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Light and temperature signals are integrated through a phyB-dependent gene regulatory network in rice

Arabidopsis phytochromes act as photoreceptors and thermosensors. They are the integral component of a small gene circuit that integrates light and temperature signals. In collaboration with Nelson Saibo's Lab in Lisbon, here we show that this integratory circuit is conserved in monocots too.

Posted on October 6th, 2024

Shade-induced ROS/NO reinforce COP1-mediated diffuse growth

It had been predicted that the lower photosynthetic activity under shade would generate lower levels of Reactive Oxygen Species. However we have found the opposite! Together with the Casal Lab, we propose that these ROS molecules help the plant adapt their growth under shade.

Posted on September 23rd, 2024

Several members of our lab have participated in the European Researchers' Night, explaining how plants interact with the environment and how they "measure" light and temperature. See more pictures here.

Posted on September 27th, 2024

Nit Europea de la Investigació

Characterisation of the R2T complex from Arabidopsis thaliana and its role in post-transcriptional regulation at high temperatures

Alberto Palacios has defended his PhD Thesis today, congratulations! We had Mar Castellano, Alejandro Ferrando and Emilio Gutiérrez-Beltrán as members of the PhD Committee. Check out more pictures here.

Posted on November 11th, 2024

Green Revolution DELLA Proteins: Functional Analysis and Regulatory Mechanisms

Our dear DELLA proteins are key regulatory elements that integrate environmental information into cellular responses. You can find here all you ever wanted to know about DELLAs and never dared to ask.

Posted on December 5th, 2024

Group's X-mas lunch at Fumiferro

Last group reunion in the year before the Christmas break. Some of our group members were missing, but the rest of us had lunch together right after the closing session of IBMCP's Annual Science Days.

Posted on December 19th, 2024

Lab Meeting

Clara - CANCELLED

Lab Meeting

Damiano

Lab Meeting

Silvia

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

Evolution operates by shuffling the deck of cards. For example, we have discovered that the genetic circuit known to regulate vascular cell divisions in vascular plants is assembled in a completely different way in non-vascular plants, where it regulates entirely different processes. Learn more about it here.

Posted on January 9th, 2025

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

R2TP are cochaperones that help HSP90 to properly assemble essential cellular complexes. Despite the conservation across kingdoms, plant cochaperones have a distinct composition, and here we describe the CryoEM structure of the Arabidopsis cochaperone.

Posted on February 27th, 2025

PDRG1 is essential for early plant development as a component of the prefoldin-like complex

PDRG1 is an essential gene in all eukaryotes, but its mode of action is not understood. Here we show that it belongs to the Prefoldin-like complex in Arabidopsis and shares many functions with other known subunits. The photo shows PDRG1 expression in emerging lateral roots.

Posted on March 3rd, 2025

Hosting High School students in the lab

We have enjoyed the visit of Carla and Lucía, two students in Domus School (Godella, Valencia). They have spent three days in the lab getting acquainted with lab tasks and organization, and experiencing research activities.

Posted on March 14th, 2025

Lab Meeting

Paula

Lab Meeting

Joan Jordà

Lab Meeting

Victoria

Lab Meeting

Alba

Lab Retreat

PIs of the Department of Development meet in Canet d'en Berenguer

EvoDevoSigNet Meeting

La Cristalera, Miraflores de la Sierra

Miguel will speak on:

"Evolution of multisensory integration during plant terrestrialization"

ICAR-Ghent

Bijloke Gent Music Centre, 16 h

Miguel will speak on:

"Edgetic DELLA alleles reveal separable growth and defense functions in Arabidopsis"

Lab Meeting

Estefanía

Lab cleaning

The circadian clock regulates rhythmic gene expression in plants, but its cell-type specificity was unclear. In collaboration with the Xie and Zhai labs, here we use time-resolved single-nucleus RNA-seq in Arabidopsis to reveal cell-specific rhythms and identify ABF1 as a novel clock regulator.

Posted on May 5th, 2025

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

Today we celebrate the Sabater Prize which has been awarded to Jorge and Noel, two former PhD students in the Plasticity Lab, by the Spanish Society of Plant Biology. Well deserved, we are very proud of you.

Posted on June 4th, 2025

SEBP's Sabater Prize to Jorge Hernández-García and Noel Blanco-Touriñán for their achievements in plant biology research

Congratulations!! Laura Hernández-Villa has defended her PhD Thesis today, with Vicent Arbona, Mª Dolores Gómez and Francisco Marco as members of the PhD Committee. Check out more pictures here.

Posted on May 22nd, 2025

Characterisation of PDRG1 in Arabidopsis thaliana and the role of R2T/PFDL complex in cell differentiation

Another round of applause for Noel, who has been recognized with this year's Young Scientist Award by the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB). He received the prize today and gave a plenary talk in Budapest (Hungary).

Posted on June 25th, 2025

FESPB Young Scientist Award to Noel Blanco-Touriñán for his achievements during his PhD and postdoctoral stages

Lab Meeting

Paula

Summer break

Plants stop growing if they need to defend themselves. This trade-off has been classically explained in terms of energy demand. But we have found evidence that suggests that the arrest is beneficial for preventing mutations in the stem cells, which could be transferred to the progeny.  

Posted on July 1st, 2025

Growth arrest is a DNA damage protection strategy in Arabidopsis