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GeminiTeamIHSM

SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

We belong to the Plant-Microorganism-Insect interaction Department at the Institute for Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture “La Mayora” (UMA-CSIC).
Our team is focused on understanding the vector-plant-virus interaction and our main research lines are

SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

We belong to the Plant-Microorganism-Insect interaction Department at the Institute for Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture “La Mayora” (UMA-CSIC).
Our team is focused on understanding the vector-plant-virus interaction and our main research lines are

RESEARCH

Diversity and evolution

Structure, genetic diversity and evolution of whitefly-transmitted viruses
(Begomovirus and Crinivirus).

Plant Resistance

Plant resistance to whitefly-transmitted viruses (Begomovirus and Crinivirus).

Genetics and molecular mechanisms

Genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying geminivirus-plant-whitefly
interactions.

LASTEST PUBLICATIONS

Rosas-Díaz, T., Cana-Quijada, P., Wu, M., Hui, D., Fernández-Barbero, G., Macho, A.P., Solano, R., Castillo, A.G., Wang, X.W., Lozano-Durán, R., Bejarano, E.R. 2023. The transcriptional regulator JAZ8 interacts with C2 protein from geminiviruses and limits the geminiviral infection in Arabidopsis. J Integr Plant Biol. Published Online: 22 March 2023

Fortes, I. M., Pérez-Padilla, V, Romero-Rodríguez, B., Fernández-Muñoz, Moyano, C., R., Castillo, A. G., De León, L., Moriones, E. 2022.
The begomovirus tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus is seed-borne but not seed-transmitted in melon.
Plant Dis. Published Online:30 Jun 2022.

Ontiveros I, López-Moya JJ, Díaz-Pendón JA. 2022.
Coinfection of Tomato Plants with Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and Tomato chlorosis virus Affects the Interaction with Host and Whiteflies.
Phytopathology 112: 944-952

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