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Juan F. Martín

Juan F. Martín

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
84
Citations
22105
World Ranking
946
National Ranking
20

Genetics

D-Index
83
Citations
19496
World Ranking
1430
National Ranking
17

Overview

Juan F. Martín is affiliated with the University of Leon in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on biochemical and molecular biology aspects within the fields of Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The main fields of study covered by Juan F. Martín include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their work extends into multiple subfields, notably:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science
  • Organic Chemistry

Research topics addressed by Juan F. Martín span several specialized areas such as:

  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Juan F. Martín are:

  • Paloma Liras
  • Carlos García-Estrada
  • Carlos Barreiro
  • Sergio Sánchez
  • José F. Ortiz-Lemus

The scientist has published multiple articles in various scholarly journals. Regular publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Antibiotics
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Genes
  • Fungal Biology and Biotechnology

Selected recent papers by Juan F. Martín include:

  • Molecular Mechanisms of Phosphate Sensing, Transport and Signalling in Streptomyces and Related Actinobacteria, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Balance Metabolism Safety Net: Integration of Stress Signals by Interacting Transcriptional Factors in Streptomyces and Related Actinobacteria, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Transport systems, intracellular traffic of intermediates and secretion of β-lactam antibiotics in fungi, 2020, Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
  • Omics Approaches Applied to Penicillium chrysogenum and Penicillin Production: Revealing the Secrets of Improved Productivity, 2020, Genes
  • Comparative Molecular Mechanisms of Biosynthesis of Naringenin and Related Chalcones in Actinobacteria and Plants: Relevance for the Obtention of Potent Bioactive Metabolites, 2022, Antibiotics

Best Publications

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum

    Marco A. Van Den Berg;Richard Albang;Kaj Albermann;Jonathan H. Badger

  • The cluster of penicillin biosynthetic genes. Identification and characterization of the pcbAB gene encoding the alpha-aminoadipyl-cysteinyl-valine synthetase and linkage to the pcbC and penDE genes.

    B Díez;S Gutiérrez;J L Barredo;P van Solingen

  • Phosphate control of the biosynthesis of antibiotics and other secondary metabolites is mediated by the PhoR-PhoP system: an unfinished story.

    Juan F. Martín

  • Characterization of the Cephalosporium acremonium pcbAB gene encoding alpha-aminoadipyl-cysteinyl-valine synthetase, a large multidomain peptide synthetase: linkage to the pcbC gene as a cluster of early cephalosporin biosynthetic genes and evidence of multiple functional domains.

    S Gutiérrez;B Díez;E Montenegro;J F Martín

  • The dynamic architecture of the metabolic switch in Streptomyces coelicolor

    Kay Nieselt;Florian Battke;Alexander Herbig;Per Bruheim;Per Bruheim

  • A complex multienzyme system encoded by five polyketide synthase genes is involved in the biosynthesis of the 26-membered polyene macrolide pimaricin in Streptomyces natalensis

    Jesús F Aparicio;Roberto Fouces;Marta V Mendes;Noemı́ Olivera

  • A regulatory gene (ccaR) required for cephamycin and clavulanic acid production in Streptomyces clavuligerus: amplification results in overproduction of both beta-lactam compounds.

    F J Pérez-Llarena;P Liras;A Rodríguez-García;J F Martín

  • The production of cephalosporin C by Acremonium chrysogenum is improved by the intracellular expression of a bacterial hemoglobin.

    J A DeModena;S Gutiérrez;J Velasco;F J Fernández

  • High–Frequency Transformation of Penicillium Chrysogenum

    J. M. Cantoral;B. Díez;J. L. Barredo;E. Alvarez

  • The global regulator LaeA controls penicillin biosynthesis, pigmentation and sporulation, but not roquefortine C synthesis in Penicillium chrysogenum.

    Katarina Kosalková;Carlos García-Estrada;Ricardo V. Ullán;Ramiro P. Godio

  • Isopenicillin N synthetase of Penicillium chrysogenum, an enzyme that converts delta-(L-alpha-aminoadipyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine to isopenicillin N.

    Filomena R. Ramos;Manuel J. López-Nieto;Juan F. Martín

  • Binding of PhoP to promoters of phosphate-regulated genes in Streptomyces coelicolor: identification of PHO boxes

    Alberto Sola-Landa;Antonio Rodríguez-García;Etelvina Franco-Domínguez;Juan F. Martín

  • Cloning and characterization of the acyl-coenzyme A: 6-aminopenicillanic-aid-acyltransferase gene of Penicillium chrysogenum

    J.L. Barredo;P. van Solingen;B. Díez;E. Alvarez

  • PimM, a PAS domain positive regulator of pimaricin biosynthesis in Streptomyces natalensis.

    Nuria Antón;Javier Santos-Aberturas;Marta V. Mendes;Susana M. Guerra

  • Identification of PimR as a positive regulator of pimaricin biosynthesis in Streptomyces natalensis.

    Nuria Antón;Marta V. Mendes;Juan F. Martín;Jesús F. Aparicio

  • The biosynthetic gene cluster for the 26-membered ring polyene macrolide pimaricin. A new polyketide synthase organization encoded by two subclusters separated by functionalization genes.

    Jesús F. Aparicio;Angel J. Colina;Elvira Ceballos;Juan F. Martı́n

  • Amplification and disruption of the phenylacetyl-CoA ligase gene of Penicillium chrysogenum encoding an aryl-capping enzyme that supplies phenylacetic acid to the isopenicillin N-acyltransferase

    Mónica Lamas-Maceiras;Inmaculada Vaca;Esther Rodríguez;Javier Casqueiro

  • Proteome Analysis of the Penicillin Producer Penicillium chrysogenum: CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEIN CHANGES DURING THE INDUSTRIAL STRAIN IMPROVEMENT*

    Mohammad-Saeid Jami;Carlos Barreiro;Carlos García-Estrada;Juan Francisco Martín

  • The two-component phoR-phoP system of Streptomyces natalensis: Inactivation or deletion of phoP reduces the negative phosphate regulation of pimaricin biosynthesis

    Marta V. Mendes;Sedef Tunca;Nuria Antón;Eliseo Recio

  • Cross-talk between two global regulators in Streptomyces: PhoP and AfsR interact in the control of afsS, pstS and phoRP transcription.

    Fernando Santos-Beneit;Antonio Rodríguez-García;Alberto Sola-Landa;Juan F. Martín

  • Characterization of an Endogenous Plasmid and Development of Cloning Vectors and a Transformation System in Brevibacterium lactofermentum

    Ramón Santamaría;José A. Gil;Juan M. Mesas;Juan F. Martín

  • The cephamycin biosynthetic genes pcbAB, encoding a large multidomain peptide synthetase, and pcbC of Nocardia lactamdurans are clustered together in an organization different from the same genes in Acremonium chrysogenum and Penicillium chrysogenum

    J. J. R. Coque;J. F. Martin;J. G. Calzada;P. Liras

  • Genome‐wide transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the primary response to phosphate limitation in Streptomyces coelicolor M145 and in a ΔphoP mutant

    Antonio Rodríguez-García;Carlos Barreiro;Fernando Santos-Beneit;Alberto Sola-Landa

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago Gutiérrez
Santiago Gutiérrez University of Leon
Marcos Malumbres
Marcos Malumbres Instituto de Salud Carlos III
António Correia
António Correia University of Aveiro
Arnold L. Demain
Arnold L. Demain Drew University
Jörn Kalinowski
Jörn Kalinowski Bielefeld University
Andreas Tauch
Andreas Tauch Bielefeld University
Paloma López
Paloma López Spanish National Research Council
Wolfgang Wohlleben
Wolfgang Wohlleben University of Tübingen
Alfred Pühler
Alfred Pühler Bielefeld University
William C. Nierman
William C. Nierman J. Craig Venter Institute

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