The UV research groups (GIUV) are regulated in the 1st chapter of the Regulation ACGUV48/2013, which explains the procedure for creating new research structures. They are basic research and organizational structures that result from the voluntary association of researchers that share objectives, facilities, resources and common lines of research. These researchers are also committed to the consolidation and stability of their activity, work in groups and the capability to achieve a sustainable funding.

The research groups included in the previously mentioned Regulation are registered in the Register of Research Structures of the Universitat de València (REIUV), managed by the Office of the Vice-principal for Research. The basic information of these organisms can be found in this website.

Participants

Data related to research groups featured in various information dissemination channels shall not, under any circumstances, imply a statement or commitment regarding the employment or academic affiliation of individuals associated with the Universitat de València. Their inclusion is solely the responsibility of the group directors. Updates will be made upon request from interested parties.

  • Registered groups in the Register of Research Structures of the Universitat de València - (REIUV)

Signals controlling flowering in plants - SignalFlow

Reference of the Group:

GIUV2020-477

 
Description of research activity:
We are interested in the characterization of mobile internal signals controlling flowering in plants. We have used Arabidopsis thaliana to characterize metabolic changes associated with floral transition by using a metabolomics and lipidomics approach. These approaches have identified a number of metabolic pathways that are altered in plants that undergo floral transition compared to those that remain in a vegetative phase. We are currently investigating the contribution of those pathways to the control of flowering time in Arabidopsis and exploring the possibility that these represent conserved pathways that are important for the control of this trait in cultivated species. This study has been complemented with a transcriptomic analysis which shows which genes regulating those metabolic pathways increase or decrease their expression level during floral transition. The integration of metabolic, lipidomic and transcriptomic data has provided us with a robust set of information to unravel new layers of complexity in the control of flowering. Recently, we have also developed a quantitative proteomics approach to identify phloem specific proteins and peptides that could represent...We are interested in the characterization of mobile internal signals controlling flowering in plants. We have used Arabidopsis thaliana to characterize metabolic changes associated with floral transition by using a metabolomics and lipidomics approach. These approaches have identified a number of metabolic pathways that are altered in plants that undergo floral transition compared to those that remain in a vegetative phase. We are currently investigating the contribution of those pathways to the control of flowering time in Arabidopsis and exploring the possibility that these represent conserved pathways that are important for the control of this trait in cultivated species. This study has been complemented with a transcriptomic analysis which shows which genes regulating those metabolic pathways increase or decrease their expression level during floral transition. The integration of metabolic, lipidomic and transcriptomic data has provided us with a robust set of information to unravel new layers of complexity in the control of flowering. Recently, we have also developed a quantitative proteomics approach to identify phloem specific proteins and peptides that could represent mobiles signals controlling not only flowering but also other developmental processes. We have already identified more than 100 phloem proteins and we are characterizing their function and their potential role as developmental regulators.
[Read more][Hide]
 
Web:

No Determinada

 
Scientific-technical goals:
  • Identification of internal signals controlling flowering in plants to develop biotechnological tools
 
Research lines:
  • Characterization of metabolic changes associated with floral transition.We are interested in the characterisation of internal signals controlling development in plants, with a particular focus on flowering. We have used arabidopsis thaliana to characterise metabolic changes associated with floral transition by using a metabolomics and lipidomics approach.
  • Signals controlling development and flowering in plants.We have developed a quantitative proteomics approach to identify phloem specific proteins and peptides that could represent mobiles signals controlling not only flowering but also other developmental processes.
 
Group members:
Name Nature of participation Entity Description
REYES BENLLOCH ORTIZDirectorUniversitat de València
 
CNAE:
  • -
 
Associated structure:
  • Plant Biology
 
Keywords:
  • Floración; redes genéticas; desarrollo; mejora de cultivos; herramientas biotecnológicas;metabolómica
  • Floración; señalización; desarrollo; mejora de cultivos; herramientas biotecnológicas;proteómica