Plant-Microbe Symbiotic Associations
José Manuel Palacios Alberti (PI)
Professor
Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal. Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, CBGP-UPM-INIA, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid
PHONE
+34- 910679184 Ext:79184 / 910679139 Ext:79139 ( Lab 251)
Other group members
Research Lines
- Rhizobium adaptation to host
- Protein secretion systems
- Hydrogenase from endosymbiotic bacteria
Representative publications
- Torres AR, Brito B, Imperial J, Palacios JM, Ciampitti IA, Ruiz-Argüeso T, Hungria M (2020) Hydrogen-uptake genes improve symbiotic efficiency in common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 113: 687–696.
- Salinero-Lanzarote A, Pacheco-Moreno A, Domingo-Serrano L, Durán D, Ormeño-Orrillo E, Martínez-Romero E, Albareda M, Palacios J, Rey L (2019) The Type VI secretion system of Rhizobium etli Mim1 has a positive effect in symbiosis. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 95: 54 (doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiz054).
- Albareda M, Pacios LF, Palacios J (2019) Computational analyses, molecular dynamics, and mutagenesis studies of unprocessed form of NiFe hydrogenase reveal the role of disorder for efficient enzyme maturation. BBA-Bioenergetics 1860: 325-340.
- Durán D, Imperial J, Palacios J, Ruiz-Argüeso T, Göttfert M, Susanne Zehner S, Rey L (2018) Characterization of a novel MIIA domain-containing protein (MdcE) in Bradyrhizobium spp. FEMS Microbiol Lett 365: 276 (doi: 1093/femsle/fnx276).
- Sánchez-Cañizares C, Jorrín B, Durán D, Nadendla S, Albareda M, Rubio-Sanz L, Lanza M, González-Guerrero M, Prieto RI, Brito B, Giglio MG, Rey L, Ruiz-Argüeso T, Palacios JM, Imperial J (2018) Genomic diversity in the endosymbiotic bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum. Genes 9: 60 (doi: 3390/genes9020060).
- Rubio-Sanz L, Brito B, Palacios JM (2018) Analysis of metal tolerance in Rhizobium leguminosarum strains isolated from an ultramafic soil. FEMS Microbiol Lett 365: 10 (doi: 10.1093/femsle/fny010).
- Msaddak A, Duran D, Rejili M, Mars M, Ruiz-Argüeso T, Imperial J, Palacios J, Rey L (2017) Diverse bacteria affiliated with the genera Microvirga, Phyllobacterium, and Bradyrhizobium nodulate Lupinus micranthus growing in soils of Northern Tunisia. App Env Microbiol 83: e02820-16 (doi: 10.1128/AEM.02820-16).
- Albareda M, Rodrigue A, Brito B, Ruiz-Argüeso T, Imperial J, Mandrand-Berthelot MA, Palacios JM (2015) Rhizobium leguminosarum HupE is a highly-specific diffusion facilitator for nickel uptake. Metallomics 7: 691-701.
- Albareda M, Pacios LF, Manyani H, Rey L, Imperial J, Brito B, Ruiz-Argüeso T, Palacios JM (2014) Maturation of Rhizobium leguminosarum hydrogenase in the presence of oxygen requires the interaction of the chaperone HypC and the scaffolding protein HupK. J Biol Chem 289: 21217-21229.
- Sanchez-Cañizares C, Palacios J (2013) Construction of a marker system for the evaluation of competitiveness for legume nodulation in rhizobium strains. J Microbiol Methods 92: 246-249.
Proyectos
- Palacios JM (PI) (2019-2021) Mechanisms for adaptation of rhizobia to legume hosts (RhizoAdapt). Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. RTI2018-094985.
- Palacios JM (PI) (2019-2021) Host- and bacterial factors relevant for the interaction of rhizobia with eukaryotic hosts. Programa de Excelencia Severo Ochoa, CBGP-Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness. EoI-TSP3-01-CBG.
- Palacios JM (PI) (2014-2016) Plant-bacteria signalling in the advances stages of the Rhizobium-legume interaction. Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. BIO2013-43040.
- Palacios JM (PI) (2011-2013) Metals and metalloenzymes in legume endosymbiotic bacteria: mechanisms for metal incorporation and homeostasis. Ministry of Science and Innovation. BIO2010-15301.
- Palacios JM (PI) (2007-2010) Biotechnology of hydrogen and oxygen metabolisms for the improvement of legume inoculants. Ministry of Science and Education. BIO2007-64147.
Relevant methods
- Hydrogen amperometry
- Proteomic analysis
- Rhizobium inoculants
- Plant-microbe interactions under controlled conditions
Collaborations with other national and international research groups
- Juan Imperial Ródenas (Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, CSIC, Madrid)
- Luis Fernandez Pacios (Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, UPM-INIA, Madrid)
- Javier Alonso Ponga (IGP Lenteja Tierra de Campos, Valladolid)
- Maria Angela Hungria (EMBRAPA, Brasil)
- Marie-Andree Mandrand-Berthelot, Agnès Rodrigue (University of Lyon, Francia)
- Deborah Zamble (University of Toronto, Canadá)
- Phil Poole (University of Oxford, UK)
- Michael Gottfert (University of Dresde, Alemania)
- Erh-Min Lai (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
