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  1. Genome-wide chromatin accessibility analysis unveils open chromatin convergent evolution during polyploidization in cotton

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  2. All Set before Flowering: A 16S Gene Amplicon-Based Analysis of the Root Microbiome Recruited by Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Its Centre of Domestication

    Article • Plants, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Luis Herrera

  3. Insights into bear evolution from a Pleistocene polar bear genome

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  4. Improved chromosome genome assembly, structural variation insight, and annotation of Gossypium barbadense L. 'Pima-S6'

    Article • June 2022, Research Square

    Luis Herrera

  5. ROOT PENETRATION INDEX 3, a major quantitative trait locus associated with root system penetrability in Arabidopsis

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, May 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  6. Conquering compacted soils: uncovering the molecular components of root soil penetration

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, May 2022, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  7. Exploring the High Variability of Vegetative Desiccation Tolerance in Pteridophytes

    Article • Plants, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Luis Herrera

  8. Viability markers for determination of desiccation tolerance and critical stages during dehydration in Selaginella species

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  9. ROOT PENETRATION INDEX 3, a major quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with root system penetrability in Arabidopsis

    Article • December 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Luis Herrera

  10. Defective cytokinin signaling reprograms lipid and flavonoid gene-to-metabolite networks to mitigate high salinity in Arabidopsis

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  11. Genome accessibility dynamics in response to phosphate limitation is controlled by the PHR1 family of transcription factors in Arabidopsis

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  12. Viability markers for determination of desiccation tolerance and critical stages during dehydration in Selaginella species

    Article • March 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Luis Herrera

  13. Development and Cell Cycle Activity of the Root Apical Meristem in the Fern Ceratopteris richardii

    Article • Genes, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Luis Herrera

  14. Phosphate Starvation Triggers Transcriptional Changes in the Biosynthesis and Signaling Pathways of Phytohormones in Marchantia polymorpha 

    Article • December 2020, MDPI AG

    Luis Herrera

  15. Transcriptional and Morpho-Physiological Responses of Marchantia polymorpha upon Phosphate Starvation

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Luis Herrera

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

    Article • New Phytologist, November 2020, Wiley

    Luis Herrera, Dr José López-Bucio

  17. Altering Plant Architecture to Improve Performance and Resistance

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, November 2020, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  18. Comparative transcriptome analysis suggests convergent evolution of desiccation tolerance in Selaginella species

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  19. A microalgal‐based preparation with synergistic cellulolytic and detoxifying action towards chemical‐treated lignocellulose

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, September 2020, Wiley

    Luis Herrera, Professor Roberto Bassi

  20. Development and cell cycle dynamics of the root apical meristem in the fern Ceratopteris richardii

    Article • August 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Luis Herrera

  21. Metabolic engineering of phosphite metabolism in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 as an effective measure to control biological contaminants in outdoor raceway ponds

    Article • Biotechnology for Biofuels, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  22. Functional analysis of the OsNPF4.5 nitrate transporter reveals a conserved mycorrhizal pathway of nitrogen acquisition in plants

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  23. 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

  24. Conservation of cis-regulatory elements in maize Dof01 promoter: a key regulator of the cold stress response

    Article • Mexican Journal of Biotechnology, May 2020, Mexican Journal of Biotechnology

    Luis Herrera

  25. Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of the aquatic carnivorous plant Utricularia gibba

    Article • Plant Methods, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  26. A Phosphite Dehydrogenase Variant with Promiscuous Access to Nicotinamide Cofactor Pools Sustains Fast Phosphite-Dependent Growth of Transplastomic Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Article • Plants, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Luis Herrera, Professor Roberto Bassi

  27. Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of the aquatic carnivorous plant Utricularia gibba

    Article • April 2020, Research Square

    Luis Herrera

  28. Plant abiotic stress response and nutrient use efficiency

    Article • Science in China Series C Life Sciences, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  29. My journey into the birth of plant transgenesis and its impact on modern plant biology

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, March 2020, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  30. Assessment of the ptxD gene as a growth and selective marker in Trichoderma atroviride using Pccg6, a novel constitutive promoter

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  31. Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of the aquatic carnivorous plant Utricularia gibba

    Article • March 2020, Research Square

    Luis Herrera

  32. Assessment of the ptxD gene as a growth and selective marker in Trichoderma atroviride using Pccg6, a novel constitutive promoter

    Article • February 2020, Research Square

    Luis Herrera

  33. Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of the aquatic carnivorous plant Utricularia gibba

    Article • January 2020, Research Square

    Luis Herrera

  34. The avocado genome informs deep angiosperm phylogeny, highlights introgressive hybridization, and reveals pathogen-influenced gene space adaptation

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2019, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  35. Do Cytokinins and Strigolactones Crosstalk during Drought Adaptation?

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, August 2019, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  36. Activation of the phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway reveals a novel action mechanism of the elicitor effect of chitosan on avocado fruit epicarp

    Article • Food Research International, July 2019, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  37. MEDIATOR18 influences Arabidopsis root architecture, represses auxin signaling and is a critical factor for cell viability in root meristems

    Article • The Plant Journal, November 2018, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  38. Transcriptional profiling of the CAM plant Agave salmiana reveals conservation of a genetic program for regeneration

    Article • Developmental Biology, October 2018, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  39. Adaptation to Phosphate Scarcity: Tips from Arabidopsis Roots

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, August 2018, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  40. Selective fertilization with phosphite allows unhindered growth of cotton plants expressing the ptxD gene while suppressing weeds

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  41. Effect of Nutrient Availability on Root System Development

    Article • April 2018, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  42. Root Architecture

    Article • April 2018, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  43. Transcriptional landscapes of Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

    Article • Developmental Biology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  44. The karrikin receptor KAI2 promotes drought resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • PLoS Genetics, November 2017, PLOS

    Luis Herrera

  45. ptxD gene in combination with phosphite serves as a highly effective selection system to generate transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

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

    Luis Herrera

  46. Comparative transcriptome analysis of nodules of two Mesorhizobium -chickpea associations with differential symbiotic efficiency under phosphate deficiency

    Article • The Plant Journal, August 2017, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  47. Transcriptomic Analysis of Avocado Hass (Persea americana Mill) in the Interaction System Fruit-Chitosan-Colletotrichum

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, June 2017, Frontiers

    Luis Herrera

  48. Phosphate Starvation-Dependent Iron Mobilization Induces CLE14 Expression to Trigger Root Meristem Differentiation through CLV2/PEPR2 Signaling

    Article • Developmental Cell, June 2017, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  49. Long-read sequencing uncovers the adaptive topography of a carnivorous plant genome

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2017, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  50. Improving phosphorus use efficiency: a complex trait with emerging opportunities

    Article • The Plant Journal, February 2017, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  51. Heavy Metal Adaptation

    Article • January 2017, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  52. A phosphate starvation-driven bidirectional promoter as a potential tool for crop improvement and in vitro plant biotechnology

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, December 2016, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  53. Transcriptome (ESTs) of native Mexican avocado fruit is dominated by stress and innate immunity genes

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, November 2016, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Luis Herrera

  54. Legislative environment and others factors that inhibit transfer of Mexican publicly funded research into commercial ventures

    Article • Technology in Society, August 2016, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  55. Adaptation of the symbiotic Mesorhizobium –chickpea relationship to phosphate deficiency relies on reprogramming of whole-plant metabolism

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  56. The Yin–Yang of Cytokinin Homeostasis and Drought Acclimation/Adaptation

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, July 2016, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  57. Phosphorus: The Underrated Element for Feeding the World

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, June 2016, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  58. A novel genetic engineering platform for the effective management of biological contaminants for the production of microalgae

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, May 2016, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  59. Phosphate starvation induces DNA methylation in the vicinity of cis-acting elements known to regulate the expression of phosphate–responsive genes

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Luis Herrera

  60. Plant scientists: GM technology is safe

    Article • Science, February 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Luis Herrera

  61. Arabidopsis type B cytokinin response regulators ARR1, ARR10, and ARR12 negatively regulate plant responses to drought

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  62. Assessment of ptxD gene as an alternative selectable marker for Agrobacterium-mediated maize transformation

    Article • Plant Cell Reports, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  63. The Metagenome of Utricularia gibba's Traps: Into the Microbial Input to a Carnivorous Plant

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2016, PLOS

    Luis Herrera

  64. miRNAs analysis during prickly pear development

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, February 2016, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Luis Herrera

  65. Transient transgenesis of the tapeworm Taenia crassiceps

    Article • SpringerPlus, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  66. Engineering food crops to grow in harsh environments

    Article • F1000Research, September 2015, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Luis Herrera-Estrella, Luis Herrera

  67. De novo sequencing and analysis of Lophophora williamsii transcriptome, and searching for putative genes involved in mescaline biosynthesis

    Article • BMC Genomics, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  68. Oil biosynthesis in a basal angiosperm: transcriptome analysis of Persea Americana mesocarp

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  69. Deep sequencing of the Mexican avocado transcriptome, an ancient angiosperm with a high content of fatty acids

    Article • BMC Genomics, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  70. Phosphite cannot be used as a phosphorus source but is non-toxic for microalgae

    Article • Plant Science, February 2015, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  71. High Gene Family Turnover Rates and Gene Space Adaptation in the Compact Genome of the Carnivorous Plant Utricularia gibba

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  72. Genome-Wide Analysis of Adaptive Molecular Evolution in the Carnivorous Plant Utricularia gibba

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  73. Communication of the international GMO workshop

    Article • Science Bulletin, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Justus Wesseler, Luis Herrera

  74. Chromate alters root system architecture and activates expression of genes involved in iron homeostasis and signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  75. Phosphate Nutrition: Improving Low-Phosphate Tolerance in Crops

    Article • Annual Review of Plant Biology, April 2014, Annual Reviews

    Luis Herrera

  76. An improved, low-cost, hydroponic system for growing Arabidopsis and other plant species under aseptic conditions

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  77. Whole-genome sequencing of cultivated and wild peppers provides insights into Capsicum domestication and specialization

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  78. Environmentally benign glycosylation of aryl pyranosides and aryl/alkyl furanosides demonstrating the versatility of thermostable CGTase from Thermoanaerobacterium sp.

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Luis Herrera

  79. Positive regulatory role of strigolactone in plant responses to drought and salt stress

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  80. The Amborella Genome and the Evolution of Flowering Plants

    Article • Science, December 2013, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Luis Herrera

  81. Analysis of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from avocado seed (Persea americana var. drymifolia) reveals abundant expression of the gene encoding the antimicrobial peptide snakin

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, September 2013, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  82. Architecture and evolution of a minute plant genome

    Article • Nature, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  83. Using membrane transporters to improve crops for sustainable food production

    Article • Nature, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Wolf B Frommer, Luis Herrera

  84. APSR1, a novel gene required for meristem maintenance, is negatively regulated by low phosphate availability

    Article • Plant Science, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Andres Zurita-Silva, Luis Herrera

  85. A novel dominant selectable system for the selection of transgenic plants underin vitroand greenhouse conditions based on phosphite metabolism

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, March 2013, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  86. Arabidopsis AHP2, AHP3, and AHP5 histidine phosphotransfer proteins function as redundant negative regulators of drought stress response

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  87. Biotechnology of nutrient uptake and assimilation in plants

    Article • The International Journal of Developmental Biology, January 2013, UBC Press

    Luis Herrera

  88. Functional and Transcriptome Analysis Reveals an Acclimatization Strategy for Abiotic Stress Tolerance Mediated by Arabidopsis NF-YA Family Members

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2012, PLOS

    Luis Herrera

  89. Engineering phosphorus metabolism in plants to produce a dual fertilization and weed control system

    Article • Nature Biotechnology, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  90. A specific variant of the PHR1 binding site is highly enriched in the Arabidopsis phosphate-responsive phospholipase DZ2 coexpression network

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Luis Herrera

  91. Polar and brown bear genomes reveal ancient admixture and demographic footprints of past climate change

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2012, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  92. Translational regulation of Arabidopsis XIPOTL1 is modulated by phosphocholine levels via the phylogenetically conserved upstream open reading frame 30

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, July 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  93. MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF MARIGOLD (TAGETES ERECTA) APETALA2 IN FLOWER DEVELOPMENT

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, March 2012, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Luis Herrera

  94. How Plants Sense Wounds: Damaged-Self Recognition Is Based on Plant-Derived Elicitors and Induces Octadecanoid Signaling

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2012, PLOS

    Luis Herrera

  95. Functional analysis of the Arabidopsis PLDZ2 promoter reveals an evolutionarily conserved low-Pi-responsive transcriptional enhancer element

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, December 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  96. Rare earth elements lanthanum and gadolinium induce phosphate-deficiency responses in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings

    Article • Plant and Soil, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  97. Alkamides Activate Jasmonic Acid Biosynthesis and Signaling Pathways and Confer Resistance to Botrytis cinerea in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2011, PLOS

    Luis Herrera

  98. Is GC bias in the nuclear genome of the carnivorous plant Utricularia driven by ROS-based mutation and biased gene conversion?

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Luis Herrera

  99. First Draft Genome Sequence of a Strain from the Genus Citricoccus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2011, ASM Journals

    Luis Herrera

  100. Transcriptomic analysis of grain amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) using 454 pyrosequencing: comparison with A. tuberculatus, expression profiling in stems and in response to biotic and abiotic stress

    Article • BMC Genomics, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  101. Transcriptomics and molecular evolutionary rate analysis of the bladderwort (Utricularia), a carnivorous plant with a minimal genome

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  102. Phosphate Deprivation in Maize: Genetics and Genomics

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, May 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  103. Global expression pattern comparison betweenlow phosphorus insensitive 4and WT Arabidopsis reveals an important role of reactive oxygen species and jasmonic acid in the root tip response to phosphate starvation

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, March 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Luis Herrera

  104. Nitric Oxide is Involved in Alkamide-Induced Lateral Root Development in Arabidopsis

    Article • Plant and Cell Physiology, August 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  105. Class I KNOX genes are associated with organogenesis during bulbil formation in Agave tequilana

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, July 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  106. Understanding the evolutionary relationships and major traits of Bacillus through comparative genomics

    Article • BMC Genomics, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  107. Cancer Reduces Transcriptome Specialization

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2010, PLOS

    Luis Herrera

  108. Phosphorus: Plant Strategies to Cope with its Scarcity

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  109. The Palomero Genome Suggests Metal Effects on Domestication

    Article • Science, November 2009, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Luis Herrera

  110. Analysis of Gene Expression and Physiological Responses in Three Mexican Maize Landraces under Drought Stress and Recovery Irrigation

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2009, PLOS

    Luis Herrera

  111. Transgenic Paulownia elongata S. Y. Hu plants using biolistic-mediated transformation

    Article • Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  112. Low phosphate signaling induces changes in cell cycle gene expression by increasing auxin sensitivity in the Arabidopsis root system

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, August 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Luis Herrera

  113. Deep sampling of the Palomero maize transcriptome by a high throughput strategy of pyrosequencing

    Article • BMC Genomics, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  114. Functional genomics of root growth and development in Arabidopsis

    Article • Current Opinion in Plant Biology, April 2009, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  115. Heavy Metal Adaptation

    Article • March 2009, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  116. Maize Under Phosphate Limitation

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  117. Phosphate Availability Alters Lateral Root Development inArabidopsisby Modulating Auxin Sensitivity via a Mechanism Involving the TIR1 Auxin Receptor

    Article • The Plant Cell, December 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  118. Ripening in papaya fruit is altered by ACC oxidase cosuppression

    Article • Transgenic Research, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  119. Transcript profiling of Zea mays roots reveals gene responses to phosphate deficiency at the plant- and species-specific levels

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, May 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  120. The genome of Bacillus coahuilensis reveals adaptations essential for survival in the relic of an ancient marine environment

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2008, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  121. Bacillus coahuilensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic species from a desiccation lagoon in the Cuatro Cienegas Valley in Coahuila, Mexico

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, April 2008, Society for General Microbiology

    Luis Herrera

  122. Structural relationships between diverse cis-acting elements are critical for the functional properties of a rbcS minimal light regulatory unit

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, November 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  123. Cytokinin Receptors Are Involved in Alkamide Regulation of Root and Shoot Development in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, October 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  124. A new highly effective anticysticercosis vaccine expressed in transgenic papaya

    Article • Vaccine, May 2007, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  125. Improvement of the synthetic tri-peptide vaccine (S3Pvac) against porcine Taenia solium cysticercosis in search of a more effective, inexpensive and manageable vaccine

    Article • Vaccine, February 2007, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  126. AN ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY FOR PLANT IN VITRO REGENERATION OF INSECTICIDAL TREE MELIA AZEDARACH L. DERIVED FROM THE INDUCTION OF SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, November 2006, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Luis Herrera

  127. Novel signals for plant development

    Article • Current Opinion in Plant Biology, October 2006, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  128. An alternative pathway for plant in vitro regeneration of chinaberry -tree Melia azedarach L. derived from the induction of somatic embryogenesis

    Article • Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, June 2006, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  129. Phospholipase DZ2 plays an important role in extraplastidic galactolipid biosynthesis and phosphate recycling in Arabidopsis roots

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2006, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  130. Plant biotechnology

    Article • Current Opinion in Plant Biology, April 2006, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  131. Characterization of low phosphorus insensitive Mutants Reveals a Crosstalk between Low Phosphorus-Induced Determinate Root Development and the Activation of Genes Involved in the Adaptation of Arabidopsis to Phosphorus Deficiency

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, January 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  132. A genome-wide transcriptional analysis using Arabidopsis thaliana Affymetrix gene chips determined plant responses to phosphate deprivation

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  133. Sugar and ABA responsiveness of a minimal RBCS light-responsive unit is mediated by direct binding of ABI4

    Article • The Plant Journal, July 2005, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  134. Chlorophyll accumulation is enhanced by osmotic stress in graminaceous chlorophyllic cells

    Article • Journal of Plant Physiology, June 2005, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  135. An Auxin Transport Independent Pathway Is Involved in Phosphate Stress-Induced Root Architectural Alterations in Arabidopsis. Identification of BIG as a Mediator of Auxin in Pericycle Cell Activation

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, February 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  136. Phosphate Starvation Induces a Determinate Developmental Program in the Roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Plant and Cell Physiology, January 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  137. Genetic Transformation of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) by Particle Bombardment

    Article • HortScience, October 2004, American Society for Horticultural Science

    Luis Herrera

  138. Infection of alternative host plant species by Ustilago maydis

    Article • New Phytologist, August 2004, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  139. The xipotl Mutant of Arabidopsis Reveals a Critical Role for Phospholipid Metabolism in Root System Development and Epidermal Cell Integrity

    Article • The Plant Cell, July 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  140. Alkamides Isolated from Plants Promote Growth and Alter Root Development in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, March 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  141. Improving transformation efficiency ofArabidopsis thaliana by modifying the floral dip method

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, March 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  142. Functional analysis of the promoter of the rice sucrose phosphate synthase gene (sps1)

    Article • Plant Science, January 2004, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  143. Improvement of rice transformation using bombardment of scutellum-derived calli

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, December 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  144. Functional analysis of the 5′ untranslated region of the sucrose phosphate synthase rice gene (sps1)

    Article • Plant Science, July 2003, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  145. The role of nutrient availability in regulating root architecture

    Article • Current Opinion in Plant Biology, June 2003, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  146. Transgenic maize plants of tropical and subtropical genotypes obtained from calluses containing organogenic and embryogenic-like structures derived from shoot tips

    Article • Plant Cell Reports, November 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  147. Activation Tagging Using the En-I Maize Transposon System in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, August 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  148. New Approaches to Improve a Peptide Vaccine Against Porcine Taenia solium Cysticercosis

    Article • Archives of Medical Research, July 2002, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  149. Transgenic Plants in Modern Agriculture

    Article • Journal of New Seeds, July 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Luis Herrera

  150. Phosphate Availability Alters Architecture and Causes Changes in Hormone Sensitivity in the Arabidopsis Root System

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, May 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  151. Transgenic plants of blue grama grass, Bouteloua gracilis (H.B.K.) Lag. ex Steud., from microprojectile bombardment of highly chlorophyllous embryogenic cells

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Genetics, April 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  152. Functional Properties and Regulatory Complexity of a MinimalRBCS Light-Responsive Unit Activated by Phytochrome, Cryptochrome, and Plastid Signals

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, April 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  153. Genetically modified crops: hope for developing countries?

    Article • EMBO Reports, April 2001, EMBO

    Luis Herrera

  154. Establishment, characterization and plant regeneration from highly chlorophyllous embryogenic cell cultures of blue grama grass, Bouteloua gracilis (H.B.K.) Lag. ex Steud.

    Article • Plant Cell Reports, February 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  155. Organic acid metabolism in plants: from adaptive physiology to transgenic varieties for cultivation in extreme soils

    Article • Plant Science, December 2000, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  156. Genetically Modified Crops and Developing Countries

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, November 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  157. A prokaryotic sucrose synthase gene ( susA ) isolated from a filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium encodes a protein similar to those of plants

    Article • Planta, October 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  158. Tissue-Specific and Developmental Pattern of Expression of the Rice sps1 Gene

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, October 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  159. Enhanced phosphorus uptake in transgenic tobacco plants that overproduce citrate

    Article • Nature Biotechnology, April 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  160. Agriculture for Marginal Lands: Transgenic Plants Towards the Third Millennium

    Article • January 2000, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  161. Engineering Aluminum-Tolerance and Enhanced Nutrient Uptake in Transgenic Plants

    Article • Nature Biotechnology, December 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  162. The mannopine synthase promoter contains vectorial cis-regulatory elements that act as enhancers and silencers

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, December 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  163. Completion of the sexual cycle and demonstration of genetic recombination in Ustilago maydis in vitro

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, November 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  164. Transgenic plants for tropical regions: Some considerations about their development and their transfer to the small farmer

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 1999, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Luis Herrera

  165. Identification of a Sequence Element Involved in AC2-Mediated Transactivation of the Pepper Huasteco Virus Coat Protein Gene

    Article • Virology, January 1999, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  166. Advances in the Understanding of Aluminum Toxicity and the Development of Aluminum-Tolerant Transgenic Plants

    Article • January 1999, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  167. Sucrose-Phosphate Synthase from Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803: Identification of the spsA Gene and Characterization of the Enzyme Expressed in Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, December 1998, ASM Journals

    Luis Herrera

  168. Transgenic Central American, West African and Asian Elite Rice Varieties Resulting from Particle Bombardment of Foreign DNA into Mature Seed-derived Explants Utilizing Three Different Bombardment Devices

    Article • Annals of Botany, December 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  169. EVOLUTION OF LIGHT-REGULATED PLANT PROMOTERS

    Article • Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology, June 1998, Annual Reviews

    Luis Herrera

  170. Analysis of an abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive gene promoter belonging to the Asr gene family from tomato in homologous and heterologous systems

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, April 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  171. Article • Plant Molecular Biology, January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  172. Methods for Plant Genetic Transformation

    Article • January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  173. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Amaranthus hypochondriacus: light- and tissue-specific expression of a pea chlorophyll a/b-binding protein promoter

    Article • Plant Cell Reports, October 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  174. Biolistic transformation of Mucor circinelloides

    Article • Mycological Research, August 1997, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  175. Aluminum Tolerance in Transgenic Plants by Alteration of Citrate Synthesis

    Article • Science, June 1997, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Luis Herrera

  176. An efficient particle bombardment system for the genetic transformation of asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis L.)

    Article • Plant Cell Reports, February 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  177. Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  178. Transgenic Plants for Disease Control

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  179. Ancestral Multipartite Units in Light-Responsive Plant Promoters Have Structural Features Correlating with Specific Phototransduction Pathways

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, November 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  180. CLA1, a novel gene required for chloroplast development, is highly conserved in evolution

    Article • The Plant Journal, May 1996, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  181. Characterization of a rice sucrose-phosphate synthase-encoding gene

    Article • Gene, May 1996, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  182. The first intron of the Arabidopsis thaliana gene coding for elongation factor 1β contains an enhancer-like element

    Article • Gene, May 1996, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  183. Regeneration of transgenic papaya plants via somatic embryogenesis induced byAgrobacterium rhizogenes

    Article • In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, April 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  184. Effects of water stress on plant growth and root proteins in three cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa) with different levels of drought tolerance

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, February 1996, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  185. Effects of water stress on plant growth and root proteins in three cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa) with different levels of drought tolerance

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, February 1996, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  186. Genetically engineered resistance to bacterial and fungal pathogens

    Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, July 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  187. Cloning and sequencing of the genes involved in glyphosate utilization by Pseudomonas pseudomallei

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 1995, ASM Journals

    Luis Herrera

  188. Herbicide resistant transgenic papaya plants produced by an efficient particle bombardment transformation method

    Article • Plant Cell Reports, January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  189. Experimental and theoretical definition of geminivirus origin of replication

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, October 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  190. Antisense expression of chaperonin 60beta in transgenic tobacco plants leads to abnormal phenotypes and altered distribution of photoassimilates

    Article • The Plant Journal, September 1994, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  191. Geminivirus Replication Origins Have a Group-Specific Organization of Iterative Elements: A Model for Replication

    Article • Virology, August 1994, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  192. Characterization of Amaranthus hypochondriacus Light-Harvesting Chlorophyll a/b-Binding Polypeptide cDNAs

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, May 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  193. Expression of one of the members of the Arabidopsis chaperonin 60? gene family is developmentally regulated and wound-repressible

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  194. Reporter genes for plants

    Article • January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  195. Complete nucleotide sequence of pepper huasteco virus: analysis and comparison with bipartite geminiviruses

    Article • Journal of General Virology, October 1993, Society for General Microbiology

    Luis Herrera

  196. Tissue-specific and wound-inducible pattern of expression of the mannopine synthase promoter is determined by the interaction between positive and negative cis-regulatory elements

    Article • The Plant Journal, September 1993, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  197. Gene cloning and identification

    Article • January 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  198. Inoculation of Peppers with Infectious Clones of a New Geminivirus by a Biolistic Procedure

    Article • Phytopathology, January 1993, Scientific Societies

    Luis Herrera

  199. Transformation of four pathogenic Phytophthora spp by microprojectile bombardment on intact mycelia

    Article • Current Genetics, January 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  200. Nucleotide sequence of an osmotin-like cDNA induced in tomato during viroid infection

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, December 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  201. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa) and tissue specific and developmental expression of the CaMV 35S promoter in transgenic tomatillo plants

    Article • Plant Cell Reports, October 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  202. Characterization of amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) seed proteins

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 1992, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Luis Herrera

  203. Expression of a Bacterial Phaseolotoxin–Resistant Ornithyl Transcarbamylase in Transgenic Tobacco Confers Resistance to Pseudomonas Syringae pv. Phaseolicola

    Article • Nature Biotechnology, August 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  204. Characterization of DNA sequences that mediate nuclear protein binding to the regulatory region of the Pisum sativum (pea) chlorophyl a/b binding protein gene AB80: identification of a repeated heptamer motif

    Article • The Plant Journal, May 1992, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  205. Characterization of DNA sequences that mediate nuclear protein binding to the regulatory region of the Pisum sativum (pea) chlorophyl a/b binding protein gene AB80: identification of a repeated heptamer motif.

    Article • The Plant Journal, May 1992, Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  206. Isolation and characterization of genes encoding chaperonin 60β from Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Gene, February 1992, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  207. Genetic transformation of the plant pathogens Phytophthora capsici andPhytophthora parasitica

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, January 1991, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Luis Herrera

  208. Isolation and characterization of the gene fromPseudomonas syringae pv.phaseolicola encoding the phaseolotoxin-insensitive ornithine carbamoyltransferase

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, July 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  209. Influence of Environmental Factors on Photosynthetic Genes

    Article • January 1990, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  210. Light‐regulated gene expression

    Article • Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, January 1990, Taylor & Francis

    Luis Herrera

  211. DNA methylation and polyamines in regulation of development of the fungus Mucor rouxii.

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 1988, ASM Journals

    Luis Herrera

  212. The transit peptide of a chlorophyll protein is not sufficient to insert neomycin phosphotransferase II in the thylakoid membrane

    Article • Plant Science, January 1988, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  213. Light-inducible and tissue-specific pea lhcp gene expression involves an upstream element combining enhancer- and silencer-like properties

    Article • Nature, October 1986, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  214. Photosynthesis-Associated Gene Families: Differences in Response to Tissue-Specific and Environmental Factors

    Article • Science, July 1986, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Luis Herrera

  215. Fate of Selectable Marker DNA Integrated into the Genome ofNicotiana tabacum

    Article • DNA, April 1986, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Luis Herrera

  216. Light regulation of plant gene expression by an upstream enhancer-like element

    Article • Nature, December 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  217. Import of Polypeptides into Chloroplasts

    Article • Nature Biotechnology, September 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  218. Uptake, integration, expression and genetic transmission of a selectable chimaeric gene by plant protoplasts

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, May 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  219. Targeting of a foreign protein to chloroplasts by fusion to the transit peptide from the small subunit of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase

    Article • Nature, January 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  220. Transfer and Regulation of Expression of Chimeric Genes in Plants

    Article • Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, January 1985, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Luis Herrera

  221. Right 25 by terminus sequence of the nopaline t-DNA is essential for and determines direction of DNA transfer from Agrobacterium to the plant genome

    Article • Cell, September 1984, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  222. Light-inducible and chloroplast-associated expression of a chimaeric gene introduced into Nicotiana tabacum using a Ti plasmid vector

    Article • Nature, July 1984, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  223. Light response inPhycomyces blakesleeanus: Evidence for roles of chitin biosynthesis and breakdown

    Article • Experimental Mycology, December 1983, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  224. Introduction of Genetic Material into Plant Cells

    Article • Science, November 1983, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Luis Herrera

  225. Expression of chimaeric genes transferred into plant cells using a Ti-plasmid-derived vector

    Article • Nature, May 1983, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  226. Chimeric Genes as Dominant Selectable Markers in Plant Cells

    Article • January 1983, Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera

  227. Presence of chitosomes in the cytoplasm ofPhycomyces blakesleeanus and the synthesis of chitin microfibrils

    Article • Experimental Mycology, December 1982, Elsevier

    Luis Herrera

  228. Adaptive Responses in Plants to Nonoptimal Soil pH

    Article • Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  229. Effect of Nutrient Availability on Root System Development

    Article • Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  230. Genetic Determinants of Phosphate Use Efficiency in Crops

    Article • Wiley

    Luis Herrera

  231. Transgenic Plants: An Historical Perspective

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Luis Herrera