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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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    2026-06-18
    17:12
    16 p, 2.8 MB The transcriptional regulator VAL1 promotes Arabidopsis flowering by repressing the organ boundary genes BOP1 and BOP2 / Cheng, Yajiao (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Tremblay, Benjamin Jean-Marie (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Balanzà, Vicente (Universitat Politècnica de València. Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas - CSIC) ; Larran, Alvaro S. (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Qüesta, Julia I. (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    The transition to reproductive development is a critical step in the plant lifecycle and relies on the integration of intrinsic and environmental signals. Several different pathways controlling flowering time function downstream of the perception of environmental cues such as day length (photoperiodic pathway) and seasonal temperature (vernalization and ambient temperature pathways). [...]
    2025 - 10.1093/plphys/kiaf160
    Plant physiology, Vol. 198, Num. 2 (June 2025) , art. kiaf160  
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    2026-06-16
    21:12
    4 p, 113.1 KB SUMO style defense : How post-translational modification via SUMO conjugation promotes plant defense / Stael, Simon (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Uppsala BioCenter. Department of Molecular Sciences) ; Lois, L. Maria (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Bachmair, Andreas (University of Vienna. Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology)
    SUMOylation is a reversible post-translational modification that contributes to various biological processes in plants. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Zhang et al. show that covalent attachment of SUMO to PROPEP proteins promotes their proteolytic cleavage by metacaspase to release small signaling peptides (plant elictor peptides [PEPs]), triggering the release of the mature peptide in response to cell wall damage.
    2025 - 10.1016/j.devcel.2025.02.010
    Developmental cell, Vol. 60, Num. 5 (March 2025) , p. 666-668  
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    2026-06-16
    21:12
    28 p, 497.6 KB Non-coding and epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana / Tremblay, Benjamin Jean-Marie (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Qüesta, Julia I. (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    Seed germination as a developmental process has been extensively studied using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Its seed biology is generally well understood, from the regulation of seed maturation and dormancy to germination and the post-germinative transition. [...]
    2025 - 10.1093/jxb/eraf051
    Journal of experimental botany, Vol. 76, Num. 9 (June 2025) , p. 2455-2467  
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    2026-06-16
    18:12
    29 p, 878.5 KB Multitasking mediators: revealing the secret jobs of plant metacaspases / Lam, Eric (Rutgers the State University of New Jersey. Department of Plant Biology) ; Sánchez Coll, Núria (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Liu, Qun (Brookhaven National Laboratory. Biology Department)
    As sessile organisms, plants must constantly survey their surroundings and make appropriate responses in their metabolism or development. Numerous receptors and kinases, as well as phytocytokines that play key roles in signal transduction for a multitude of cues, have been revealed in the past 2 decades. [...]
    2026 - 10.1016/j.tplants.2026.04.030
    Trends in plant science, June 2026  
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    2026-06-10
    17:14
    19 p, 7.9 MB Molecular basis of delayed leaf senescence induced by short-term treatment with low phosphate in rice / Martín-Cardoso, Héctor (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Bundó Barberà, Mireia (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Garcia-Molina, Antoni (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; San Segundo, Blanca (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    Leaf senescence is a programmed plant developmental process that can also be regulated by environmental factors, like nutrient availability. Although phosphorus is an essential element determining plants' growth, mechanisms underlying adaptation to phosphorus availability in plants are not well understood. [...]
    2026 - 10.1016/j.plantsci.2026.113187
    Plant science, Vol. 369 (August 2026) , art. 113187  
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    2026-06-08
    18:12
    11 p, 1.7 MB Nucleotide sequence analysis reveals the presence of PVY-Tam isolates affecting tamarillo in Colombia / Martínez Moncayo, Carolina (Universidad de Nariño (Colòmbia)) ; Lagos-Burbano, Tulio César (Universidad de Nariño (Colòmbia)) ; Ontañón, Clara (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Ferriol, Inmaculada (Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias (CSIC)) ; Lopez-Moya, Juan Jose (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Uranga, Mireia (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    Background: Tamarillo or tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav. ) is a fruit tree species of Andean origin with cultural and economic relevance in Colombia. The high incidence of complex viral diseases termed “virosis” in all tamarillo-growing regions of the country leads to huge production losses and seriously threatens its cultivation. [...]
    2026 - 10.1186/s12985-026-03166-6
    Virology Journal, Vol. 23, Num. 1 (December 2026) , art. 145  
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    2026-06-04
    14:12
    19 p, 2.0 MB Green Leaf Volatile Profiling Reveals Ripening-Stage- and Tissue-Specific Patterns in Rosaceae Berries / Nunnally-Martínez, Dylan (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Monfort, Amparo (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are key contributors to fruit aroma and plant defense, yet their accumulation during fruit ripening and across tissues remains understudied in Rosaceae berries. In this study, GLV profiles of the LOX-HPL pathway were compared between leaves, unripe, half-ripe, and ripe fruit of commercial strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), blackberry (Rubus sp. [...]
    2026 - 10.3390/plants15111639
    Plants, Vol. 15, Num. 11 (June 2026) , art. 1639  
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    2026-06-04
    20:12
    10 p, 1.7 MB SPSignal: a web tool for structure-assisted prediction of nuclear localization and nuclear export signals in proteins / Engler, Camila (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Abriata, Luciano A. (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) ; Bologna, Nicolás (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
    Nuclear localization signals (NLSs) and nuclear export signals (NESs) mediate nucleocytoplasmic transport of proteins through the nuclear pore complex and are essential determinants of protein function. [...]
    2026 - 10.1093/nar/gkag421
    Nucleic acids research, May 2026, art. gkag421  
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    2026-05-29
    18:12
    22 p, 10.2 MB Construction of a Multitissue Cell Atlas Reveals Cell-Type-Specific Regulation of Molecular and Complex Phenotypes in Pigs / Chen, Lijuan (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen) ; Li, Houcheng (Aarhus University. Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics) ; Teng, Jinyan (South China Agricultural University. National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry) ; Wang, Zhen (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen) ; Qu, Xiaolu (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen) ; Chen, Zhe (Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Animal Science) ; Cai, Xiaodian (South China Agricultural University. National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry) ; Zeng, Haonan (South China Agricultural University. National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry) ; Bai, Zhonghao (Aarhus University. Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics) ; Li, Jinghui (University of California. Department of Animal Science) ; Pan, Xiangchun (South China Agricultural University. National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry) ; Yan, Leyan (Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Animal Science) ; Wang, Fei (Aarhus University. Department of Biomedicine) ; Lin, Lin (Aarhus University Hospital (Aarhus, Dinamarca)) ; Luo, Yonglun (Aarhus University. Department of Biomedicine) ; Sahana, Goutam (Aarhus University. Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics) ; Lund, Mogens Sandø (Aarhus University. Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics) ; Ballester, Maria (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries) ; Crespo-Piazuelo, Daniel (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries) ; Karlskov-Mortensen, Peter (University of Copenhagen. Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences) ; Fredholm, Merete (University of Copenhagen. Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences) ; Clop, Alex (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Amills i Eras, Marcel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; Loving, Crystal (National Animal Disease Center (USA)) ; Tuggle, Christopher K. (Iowa State University. Department of Animal Science) ; Madsen, Ole (Wageningen University & Research. Animal Breeding and Genomics) ; Li, Jiaqi (South China Agricultural University. National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry) ; Zhang, Zhe (South China Agricultural University. National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry) ; Liu, George E. (Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center) ; Jiang, Jicai (North Carolina State University. Department of Animal Science) ; Fang, Lingzhao (Aarhus University. Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics) ; Yi, Guoqiang (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen)
    The systematic characterization of cellular heterogeneity among tissues and cell-type-specific regulation underlying complex phenotypes remains elusive in pigs. Within the Pig Genotype-Tissue Expression (PigGTEx) project, this work presents a single-cell transcriptome atlas of adult pigs encompassing 229 268 high-quality nuclei from 19 tissues, annotated to 67 major cell types. [...]
    2026 - 10.1002/advs.202504961
    Advanced science, Vol. 13, Num. 8 (February 2026) , art. e04961  
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    2026-06-12
    12:12
    19 p, 2.3 MB Pregnancy induces extensive changes of transcript usage in the goat brain / Cardoso, T.S. (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Luigi Sierra, Maria Gracia (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Noce, Antonia (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Wang, M. (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Guan, Dailu (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; Casas Díaz, Encarna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ; Olvera-Maneu, Sergi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ; Gardela Santacruz, Jaume (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ; Mármol-Sánchez, Emilio (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ; López Béjar, Manel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ; Amills i Eras, Marcel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments)
    Gestation induces strong anatomical, histological and transcriptomic changes in the pregnant female brain. Our study aimed to characterize the RNA transcripts expressed in the goat brain and their main structural, transcriptional, and functional features, while also exploring whether 2-mo (57 d) pregnancy affects transcript usage in the brain. [...]
    2026
    Journal of dairy science, Vol. 109, Num. 2 (2026) , p. 2004-2022  
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