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Jesús Pla is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Food Science, and Endocrinology.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics such as antifungal resistance and susceptibility, fungal infections and studies, probiotics and fermented foods, fungal and yeast genetics research, polyamine metabolism and applications, Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter research, and fungal biology and applications.

Jesús Pla has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • Mycobiota-induced IgA antibodies regulate fungal commensalism in the gut and are dysregulated in Crohn's disease (2021, Nature Microbiology)
  • Candida albicans colonization of the gastrointestinal tract: A double-edged sword (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • The protein kinase Ire1 impacts pathogenicity of Candida albicans by regulating homeostatic adaptation to endoplasmic reticulum stress (2021, Cellular Microbiology)
  • Characterization of a Candida albicans Mutant Defective in All MAPKs Highlights the Major Role of Hog1 in the MAPK Signaling Network (2020, Journal of Fungi)
  • Hog1 Controls Lipids Homeostasis Upon Osmotic Stress in Candida albicans (2020, Journal of Fungi)

The frequent coauthors working with Jesús Pla include:

  • Elvira Román
  • Rebeca Alonso-Monge
  • Daniel Prieto
  • Susana Hidalgo-Vico
  • Bernhard Hube

The main venues for their publications feature:

  • Journal of Fungi
  • Nature Microbiology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Cellular Microbiology
  • Microbes and Infection

Best Publications

  • Role of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Hog1p in Morphogenesis and Virulence of Candida albicans

    R. Alonso-Monge;F. Navarro-García;G. Molero;R. Diez-Orejas

  • The Hog1 mitogen-activated protein kinase is essential in the oxidative stress response and chlamydospore formation in Candida albicans.

    Rebeca Alonso-Monge;Federico Navarro-García;Elvira Román;Ana I. Negredo

  • The MAP kinase signal transduction network in Candida albicans

    R. Alonso Monge;E. Román;C. Nombela;J. Pla

  • Virulence genes in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans.

    Federico Navarro-García;Miguel Sánchez;César Nombela;Jesús Pla

  • Division genes in Escherichia coli are expressed coordinately to cell septum requirements by gearbox promoters.

    M Aldea;T Garrido;J Pla;M Vicente

  • Candida albicans: genetics, dimorphism and pathogenicity.

    Gloria Molero;Rosalía Díez-Orejas;Federico Navarro-García;Lucía Monteoliva

  • CX3CR1+ mononuclear phagocytes control immunity to intestinal fungi.

    Irina Leonardi;Xin Li;Alexa Semon;Dalin Li

  • The Production of Reactive Oxygen Species Is a Universal Action Mechanism of Amphotericin B against Pathogenic Yeasts and Contributes to the Fungicidal Effect of This Drug

    Ana Cecilia Mesa-Arango;Nuria Trevijano-Contador;Elvira Román;Ruth Sánchez-Fresneda

  • Functional characterization of the MKC1 gene of Candida albicans, which encodes a mitogen-activated protein kinase homolog related to cell integrity.

    F Navarro-García;M Sánchez;J Pla;C Nombela

  • The mitogen-activated protein kinase homolog HOG1 gene controls glycerol accumulation in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans.

    C San José;R A Monge;R Pérez-Díaz;J Pla

  • The Sho1 adaptor protein links oxidative stress to morphogenesis and cell wall biosynthesis in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans.

    Elvira Román;César Nombela;Jesús Pla

  • MAP kinase pathways as regulators of fungal virulence

    Elvira Román;David M. Arana;César Nombela;Rebeca Alonso-Monge

  • The Cek1 and Hog1 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Play Complementary Roles in Cell Wall Biogenesis and Chlamydospore Formation in the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans

    B. Eisman;R. Alonso-Monge;E. Román;D. Arana

  • Candida albicans response regulator gene SSK1 regulates a subset of genes whose functions are associated with cell wall biosynthesis and adaptation to oxidative stress.

    Neeraj Chauhan;Diane Inglis;Elvira Roman;Jesus Pla

  • A role for the MAP kinase gene MKC1 in cell wall construction and morphological transitions in Candida albicans.

    Federico Navarro-García;Rebeca Alonso-Monge;Hortensia Rico;Jesús Pla

  • Cloning, analysis and one-step disruption of the ARG5,6 gene of Candida albicans.

    A. Negredo;L. Monteoliva;C. Gil;J. Pla

  • Reduced virulence of Candida albicans MKC1 mutants: a role for mitogen-activated protein kinase in pathogenesis.

    R Diez-Orejas;G Molero;F Navarro-García;J Pla

  • Recent developments in molecular genetics of Candida albicans.

    M D De Backer;P T Magee;J Pla

  • The MAP kinase Mkc1p is activated under different stress conditions in Candida albicans

    Federico Navarro-García;Blanca Eisman;Sonia M. Fiuza;César Nombela

  • Msb2 Signaling Mucin Controls Activation of Cek1 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Candida albicans

    Elvira Román;Fabien Cottier;Joachim F. Ernst;Jesús Pla

Frequent Co-Authors

César Nombela
César Nombela Complutense University of Madrid
Concha Gil
Concha Gil Complutense University of Madrid
Miguel Sánchez
Miguel Sánchez University of Granada
Oscar Zaragoza
Oscar Zaragoza Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Miguel A. Vicente
Miguel A. Vicente University of Salamanca
Joachim F. Ernst
Joachim F. Ernst Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Bernhard Hube
Bernhard Hube Leibniz Association
Richard Calderone
Richard Calderone Georgetown University Medical Center
Neil A. R. Gow
Neil A. R. Gow University of Exeter
Manuel Cuenca-Estrella
Manuel Cuenca-Estrella Instituto de Salud Carlos III

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