Alonso, Jose M

Plant and Microbial Biology
jmalonso@ncsu.edu
919-515-5729
919-515-3355 fax

My research focuses on uncovering the molecular mechanisms that underlie ethylene signaling and response in Arabidopsis. By employing a combination of classical molecular genetic, genomic, and cell biology approaches, I am elucidating the ethylene signal transduction cascade, as well as the net of interactions between this pathway and other hormonal and developmental signals. Recently, my colleagues and I have found that some of the tissue specificity observed in response to ethylene is due to the local activation of auxin biosynthesis. These findings have opened a new avenue in the study of auxin production in plants and have provided new tools for investigating the role of auxin biosynthesis in ethylene response and plant development in general. My lab is also committed to generating new genetic tools that will facilitate and accelerate gene-function characterization. Towards this goal, I am implementing a new recombineering approach that will enable large-scale gene tagging in Arabidopsis.

Expertise:
Plant Genomics and Genetics | Molecular Biology | Plant Physiology

Country(s) of experience:
Austria | China-Peoples Rep | Germany | Sweden

Type(s) of International Experience:
Speaker at an international conference | Other international activities | Advisor for international students | Host for international faculty | Host for international post-doc

Language(s):
Catalan | Spanish

Projects:
A Small-Molecule Screen Identifies L-Kynurenine That Competitively Inhibits TAA1/TAR Activity in Ethylene-Directed Auxin Biosynthesis and Root Growth Research project
01/01/2010 - 12/31/2013
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The Arabidopsis YUCCA1 flavin monooxygenase functions in the indole-3-pyruvic acid branch of auxin biosynthesis Research project
01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010
Funding Agency/Sponsor:
Institutional Partner: Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Sweden

Local auxin sources orient apical-basal axis in Arabidopsis embryos Research project
01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010
Funding Agency/Sponsor:
Institutional Partner: Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST), Austria

Arabidopsis SABRE and CLASP interact to stabilize cell division plane orientation and planar polarity Research project
01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010
Funding Agency/Sponsor:
Institutional Partner: Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Sweden

Kinetic analysis of Arabidopsis glucosyltransferase UGT74B1 illustrates a general mechanism by which enzymes can escape product inhibition Research project
01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010
Funding Agency/Sponsor:
Institutional Partner: Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), Germany

Website:
https://www.ncsu.edu/

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Alonso, Jose M