PUBLICATIONS

  1. García-Tomsig N.I., García-Rodriguez F.M., Guedes-García S.K., Millán V., Becker A., Robledo M., Jiménez-Zurdo J.I. 2023. A double-negative feedback loop between NtrBC and a small RNA rewires nitrogen metabolism in legume symbionts. mBio. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02003-23
  2. García-Tomsig N.I., Robledo M., diCenzo G.C., Mengoni A., Millán V., Peregrina A., Uceta A., Jiménez-Zurdo J.I. 2022. Pervasive RNA regulation of metabolism enhances the root colonization ability of nitrogen-fixing symbiotic α-rhizobia. mBio 13, e0357621.
  3. Robledo M, García-Tomsig N.I., Matia-González A.M., García-Rodríguez F.M., and Jiménez-Zurdo JI. 2021. Synthetase of the methyl donor S-adenosylmethionine from nitrogen-fixing α-rhizobia can bind functionally diverse RNA species. RNA Biol. 18, 1111-1123.
  4. Robledo M, García-Tomsig N.I., and Jiménez-Zurdo J.I. 2020. Riboregulation in nitrogen-fixing endosymbiotic bacteria. Microorganisms. 8, 384.
  5. Saramago, M., Robledo, M., Matos, R.G., Jiménez-Zurdo JI, and Arraiano CM. 2018. Sinorhizobium meliloti RNase III: catalytic features and impact on symbiosis. Front. Genet. 9, 350.
  6. Robledo, M., Schlüter, J.P., Loeh, L.O., Linne, U., Albaum, S., Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I., and Becker, A. 2018. An sRNA and cold shock protein homolog-based feedforward loop post-transcriptionally controls cell cycle master regulator CtrA. Front. Microbiol. 9, 763.
  7. Robledo, M., García-Tomsig, N.I., and Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. 2018. Primary characterization of small RNAs in symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Methods Mol. Biol. 1734, 277-295.
  8. Robledo, M., Matia-González, A., García-Tomsig, N.I., and Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. 2018. Identification of small RNA protein partners in plant symbiotic bacteria. Methods Mol. Biol. 1737, 351-370.
  9. Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. and Robledo, M. 2017. RNA silencing in plant symbiotic bacteria: insights from a protein-centric view. RNA Biol. 14, 1672-1677.
  10. Robledo, M., Peregrina, A., Millán, V., García-Tomsig, N., Torres-Quesada, O., Mateos, P.F., Becker, A., and Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. 2017. A conserved α-proteobacterial small RNA contributes to osmoadaptation and symbiotic efficiency of rhizobia on legume roots. Environ. Microbiol. 19, 2661-2680.
  11. Saramago, M., Peregrina, A., Robledo, M., Matos, R.G., Hilker, R., Serrania, J., Becker, A., Arraiano, C.M., and Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. 2017. Sinorhizobium meliloti YbeY is an endoribonuclease with unprecedented catalytic features, acting as silencing enzyme in riboregulation. Nucleic Acids Res. 45, 1371-139.
  12. Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I., Torres-Quesada, O. Valverde, C., and Sobrero, P. 2015. Contribution of the RNA chaperone Hfq to environmental fitness and symbiosis in Sinorhizobium meliloti. In Biological Nitrogen Fixation, First Edition (ISBN: 978-1-118-63704-3). Ed. Frans J. de Bruijn. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ, USA. pp. 737-745.
  13. Robledo, M., Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. and Becker, A. 2015, Antisense transcription of symbiotic genes in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Symbiosis 67, 55-67.
  14. Jiménez-Zurdo J.I. and Robledo, M. 2015. Unravelling the universe of small RNA regulators in the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti. 67, 43-54.
  15. Torres-Quesada, O., Reinkensmeier, J., Schlüter, J.P., Robledo, M., Peregrina, A., Giegerich, R., Toro, N., Becker, A., and Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. 2014. Genome-wide profiling of Hfq-binding RNAs uncovers extensive post-transcriptional rewiring of major stress response and symbiotic regulons in Sinorhizobium meliloti. RNA Biol. 11, 563-579.
  16. Torres-Quesada, O., Millán, V., Nisa-Martínez, R., Bardou, F., Crespi, M., Toro N., and Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. 2013. Independent activity of the homologous small regulatory RNAs AbcR1 and AbcR2 in the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti. PloS One 8, e68147.
  17. Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I., Valverde, C., and Becker, A. 2013. Insights into the non-coding RNome of nitrogen-fixing endosymbiotic α-proteobacteria. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 26, 160-167.
  18. del Val, C., Romero-Zaliz, R., Torres-Quesada, O., Peregrina, A., Toro, N., and Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. 2012. A survey of sRNA families in α-proteobacteria. RNA Biol. 9, 119-129.
  19. Torres-Quesada, O., Oruezabal, R.I., Peregrina, A., Jofré, E., Lloret, J., Rivilla, R., Toro, N., and Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. 2010. The Sinorhizobium meliloti RNA chaperone Hfq influences central carbon metabolism and the symbiotic interaction with alfalfa. BMC Microbiol. 10, 72
  20. del Val, C., Rivas, E, Torres-Quesada, O., Toro, N., and Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I. 2007. Identification of differentially expressed small non-coding RNAs in the legume endosymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti by comparative genomics. Mol. Microbiol. 66, 1080-1091.