CRAG (Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics)

The CRAG is devoted to leading-edge research in the molecular basis of genetic characters of interest in plants and farm animals and in the applications of molecular approaches for breeding of species important for agriculture and food production. Research at CRAG spans from basic science to applied studies in close collaboration with industry.

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    2025-11-28
    11:45
    12 p, 2.2 MB Convergent antisense transcription primes hosting genes for stress responsiveness in plants / Zacharaki, Vasiliki (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) ; Nardeli, Sarah Muniz (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) ; Meena, Shiv Kumar (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) ; Monte Collado, Elena (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Kindgren, Peter (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
    Plants need to constantly surveil their surroundings to adapt to environmental fluctuations, which they achieve primarily through transcriptional reprogramming. Thus, plants are excellent models for identifying novel transcriptional regulatory mechanisms. [...]
    2025 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2025.10.001
    Molecular plant, Vol. 18, Num. 11 (November 2025) , p. 1920-1931  
    2025-11-27
    14:23
    9 p, 1023.1 KB The role of Fragaria vesca homolog of a (Z)-3:(E)-2-hexenal isomerase in the development of green-leafy fruit aroma / Zhang , Rong (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Martínez, Dylan Nunnally (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Koskela, Elli A. (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Monfort, Amparo (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    The green leaf volatiles (Z)-3-hexenal and (E)-2-hexenal are key components of the characteristic strawberry aroma, an important determinant of consumer preferences. Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are C6 compounds that impart fresh, green notes and are involved in plant wounding responses. [...]
    2025 - 10.1093/hr/uhaf163
    Horticulture research, Vol. 12, Num. 10 (October 2025) , art. uhaf163  
    2025-10-23
    13:04
    35 p, 16.4 MB Lack of AtMC1 catalytic activity triggers autoimmunity dependent on NLR stability / Salguero Linares, Jose (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Armengot, Laia (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Ayet, Joel (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Ruiz Solaní, Nerea (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Saile, Svenja (Center for Plant Molecular Biology) ; Salas Gómez, Marta (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Fernandez, Esperanza (VIB UGent Centrum voor Medische Biotechnologie) ; Denolf, Lode (VIB UGent Centrum voor Medische Biotechnologie) ; Navarrete, Fernando (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Krumbach, Jenna (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Kaiser, Markus (University of Duisburg-Essen. Center of Medical Biotechnology) ; Stael, Simon (Ghent University. Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics) ; Van Breusegem, Frank (Center for Plant Systems Biology) ; Gevaert, Kris (Ghent University. Department of Biomolecular Medicine) ; Kaschani, Farnusch (University of Duisburg-Essen. Center of Medical Biotechnology) ; Petersen, Morten (Copenhagen University. Department of Biology) ; El Kasmi, Farid (Center for Plant Molecular Biology) ; Valls, Marc (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Sánchez Coll, Núria (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    Plants utilize cell surface-localized pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and intracellular nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) receptors to detect non-self and elicit robust immune responses. [...]
    2025 - 10.1038/s44319-025-00426-4
    EMBO reports, Vol. 26, Issue 9 (March 2025) , p. 2378-2412  
    2025-10-21
    06:06
    16 p, 3.8 MB Nucleo-cytoplasmic distribution of SAP18 reveals its dual function in splicing regulation and heat-stress response in Arabidopsis / Larran, Alvaro S. (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Ge, Jingyu (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Martín, Guiomar (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; De la Concepción, Juan Carlos (Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology) ; Dagdas, Yasin (Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology) ; Qüesta, Julia Irene (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    Dynamic shuttling of proteins between the nucleus and cytoplasm orchestrates vital functions in eukaryotes. Here, we reveal the multifaceted functions of Arabidopsis Sin3-associated protein 18 kDa (SAP18) in the regulation of development and heat-stress tolerance. [...]
    2025 - 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.101180
    Plant Communications, Vol. 6, Num. 1 (January 2025) , art. 101180
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    2025-10-21
    06:05
    17 p, 1.4 MB Exogenous bacterial cellulose induces plant tissue regeneration through the regulation of cytokinin and defense networks / Ruiz Solaní, Nerea (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Alonso-Díaz, Alejandro (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Capellades, Montserrat (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Serrano-Ron, Laura (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) ; Ferro-Costa, Miquel (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Sanchez-Corrionero, Álvaro (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) ; Rabissi, Agnese (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Argueso, Cristiana T. (Colorado State University) ; Rubio-Somoza, Ignacio (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Laromaine, Anna (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona) ; Moreno-Risueno, Miguel Angel (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) ; Sánchez Coll, Núria (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    Regeneration is a unique feature of postembryonic development extensively observed in plants. The capacity to induce regeneration exogenously is limited and usually confined to meristematic-like tissues. [...]
    2025 - 10.1126/sciadv.adr1509
    Science advances, Vol. 11, Issue 7 (February 2025)  
    2025-10-21
    06:05
    35 p, 12.4 MB ATG8ylation of vacuolar membrane protects plants against cell wall damage / Julian, Jose (BOKU University) ; Gao, Peng (Vienna BioCenter) ; Del Chiaro, Alessia (Vienna BioCenter) ; De la Concepción, Juan Carlos (Vienna BioCenter) ; Armengot, Laia (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Somssich, Marc (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research) ; Duverge, Heloise (Vienna BioCenter) ; Clavel, Marion (Heidelberg University) ; Grujic, Nenad (Vienna BioCenter) ; Kobylinska, Roksolana (Vienna BioCenter) ; Polivka, Ingo (University of Vienna) ; Besten, Maarten (Wageningen University & Research) ; Andersen, Tonni Grube (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research) ; Dank, Christian (University of Vienna) ; Korbei, Barbara (BOKU University) ; Bachmair, Andreas (University of Vienna) ; Sánchez Coll, Núria (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Minina, Elena A. (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology) ; Sprakel, Joris (Wageningen University & Research) ; Dagdas, Yasin (Vienna BioCenter)
    Vacuoles are essential for cellular metabolism and growth and the maintenance of internal turgor pressure. They sequester lytic enzymes, ions and secondary metabolites that, if leaked into the cytosol, could lead to cell death. [...]
    2025 - 10.1038/s41477-025-01907-z
    Nature plants, Vol. 11 (February 2025) , p. 321-339  
    2025-10-21
    06:05
    33 p, 1.6 MB Impact of Nutrient Stress on Plant Disease Resistance / Martín-Cardoso, Héctor (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; San Segundo, Blanca (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    Plants are constantly exposed to abiotic and biotic stresses that seriously affect crop yield and quality. A coordinated regulation of plant responses to combined abiotic/biotic stresses requires crosstalk between signaling pathways initiated by each stressor. [...]
    2025 - 10.3390/ijms26041780
    International journal of molecular sciences, Vol. 26, Issue 4 (February 2025) , art. 1780  
    2025-10-21
    06:05
    15 p, 2.4 MB Integrative multi-environmental genomic prediction in apple / Jung, Michaela (ETH Zürich. Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ; Quesada-Traver, Carles (ETH Zürich. Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ; Roth, Morgane (Institut National de Recherche sur l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement) ; Aranzana, Maria José (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Muranty, Hélène (Institut National de Recherche sur l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement) ; Rymenants, Marijn (University of Leuven. Department of Biosystems) ; Guerra, Walter (Institute for Fruit Growing and Viticulture) ; Holzknecht, Elias (Institute for Fruit Growing and Viticulture) ; Pradas, Nicole (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Lozano, Lidia (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries) ; Didelot, Frédérique (Institut National de Recherche sur l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement) ; Laurens, François (Institut National de Recherche sur l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement) ; Yates, Steven (ETH Zuric. Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ; Studer, Bruno (ETH Zuric. Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ; Broggini, Giovanni A. L. (ETH Zuric. Institute of Agricultural Sciences) ; Patocchi, Andrea (Agroscope (Switzerland))
    Genomic prediction for multiple environments can aid the selection of genotypes suited to specific soil and climate conditions. Methodological advances allow effective integration of phenotypic, genomic (additive, nonadditive), and large-scale environmental (enviromic) data into multi-environmental genomic prediction models. [...]
    2025 - 10.1093/hr/uhae319
    Horticulture research, Vol. 12, Issue 2 (February 2025) , art. uhae319  
    2025-10-21
    06:04
    11 p, 1.8 MB Tandem LTR-retrotransposon structures are common and highly polymorphic in plant genomes / Morales-Díaz, Noemia (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Sushko, Svitlana (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Campos-Dominguez, Lucía (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Kopalli, Venkataramana (Justus Liebig University Giessen. Department of Plant Breeding) ; Golicz, Agnieszka A. (Justus Liebig University Giessen. Department of Plant Breeding) ; Castanera, Raúl (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Casacuberta, Josep M. (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    LTR-retrotransposons (LTR-RT) are a major component of plant genomes and important drivers of genome evolution. Most LTR-RT copies in plant genomes are defective elements found as truncated copies, nested insertions or as part of more complex structures. [...]
    2025 - 10.1186/s13100-025-00347-y
    Mobile DNA, Vol. 16 (March 2025) , art. 10  
    2025-10-01
    02:44
    2 p, 755.5 KB Correction : Identification of candidate regulatory genes for intramuscular fatty acid composition in pigs by transcriptome analysis / Valdés Hernández, Jesús (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; Folch, Josep M. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; Crespo-Piazuelo, Daniel (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries) ; Passols Manzano, Magí (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Sebastià, Cristina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; Criado Mesas, Lourdes (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Castelló Farré, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; Sánchez Bonastre, Armando (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries)
    2024 - 10.1186/s12711-024-00885-8
    Genetics, selection, evolution, Vol. 56 (february 2024)