Puigdoménech Rosell, Pere
Date of Birth: 28/04/1948
Pere Puigdomènech is a Foreign Member of the Académie
d’Agriculture
de
France
(Life
Sciences
Section;
http://www.academie-agriculture.fr),
elected
in
2006
(http://www.academie-agriculture.fr/membres/784).
Degrees
Licenciado en Ciencias Físicas, (B.Sc. in Physics) Univ. de Barcelona, 1970
Thèse de l’Université, mention Chimie Physique. USTL. Montpellier. France. 1974
Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas, (Ph.D. in Biology) Univ. Autónoma de Barcelona, 1975
Current Position
Profesor de Investigación. (Research Professor). CSIC (Spanish Research Council). Centre for
Research in Agricultural Genomics. CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB
Former Positions
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Postgraduate student. CNRS, Montpellier. France (1971-74)
Postdoctoral fellow. Biophysics Unit. Portsmouth Polytechnic . Portsmouth. UK. (197475). EMBO and Fundación Juan March Fellowships.
Postdoctoral fellow, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik. Berlin. Germany (1976)
Profesor Adjunto, Departamento de Bioquímica. Univ. Autónoma de Barcelona (197779)
Research Associate. Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Berlin. Germany
(1979-81)
Permanent position in the CSIC (Spanish Research Council) since 1981.
Director. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, CSIC and Instituto de Biología Molecular
de Barcelona, CSIC. (1990-2001). First Director. Centre for Research in Agricultural
Genomics. CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB (2003- 2013)
Sabbatical stage in the Department of Plant Sciences. University of Cambridge. AprilSeptember 2013. Supported by OECD.
Visiting Fellow Commoner of the Trinity College. Cambridge. Easter Term, 2013.
Summary and main achievements
Science
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Main field of research: Plant Molecular Biology.
First plant sequence published in Spain
Participation in the first plant genome projectt. Arabidopsis European Consortium
Coordinator of the first eukaryotic genome sequence in Spain (Melonomics project)
Published 142 scientific articles in refereed journals and books, 2 patents, 18 Ph.D.
thesis supervised. Research grants held since 1982 and European research grants
since 1986. H-índex in November 2015: 47
Science and Society
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Publication of more than 500 articles on science in popular and scientific journals,
including Nature and the main Spanish journals such El País or El Periódico.
Five books on popular science and scientific fiction.
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First Chairman of the Ethics Committee, CSIC. 2008-2012
Presence in several Advisory Instances in Europe and Spain in questions of Biosafety,
Science and Society and Ethics of Science.
Relevant publications
Scientific publications in scientific journals since 1974
In the Web of Science 248 items are found with 10680 citations. Examples in the last five years:
Gonzalez VM, Mueller S, Baulcombe D, Puigdomènech P. Evolution of NBS-LRR Gene
Copies among Dicot Plants and its Regulation by Members of the miR482/2118
Superfamily of miRNAs. Mol Plant. 2015. 8: 329-331
Garcia-Mas J, Benjak A, Sanseverino W, Bourgeois M, Mir G, González VM, Hénaff E,
Câmara F, Cozzuto L, Lowy E, Alioto T, Capella-Gutiérrez S, Jose Blanca J,
Cañizares J, Ziarsolo P, Gonzalez-Ibeas D, Rodríguez-Moreno L, Droege M, Du L,
Alvarez-Tejado M,Lorente-Galdos B, Melé M,Yang L,Weng Y, Navarro A, MarquesBonet T, Aranda MA, Nuez F, Picó B, Gabaldón T, Roma G, Guigó R, Casacuberta
JM, Arús P, Puigdomènech P. The genome of melon (Cucumis melo L.) Proc. Natl.
Acad Sci. USA. 2012 109:11872-11877
Fornalé S, Shi X, Chai C, Encina A, Irar S, Capellades M, Fuguet E, Torres JL, Rovira P,
Puigdomènech P, Rigau J, Caparrós-Ruiz D. ZmMYB31 directly represses maize lignin
genes and redirects the phenypropanoid metabolic flux. Plant J. 2010. 64:633-644
Sonbol FM, Fornalé S, Capellades M, Encina A, Touriño S, Torres JL, Rovira P, Ruel K,
Puigdomènech P, Rigau J, Caparrós-Ruiz D. The maize ZmMyb42 represses the
phenylpropanoid pathway and affects the cell wall structure, composition and
degradability in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Mol Biol. 2009 70:283-296
Mascarell-Creus A, Cañizares J, Vilarrasa-Blasi J, Mora-García S, Blanca J, GonzálezIbeas D, Saldié M, Roig C, Deleu W, Picó-Sirvent B, López-Bigas N, Aranda M,
García-Mas J, Nuez F, Puigdomènech P, Caño-Delgado A. An oligo-based microarray
offers novel transcriptomic approaches for the analysis of pathogen resistance and fruit
quality traits in melon (Cucumis melo L.). BMC Genomics. 2009 10:467
Coll A, Nadal A, Rossignol M, Puigdomènech P, Pla M. Proteomic analysis of MON810 and
comparable non-GM maize varieties grown in agricultural Fields. Transgenic Res. 2011.
20:939-49
Genovesi, V, Fornalé S, Fry SC, Ruel K, Ferre P, Encina A, Sonbol FM, Bosch J,
Puigdomènech P, Rigau J, Caparrós D. ZmXTH1, a new xyloglucan
endotransglucosye/hydrolase in maize, affects cell wall structure and composition in
Arabidopsis thaliana. J Exp Botany. 2008. 59:875-889
Fulgenzi FR, Peralta ML, Mangano S, Danna CH, Vallejo AJ, Puigdomenech P, SantaMaría GE. The Ionic Environment Controls the Contribution of the Barley HvHAK1
Transporter to Potassium Acquisition. Plant Physiol. 2008, 147:252-262.
Meetings
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Invited speaker in more than 20 Seminars and Conferences annually. Recently.
Opening Ceremony International Horticulture Congress. Lisbon 2010. Closing speech
Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae Conference. Kobe. Japan, 2011.
Organizer of:
Ttwo NATO ASI: Chromosomal Proteins and Gene Expression. Sitges, September
1984. Plant Molecular Biology. Molecular-Genetic Analysis of Plant Metabolism and
Development. Mallorca. May 1993.
EMBO Workshop: Eukaryotic gene regulation in vivo and in vitro. Blanes (Spain).
September. 1986.
Two Fundación Juan March Symposia: Approaches to Plant Development. Madrid.
February 1990.The Past and the Future of Zea Mays. Madrid. May, 1992
7th Congress of the International Society of Plant Molecular Biology. Barcelona. June
2003. Co-Chairman.
B-Debate. The Future of Plant Genomes. Barcelona, 2012. Co-organizer.
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Academies and Committes
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Member of Academia Europaea and EMBO.
Member of Institut d’Estudis Catalans and Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of
Barcelona.
Member of Académie d’Agriculture de France (foreign), Hungarian Academy of
Sciences (foreign) and Portuguese Academy of Sciences (foreign).
Member of the Board. (2004-2012) European Plant Science Organization (EPSO)
Member of the EU-US Consultative Group on Biotechnology (2000), of the Scientific
Steering Committee. European Union, (2000-2003), of the Panel on GMOs, EFSA.
(2003-2006), of the European Group on Ethics of Sciences and New Technologies.
(2001-2015)
Chairman of the Bioethics Committee, CSIC. (2002-2008)
Chairman of the Ethics Committee. CSIC (2008-2012)
Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board. Saclay Plant Sciences programme. Saclay.
Paris. France.
Member of the LS9 ERC Panel for Advanced Grants 2009-2013. Chairman of the Panel
2015-2017
Member of the Scientific Committee CNRS. France. Since 2014
Member of the Expert Group on Biotechnological patents. European Comission. 20132016.
Member of the Science and Ethics Working Group. ALLEA. Since 2012.
Member of the Catalan Bioethics Committee. Since 2015.
Member of the Life Sciences Steering Committee. EASAC. Since 2015
Prizes
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Narcís Monturiol Medal (1993),
Prize of the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca (2001), main prize for science in
Catalonia.
Prize of the Friends of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2012).
Prize of the Spanish Confederation of Scientific Societies for Science Popularization
(2013)
Books on science for the general public and novels
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Noves estratègies i altres contes científics (in Catalan). 1991. Short scientifc novels.
Columna Editorial.
El gen escarlata (in Spanish). 2001. Novel on science. Rubes Editorial.
Andreadòria TM. (in Catalan). 2007. Novel on science. Publicacions Universitat de
València. Vicent Andrés i Estellés Prize.
Qué comemos (in Spanish). 2004 Book on general questions around Food. Editorial
Planeta. Translated into Portuguese.
Qué sabemos de las plantas que comemos. (in Spanish). 2007. Book on Plants and
Food. Editorial Catarata.
Articles in journals and magazines
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A Series of article on Spanish science in Nature from 1978 to 1982
More than 500 articles on science and science and society questions written since
1982. A weekly section in El Periódico (one of the main journals in Barcelona published
in Spanish and Catalan): “El ADN de la semana” (The DNA of the week) and a monthly
article on Opinion related to Science. Regular presence in El Pais, the highest impact
journal in Spain. Some examples:
“Política con criterios científicos” (Politics with scientific criteria). El País. January 24th
2014:
http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/01/22/opinion/1390414711_664430.html
“Uso dual” (Dual use). El País. May 4th 2012:
http://sociedad.elpais.com/sociedad/2012/05/04/vidayartes/1336161104_147623.html
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Opinions in Advisory Committees
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Opinions of the European Group os Ethics of Sciences and New Technologies.
Rapporteur in several Opinions. Recent examples:
“An ethical framework for assessing research, production and use of energy”. Eruopean
Group of Ethics and New Technologies. European Commission, Rapporteur. January
2013:
http://ec.europa.eu/bepa/european-group-ethics/docs/publications/opinion_no_27.pdf
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Complete list of scientific publications
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The structural code for proteins: Zonal Distribution of Amino Acid Residues and
Stabilization of Helices by Hydrophobic Triplets. J. Palau & P. Puigdomènech. J. Mol.
Biol. (1974) 88, 457-469.
Studies on the role and mode of operation of the very-lysine-rich-histones in eukaryote
chromatin. The conformation of Hl histones from marine invertebrate sperm. P.
Puigdomènech, O. Cabré, J. Palau, E.M. Bradbury & Crane-Robinson. Eur.J.Biochem.
(1975) 59, 237-243.
Studies on the role and mode of operation of the very-lysine-rich histones in eukaryote
chromatin. Nuclear-magnetic-resonance studies on nucleoprotein and histone Hl-DNA
complexes from marine invertebrate sperm. P. Puigdomènech, P. Martínez, O. Cabré,
J. Palau, E.M. Bradbury & C. Crane-Robinson. Eur.J.Biochem. (1976) 65, 357-363.
Nuclear magnetic resonance studes on rabbit uteroglobin. P. Puigdomènech & M.
Beato. FEBS Lett. (1977) 83, 217-221.
The structure of sea urchin sperm histone Hl in chromatin and in free solution. Trypsin
digestion and spectroscopic studies. P. Puigdomènech, J. Palau & C. Crane-Robinson.
Eur.J. Biochem. (1980) 104, 263-270.
Interaction of S-carboxymethylated uteroglobin with progesterone. P.A. Temussi, T.
Tancredi, P. Puigdomènech, A. Saavedra & M. Beato. Biochemistry (1980) 19, 32873293.
Stability and reversibility of higher ordered structure of interphase chromatin: Continuity
of deoxyribonucleic acid is not required for maintenance of folded structure. A. RuízCarrillo, P. Puigdomènech, G. Eder & R. Lurz. Biochemistry (1980) 19, 2544- 2554.
Effect of histone composition on the stability of chromatin structure. P. Puigdomènech &
A. Ruíz-Carrillo. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1982) 696, 267-274.
Protein secondary structure. Studies on the limits of prediction accuracy. J. Palau, P.
Argos & P. Puigdomènech. Int.J.Pept.Prot.Res. (1982) 19, 394- 401.
Isolation of a 167 basepair chromatosome containing a partially digested histone H5. P.
Puigdomènech, M. José, A. Ruíz-Carrillo & C. Crane-Robinson. FEBS Lett. (1983) 154,
151-155.
DNA and Histone H1 interact with different domains of HMG1 and 2 proteins. M.
Carballo, P. Puigdomènech & J. Palau. EMBO J. (1983) 2, 1759-1764.
Interaction between domains in chromosomal protein HMG1. M. Carballo, P.
Puigdomènech & J. Palau. EMBO J. (1984) 3, 1255-1261.
Subcellular localization of glutelin-2 in maize (Zea maize L.) endosperm. M.D.Ludevid,
M. Torrent, J.A. Martínez-Izquierdo, P. Puigdomènech & J. Palau. Plant. Mol. Biol.
(1984) 3, 227-234.
Nucleic acid (cDNA) and amino acid sequences of the maize endosperm glutelin-2. S.
Prat, J. Cortadas, P. Puigdomènech & J. Palau. Nucleic Acid Res. (1985) 13, 14931504.
Structural studies on Allium cepa L. chromatin : Enhanced stability of internucleosome
interactions in plant chromatin. M.L. Moreno, P. Puigdomènech & J. Palau. Biochem.
Biophys. Res. Comm. (1985) 129, 645-650.
Accumulation and subcelular localization of glutelin-2 transcripts in maize endosperm.
L. Pérez-Grau, J. Cortadas, P. Puigdomènech & J. Palau. FEBS Letters (1986) 202,
145.148.
Regulation of gene expression in developing Zea mays embryo. Protein synthesis
during embriogenesis and early germination of maize. D. Sánchez-Martínez, P.
Puigdomènech & M. Pagès. Plant Physiol. (1986) 82, 543-549.
Studies on the stability of the higher-order structure of rat liver chromatin containing
high mobility group proteins. M. José. P. Puigdomènech & J. Palau. Eur. J. Biochem.
(1987) 163, 347-352.
Multiple variability in the sequence of a family of maize endosperm proteins. S. Prat, L.
Pérez-Grau & P. Puigdomènech. Gene (1987) 52, 41-49.
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A Gene induced by the plant hormone abscisic acid in response to water stress
encodes a glycine-rich protein. J. Gómez, D. Sánchez-Martínez, V. Stiefel, J. Rigau, P.
Puigdomènech & M. Pagès. Nature (1988) 334, 262-264.
Molecular cloning of cDNAs encoding a putative cell wall protein from Zea mays and
immunological identification of related polypeptides. V. Stiefel, L. Pérez-Grau, F.
Albericio, E. Giralt, L. Ruiz-Avila, M.D. Ludevid & P. Puigdomènech. Plant Mol. Biol.
(1988) 11, 483-493.
Gene Expression in Developing Zea mays Embryos : Regulation by Abscisic Acid of a
Highly Phosphorylated 23 to 25-kD Group of Proteins. A. Goday, D. Sánchez-Martínez,
J. Gómez, P. Puigdomènech & M. Pagès. Plant Physiol. (1988) 88, 564-569.
Phospholipid transfer protein: full-length cDNA and amino acid sequence in maize.
Amino acid sequence homologies between plant phospholipid transfer proteins. F.
Tchang, P. This, V. Stiefel, V. Arondel, M.D. Morch, M. Pagès, P. Puigdomènech, F.
Grellet, M. Delseny, P. Bouillon, J.C. Huet, F. Guerbette, F. Beauvais-Cante, H.
Duranton, J.C. Pernollet & J.C. Kader. J. Biol.Chem. (1988) 263, 16849-16856.
A tandem of alpha-tubulin genes preferentially expressed in radicular tissues from Zea
mays. L. Montoliu, J. Rigau & P. Puigdomènech. Plant Mol.Biol. (1989) 14, 1-15.
Expression of a cell wall protein genes in dividing and wounded tissues of Zea mays.
M.D. Ludevid, L. Ruíz-Avila, M.P. Vallés, V. Stiefel, M. Torrent, J.M. Torné & P.
Puigdomènech. Planta (1990) 180, 524-529.
Expression of maize cell wall hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein gene in early leaf and
root vascular differentiation. V. Stiefel, L. Ruíz-Avila, R. Raz, M.P. Vallés, J. Gómez, M.
Pagès, J.A. Martínez Izquierdo, M.D. Ludevid, J.A. Langdale, T. Nelson & P.
Puigdomènech. The Plant Cell (1990) 2, 785-793.
The tubα3 gene from Zea mays: structure and expression in dividing plant tissues. L.
Montoliu, P. Puigdomènech & J. Rigau. Gene (1990) 94, 201-207.
Differential expression of a hydroxyproline-rich cell-wall protein in embryonic tissues of
Zea mays L. L. Ruíz Avila, M.D. Ludevid & P. Puigdomènech. Planta (1991) 184, 130136.
Spatial and Temporal Expression of a Maize Lipid Transfer Protein Gene. L.
Sossountzov, L. Ruiz-Avila, F. Vignols, A. Jolliot, V. Arondel, F. Tchang, M. Grosbois, F.
Guerbette, E. Miginiac, M. Delseny, P. Puigdomènech & J.C. Kader. Plant Cell (1991)
3, 923-933.
Different mechanisms generating sequence variability are revealed in distinct regions of
the hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein gene from maize and related species. R. Raz, M.
José, A. Moya, J.A. Martínez-Izquierdo & P. Puigdomènech. Mol. Gen. Genet. (1992)
233, 252-259
A Maize embryo-specific Gene encodes a proline-rich and hydrophobic Protein. M.
José, L. Ruiz-Avila & P. Puigdomènech. Plant Cell (1992) 4, 413-423
Accumulation of cell wall hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein gene mRNA is an early event
in maize embryo cell differentiation. L. Ruiz-Avila, S. Burgess, V. Stiefel, M.D. Ludevid
& P. Puigdomènech. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. (1992) 89, 2414-2418
Regulation of the maize HRGP gene expression by ethylene and wounding. mRNA
accumulation and qualitative analysis by microprojectile bombardment. D. Tagu, N.
Walker, L. Ruiz-Avila, S. Burgess, J.A. Martínez-Izquierdo, J.J. Leguay, P. Netter and
P. Puigdomènech. Plant Mol. Biol. (1992) 20, 529-538.
Characterization of the lignin O-methyltransferase gene from maize. P. Collazo, L.
Montoliu, J. Rigau & P. Puigdomènech. Plant Mol. Biol. (1992) 20, 857-867.
Analysis of a maize α-tubulin gene promoter by transient expression and in transgenic
tobacco plants. J. Rigau, M. Capellades, L. Montoliu, M.A. Torres, C. Romera, J.A.
Martínez-Izquierdo, D. Tagu & P. Puigdomènech. Plant Journal (1993) 4, 1043-1050.
Structure and expression of genes coding for structural proteins of the plant cell wall. M.
José & P. Puigdomènech. Tansley Review No. 55. New Phytologist (1993) 124, 259282
mRNA Accumulation and Promoter Activity of the Gene coding for a Hydroxyproline-rich
Glycoprotein in Oryza sativa. Yang Guo, M. Delseny & P. Puigdomènech. Plant Mol.
Biol. (1994) 25, 159-165.
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Role of structural domains for maize gamma-zein retention in Xenopus oocytes. M.
Torrent, M.I. Geli, L. Ruiz-Avila, J. Canals, P. Puigdomènech & D. Ludevid. Planta
(1994) 192, 512-518.
Location of a maize cell wall hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein, cellulose and beta-1,3glucans in apical and differentiated regions of maize mycorrhizal roots. R. Ballestrini, C.
Romera, P. Puigdomènech & P. Bonfante. Planta (1994) 195, 201-209.
The brown midrib 3 mutation occurs in the gene encoding O-methyltransferase in
maize. F. Vignols, J. Rigau, M.A. Torres, M. Capellades & P. Puigdomènech. Plant Cell
(1995) 7, 407-416.
Specific distribution of mRNAs in maize growing tubes observed by whole-mount in situ
hybridization with non-radioactive probes. M.A. Torres, J. Rigau, P. Puigdomènech & V.
Stiefel. Plant Journal (1995) 8, 317-321.
Molecular cloning and pattern of expression of an α-L-fucosidase gene from pea
seedlings. C. Augur, V. Stiefel, A. Darvill, P. Albersheim & P. Puigdomènech. J. Biol.
Chem.(1995) 270, 24839-24843.
A linkage map with RFLP and isozyme markers for almond. M.A. Viruel, R. Messeguer,
M.C. de Vicente, J. Garcia-Mas, P. Puigdomènech, F. Vargas & P. Arús. Theor. Appl.
Genet. (1995) 91, 964-971.
Transcriptional activation of a maize α-tubulin gene in mycorrhizal maize and transgenic
tobacco. P. Bonfante, R. Bergero, X. Uribe, C. Romera, J. Rigau & P. Puigdomènech.
Plant J. (1996) 9, 737-743.
The maize caffeic acid O-methyltransferase gene promoter is active in transgenic
tobacco and maize plants. M. Capellades, M.A. Torres, I. Bastisch, V. Stiefel, F.
Vignols, W.R. Bruce, D. Peterson, P. Puigdomènech & J. Rigau. Plant Mol. Biol. (1996)
31, 307-322.
The Eukaryotic Initiation Factor eIF-5 a protein from Zea mays containing a zinc-finger
structure binds nucleic acids in a zinc dependent manner. I. López Ribera, L. Ruiz Avila
& P. Puigdomènech. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. (1997) 236, 510-516.
Analysis of 1.9 Mb of contiguous sequence from chromosome 4 of Arabidopsis thaliana.
The EU Arabidopsis Genome Project. M. Bevan, I. Bancroft, E. Bent, K. Love, P.
Piffanelli, H. Goodman, C. Dean, R. Bergkamp, W. Dirkse, M. Van Staveren, W.
Stiekema, L. Drost, P. Ridley, S.A. Hudson, K. Patel, G. Murphy, H. Wedler, R.
Wambutt, T. Weitzenegger, T. Pohl, N. Terryn, J. Gielen, R. Villarroel, R. DeClerck, M.
Van Montagu, A. Lecharny, M. Kreis, N. Lao, T. Kavanagh, S. Hempel, P. Kotter, K.D.
Entian, M. Rieger, M. Scholfer, B. Funk, S. Muller-Auer, M. Silvey, R. James, A.
Monfort, A. Pons, P. Puigdomènech, A. Douka, E. Voukelatou, D. Milioni, P.
Hatzopoulos, E. Piravandi, B. Obermaier, H. Hilbert, A. Duesterhoeft, T. Moores, J.
Jones, T. Eneva, K. Palme, V. Benes, S. Rechman, W. Ansorge, R. Cooke, C. Berger,
M. Delseny, G. Volckaert, H-W. Mewes, C. Schueller & N. Chalwatzis. Nature (1998)
391, 485-488.
Developmental and hormonal regulation of genes coding for proline-rich proteins in
maize embryo and ovary. M. José-Estanyol & P. Puigdomènech. Plant Physiology.
(1998) 116, 485-494
Characterization of the sequence coding for the clathrin coat assembly protein AP17
(sigma 2) associated to the plasma membrane from Zea mays and constitutive
expression of its gene. R. Roca, V. Stiefel & P. Puigdomenech. Gene. (1998) 208, 6772.
Rapid changes induced in developmental programmes of the maize embryo detected
by analysis of the expression of genes encoding proline-rich proteins. M. Josè & P.
Puigdomènech. FEBS-Lett. (1998) 422, 400-402.
Molecular cloning of the cDNA coding for the (R)-(+)-mandelonitril lyase of Prunus
amygdalus: temporal and spatial expression pattern in flowers and mature seeds. M.
Suelves & P. Puigdomènech. Planta. (1998) 206, 388-393
Presence of Miniature Inverted-repeat Transposable Elements (MITEs) in the genome
of Arabidopsis thaliana: characterisation of thee Emigrant family of elements. E.
Casacuberta, J.M. Casacuberta, P. Puigdomènech & A. Monfort. Plant J. (1998) 16, 7985.
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Involvement of a Maize Proline-Rich Protein in Secondary Cell Wall Formation as
Deduced from its Specific mRNA Localization.Florence Vignols, Matilde José-Estanyol,
David Caparrós-Ruiz, Joan Rigau and Pere Puigdomènech. Plant Mol. Biol. (1999) 39,
945-952.
TM20, a new class of transmembrane proteins expressed in meristematic tissues of
Zea mays. V. Stiefel, E. López Becerra, R. Roca, M. Bastida, T. Jahrmann, E. Graziano
& P. Puigdomènech. J. Biol. Chem. (1999) 274, 27734-27739
Structure, organization and expression of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5,
eIF-5, gene in Zea mays. I. Lopez-Ribera & P. Puigdomenech. Gene (1999) 240, 355359
Sequence and analysis of chromosome 4 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The
European Union Arabidopsis Genome Sequencing Consortium (including E.
Casacuberta, A. Monfort & P. Puigdomènech) & the Cold Spring Harbor, Washington
University in St Louis and PE Biosystems Arabidopsis Sequencing Consortium. Nature
(1999) 402, 769-777
Plant cell wall glycoproteins and their genes. M. Josè-Estanyol & P. Puigdomènech.
Cell wall special issue. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. (2000) 38, 97-108.
Genome fluidity. The case of plants. J. Casacuberta & P. Puigdomènech. Contributions
to Science. (2000) 1, 313-322.
Progress in Arabidopsis genome sequencing and functional genomics. R. Wambutt and
other authors including A. Monfort. E. Casacuberta & P. Puigdomènech. J. Biotech.
(2000) 78, 281-292.
Sequence and analysis of chromosome 3 af the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. European
Union Chromosome 3 Arabidopsis Sequencing Consortium (including A. Monfort, E.
Casacuberta & P. Puigdomenech), The Institute of Genomic Research & Kazusa DNA
Research Institute. Nature (2000) 408, 820-822
Transposon insertional mutagenesis in Rice. R. Greco, P.B.F. Ouwerkerk, C. Sallaud,
A. Kohli, L. Colombo, P. Puigdomènech, E. Guiderdoni, P. Christou, J.H.C. Hoge & A.
Pereira. Plant Physiology (2001) 125, 1175-1177.
Early and multiple Ac transpositions in rice suitable for efficient insertional mutagenesis.
R. Greco, P.B.F. Ouwerkerk, A.J.C. Taal, C. Favalli, T. Beguiristain, P. Puigdomènech,
L. Colombo, J.H.C. Hoge & A. Pereira. Plant Mol. Biol. (2001) 46, 215-227
Three Tnt1 subfamilies show different stress-associated patterns of expression in
tobacco. Consequences for retrotransposon control and evolution in plants. T.
Beguiristain, Grandbastien MA, Puigdomenech P, Casacuberta JM. Plant Physiol.
(2001) 127, 212-21.
Down-regulation of caffeic Acid o-methyltransferase in maize revisited using a
transgenic approach. Piquemal J, Chamayou S, Nadaud I, Beckert M, Barriere Y, Mila I,
Lapierre C, Rigau J, Puigdomenech P, Jauneau A, Digonnet C, Boudet AM, Goffner D,
& Pichon M. Plant Physiol. (2002) 130, 75-85
A specific real-time quantitative PCR detection system for event MON810 in maize
YieldGard based on the 3’-transgene integration sequence. Hernández M., Pla M,
Esteve T, Prat S, Puigdomènech P & Ferrando A. Transgenic Research. (2003) 12,
179-189
Identification and characterisation of a melon genomic region containing a resistance
gene cluster from a constructed BAC library. Microcolinearity between Cucumis melo
and Arabidopsis thaliana. H. van Leeuwen, A. Monfort, H-B. Zhang & P.
Puigdomènech. Plant Mol. Biol. (2003). 51, 703-718
The fuc1 gene product (20 kDa FUC1) of Pisum sativum has no [agr]-L-fucosidase
activity. T. Tarragó, I. Martínez, M. Torrent, A. Codina, E. Giralt, P. Puigdomènech & D.
Ludevid. Plant Mol. Biol. (2003). 51, 877-884
Real-time and conventional PCR systems based on the metallo-carboxypeptidase
inhibitor gene for specific detection and quantification of potato and tomato in processed
food. M. Hernández, A. Ferrando, T. Esteve, P. Puigdomènech, S. Prat, & M. Pla, J.
Food Protection. (2003). 66, 1063-1070
The direct activation of MIK, a germinal center kinase (GCK)-like kinase, by MARK, a
maize atypical receptor kinase, suggests a new mechanism for signalling thorough
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kinase-dead receptors. B. Llompart, E. Castells, A. Rio, R. Roca, A. Ferrando, V.
Stiefel, P. Puigdomènech & J. Casacuberta. J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278, 48105-48111
The eight-cysteine motif, a versatile structure in plant proteins. M. José-Estanyol, X.
Gomis-Rüth & P. Puigdomènech. Plant Physiol. Biochem. (2004) 42, 355-365
Ankyrin-repeat-containing proteins in Arabidopsis: characterization of a novel and
abundant hgroup of genes coding ankyrin-transmembrane proteins. C. Becerra, T.
Jahrmann, P. Puigdomenech & C. Vicient. Gene (2004) 340, 111-121
Jahrmann T, Bastida M, Pineda M, Gasol E, Ludevid MD, Palacin M, Puigdomènech P
Studies on the function of TM20, a transmembrane protein present in cereal embryos.
Planta. 2005, 222:80-90.
van Leeuwen H, Garcia-Mas J, Coca M, Puigdomènech P, Monfort A. Analysis of the
melon genome in regions encompassing TIR-NBS-LRR resistance genes. Mol Genet
Genomics. 2005, 273:240-51
Jose-Estanyol M, Perez P, Puigdomènech P. Expression of the promoter of HyPRP, an
embryo-specific gene from Zea mays in maize and tobacco transgenic plants. Gene.
2005, 5:146-152.
Morales M, Orjeda G, Nieto C, van Leeuwen H, Monfort A, Charpentier M, Caboche M,
Arus P, Puigdomènech P, Aranda MA, Dogimont C, Bendahmane A, Garcia-Mas J. A
physical map covering the nsv locus that confers resistance to Melon necrotic spot virus
in melon (Cucumis melo L.). Theor Appl Genet. 2005 111:914-22
van Enckevort LE, Droc G, Piffanelli P, Greco R, Gagneur C, Weber C, Gonzalez VM,
Cabot P, Fornara F, Berri S, Miro B, Lan P, Rafel M, Capell T, Puigdomènech P,
Ouwerkerk PB, Meijer AH, Pe' E, Colombo L, Christou P, Guiderdoni E, Pereira A. EUOSTID: A Collection of Transposon Insertional Mutants for Functional Genomics in
Rice. Plant Mol Biol. 2005 59:99-110.
Bastida M, Graziano E, Roca R, Lopez I, Sanchez-Pons N, Puigdomènech P, Vicient
CM. A maize defective-kernel mutant (longcell) characterized by tubular cells, severe
morphological alterations and induction of cell death. Planta. 2005, 18:1-14
Becerra C, Puigdomenech P, Vicient CM. Computational and experimental analysis
identifies Arabidopsis genes specifically expressed during early seed development.
BMC Genomics. 2006 Feb 28;7:38.
Leimanis S, Hernández M, Fernández S, Boyer F, Burns M, Bruderer S, Glouden T,
Harris N, Kaeppeli O, Philipp P, Pla M, Puigdomènech P, Vaitilingom M, Bertheau Y,
Remacle J.A microarray-based detection system for genetically modified (GM) food
ingredients. Plant Mol Biol. 2006, 61:123-39.
Fornalé S, Sonbol FM, Maes T, Capellades M, Puigdomènech P, Rigau J, CaparrósRuiz D. Down-regulation of the maize and Arabidopsis thaliana caffeic acid O-methyltransferase genes by two new maize R2R3-MYB transcription factors. Plant Mol Biol.
2006, 62:809-23.
Nieto C, Morales M, Orjeda G, Clepet C, Monfort A, Sturbois B, Puigdomènech P, Pitrat
M, Caboche M, Dogimont C, Garcia-Mas J, Aranda MA, Bendahmane A. An eIF4E
allele confers resistance to an uncapped and non-polyadenylated RNA virus in melon.
Plant J. 2006, 48:452-62.
van Leeuwen H, Monfort A, Puigdomenech P. Mutator-like elements identified in melon,
Arabidopsis and rice contain ULP1 protease domains. Mol Genet Genomics. 2007,
277:357-64.
Deleu W, González V, Monfort A, Bendahmane A, Puigdomènech P, Arús P, GarciaMas J. Structure of two melon regions reveals high microsynteny with sequenced plant
species. Mol Genet Genomics. 2007, 278:611-22.
Gonzalez-Ibeas D, Blanca J, Roig C, González-To M, Picó B, Truniger V, Gómez P,
Deleu W, Caño-Delgado A, Arús P, Nuez F, Garcia-Mas J, Puigdomènech P, Aranda
MA.MELOGEN: an EST database for melon functional genomics. BMC Genomics.
2007, 8:306.
Genovesi V, Fornalé S, Fry SC, Ruel K, Ferrer P, Encina A, Sonbol FM, Bosch J,
Puigdomènech P, Rigau J, Caparrós-Ruiz D.ZmXTH1, a new xyloglucan
endotransglucosylase/hydrolase in maize, affects cell wall structure and composition in
Arabidopsis thaliana.J Exp Bot. 2008, 59:875-89.
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Fulgenzi FR, Peralta ML, Mangano S, Danna CH, Vallejo AJ, Puigdomenech P, SantaMaría GE. The Ionic Environment Controls the Contribution of the Barley HvHAK1
Transporter to Potassium Acquisition. Plant Physiol. 2008, 147:252-62.
Reyes-Irrisari E, Pérez-Torres S, Miro X, Martinez E, Puigdomènech P, Palacios JM,
Mengod G. Differential distribution of PDE4B splice variants in rat brain and the effects
of systemic administration of LPS in their expression. Synapse 2008, 62:74-79
Coll A, Nadal P, Palaudelmàs M, Messeguer J, Mele E, Puigdomènech P, Pla M. Lack
of repeatable differential expression patterns between MON810 and comparable
commercial varieties in maize. Plant Mol Biol. 2008, 68:105-117
Sonbol FM, Fornalé S, Capellades M, Encina A, Touriño S, Torres JL, Rovira P, Ruel K,
Puigdomènech P, Rigua J, Caparrós-Ruiz D. The maize ZmMUB42 represses the
phenylpropanoid pathway and affects the cell wall structure, composition and
degradability in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Mol Biol. 2009 70:283-296
Mascarell-Creus A, Cañizares J, Vilarrasa-Blasi J, Mora-García S, Blanca J, GonzálezIbeas D, Saldié M, Roig C, Deleu W, Picó-Sirvent B, López-Bigas N, Aranda M, GarcíaMas J, Nuez F, Puigdomènech P, Caño-Delgado A. An oligo-based microarray offers
novel transcriptomic approaches for the analysis of pathogen resistance and fruit quality
traits in melon (Cucumis melo L.). BMC Genomics. 2009 10:467
La Paz JL, Vicient C, Puigdomènech P, Pla M. Characterization of polyadenylated
cryIA(b) transcripts in maize MON810 commercial varieties. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009
396:2125-2133
José-Estanyol M, López-Ribera I, Bastida M, Jahrmann T, Sánchez-Pons N, Becerra C,
Vicient CM, Puigdomènech P. Genetic, molecular and cellular approaches to the
analysis of maize embryo development. Int J Dev Biol. 2009. 53:1649-1654
González VM, García-Mas, J., Arus, P. Puigdomènech P. Generation of a BAC-Based
physical map of the melon genome. BMC Genomics. 2010. 11:339
La Paz JL, Pla M, Papazova N, Puigdomènech P, Vicient CM. Stability of the MON810
transgene in maize. Plant Mol Biol. 2010. 74: 563-571
Coll A, Nadal A, Rossignol M, Puigdomènech P, Pla M. Proteomic analysis of MON810
and comparable non-GM maize varieties grown in agricultural Fields. Transgenic Res.
2011. 20:939-49
González VM, Rodríguez-Moreno L, Centeno E, Benjak A, García-Mas J,
Puigdomènech P, Aranda MA. Genome-wide BAC-end sequencing of Cucumis melo
using two BAC libraries. BMC Genomics. 2010. 11:618
Fornalé S, Shi X, Chai C, Encina A, Irar S, Capellades M, Fuguet E, Torres JL, Rovira
P, Puigdomènech P, Rigau J, Caparrós-Ruiz D. ZmMYB31 directly represses maize
lignin genes and redirects the phenypropanoid metabolic flux. Plant J. 2010. 64:633-644
*González VM, Benjak A, Hénaf EM, Mir G, Casacuberta J, Garcia-Mas J,
Puigdomenech P. Sequencing of 6.7 Mb of the melon genome using a BAC pooling
stretagey. BMC Plant Biol. 2010. 10:246
Rodríguez-Moreno L, González VM, Benjak A, Martí MC, Puigdomènech P, Aranda
MA, Garcia-Mas J. Determination of the melon chloroplast and mitochondrial genome
sequences reveals that the largest reported mitochondrial genome in plants contains a
significant amount of DNA having a nuclear origin. BMC Genomics 2011 12:424
Fornalé S, Capellades M, Encina A, Wang K, Irar S, Lapierre C, Ruel K, Joseleau JP,
Berenguer J, Puigdomènech P, Rigau J, Caparrós-Ruiz D. Altered lignin biosynthesis
improves cellulosic bioethanol production in transgenic maize plants down-regulated for
cinnamyl alcohol dehydogenes. Mol Plant 2011, 1-14
*Garcia-Mas J, Benjak A, Sanseverino W, Bourgeois M, Mir G, González VM, Hénaff E,
Câmara F, Cozzuto L, Lowy E, Alioto T, Capella-Gutiérrez S, Jose Blanca J, Cañizares
J, Ziarsolo P, Gonzalez-Ibeas D, Rodríguez-Moreno L, Droege M, Du L, Alvarez-Tejado
M,Lorente-Galdos B, Melé M,Yang L,Weng Y, Navarro A, Marques-Bonet T, Aranda
MA, Nuez F, Picó B, Gabaldón T, Roma G, Guigó R, Casacuberta JM, Arús P,
Puigdomènech P. The genome of melon (Cucumis melo L.) Proc. Natl. Acad Sci. USA.
2012 109:11872-11877
Jose-Estanyol M, Puigdomènech P. Cellular localization of the embryo-specific hybrid
PRP from Zea mays, and characterization of promoter regulatory elements of its gene.
Plant Mol Biol. 2012 80:325-35
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González VM, Aventín N, Centeno E, Puigdomènech P. High presence/absence gene
variability in defense-related gene clusters of Cucumis melo. BMC Genomics 2013
14:782-795
P. Puigdomènech. (2014) Dealing with Scientific Integrity Issues: the Spanish
Experience. Arch. Immunol. Therap. Experiment. 62: 1-6
Gonzalez VM, Aventin N, Centeno E, Puigdomènech P (2014) Interspecific and
intraspecific gene variability in a 1-Mb region containing the highest density of NBSLRR genes found in the melon genome. BMC Genomics. 15: 1131
La Paz JL, Pla M, Centeno E, Vivient C, Puigdomènech P. (2014) The Use of Massive
Sequencing to Detect Differences between Immature Embryos of MON810 and a
Comparable Non-GM Maize Variety. PLOS One. 9: e100895
Gonzalez VM, Mueller S, Baulcombe D, Puigdomènech P. (2015) Evolution of NBSLRR Gene Copies among Dicot Plants and its Regulation by Members of the
miR482/2118 Superfamily of miRNAs. Mol Plant. 8: 329-331
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