying fruit acidity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, C., Dougherty, L., Coluccio, A., Meng, D., El-Sharkwy, I., Borejsza-Wysocka, E., Liang, D., Pineros, M., Xu, K., Cheng, L. 2020. Apple ALMT9 requires a conserved C-terminal domain for malate transport underlying fruit acidity. Plant Physiology. 182(2):992-1006. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.19.01300.

A sugar transporter takes up both hexose and sucrose for sorbitol-modulated in vitro pollen tube growth in apple - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, C., Meng, D., Pineros, M., Mao, Y., Dandekar, A.M., Cheng, L. 2020. A sugar transporter takes up both hexose and sucrose for sorbitol-modulated in vitro pollen tube growth in apple. The Plant Cell. 32:449-469. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00638.

Signal coordination prior to, during, and after stomatal closure in response to drought stress - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Huber, A., Melcher, P., Pineros, M., Setter, T., Bauerle, T. 2019. Signal coordination prior to, during, and after stomatal closure in response to drought stress. New Phytologist. 224:675-688.

Extracellular cation binding pocket is essential for ion conduction of OsHKT2;2 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Riedelsberger, J., Vergara-Jaque, A., Pineros, M., Dreyer, I., Gonzalez, W. 2019. Extracellular cation binding pocket is essential for ion conduction of OsHKT2;2. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. 19(1);316.

Cryo-EM structure of OSCA1.2 from Oryza sativa: Mechanical basis of potential membrane hyperosmolality-gating - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cryo-EM structure of OSCA1.2 from Oryza sativa: Mechanical basis of potential membrane hyperosmolality-gating - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Maity, K., Heumann, J., Mcgrath, A., Kopcho, N., Hsu, P., Lee, C., Mapes, J., Garza, D., Krishnan, S., Morgan, G., Hendargo, K., Klose, T., Rees, S., Medrano-Soto, A., Saier, M., Pineros, M., Komives, E., Schroeder, J., Chang, G., Stowell, M. 2019. Cryo-EM structure of OSCA1.2 from Oryza sativa: Mechanical basis of potential membrane hyperosmolality-gating. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(28):14309-14318.

Multi-omics analysis unravels a segregated metabolic flux network that tunes co-utilization of sugar and aromatic carbons in Pseudomonas putida - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kykurugya, M.M., Mendonca, C.M., Solhtalab, M., Wilkines, R.A., Thannhauser, T.W., Aristilde, L. 2019. Multi-omics analysis unravels a segregated metabolic flux network that tunes co-utilization of sugar and aromatic carbons in Pseudomonas putida. International Journal of Polymer Science. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.007885.

A unique aluminum resistance mechanism conferred by aluminum and salicylic-acid-activated root efflux of benzoxazinoids in maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhao, Z., Gao, X., Ke, Y., Chang, M., Xie, L., Li, X., Gu, M., Tang, X., Liu, J. 2019. A unique aluminum resistance mechanism conferred by aluminum and salicylic-acid-activated root efflux of benzoxazinoids in maize. Plant and Soil. 437:273-289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-03971-9.

Emerging pleiotropic mechanisms underlying aluminum resistance and phosphorus acquisition on acidic soils - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Magalhaes, J., Pineros, M., Maciel, L., Kochian, L. 2018. Emerging pleiotropic mechanisms underlying aluminum resistance and phosphorus acquisition on acidic soils. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9:1420.