About Us
SCIENCE LOVERS
We are a team of independent scientists deeply committed to enhancing the quality of life in local communities
Background
Each of our leading members has over 15 years of experience in scientific research across genomics, plant adaptive response to abiotic stress, plant breeding and developmental biology in a wide range of species, with numerous publications in high-impact journals.
Some Facts
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* Completed projects include peer-reviewed publications, national and international mentorships, and peer-review roles held by our leading members.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Sun, X., Qin, A., Wang, X, Ge.X Y., Liu, Z., Guo, C., … Yong-Villalobos… & Ma, X (2025), The spatio-temporal landscape of the transcriptome and metabolome of cotton fiber cells during their initiation and early development. Nature Communications 16(1), 858.
Yong-Villalobos, L., González-Morales, S. I., Wrobel, K., Gutiérrez-Alanis, D., Cervantes-Peréz, S. A., Hayano-Kanashiro, C., … & Herrera-Estrella, L. (2015). Methylome analysis reveals an important role for epigenetic changes in the regulation of the Arabidopsis response to phosphate starvation. PNAS, 112(52), E7293-E7302.
Gutiérrez-Alanís, D., Ojeda-Rivera, J. O., Yong-Villalobos, L., Cárdenas-Torres, L., & Herrera-Estrella, L. (2018). Adaptation to phosphate scarcity: tips from Arabidopsis roots. Trends in plant science, 23(8), 721-730.
Alejo-Jacuinde, G., Nájera-González, H. R., Chávez Montes, R. A., Gutierrez Reyes, C. D… Yong Villalobos, L., … & Herrera-Estrella, L. (2023). Multi-omic analyses reveal the unique properties of chia (Salvia hispanica) seed metabolism. Communications Biology, 6(1), 820.
Gutiérrez-Alanís, D., Yong-Villalobos, L., Jimenez-Sandoval, P., Alatorre-Cobos, F., Oropeza-Aburto, A., Mora-Macías, J., … & Herrera-Estrella, L. (2017). Phosphate starvation-dependent iron mobilization induces CLE14 expression to trigger root meristem differentiation through CLV2/PEPR2 signaling. Developmental cell, 41(5), 555-570.
Mora-Macias,J., Ojeda-Rivera, J.O, Gutierrez-Alanis, D., Yong-Villalobos, L. Oropeza-Aburto., Raya. J., … & Herrera-Estrella, L (2017), Malate-dependent Fe accumulation is a critical checkpoint in the root developmental response to low phosphate. PNAS. 114(17),E3563.
D’Agostino, L. W., Yong-Villalobos, L., Herrera-Estrella, L., & Patil, G. B. (2023). Development of High-Quality Nuclei Isolation to Study Plant Root–Microbe Interaction for Single-Nuclei Transcriptomic Sequencing in Soybean. Plants, 12(13), 2466.
Ávalos-Rangel, A., Ruiz-Herrera, L. F., Gutiérrez-Alanis, D., Herrera-Estrella, L., Raya-González, J., & López-Bucio, J. (2024). CLE14 peptide impairs root tip regeneration and callogenesis in Arabidopsis. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 43(5), 1458-1465.