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2014

Microbial priming of plant and animal immunity: symbionts as developmental signals. Trends in Microbiology 22(11): 607-613

Selosse MA, Bessis A, Pozo MJ (2014).

Defense related phytohormones regulation in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis depends on the partner genotypes (2014). Journal of Chemical Ecology 40 (7):791-803

Fernández I., Merlos M., López-Ráez J.A., Martínez-Medina A., Ferrol N., Azcón C., Bonfante P., Flors V., Pozo M.J.

Apical dominance in saffron and the involvement of the branching enzymes CCD7 and CCD8 in the control of bud sprouting . BMC Plant Biology 14: 171

Rubio-Moraga A., Ahrazem O, Pérez-Clemente R.M., Gómez-Cadenas A., Yoneyama K., López-Ráez J.A., Molina R.V., Gómez-Gómez L. (2014)

Do strigolactones contribute to plant defence?. Molecular Plant Pathology 15 (2): 211-216

Torres-Vera R., García J.M., Pozo M.J., López-Ráez J.A. (2014)

2013

Deciphering the hormonal signalling network behind the systemic resistance induced by Trichoderma harzianum in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science 4: 206.

Martinez-Medina, A., I. Fernandez, Sánchez-Guzmán, M.J, Jung, S., Pascual, J. A, Pozo, M. J. (2013).

Beneficial microbes in a changing environment: are they always helping plants to deal with insects? Functional Ecology 27(3): 574-586

Pineda, A., Dicke, M., Pieterse C.M.J., Pozo M.J. (2013)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis influences strigolactone production under salinity and alleviates salt stress in lettuce plants. Journal of Plant Physiology. 170 (1): 47-55

Aroca R., Ruiz-Lozano J. M., Zamarreño A.M., Paz J. A., García-Mina J. M., Pozo M. J., López-Ráez J. A. (2013)

Tomato strigolactones: a more detailed look. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 8 (1): e22785. 

Kohlen W., Charnikhova T., Bours R., López-Ráez J. A., Bouwmeester H. J. (2013)

Strigolactones: crucial cues in the rhizosphere. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere (Ed: F.J. de Bruijn). Wiley-Blackwell. pp: 381-389.

López-Ráez J. A. (2013)

Microbial Interactions in the Rhizosphere. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere (de Bruijn, F. Ed.) Wiley-Blackwell. pp: 29-44.

Barea J. M., Pozo M. J., Azcón R., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2013).

Strigolactones: A cry for help results in fatal attraction. Is escape possible? Isoprenoid synthesis in plants and microorganisms: New concepts and experimental approaches (Ed: T. Bach; M. Rohmer). Springer. pp: 199-211.

Ruyter-Spira C, López-Ráez J. A, Cardoso C, Charnikhova T, Matusova R, Kohlen W, Jamil M, Bours R, Verstappen F, Bouwmeester H. (2013)

Chemical signalling in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. In: Progress in Symbiotic Endophytes (Ed: R. Aroca). Springer. pp: 215-232

López-Ráez J. A., Pozo M. J. (2013)

Root allies: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi help plants to cope with biotic stresses. Progress in Symbiotic Endophytes (Ed: R. Aroca). Springer. pp: 289-307

Pozo M. J., Jung, S. C., Martínez-Medina, A., López-Ráez, J. A., Azcón-Aguilar C, l Barea J. M. (2013)

Arbuscular Mycorrhizas and their significance in promoting soil-plant systems sustainability against environmental stresses. In: Beneficial Plant-Microbial Interactions: Ecology and Applications (Rodelas, B. and Gonzalez-Lopez, J., Eds.)

Barea J. M., Pozo M. J., López-Ráez J. A., Aroca R., Ruíz-Lozano J. M., Ferrol N., Azcón R., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2013).

2012

The tomato CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE8 (SlCCD8) regules rhizosphere signaling, plant architecture and affects reproductive development through strigolactone biosynthesis. New Phytologist. 196(2): 535-547

Kohlen W., Charnikhova T., Lammers M., Pollina T., Toth P., Haider I., Pozo M.J., de Maagd R., Ruyter-Spira C., Bouwmeester H.J., López-Ráez J. A. (2012)

Mycorrhiza-induced resistance and priming of plant defenses (2012). Journal of Chemical Ecology 38(6): 651-664

Jung S. C., Martínez-Medina A., López-Ráez J. A., Pozo M. J. (2012)

Communication in the rhizosphere, a target for pest management. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews: Agroecology and Strategies for Climate Change (Ed. Lichtfouse E). Springer. pp: 109-133.

López-Ráez J. A., Bouwmeester H. J., Pozo M. J. (2012)

2011

Strigolactones: a cry for help in the rhizosphere (2011). Botany  89(8): 513-522

López-Ráez J. A., Pozo M. J., García-Garrido J. M. (2011)

Strigolactone production decreases upon arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato. Journal of Plant Physiology 168: 294-297

López-Ráez  J. A., Charnikhova T., Fernández I, Bouwmeester H., J. Pozo M. J. (2011)

Elicitation of foliar resistance to pathogens transiently impairs root association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Journal of Ecology 99: 36-45

de Román M., Fernández I., Wyatt T., Sahrawy M., Heil M., Pozo M. J

Physiological effects of the synthetic strigolactone analog GR24 on root system architecture in Arabidopsis: Another below-ground role for strigolactones? (2011). Plant Physiology 155 (2): 721-734

Ruyter-Spira C., Kohlen W., Charnikhova T., van Zeij A, van Bezouwen L., de Ruijter N., Cardoso C., López-Ráez J. A., Matusova R., Bours R., Verstappen F., Bouwmeester H. J. (2011)

2010

Hormonal and transcriptional profiles highlight common and differential host responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the regulation of the oxylipin pathway. Journal of Experimental Botany, 61: 2589 – 2601

López-Ráez J. A., Verhage A., Fernández I., García J. M., Azcón-Aguilar C., Flors V., Pozo M. J. (2010).

Does abscisic acid affect strigolactone biosynthesis? New Phytologist. 187 (2): 343-354

López-Ráez J. A., Kohlen W., Charnikhova T., Mulder P., Undas K. A., Sergeant M., Verstappen F., Bugg T., Thompson A. J., Ruyter-Spira C., Bouwmeester H. J. (2010)

Glucanases and chitinases as causal agents in the protection of Acacia extrafloral nectar from infestation by phytopathogens. Plant Physiology 152: 1705-1715

González-Teuber  M., Pozo M. J., Muck A., Svatos A., Adame-Álvarez R.M., Heil M.

AM symbiosis alters phenolic acid content in tomato roots. Plant Signaling & Behavior 5, 1138-1140

López-Ráez J. A., Flors V., García J. M., Pozo M. J. (2010)

Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis on plant response to biotic stress: the role of plant defence mechanisms. In: Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: Physiology and Function, 2nd Edition (H. Koltai and J. Kapulnik eds.) Springer-Verlag Heidelberg pp 193-208

Pozo M. J., Jung S. C., López-Ráez J. A., Azcón-Aguilar C.

2009

Priming of plant innate immunity by rhizobacteria and ß-aminobutyric acid: differences and similarities in regulation. New Phytologist 180: 511–523

Van der Ent S., Van Hulten M. H. A., Pozo M. J., Czechowski T., Udvardi M. K., Pieterse C. M. J. and Ton J. (2009).

Priming plant defences against pathogens by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. In: Mycorrhizas: Functional processes and ecological impact (C. Azcón-Aguilar, J.M. Barea, S. Gianinazzi, V. Gianinazzi-Pearson eds.) Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, pp. 137-149

Pozo M. J., Verhage A., García-Andrade J., García J. M., Azcón-Aguilar, C. (2009).

Strigolactones: ecological significance and use as a target for parasitic plant control. Pest Management Science 64: 471–477

López-Ráez J. A., Matusova R., Cardoso C., Jamil M., Charnikhova T., Kohlen W., Ruyter-Spira C., Verstappena F., Bouwmeester H. (2009).

Arbuscular mycorrhiza confers systemic resistance against Botrytis cinerea in tomato through priming of JA-dependent defense responses. In: Mauch-Mani B, Schmidt A (eds) Induced resistance: chances and limits, IOBC/wprs Bulletin, Working Group “Induced resistance in plants against insects and diseases” Proceedings of the meeting at Granada (Spain), 8-16 May, 2009

Jung S. C., García-Andrade J., Verhage A., Fernández I., García J. M., Azcón-Aguilar C., Pozo M. J

Mycorrhizal symbiosis as a strategy for root parasitic weed control. In: Mauch-Mani B, Schmidt A (eds) Induced resistance: chances and limits, IOBC/wprs Bulletin, Working Group “Induced resistance in  plants against insects and diseases” Proceedings of the meeting at Granada (Spain), 8-16 May, 2009

López-Ráez J. A., Jung S. C., Fernandez I., García J. M., Bouwmeester H., Pozo M. J.

2008

The transcription factor MYC2 is involved in priming for enhanced defense during rhizobacteria-induced systemic resistance in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist 180: 511–523

Pozo M. J., Van der Ent S., Van Loon L. C., Pieterse C. M. J. (2008).

Priming as a mechanism behind induced resistance against pathogens, insects and abiotic stress. In: Breeding for inducible resistance against pests and diseases ( B. Mauch-Mani, M. Dicke, A. Schmidt, eds), IOBC/wprs Bulletin.

Ton J., Van der Ent S., Van Hulten M., Pozo M. J., Van Oosten V., Van Loon L. C., Mauch-Mani B., Turlings T. C. J., Pieterse C. M. J. (2008).

Tomato strigolactones are derived from carotenoids and their biosynthesis is promoted by phosphate starvation. New Phytologist 178 (4): 863-874

López-Ráez J. A., Charnikhova T., Gómez-Roldán V., Matusova R., Kohlen W., de Vos R., Verstappen F., Puech-Pages V., Bécard G., Mulder P., Bouwmeester H. (2008)

Susceptibility of the tomato mutant high pigment-2dg (hp-2dg) to Orobanche spp infection. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56: 6326-6332

López-Ráez J. A., Charnikhova T., Mulder P., Kohlen W., Bino R., Levin I., Bouwmeester H. J. (2008)

Fine-tuning regulation of strigolactone biosynthesis under phosphate starvation. Plant Signaling & Behavior 3 (11): 963-965

López-Ráez J. A., Bouwmeester H.J . (2008)

2007

Unravelling mycorrhiza-induced resistance. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 10: 393-398

Pozo M. J., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2007)

Rhizosphere communication of plants, parasitic plants and AM fungi. Trends in Plant Science 12 (5): 224-230

Bouwmeester H. J., Roux C., López-Ráez J. A., Bécard G. (2007)

2006

Priming: getting ready for battle. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction, 19: 1062-1071

Conrath U., Beckers G. J. M., Flors V., Garcia-Agustin P., Jakab G., Mauch F., Newman M. A., Pieterse C. M. J., Poinssot B., Pozo M. J., Pugin A., Schaffrath U., Ton J., Wendehenne D., Zimmerli L. , Mauch-Mani B. (2006).

Tv-bgn3, a ß -1,6-Glucanase from the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma virens, is involved in mycoparasitism and control of Pythium ultimum. Applied Environmental Microbiology, 72: 7661-7670

Djonovic S., Pozo M. J., Kenerley C. (2006).

Sm1, a proteinaceous elicitor secreted by the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma virens , induces plant defense responses and systemic resistance. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction, 19: 838-853

Djonovic S., Pozo M. J., Dangott L., Howell C. R., Kenerley C. (2006)

Microorganismos: alternativa ecológica a los plaguicidas. Granada Hoy 11-1-2006

Pozo M. J. (2006)

Molecular mechanisms involved in induced resistance signaling in Arabidopsis. In: Biology of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Vol. 5 (F. S a nchez, C. Quinto, I.M. Lopez-Lara and O. Geiger, eds), The International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, St. Paul, MN ., pp. 188-194.

Pieterse C. M. J., Van Pelt J. A., Verhagen B. W. M., De Vos M., Van Oosten V. R., Van der Ent S., Koornneef A., Van Hulten M. H. A., Pozo M. J., Ton J., Dicke M. and Van Loon L. C. 2006

Transcription factors in roots and shoots of Arabidopsis involved in rhizobacteria-induced systemic resistance. In: Multitrophic I nteractions in S oil and Integrated Control (J.M. Raaijmakers and R.A. Sikora, eds), IOBC/wprs Bulletin 29(2): 157-161

Van der Ent S., Pozo M. J., Verhagen B. W. M., Bakker D., Van Loon L. C. and Pieterse C. M. J. 2006

FaQR, required for the biosynthesis of the strawberry flavor compound 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone, encodes an enone oxidoreductase. The Plant Cell, 18: 1023-1037

Raab T, López-Ráez J. A., Klein D., Caballero J. L., Moyano E., Schwab W., Muñoz-Blanco J. 2006.

Characterization of a strawberry late expressed and fruit-specific peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase cDNA: Its role as an antioxidant enzyme. Physiologia Plantarum, 126: 129-139

Pedraza-López A., Blanco-Portales R., López-Ráez J. A., Medina-Escobar N., Muñoz-Blanco J., Rodríguez-Franco A. 2006

2005

Jasmonates-Signals in plant-microbe interactions. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 23: 211-222

Pozo M. J., Van Loon L. C., Pieterse C. M. J. (2005).

Signal signature and transcriptome changes of Arabidopsis during pathogen and insect attack. Molecular Plant Microbe Interaction, 18: 923-937

De Vos M., Van Oosten V. R., Van Poecke R. M. P., Van Pelt J. A., Pozo M.J ., Mueller M. J., Buchala A. J., Metraux J-P, Van Loon L. C., Dicke M., Pieterse C. M. J. (2005).

Microbial co-operation in the rhizosphere. Journal of Experimental Botany, 56: 1761-1778

Barea J. M., Pozo M. J., Azcón R., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2005).

Expression of a tomato sugar transporter is increased in leaves of mycorrhizal or Phytophthora parasitica -infected plants Mycorrhiza, 15: 489-496

García -Rodriguez S., Pozo M. J., Azcón-Aguilar C., Ferrol N. (2005).

Indução de resistência sistêmica por rizobactérias e comunicação na rota de sinalização para uma defesa refinada . Revis ão de Patologia de Plantas, 13: 277-319

Pieterse C. M. J., Van Pelt J. A., Van Wees S. C. M., Ton J., Verhagen B. W. M., Léon-Kloosterziel K., Hase S., De Vos M., Van Oosten V., Pozo M., Spoel S., Van der Ent S., Koornneef A., Chalfun-Junior A., Resende M. L. V. and Van Loon L. C.

2004

Functional study of tvsp1 , a serine protease-encoding gene in the biocontrol agent Trichoderma virens. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 41: 336-348

Pozo M. J., Baek J. M., Garcia J. M., Kenerley C. M. (2004).

Boosting plant defence by beneficial soil microorganisms. In: Proceedings of the 16th Workshop of Marie Curie Fellows: Research Training in Progress, Petten ( Netherlands), 21-22 October, 2003, pp. 158-161

Pozo M. J., Van Loon L. C. Pieterse C. M. J. (2004).

A strawberry fruit-specific and ripening-related gene encodes for an HyPRP protein that is involved in polyphenol anchoring. Plant Molecular Biology, 55: 763-780

Blanco-Portales R., López-Ráez J. A., Moyano E., Dorado G., González-Reyes J. A., Caballero J. L., Muñoz-Blanco J. 2004.

Comparative study between two strawberry pyruvate decarboxylase genes along fruit development and ripening, postharvest and stress conditions. Plant Science, 166: 835-845

Moyano E., Encinas-Villarejo S., López-Ráez J. A., Redondo-Nevado J., Blanco-Portales R., Bellido M. L., Sanz C, Caballero J. L., Muñoz-Blanco J. 2004.

2003

Enhanced biocontrol activity of Trichoderma through inactivation of a mitogen-activated protein kinase . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 100: 15965-15970

Mendoza-Mendoza A., Pozo M. J., Grzegorski D., Martinez P., Garcia J. M., Olmedo-Monfil V., Cortes C., Kenerley C., Herrera-Estrella A. (2003).

Enhanced fungal resistance in transgenic cotton expressing an endochitinase gene from Trichoderma virens . Plant Biotechnology Journal, 1: 321-336

Emani C., Garcia J. M., Pozo M. J ., Lopata-Finch E., Uribe P., Cook D., Kenerley C. M. Rathore K. (2003).

Papel de las micorrizas arbusculares en la proteccion de la planta frente a patogenos del suelo. Posibles mecanismos implicados. In : Simbiosis Micorricicas. (Olalde V. ed) Biotecnologia de la Micorriza.

Azcon-Aguilar C., Pozo M. J., Ferrol N., Barea J. M. (2003).

2002

Localized vs systemic effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on defence responses to Phytophthora infection in tomato plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 53: 525-534

Pozo M. J., Cordier C., Dumas-Gaudot E., Gianinazzi S., Barea J. M., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2002).

Plant defense responses induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi . In : Mycorrhizal Technology in Agriculture: From Genes to Bioproducts. Achievements and Hurdles in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Research. (Gianinazzi S., Schuepp H. Haselwandter K. and Barea J.M. Eds). ALS Birkhauser Verlag. Basel . Switzerland .

Pozo M. J., Slezack-Deschaumes S., Dumas-Gaudot E., Gianinazzi S., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2002).

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis regulates plasma membrane H+ ATPase gene expression in tomato plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 53: 1683-1687

Ferrol N., Pozo M. J., Antelo M., Azcón-Aguilar C.

Cloning, expression and immunolocalization pattern of a cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene from strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa cv. Chandler). Journal of Experimental Botany, 375:1-12

Blanco-Portales R., Medina-Escobar N., López-Ráez J. A., González-Reyes J. A., Villalba J. M., Moyano E., Caballero J. L., Muñoz-Blanco J. 2002.