{"id":560,"date":"2023-01-26T11:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T11:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grupos.eez.csic.es\/molecolab\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:25:15","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grupos.eez.csic.es\/molecolab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldczgs8d-d3ebaf67995e0e70cd83820b54524dae\">\n.avia-section.av-ldczgs8d-d3ebaf67995e0e70cd83820b54524dae .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/grupos.eez.csic.es\/molecolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ainhoa_research.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-ldczgs8d-d3ebaf67995e0e70cd83820b54524dae .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.7;\nbackground-color:#323e49;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  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More recently, we have begun to explore how MIR extends beyond the plant, leaving a <strong>MIR imprint<\/strong>, a molecular and physiological fingerprint, in herbivorous insects and their natural enemies that can cascade across trophic levels (DOI: 10.1016\/j.tplants.2024.05.010).<\/p>\n<p>We use a\u00a0<strong>system biology approach<\/strong>\u00a0to understand how MIR operates at the molecular and physiological levels and how its effects manifest in insect pests (MIR imprint). Within this framework, we integrate information across multiple plant and insect omics layers under different experimental conditions, together with genetic approaches such as mutants in key candidate genes, to generate mechanistic models of MIR.<\/p>\n<p>We further investigate the role of\u00a0<strong>whole soil microbiomes<\/strong>\u00a0in shaping\u00a0plant immune responses\u00a0against insect pests. 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