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Overview

Pedro L. Rodriguez is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. The scientist's work is primarily situated within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Plant Science and Molecular Biology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas in plant biology. These include:

  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism

Pedro L. Rodriguez's recent papers exhibit a focus on plant molecular mechanisms and hormonal regulation. Notable publications include:

  • "A dual function of SnRK2 kinases in the regulation of SnRK1 and plant growth," 2020, Nature Plants
  • "Low ABA concentration promotes root growth and hydrotropism through relief of ABA INSENSITIVE 1-mediated inhibition of plasma membrane H + -ATPase 2," 2021, Science Advances
  • "The Role of ABA in Plant Immunity is Mediated through the PYR1 Receptor," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Plant Osmotic Stress Signaling: MAPKKKs Meet SnRK2s," 2020, Trends in Plant Science
  • "Tripartite hormonal regulation of plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity," 2022, Trends in Plant Science

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Alberto Coego
  • Jorge Lozano-Juste
  • Irene García-Maquilón
  • Armando Albert
  • Mar Bono

The scientist often publishes in venues focused on plant science and molecular biology. Common publication venues are:

  • Methods in molecular biology
  • Trends in Plant Science
  • Nature Plants
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Molecular Plant

Best Publications

  • Abscisic Acid Inhibits Type 2C Protein Phosphatases via the PYR/PYL Family of START Proteins

    Sang-Youl Park;Pauline Fung;Noriyuki Nishimura;Davin R. Jensen

  • Abscisic Acid: Emergence of a Core Signaling Network

    Sean R. Cutler;Pedro L. Rodriguez;Ruth R. Finkelstein;Suzanne R. Abrams

  • In vitro reconstitution of an abscisic acid signalling pathway

    Hiroaki Fujii;Hiroaki Fujii;Viswanathan Chinnusamy;Viswanathan Chinnusamy;Americo Rodrigues;Silvia Rubio

  • Modulation of drought resistance by the abscisic acid receptor PYL5 through inhibition of clade A PP2Cs.

    Julia Santiago;Americo Rodrigues;Angela Saez;Silvia Rubio

  • The abscisic acid receptor PYR1 in complex with abscisic acid

    Julia Santiago;Florine Dupeux;Adam Round;Regina Antoni

  • Arabidopsis PYR/PYL/RCAR Receptors Play a Major Role in Quantitative Regulation of Stomatal Aperture and Transcriptional Response to Abscisic Acid

    Miguel Gonzalez-Guzman;Gaston A. Pizzio;Regina Antoni;Francisco Vera-Sirera

  • The short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase ABA2 catalyzes the conversion of xanthoxin to abscisic aldehyde

    Miguel González-Guzmán;Nadezda Apostolova;José M. Bellés;José M. Barrero

  • Protein Phosphatases 2C Regulate the Activation of the Snf1-Related Kinase OST1 by Abscisic Acid in Arabidopsis

    Florina Vlad;Silvia Rubio;Americo Rodrigues;Caroline Sirichandra

  • Gain-of-function and loss-of-function phenotypes of the protein phosphatase 2C HAB1 reveal its role as a negative regulator of abscisic acid signalling.

    Angela Saez;Nadezda Apostolova;Miguel Gonzalez‐Guzman;Mary Paz Gonzalez‐Garcia

  • Plant roots use a patterning mechanism to position lateral root branches toward available water

    Yun Bao;Yun Bao;Pooja Aggarwal;Neil E. Robbins;Neil E. Robbins;Craig J. Sturrock

  • Diffusional conductances to CO2 as a target for increasing photosynthesis and photosynthetic water-use efficiency.

    Jaume Flexas;Ülo Niinemets;Alexander Gallé;Alexander Gallé;Margaret M. Barbour

  • Triple loss of function of protein phosphatases type 2C leads to partial constitutive response to endogenous abscisic acid.

    Silvia Rubio;Americo Rodrigues;Angela Saez;Marie B. Dizon

  • ABI1 and PP2CA Phosphatases Are Negative Regulators of Snf1-Related Protein Kinase1 Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Americo do Patrocinio Rodrigues;Americo do Patrocinio Rodrigues;Mattia Adamo;Pierre Crozet;Leonor Margalha

  • ABI2, a second protein phosphatase 2C involved in abscisic acid signal transduction in Arabidopsis

    Pedro L Rodriguez;Gregor Benning;Erwin Grill

  • PYRABACTIN RESISTANCE1-LIKE8 plays an important role for the regulation of abscisic acid signaling in root

    Regina Antoni;Miguel Gonzalez-Guzman;Lesia Rodriguez;Marta Peirats-Llobet

  • The sensitivity of ABI2 to hydrogen peroxide links the abscisic acid-response regulator to redox signalling.

    Michael Meinhard;Pedro L. Rodriguez;Erwin Grill

  • Enhancement of Abscisic Acid Sensitivity and Reduction of Water Consumption in Arabidopsis by Combined Inactivation of the Protein Phosphatases Type 2C ABI1 and HAB1

    Angela Saez;Nadia Robert;Mohammad H. Maktabi;Julian I. Schroeder

  • Jasmonate signaling involves the abscisic acid receptor PYL4 to regulate metabolic reprogramming in Arabidopsis and tobacco

    Petri Lackman;Miguel González-Guzmán;Sofie Tilleman;Sofie Tilleman;Inês Carqueijeiro;Inês Carqueijeiro;Inês Carqueijeiro

  • Both abscisic acid (ABA)‐dependent and ABA‐independent pathways govern the induction of NCED3, AAO3 and ABA1 in response to salt stress

    José María Barrero;Pedro L. Rodríguez;Víctor Quesada;Pedro Piqueras

  • Poliovirus protein 2C has ATPase and GTPase activities.

    P L Rodríguez;L Carrasco

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Gonzalez-Guzman
Miguel Gonzalez-Guzman Universitat Politècnica de València
Arturo Torrecillas
Arturo Torrecillas Spanish National Research Council
Ramón Serrano
Ramón Serrano Universitat Politècnica de València
Julia Santiago
Julia Santiago University of Lausanne
Sean R. Cutler
Sean R. Cutler University of California, Riverside
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
José María Bellés
José María Bellés Universitat Politècnica de València
Lynne Yenush
Lynne Yenush Universitat Politècnica de València
María Jesús Sánchez-Blanco
María Jesús Sánchez-Blanco Spanish National Research Council
Juan José Alarcón
Juan José Alarcón Spanish National Research Council

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