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  1. A century of Azospirillum : plant growth promotion and agricultural promise

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, August 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr José López-Bucio

  2. Lipid droplets in onion epidermal cells: interactions with the nucleus

    Article • Ciencia Nicolaita, August 2025, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

    Dr José López-Bucio

  3. Phosphate deprivation counteracts the cell death caused by loss-of-function of MEDIATOR 18 in Arabidopsis root meristems

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  4. Root cap transcription factors control directional root growth in Arabidopsis seedlings in response to the plant growth‐promoting rhizobacterium Achromobacter sp. 5B1

    Article • The Plant Journal, May 2025, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio

  5. Strong dissuasive effect of a synthetic capsaicinoid against whitefly infestation in avocado trees

    Article • Ciencia Nicolaita, April 2025, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

    Dr José López-Bucio

  6. Cytokinin-Induced Jasmonic Acid Signaling Inhibits Root Meristem Activity and Stem Cell Niche Gene Expression in a COI1-Independent Fashion

    Article • Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  7. Dietary auxin may help patients to fight cancer

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr José López-Bucio

  8. PHYTOCHROME A controls the DNA damage response and cell death tolerance within the Arabidopsis root meristem

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, January 2024, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio

  9. CLE14 Peptide Impairs Root Tip Regeneration and Callogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Article • Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  10. Pseudomonas aeruginosa LasI-dependent plant growth promotion requires the host nitrate transceptor AtNRT1.1/CHL1 and the nitrate reductases NIA1 and NIA2

    Article • Planta, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  11. The Transcriptional MEDIATOR Complex: Linking Root Development, Hormonal Responses, and Nutrient Stress

    Article • Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  12. Loss-of-function of MEDIATOR 12 or 13 subunits causes the swelling of root hairs in response to sucrose and abscisic acid in Arabidopsis

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr José López-Bucio

  13. Reactive oxygen species and NADPH oxidase-encoding genes underly the plant growth and developmental responses to Trichoderma

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  14. Bacillus sp. LC390B from the Maize Rhizosphere Improves Plant Biomass, Root Elongation, and Branching and Requires the Phytochromes PHYA and PHYB for Phytostimulation

    Article • Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  15. Screening of Phosphate Solubilization Identifies Six Pseudomonas Species with Contrasting Phytostimulation Properties in Arabidopsis Seedlings

    Article • Microbial Ecology, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  16. Nitrogen availability determines plant growth promotion and the induction of root branching by the probiotic fungus Trichoderma atroviride in Arabidopsis seedlings

    Article • Archives of Microbiology, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  17. Mutation of MEDIATOR16 promotes plant biomass accumulation and root growth by modulating auxin signaling

    Article • Plant Science, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr José López-Bucio

  18. Micrococcus luteus LS570 promotes root branching in Arabidopsis via decreasing apical dominance of the primary root and an enhanced auxin response

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  19. Mild High Concentrations of Boric Acid Repress Leaf Formation and Primary Root Growth in Arabidopsis Seedlings While Showing Anti-apoptotic Effects in a Mutant with Compromised Cell Viability

    Article • Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  20. Trichoderma atroviride‐emitted volatiles improve growth of Arabidopsis seedlings through modulation of sucrose transport and metabolism

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, February 2021, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio

  21. The bacterial volatile N,N-dimethyl-hexadecylamine promotes Arabidopsis primary root elongation through cytokinin signaling and the AHK2 receptor

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, February 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr José López-Bucio

  22. Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Signaling-Related drr1 Mutant Influences Abscisic Acid Responsiveness in Arabidopsis thaliana L.

    Article • Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  23. The growth of Arabidopsis primary root is repressed by several and diverse amino acids through auxin-dependent and independent mechanisms and MPK6 kinase activity

    Article • Plant Science, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr José López-Bucio

  24. MEDIATOR16 orchestrates local and systemic responses to phosphate scarcity in Arabidopsis roots

    Article • New Phytologist, November 2020, Wiley

    Luis Herrera, Dr José López-Bucio

  25. The fungal NADPH oxidase is an essential element for the molecular dialog between Trichoderma and Arabidopsis

    Article • The Plant Journal, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio

  26. The plant beneficial rhizobacteriumAchromobactersp. 5B1 influences root development through auxin signaling and redistribution

    Article • The Plant Journal, June 2020, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio

  27. Mutation of MEDIATOR 18 and chromate trigger twinning of the primary root meristem in Arabidopsis

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, June 2020, Wiley

    Luis Herrera, Dr José López-Bucio

  28. ALTERED MERISTEM PROGRAM 1 promotes growth and biomass accumulation influencing guard cell aperture and photosynthetic efficiency in Arabidopsis

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  29. Determinate root development in the halted primary root1 mutant of Arabidopsis correlates with death of root initial cells and an enhanced auxin response

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  30. Growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings in interaction with fungi isolated from stem-end rot of avocado fruits

    Article • Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr José López-Bucio

  31. Smells from the desert: Microbial volatiles that affect plant growth and development of native and non‐native plant species

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio

  32. The bacterial volatile dimethyl-hexa-decylamine reveals an antagonistic interaction between jasmonic acid and cytokinin in controlling primary root growth of Arabidopsis seedlings

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  33. The MEDIATOR genes MED12 and MED13 control Arabidopsis root system configuration influencing sugar and auxin responses

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr José López-Bucio

  34. Plant-plant interactions influence developmental phase transitions, grain productivity and root system architecture in Arabidopsis via auxin and PFT1/MED25 signalling

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, July 2017, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio, Javier Raya-González

  35. Serotonin modulatesArabidopsisroot growth via changes in reactive oxygen species and jasmonic acid-ethylene signaling

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio

  36. The volatile 6-pentyl-2H-pyran-2-one fromTrichoderma atrovirideregulatesArabidopsis thalianaroot morphogenesis via auxin signaling andETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 2functioning

    Article • New Phytologist, November 2015, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio

  37. Nutritional regulation of root development

    Article • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Developmental Biology, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr José López-Bucio