Publicaciones*

Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Delgado, C., Morales-Quintana, L., & Figueroa, C. R. (2024). The strawberry transcription factor FaWRKY48 transactivates the FaNCED1 promoter as revealed by yeast-one hybrid and Nicotiana benthamiana transfection assays. Scientia Horticulturae, 323, 112545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112545

Álvarez, F., Moya, M., Rivera-Mora, C., Zúñiga, P. E., Jara-Cornejo, K., Muñoz, P., Ayala-Raso, A., Munné-Bosch, S., Figueroa, C. R., Figueroa, N. E., Valdenegro, M., Alvaro, J. E., Schwab, W., Defilippi, B. G., & Fuentes, L. (2023). Abscisic Acid Synthesis and Signaling during the Ripening of Raspberry (Rubus idaeus ‘Heritage’) Fruit. Plants, 12(9), 1882. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091882

Anjos, I. V. dos, Ali, M., Mora-Poblete, F., Araujo, K. L., Gilio, T. A. S., & Neves, L. G. (2023). Application of Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy for Predicting Damage Severity in a Diverse Panel of Tectona grandis Caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata. Plants, 12(14), 2734. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12142734

Egas, C., Galbán-Malagón, C., Castro-Nallar, E., & Molina-Montenegro, M. A. (2023). Role of Microbes in the degradation of organic semivolatile compounds in polar ecosystems: A review. Science of The Total Environment, 879, 163046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163046

Galleguillos, C., Acuña‐Rodríguez, I. S., Torres‐Díaz, C., Gundel, P. E., & Molina‐Montenegro, M. A. (2023). Genetic control underlying the flowering‐drought tolerance trade‐off in the Antarctic plant Colobanthus quitensis. Plant, Cell & Environment, 46(10), 3158–3169. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14645

González-González, A., Yañez, O., Ballesteros, G. I., Palma-Millanao, R., Figueroa, C. C., Niemeyer, H. M., & Ramírez, C. C. (2022). A mutation increases the specificity to plant compounds in an insect chemosensory protein. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 114, 108191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmgm.2022.108191

Luarte, T., Gómez-Aburto, V. A., Poblete-Castro, I., Castro-Nallar, E., Huneeus, N., Molina-Montenegro, M., Egas, C., Azcune, G., Pérez-Parada, A., Lohmann, R., Bohlin-Nizzetto, P., Dachs, J., Bengtson-Nash, S., Chiang, G., Pozo, K., & Galbán-Malagón, C. J. (2023). Levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Antarctic atmosphere over time (1980 to 2021) and estimation of their atmospheric half-lives. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23(14), 8103–8118. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-8103-2023

Molina‐Montenegro, M. A., Egas, C., Ballesteros, G., Acuña‐Rodríguez, I. S., San Martín, F., & Gianoli, E. (2022). Sunspot activity influences tree growth: Molecular evidence and ecological implications. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16813

Bastías, D. A., Bustos, L. B., Jáuregui, R., Barrera, A., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Molina-Montenegro, M. A., & Gundel, P. E. (2022). Epichloë Fungal Endophytes Influence Seed-Associated Bacterial Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.795354

Barrera, A., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Ballesteros, G. I., Atala, C., & Molina-Montenegro, M. A. (2022). Biological Soil Crusts as Ecosystem Engineers in Antarctic Ecosystem. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.755014

Puentes-Romero, A.C., González, S.A., González-Villanueva, E., Figueroa, C.R. and Ruiz-Lara, S., 2022. AtZAT4, a C2H2-Type Zinc Finger Transcription Factor from Arabidopsis thaliana, Is Involved in Pollen and Seed Development. Plants, 11(15), p.1974. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11151974

Villarroel, C.A., González-González, A., Alvarez-Baca, J.K., Villarreal, P., Ballesteros, G.I., Figueroa, C.C., Cubillos, F.A. and Ramírez, C.C., 2022. Genome sequencing of a predominant clonal lineage of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 143, p.103742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2022.103742

Ballesteros, G.I., Acuña-Rodríguez, I.S., Barrera, A., Gundel, P.E., Newsham, K.K. and Molina-Montenegro, M.A., 2022. Seed fungal endophytes promote the establishment of invasive Poa annua in Maritime Antarctica. Plant Ecology & Diversity, https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2022.2145579

Morales-Quintana, L., Miño, R., Mendez-Yañez, A., Gundel, P.E. and Ramos, P., 2022. Do fungal-endosymbionts improve crop nutritional quality and tolerance to stress by boosting flavonoid-mediated responses?. Food Research International, p.111850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111850

Arrey-Salas, O., Caris-Maldonado, J.C., Hernández-Rojas, B., Gonzalez, E. (2021). Comprehensive Genome-Wide Exploration of C2H2 Zinc Finger Family in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.): Insights into the Roles in the Pollen Development Regulation. Genes, 12, 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12020302

Castro, R., González-Feliu, A., Muñoz-Vera, M., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Parra-Palma, C., Morales-Quintana, L. (2021). Effect of Exogenous Auxin Treatment on Cell Wall Polymers of Strawberry. Fruit. Int. J. Mol. Sci. , 22, 6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22126294

Castro, R.I., Gonzalez-Feliu, A., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Parra-Palma, C., Morales-Quintana, L. (2021). Changes in the cell wall components produced by exogenous abscisic acid treatment in strawberry fruit. Cellulose 28, 1555–1570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03607-7

Castro, R., Morales-Quintana, L., Alvarado, N., Guzmán, L., Forero-Doria, O., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Laurie, V. (2021). Design and Optimization of a Self-Assembling Complex Based on Microencapsulated Calcium Alginate and Glutathione (CAG) Using Response Surface Methodology. Polymers13, 2080. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132080

Castro, R., Ramos, P., Parra-Palma, C., Morales-Quintana, L. (2021). Ugni molinae Fruit as a Source of Bioactive Compounds with Good Quality Traits. BioMed Research International. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6683877

Hereme, R., Galleguillos, C., Morales-Navarro, S., Molina-Montenegro, M. (2021). What if the cold days return? Epigenetic mechanisms in plants to cold tolerance. Planta 254, 46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-021-03694-1

Moya-Alvarado, G., Yañez, O., Morales, N., González-González, A., Areche, C., Núñez, M.T., Fierro, A., García-Beltrán, O. (2021). Coumarin-Chalcone Hybrids as Inhibitors of MAO-B: Biological Activity and In Silico Studies. Molecules, 26, 2430. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092430

Rincón-Barón, E. J. Torres-Rodríguez, G. A., Passarelli, L. M., Zárate, D. A., Cuarán, V. L., & Plata-Arboleda, S. (2021). Microsporogénesis y micromorfología del polen de la planta Alcea rosea (Malvaceae). Revista de Biología Tropical, 69 (3): 852-864. https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v69i3.46936

Salinas-Cornejo, J., Madrid-Espinoza, J., Verdugo, I., Pérez-Díaz, J., Martín-Davison, A.S., Norambuena, L., Ruiz-Lara, S. (2021). The Exocytosis Associated SNAP25-Type Protein, SlSNAP33, Increases Salt Stress Tolerance by Modulating Endocytosis in Tomato. Plants10, 1322. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071322

Costa, M. O., Capel, L. S., Maldonado, C., Mora, F., Mangolin, C. A., & Machado, M. D. F. P. D. S. (2020). High genetic differentiation of grapevine rootstock varieties determined by molecular markers and artificial neural networks. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 42. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v42i1.43475

Garrido-Bigotes, A., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Torrejón, M., Solano, R., Morales-Quintana, L., & Figueroa, C. R. (2020). A new functional JAZ degron sequence in strawberry JAZ1 revealed by structural and interaction studies on the COI1–JA-Ile/COR–JAZs complexes. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68213-w

Hereme, R., Morales-Navarro, S., Ballesteros, G., Barrera, A., Ramos, P., Gundel, P. E., & Molina-Montenegro, M. A. (2020). Fungal Endophytes Exert Positive Effects on Colobanthus quitensis Under Water Stress but Neutral Under a Projected Climate Change Scenario in Antarctica. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 264. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00264

Méndez-Yañez, A., González, M., Carrasco-Orellana, C., Herrera, R., & Moya-León, M. A. (2020). Isolation of a rhamnogalacturonan lyase expressed during ripening of the Chilean strawberry fruit and its biochemical characterization. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 146, 411-419. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28226-y

Morales-Quintana, L., Beltrán, D., Mendez-Yañez, Á., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Herrera, R., & Moya-León, M. A. (2020). Characterization of FcXTH2, a Novel Xyloglucan Endotransglycosylase/Hydrolase Enzyme of Chilean Strawberry with Hydrolase Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(9), 3380. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21093380

Serteyn, L., Quaghebeur, C., Ongena, M., Cabrera, N., Barrera, A., Molina-Montenegro, M. A., Francis, F., & Ramírez, C. C. (2020). Induced Systemic Resistance by a Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium Impacts Development and Feeding Behavior of Aphids. Insects, 11(4), 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11040234

Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Morales-Quintana, L.(2020). Study of the structure and binding site features of FaEXPA2, an α-expansin protein involved in strawberry fruit softening. Computational Biology and Chemistry, 87, 107279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2020.107279

Valenzuela-Riffo, F.Parra-Palma, C., Ramos, P., Morales-Quintana, L. (2020) Molecular and structural insights into FaEXPA5, an alpha-expansin protein related with cell wall disassembly during ripening of strawberry fruit.  Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 154, 581-589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.06.010

Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Zúñiga, P. E., Morales-Quintana, L., Lolas, M., Cáceres, M., & Figueroa, C. R. (2020). Priming of Defense Systems and Upregulation of MYC2 and JAZ1 Genes after Botrytis cinerea Inoculation in Methyl Jasmonate-Treated Strawberry Fruits. Plants, 9(4), 447. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9040447

Zuñiga, P. E., Castañeda, Y., Arrey-Salas, O., Fuentes, L., Aburto, F., & Figueroa, C. R. (2020). Methyl Jasmonate Applications From Flowering to Ripe Fruit Stages of Strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa ‘Camarosa’) Reinforce the Fruit Antioxidant Response at Post-harvest. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 538. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00538

Ballesta, P., Maldonado, C., Pérez-Rodríguez, P., & Mora, F. (2019). SNP and haplotype-based genomic selection of quantitative traits in Eucalyptus globulus. Plants, 8(9), 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8090331

Castro, R.I., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Morales-Quintana, L. (2019). In-silico and in vitro analysis of the 4,4′,4”-((1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyl)tris(azanediyl))triphenol), an antioxidant agent with a possible anti-inflammatory function. BioMed Research International, Article ID 9165648. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9165648

Cruz, N., Méndez, T., Ramos, P., Urbina, D., Vega, A., Gutiérrez, R. A., Moya-León, M. A., & Herrera, R. (2019). Induction of PrMADS10 on the lower side of bent pine tree stems: potential role in modifying plant cell wall properties and wood anatomy. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55276-7

Garrido-Bigotes, A., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., & Figueroa, C. R. (2019). Evolutionary analysis of JAZ proteins in plants: an approach in search of the ancestral sequence. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(20), 5060. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20205060

Jara, K., Castro, R.I., Ramos, P., Parra-Palma, P., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Morales-Quintana, L. (2019). Molecular Insights into FaEG1, a Strawberry Endoglucanase Enzyme Expressed during Strawberry Fruit Ripening. Plants, 8(6), 140. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8060140

Madrid-Espinoza, J., Salinas-Cornejo, J., & Ruiz-Lara, S. (2019). The RabGAP Gene Family in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and Wild Relatives: Identification, Interaction Networks, and Transcriptional Analysis during Plant Development and in Response to Salt Stress. Genes, 10(9), 638. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10090638

Mafra, G. S., Amaral Júnior, A. T. D., Almeida Filho, J. E. D., Vivas, M., Santos, P. H. A. D., Santos, J. S.,  Maldonado, C., & Mora, F. (2019). SNP-based mixed model association of growth-and yield-related traits in popcorn. PloS one, 14(6), e0218552. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218552

Maldonado, C., Mora, F., Scapim, C. A., & Coan, M. (2019). Genome-wide haplotype-based association analysis of key traits of plant lodging and architecture of maize identifies major determinants for leaf angle: hap LA4. PloS one, 14(3), e0212925. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212925

Maldonado, C., Mora, F., Bertagna, F. A. B., Kuki, M. C., & Scapim, C. A. (2019). SNP-and Haplotype-Based GWAS of Flowering-Related Traits in Maize with Network-Assisted Gene Prioritization. Agronomy, 9(11), 725. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9110725

Mora, F., Zúñiga, P. E., & Figueroa, C. R. (2019). Genetic variation and trait correlations for fruit weight, firmness and color parameters in wild accessions of Fragaria chiloensis. Agronomy, 9(9), 506. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090506

Salinas-Cornejo, J., Madrid-Espinoza, J., & Ruiz-Lara, S. (2019). Identification and transcriptional analysis of SNARE vesicle fusion regulators in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) during plant development and a comparative analysis of the response to salt stress with wild relatives. Journal of Plant Physiology, 242, 153018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2019.153018

Valenzuela, C. E., Ballesta, P., Maldonado, C., Baettig, R., Arriagada, O., Sousa Mafra, G., & Mora, F. (2019). Bayesian mapping reveals large-effect pleiotropic QTLs for wood density and slenderness index in 17-year-old trees of Eucalyptus cladocalyx. Forests, 10(3), 241. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10030241

Aceituno, U., Covarrubias, M.P., Aguayo, M.F., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Espinoza, A.A., GaeteEastman, C., Herrera, R., Handford, M., Norambuena, L. (2018). Identification of a type II cystatin in Fragaria chiloensis: A proteinase inhibitor differentially regulated during achene development and in response to biotic stress-related stimuli. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 29, 158-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.05.021

Carrasco-Orellana, C., Stappung, Y., Mendez-Yañez, A., Allan, A. C., Espley, R. V., Plunkett, B. J. & Herrera, R. (2018). Characterization of a ripening-related transcription factor FcNAC1 from Fragaria chiloensis fruit. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28226-y

Delgado, L.D., Zúñiga, P.E., Figueroa, N.E., Pastene, E., Escobar-Sepúlveda, H.F., Figueroa, P.M., Garrido-Bigotes, A., Figueroa, C.R. (2018). Application of a JA-Ile Biosynthesis Inhibitor to Methyl Jasmonate-Treated Strawberry Fruit Induces Upregulation of Specific MBW Complex-Related Genes and Accumulation of Proanthocyanidins. Molecules, 23 (6): 1433. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23061433

Ferreira, F., Scapim, C. A., Maldonado, C., & Mora, F. (2018). SSR-based genetic analysis of sweet corn inbred lines using artificial neural networks. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 18(3), 309-313. https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-70332018v18n3n45

Gallardo-Cerda, J., Levihuan, J., Lavín, P., Oses, R., Atala, C., Torres-Díaz, C., Cuba-Díaz, M., Barrera, A., & Molina-Montenegro, M. A. (2018). Antarctic rhizobacteria improve salt tolerance and physiological performance of the Antarctic vascular plants. Polar Biology, 41(10), 1973-1982. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2336-z

Kulka, V. P., Silva, T. A. D., Contreras-Soto, R. I., Maldonado, C., Mora, F., & Scapim, C. A. (2018). Diallel analysis and genetic differentiation of tropical and temperate maize inbred lines. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 18(1), 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-70332018v18n1a5

Madrid-Espinoza, J., Brunel-Saldias, N., Guerra, F. P., Gutiérrez, A., & Del Pozo, A. (2018). Genome-wide identification and transcriptional regulation of aquaporin genes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under water stress. Genes, 9(10), 497. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9100497

Maldonado, C., Contreras-Soto, R. I., Gerhardt, I. F. S., do Amaral Júnior, A. T., & Mora, F. (2018). Stable marker-trait associations for growth across different ages in Eucalyptus cladocalyx through the use of microsatellites. Scientia Forestalis, (119), 367-376. https://doi.org/10.18671/scifor.v46n119.04

Molina-Montenegro, M. A., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Flores, T. S., Hereme, R., Lafon, A., Atala, C., & Torres-Díaz, C. (2018). Is the success of plant invasions the result of rapid adaptive evolution in seed traits? Evidence from a latitudinal rainfall gradient. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 208. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00208

Morales-Navarro, S., Pérez-Díaz, R., Ortega, A., de Marcos, A., Mena, M., Fenoll, C., & Ruiz-Lara, S. (2018). Overexpression of a SDD1-Like gene from wild tomato decreases stomatal density and enhances dehydration avoidance in Arabidopsis and cultivated tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 940. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00940

Parra-Palma, C., Fuentes, E., Palomo, I., Torres, C., Moya, M., & Ramos, P. (2018). Linking the platelet antiaggregation effect of different strawberries species with antioxidants: Metabolomic and transcript profiling of polyphenols. Boletín Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas, 17(1), 36-52. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/162596379.pdf

Ramos, P., Parra-Palma, C., Figueroa, C. R., Zuñiga, P. E., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Gonzalez, J., Gaete-Eastman, C., & Morales-Quintana, L. (2018). Cell wall-related enzymatic activities and transcriptional profiles in four strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) cultivars during fruit development and ripening. Scientia Horticulturae, 238, 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2018.04.064

Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Gaete-Eastman, C., Stappung, Y., Lizana, R., Herrera, R., Moya-León, M. A., & Morales-Quintana, L. (2018). Comparative in silico study of the differences in the structure and ligand interaction properties of three alpha-expansin proteins from Fragaria chiloensis fruit. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 37(12), 3245-3258. https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2018.1517610

Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Garrido-Bigotes, A., Figueroa, P. M., Morales-Quintana, L., & Figueroa, C. R. (2018). Structural analysis of the woodland strawberry COI1-JAZ1 co-receptor for the plant hormone jasmonoyl-isoleucine. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 85, 250-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmgm.2018.09.004

Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Ramos, P., & Morales-Quintana, L. (2018). Computational study of FaEXPA1, a strawberry alpha expansin protein, through molecular modeling and molecular dynamics simulation studies. Computational Biology and Chemistry, 76, 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2018.05.018

Mateluna, P., Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Morales-Quintana, L., Herrera, R., & Ramos, P. (2017). Transcriptional and computational study of expansins differentially expressed in response to inclination in radiata pine. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 115, 12-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.03.005

Méndez-Yañez, Á., Beltrán, D., Campano-Romero, C., Molinett, S., Herrera, R., Moya-León, M. A., & Morales-Quintana, L. (2017). Glycosylation is important for FcXTH1 activity as judged by its structural and biochemical characterization. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 119, 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.08.030

San Martín-Davison, A., Pérez-Díaz, R., Soto, F., Madrid-Espinoza, J., González-Villanueva, E., Pizarro, L., … & Ruiz-Lara, S. (2017). Involvement of SchRabGDI1 from Solanum chilense in endocytic trafficking and tolerance to salt stress. Plant Science, 263, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.06.007

Amaral Junior, A. T. D., Freitas, I. L. D. J., Guimarães, A. G., Maldonado, C., Arriagada, O., & Mora, F. (2016). Bayesian analysis of quantitative traits in popcorn (Zea mays L.) through four cycles of recurrent selection. Plant Production Science, 19(4), 574-578. https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2016.1222870

Pérez-Díaz, R., Madrid-Espinoza, J., Salinas-Cornejo, J., González-Villanueva, E., & Ruiz-Lara, S. (2016). Differential roles for VviGST1, VviGST3, and VviGST4 in proanthocyanidin and anthocyanin transport in Vitis vinifera. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, 1166. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01166

Pérez-Díaz, J. R., Pérez-Díaz, J., Madrid-Espinoza, J., González-Villanueva, E., Moreno, Y., & Ruiz-Lara, S. (2016). New member of the R2R3-MYB transcription factors family in grapevine suppresses the anthocyanin accumulation in the flowers of transgenic tobacco. Plant Molecular Biology, 90(1-2), 63-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-015-0394-y

Valenzuela-Riffo, F., Tapia, G., Parra-Palma, C., & Morales-Quintana, L. (2015). Understanding the roles of Lys33 and Arg45 in the binding-site stability of LjLTP10, an LTP related to drought stress in Lotus japonicus. Journal of Molecular Modeling, 21(10), 270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-015-2807-x

Alva, O., Roa-Roco, R. N., Pérez-Díaz, R., Yáñez, M., Tapia, J., Moreno, Y., … & González, E. (2015). Pollen morphology and boron concentration in floral tissues as factors triggering natural and GA-induced parthenocarpic fruit development in grapevine. PloS one, 10(10), e0139503. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139503

Guerra, F. P., Reyes, L., Vergara-Jaque, A., Campos-Hernández, C., Gutiérrez, A., Pérez-Díaz, J., … & Ruíz-Lara, S. (2015). Populus deltoides Kunitz trypsin inhibitor 3 confers metal tolerance and binds copper, revealing a new defensive role against heavy metal stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 115, 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.02.005

Valenzuela, C., Ramos, P., Carrasco, C., Moya-Leon, M. A., & Herrera, R. (2014). Cloning and characterization of a xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase/hydrolase gene expressed in response to inclination in radiata pine seedlings. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 10(5), 1305-1315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-014-0762-9

Pérez-Díaz, R., Ryngajllo, M., Pérez-Díaz, J., Peña-Cortés, H., Casaretto, J. A., González-Villanueva, E., & Ruiz-Lara, S. (2014). VvMATE1 and VvMATE2 encode putative proanthocyanidin transporters expressed during berry development in Vitis vinifera L. Plant Cell Reports, 33(7), 1147-1159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-014-1604-9

Pérez-Díaz, J., Wu, T. M., Pérez-Díaz, R., Ruíz-Lara, S., Hong, C. Y., & Casaretto, J. A. (2014). Organ-and stress-specific expression of the ASR genes in rice. Plant Cell Reports, 33(1), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-013-1512-4

Morales-Quintana, L., Nuñez-Tobar, M. X., Moya-León, M. A., & Herrera, R. (2013). Molecular dynamics simulation and site-directed mutagenesis of alcohol acyltransferase: a proposed mechanism of catalysis. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 53(10), 2689-2700. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci400409s

Opazo, M. C., Lizana, R., Pimentel, P., Herrera, R., & Moya-León, M. A. (2013). Changes in the mRNA abundance of FcXTH1 and FcXTH2 promoted by hormonal treatments of Fragaria chiloensis fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 77, 28-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.11.007

González, G., Fuentes, L., Moya-León, M. A., Sandoval, C., & Herrera, R. (2013). Characterization of two PR genes from Fragaria chiloensis in response to Botrytis cinerea infection: A comparison with Fragaria x ananassa. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 82, 73-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2013.02.001

Galaz, S., Morales‐Quintana, L., Moya‐León, M. A., & Herrera, R. (2013). Structural analysis of the alcohol acyltransferase protein family from C ucumis melo shows that enzyme activity depends on an essential solvent channel. The FEBS Journal, 280(5), 1344-1357. https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.12127

Salvatierra, A., Pimentel, P., Moya-León, M. A., & Herrera, R. (2013). Increased accumulation of anthocyanins in Fragaria chiloensis fruits by transient suppression of FcMYB1 gene. Phytochemistry, 90, 25-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.02.016

Espinoza, A., San Martín, A., López-Climent, M., Ruiz-Lara, S., Gómez-Cadenas, A., & Casaretto, J. A. (2013). Engineered drought-induced biosynthesis of α-tocopherol alleviates stress-induced leaf damage in tobacco. Journal of Plant Physiology, 170(14), 1285-1294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2013.04.004

Ramos, P., Valenzuela, C., Le Provost, G., Plomion, C., Gantz, C., Moya-León, M. A., & Herrera, R. (2012). ACC oxidase and ACC synthase expression profiles after leaning of young radiata (P. radiata D. Don) and maritime pine (P. pinaster Ait.) seedlings. Journal of plant growth regulation, 31(3), 382-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-016-1003-1

Morales-Quintana, L., Moya-León, M. A., & Herrera, R. (2012). Molecular docking simulation analysis of alcohol acyltransferases from two related fruit species explains their different substrate selectivities. Molecular Simulation, 38(11), 912-921. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927022.2012.672738

Ramos, P., Le Provost, G., Gantz, C., Plomion, C., & Herrera, R. (2012). Transcriptional analysis of differentially expressed genes in response to stem inclination in young seedlings of pine. Plant Biology, 14(6), 923-933. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00572.x

Pérez-Castro, R., Kasai, K., Gainza-Cortés, F., Ruiz-Lara, S., Casaretto, J. A., Peña-Cortés, H., & González, E. (2012). VvBOR1, the grapevine ortholog of AtBOR1, encodes an efflux boron transporter that is differentially expressed throughout reproductive development of Vitis vinifera L. Plant and Cell Physiology, 53(2), 485-494. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcs001

Gainza-Cortés, F., Pérez-Díaz, R., Pérez-Castro, R., Tapia, J., Casaretto, J. A., González, S.,  & González, E. (2012). Characterization of a putative grapevine Zn transporter, VvZIP3, suggests its involvement in early reproductive development in Vitis vinifera L. BMC Plant Biology, 12(1), 111. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-12-111

Loyola, J., Verdugo, I., González, E., Casaretto, J. A., & Ruiz‐Lara, S. (2012). Plastidic isoprenoid biosynthesis in tomato: physiological and molecular analysis in genotypes resistant and sensitive to drought stress. Plant Biology, 14(1), 149-156. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00465.x

Almada, R., Cabrera, N., Casaretto, J., Peña-Cortés, H, Ruiz-Lara, S., & González Villanueva, E. (2011). Epigenetic repressor genes are coordinately regulated during grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) seasonal flowering. Plant Cell Reports, 30, 1959-1968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-011-1104-0

Bastías, A., López‐Climent, M., Valcárcel, M., Rosello, S., Gómez‐Cadenas, A., & Casaretto, J. A. (2011). Modulation of organic acids and sugar content in tomato fruits by an abscisic acid‐regulated transcription factor. Physiologia Plantarum, 141(3), 215-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.2010.01435.x

Chilian, J., Verdugo, I., Poblete, F., Ruiz, S., Casaretto, J., & Gonzalez, E. (2011). Expression of LHC genes and their relation to photo-oxidative stress tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum L. and Solanum Chilense (Dunal) Reiche. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research, 71(4), 503-510. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-58392011000400002

Salvatierra, A., Pimentel, P., Moya-Leon, M. A., Caligari, P. D., & Herrera, R. (2010). Comparison of transcriptional profiles of flavonoid genes and anthocyanin contents during fruit development of two botanical forms of Fragaria chiloensis ssp. chiloensis. Phytochemistry, 71(16), 1839-1847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.08.005

Opazo, M. C., Figueroa, C. R., Henríquez, J., Herrera, R., Bruno, C., Valenzuela, P., & Moya-León, A. M. (2010) Characterization of two divergent cDNAs encoding xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolase (XTH) expressed in Fragaria chiloensis fruit. Plant Science, 179 (5), 479-488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.07.018

Figueroa, C. R., Rosli, H.G., Civello, P.M., Martínez, G.A., Herrera, R., & Moya-León, M. A. (2010) Changes in cell wall polysaccharides and cell wall degrading enzymes during ripening of Fragaria chiloensis and Fragaria × ananassa fruits. Scientia Horticulturae, 124, 454-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2010.02.003

Balbontín, C., Gaete-Eastman, C., Fuentes, L., Figueroa, C.R., Herrera, R., Manriquez, D., Latché,  A., Pech, J.C., Moya-León, M.A. (2010) VpAAT1, a gene encoding an alcohol acyltransferase, is involved in ester biosynthesis during ripening of mountain papaya fruit. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58, 5114-5121. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf904296c

Orellana, S., Yanez, M., Espinoza, A., Verdugo, I., Gonzalez, E., Ruiz‐Lara, S., & Casaretto, J. A. (2010). The transcription factor SlAREB1 confers drought, salt stress tolerance and regulates biotic and abiotic stress‐related genes in tomato. Plant, Cell & Environment, 33(12), 2191-2208. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02220.x

Riedelsberger, J., Sharma, T., Gonzalez, W., Gajdanowicz, P., Morales-Navarro, S., Garcia-Mata, C., Mueller-Roeber, B., González-Nilo, F., Blatt, M., Dreyer, I. (2010). Distributed Structures Underlie Gating Differences between the Kin Channel KAT1 and the Kout Channel SKOR. Molecular Plant, 3 (1), 236-245. https://doi.org/10.1093/mp/ssp096

Saud, G., Carbone, F., Perrotta, G., Figueroa, C. R., Moya, M., Herrera, R., Retamales, J. B., Carrasco, B., Cheel, J., Schmeda, G., & Caligari, P. D. S. (2009) Transcript profiling suggests transcriptional repression of the flavonoid pathway in the white-fruited Chilean strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis Mill. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 56 (7), 895-903. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-009-9487-2

González, M., Gaete-Eastman, C., Valdenegro, M., Figueroa, C. R., Fuentes, L., Herrera, R., & Moya-León, M.A. (2009) Aroma development during ripening of F. chiloensis fruit and participation of an alcohol acyltransferase (FcAAT1) gene. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57 (19), 9123-9132. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf901693j

Gaete-Eastman, C., Figueroa, C.R., Balbontín, C., Moya, M., Atkinson, R.G., Herrera, R., & Moya-León, M.A. (2009) Expression of an ethylene-related expansin gene during softening of mountain papaya fruit (Vasconcellea pubescens). Postharvest Biology and Technology, 53, 58-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.03.007

Figueroa, C.R., Pimentel, P., Dotto, M.C., Civello, P.M., Martínez, G.A., Herrera, R., & Moya-León, M.A. (2009) Expression of five expansin genes during softening of Fragaria chiloensis fruit. Effect of auxin treatment. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 53, 51-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.02.005

Almada, R., Cabrera, N., Casaretto, J., Ruiz-Lara, S., & González Villanueva, E. (2009). VvCO And VvCOL1, two CONSTANS homologous genes, are regulated during flower induction and dormancy in grapevine buds. Plant Cell Reports, 28, 1193-1203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-009-0720-4

Yañez, M., Cáceres, S., Orellana, S., Bastías, A., Verdugo, I., Ruiz-Lara, S. & Casaretto, J. (2009) An abiotic stress-responsive bZIP transcription factor from wild and cultivated tomatoes regulates stress-related genes. Plant Cell Reports, 28(10), 1497-1507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-009-0749-4

Guerra, F., Duplessis, S., Kohler, A., Martin, F., Tapia, J., Lebed, P., Zamudio, F., González, E. (2009) Gene expression analysis of Populus deltoides roots subjected to copper stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 67(2), 335-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2009.08.004

Gajdanowicz, P., Garcia-Mata, C., Gonzalez, W., Morales-Navarro, S., Sharma, T., González-Nilo, F., Gutowicz, J., Mueller-Roeber, B., Blatt, M., Dreyer, I. (2009). Distinct roles of the last transmembrane domain in controlling Arabidopsis K+ channel activity. The New Phytologist, 182(2), 380-391. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02749.x

González, G., Moya, M., Sandoval, C., & Herrera, R. (2009) Genetic Diversity in Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis): Differential response to Botrytis cinerea infection. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(4), 886-895. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2009074-1102

Ramírez, C.C., Guerra, F.P., Zuñiga, R.E., Cordero, C. (2009). Differential expression of candidate defense genes of poplars in response to aphid feeding. Journal of Economic Entomology, 102(3), 1070-1074. https://doi.org/10.1603/029.102.0327

Paiva, J., Garcés, M., Alves, A., Garnier-Géré, P., Rodrigues, J.C., Lalanne, C., Porcon, S., Le Provost, G., Brach, J.J., Fevereiro, P., Plomion, C. (2008). Molecular and phenotypic profiling along a cambial-age gradient in maritime pine wood forming tissue. New Phytologist, 178 (2), 283–301. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02379.x

Figueroa, C.R., Pimentel, P., Gaete-Eastman, C., Moya, M., Herrera, R., Caligari, P.D.S, & Moya-León, M.A. (2008). Softening rate of the Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) fruit reflects the expression of polygalacturonase and pectate lyase genes. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 49, 210-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.01.018

Carrasco, B., Avila, P., Perez-Diaz, J.L., Muñoz, P., García, R., Lavandero, B., Retamales, J.B., & Caligari, P.D.S. (2008). Genetic structure of highland papayas (Vasconcellea pubescens) cultivated in Chile as revealed by Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSR). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 56, 331-337. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-008-9367-1

Carvacho, I., Gonzalez, W., Torres, Y.P., Brauchi, S., Alvarez, O., Gonzalez-Nilo, F., Latorre, R. (2008). Intrinsic electrostatic potential in the BK channel pore: role in determining single channel conductance and block. The Journal of General Physiology, 131(2), 147-161. https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.200709862

Mejia, N., Gebauer, M., Muñoz, L., Hewstone, N., Muñoz, C., & Hinrichsen, P. (2007). Identification of QTLs for Seedlessness, Berry Size, and Ripening Date in a Seedless x Seedless Table Grape Progeny. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 58, 499-507. https://www.ajevonline.org/content/58/4/499.article-info

Carrasco, B., Garcés, M., Rojas, P., Saud, G., Herrera, R., Retamales, J. B., & Caligari, P. D. S. (2007). The Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Duch.): Genetic diversity and structure. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 132, 501 – 506. https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS.132.4.501

Balbontin, C., Gaete-Eastman, C., Vergara, M., Herrera, R., & Moya-León, M.A. (2007). Treatment with 1-MCP and the role of ethylene in aroma development of mountain papaya fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 43, 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.08.005

Salazar, M., González, E., Casaretto, J.A., Casacuberta, J. M., & Ruiz-Lara, S. (2007) The promoter of the TLC1.1 retrotransposon from Solanum chilense is activated by multiple stress-related signalling molecules. Plant Cell Reports, 26, 1861-1868. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-007-0375-y

Niemeyer, M.I., González-Nilo, F. D., Zúñiga, L., González, W., Cid, L. P., & Sepúlveda, F. V. (2007). Neutralization of a single arginine residue gates open a two-pore domain, alkali-activated K+ channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104(2), 666-671. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0606173104

Le-Feuvre, R. R., Ramírez, C. C., Olea, N., & Meza-Basso L. (2007). Effect of the antimicrobial peptide indolicidin on the green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer). Journal of Applied Entomology, 131(2), 71–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2006.01117.x

Niemeyer, M. I., González-Nilo, F. D., Zúñiga, L., González, W., Cid, L. P., & Sepúlveda, F. V. (2006). Gating of two-pore domain K+ channels by extracellular pH. Biochemical Society Transactions, 34, 899-902. https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0340899

Niedmann, L., & Meza-Basso, L. (2006) Evaluación de cepas nativas de Bacillus thuringiensis como una alternativa de manejo integrado de la polilla del tomate (Tuta absoluta Meyrick; Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) en Chile. Agricultura Técnica, 66(3), 235-246. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0365-28072006000300002

Retamales, J.B., Caligari, P.D.S., Carrasco, B., Saud, G. (2005) Current status of the Chilean native strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis L. Duch.) and the research needs to convert the species into a commercial crop. HortScience, 40, 1633-1634. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.40.6.1633

Cheel, J., Theoduloz, C., Rodríguez, J., Saud, G., Caligari, P.D.S., & Schmeda-Hirschmann G. (2005) New phenolics from the Chilean strawberry fruits, Fragaria chiloensis ssp. chiloensis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 53, 8512-8518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.04.036

Carrasco, B., Hancock, J., Beaudry, R., & Retamales, J. B. (2005). Chemical composition and inheritance patterns of strawberry aroma in Fragaria ×ananassa and Fragaria virginiana progenies. HortScience, 40, 19-20. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.40.6.1649

Tapia, G., Verdugo, I., Yanez, M., Ahumada, I., Theoduloz, C., Cordero, C., Poblete, F., Gonzalez, E., Ruiz-Lara, S. (2005) Involvement of ethylene in stress-induced expression of the TLC1.1 retrotransposon from Lycopersicon chilense Dun”. Plant Physiology, 138(4), 2075-2086. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.105.059766

*se consideran publicaciones de los estudiantes del programa de doctorado tanto como primer autor (derivada del trabajo de tesis) como participación en trabajos durante los años de estudio en el programa.