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Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
17841
World Ranking
6654
National Ranking
111

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these areas, their focus includes Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biochemistry, and related subfields.

The scientist's work centers on topics such as Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, Plant Molecular Biology Research, and Light effects on plants. Additional research interests include Plant Parasitism and Resistance as well as Plant Gene Expression Analysis.

Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción has published extensively in various journals, particularly in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 19 publications, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY with 9, and New Phytologist with 5. Other venues include Frontiers in Plant Science and Plants.

Notable papers include:

  • Synthetic conversion of leaf chloroplasts into carotenoid-rich plastids reveals mechanistic basis of natural chromoplast development, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The chloroplast-associated protein degradation pathway controls chromoplast development and fruit ripening in tomato, 2021, Nature Plants
  • Several geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase isoforms supply metabolic substrates for carotenoid biosynthesis in tomato, 2021, New Phytologist
  • Molecular mechanisms of shade tolerance in plants, 2023, New Phytologist
  • Plant geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases: every (gene) family has a story, 2021, aBIOTECH

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rodríguez-Concepción include:

  • Luca Morelli
  • Miguel Ezquerro
  • Salvador Torres-Montilla
  • M. Victoria Barja
  • Briardo Llorente

Best Publications

  • Elucidation of the methylerythritol phosphate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis in bacteria and plastids. A metabolic milestone achieved through genomics.

    Manuel Rodrı́guez-Concepción;Albert Boronat

  • A global perspective on carotenoids: Metabolism, biotechnology, and benefits for nutrition and health

    Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion;Javier Avalos;M. Luisa Bonet;Albert Boronat

  • Calmodulins and Calcineurin B–like Proteins: Calcium Sensors for Specific Signal Response Coupling in Plants

    Sheng Luan;Jörg Kudla;Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion;Shaul Yalovsky

  • Carotenoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis: a colorful pathway.

    M. Águila Ruiz-Sola;Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

  • Carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit development: regulatory role of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase.

    Luisa María Lois;Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción;Francesca Gallego;Narciso Campos

  • Direct regulation of phytoene synthase gene expression and carotenoid biosynthesis by phytochrome-interacting factors.

    Gabriela Toledo-Ortiz;Enamul Huq;Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

  • The HY5-PIF regulatory module coordinates light and temperature control of photosynthetic gene transcription.

    Gabriela Toledo-Ortiz;Henrik Johansson;Keun Pyo Lee;Jordi Bou-Torrent

  • Regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants: evidence for a key role of hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate reductase in controlling the supply of plastidial isoprenoid precursors.

    Patricia Botella-Pavía;Óscar Besumbes;Michael A. Phillips;Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet

  • Expression and Molecular Analysis of the Arabidopsis DXR Gene Encoding 1-Deoxy-d-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Reductoisomerase, the First Committed Enzyme of the 2-C-Methyl-d-Erythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway

    Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet;Iván Ahumada;Nuria Cunillera;Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

  • The plastidial MEP pathway: unified nomenclature and resources

    Michael A. Phillips;Patricia León;Albert Boronat;Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción;Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

  • Early steps in isoprenoid biosynthesis: Multilevel regulation of the supply of common precursors in plant cells

    Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

  • Distinct Light-Mediated Pathways Regulate the Biosynthesis and Exchange of Isoprenoid Precursors during Arabidopsis Seedling Development

    Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción;Oriol Forés;Jaime F. Martínez-García;Víctor González

  • Isoprenoid biosynthesis via the methylerythritol phosphate pathway: the (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductase (LytB/IspH) from Escherichia coli is a [4Fe-4S] protein.

    Murielle Wolff;Myriam Seemann;Bernadette Tse Sum Bui;Yves Frapart

  • Phytoene synthase activity controls the biosynthesis of carotenoids and the supply of their metabolic precursors in dark‐grown Arabidopsis seedlings

    Antía Rodríguez-Villalón;Elisabet Gas;Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

  • Interaction of shade avoidance and auxin responses: a role for two novel atypical bHLH proteins

    Irma Roig-Villanova;Jordi Bou-Torrent;Anahit Galstyan;Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet

  • Enhanced flux through the methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway in Arabidopsis plants overexpressing deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase

    Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet;Albert Cairó;Patricia Botella-Pavía;Oscar Besumbes

  • Carotenoid biotechnology in plants for nutritionally improved foods

    Patricia Botella‐Pavía;Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción

  • New Insights into Plant Isoprenoid Metabolism

    Pablo Pulido;Catalina Perello;Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion

  • The MEP pathway: a new target for the development of herbicides, antibiotics and antimalarial drugs.

    M Rodríguez-Concepción

  • 1‐Deoxy‐d‐xylulose 5‐phosphate reductoisomerase and plastid isoprenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening

    Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción;Iván Ahumada;Ester Diez-Juez;Susanna Sauret-Güeto

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Boronat
Albert Boronat University of Barcelona
Jaime F. Martínez-García
Jaime F. Martínez-García Spanish National Research Council
Igor Florez-Sarasa
Igor Florez-Sarasa Max Planck Society
Shaul Yalovsky
Shaul Yalovsky Tel Aviv University
Michel Rohmer
Michel Rohmer University of Strasbourg
Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Vincent Burlat
Vincent Burlat Paul Sabatier University
Jonathan Gershenzon
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Ignacio Fita
Ignacio Fita Spanish National Research Council

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