Research interests

• Plant-bacteria signaling 

• Bacteria-bacteria signaling

• Plant growth promoting bacteria

i Montejano-Ramírez V, Valencia-Cantero E. (2024)  The importance of lentils: An overview. Agriculture. 14: 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14010103

ii Hernández-Soberano C, López-Bucio J, Valencia-Cantero E. (2023) The bacterial volatile organic compound N,N-dimethylhexadecylamine induces long-lasting developmental and immune responses throughout the life cycle of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plants 12: 1540. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12071540

iii Montejano-Ramírez V, Valencia-Cantero E. (2023) Cross-Talk between iron deficiency response and defense establishment in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24: 6236.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076236

iiv García-Cárdenas E., Ortiz-Castro R., Ruiz-Herrera LF, Valencia-Cantero E,  López-Bucio J. (2023) Bacillus sp. LC390B from the maize rhizosphere Improves plant biomass, root elongation, and branching and requires the phytochromes PHYA and PHYB for phytostimulation. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 42: 3056–3070. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10770-7

v    Chávez-Moctezuma MP, Martínez-Cámara R, Hernández-Salmerón J, Moreno-Hagelsieb G, Santoyo G, Valencia-Cantero E. (2022) Comparative genomic and functional analysis of Arthrobacter sp. UMCV2 reveals the presence of luxR-related genes inducible by the biocompound N, N-dimethylhexadecilamine. Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 1040932.   https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1040932

vi Real-Sosa KM, Hernández-Calderón E, Flores-Cortez I, Valencia-Cantero E. (2022) Bacteria-derived N,N-dimethylhexadecylamine modulates the endophytic microbiome of Medicago truncatula in vitro. Rhizosphere 21: 100470 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2021.100470

vii García‑Cárdenas E, Ortiz‑Castro R, Ruiz‑Herrera LR, Valencia‑Cantero E, López‑Bucio J (2021) Micrococcus luteus LS570 promotes root branching in Arabidopsis via decreasing apical dominance of the primary root and an enhanced auxin response. Protoplasma  259: 1139-1155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-021-01724-z

viii Vázquez-Chimalhua E, Valencia-Cantero E, López-Bucio J, Ruiz-Herrera LF (2021) N, N, dimethyl-hexadecylamine modulates Arabidopsis root growth through modifying the balance between stem cell niche and jasmonic acid-dependent gene expression. Gene Expression Patterns 119201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gep.2021.119201 

ix Hernández-Soberano C, Valencia-Cantero E (2021) Dimethylhexadecylamine, a bacterial volatile compound, regulates achene germination, in vitro growth, and defense priming in Fragaria × ananassa. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-020-03199-6

x Vázquez-Chimalhua E, Barrera-Ortiz S, Valencia-Cantero E, López-Bucio J, Ruiz-Herrera LF (2021) The bacterial volatile N,N-dimethyl-hexadecylamine promotes Arabidopsis primary root elongation through cytokinin signaling and the AHK2 receptor. Plant Signaling & Behavior 16:1879542. https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2021.1879542

Doctoral Degree

  i.   Martha Patricia Chávez Moctezuma. Characterization of the system of LuxR regulators solo from Arthrobacter sp. UMCV2 as modulators of the bacterial response to its compound N,N-dimethylhexadecylamine. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. October 3, 2023. Doctor of Science in Experimental Biology.

ii. Vicente Montejano-Ramirez. Expression analysis of biotic stress and iron deficiency pathways marker genes in response to dimethylhexadecylamine in Medicago truncatula plants. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. May, 2021. Institutional Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences.

 iii. Idolina Flores-Cortez. Study of the effect of the volatile compounds of Arthrobacter agilis UMCV2 in the modulation of the metabolome of Medicago truncatula in iron deficiency stress. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. February, 2020. Institutional Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences. (Co- Supervisor of Thesis).

iv. Ernesto Vazquez-Chimalhua. Study of the interaction of jasmonic acid and cytokinins in the response of the root of Arabidopsis thaliana to the bacterial aminolipid N,N-dimethylhexadecylamine. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. November 2019. Institutional Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences.

v. Edith Munoz-Parra. Impact of the ecological interactions and iron nutrition on the growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. February, 2019. Institutional Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences.

Bachelor Degree

i. Paulina Zepeda Cendejas. Characterization of the interaction Bacillus sp. LC390B - Triticum aestivum mediated by plant root exudates. Institutional Bachelor's Program in Biotechnology-UMSNH. February 23, 2024.

ii. Tiffany Yarely Campos Núñez. Modulation of the growth of an algae from the phylum Ochrophyta by plant regulators. Faculty of Biology-UMSNH. February 10, 2023.

iii. Roberto Méndez-Ruiz. Effect of volatile organic compounds produced by rhizobacteria on the expression of the FRO5 gene and markers of induced and acquired systemic resistance in Medicago truncatula. Faculty of Chemical Pharmacobiology-UMSNH.  May 18, 2018. 

 iv. Edgar Adriel Camacho-Montañez. Promotion of the early development of Sorghum bicolor by the effect of Arthrobacter agilis UMCV2 under greenhouse conditions. Faculty of Biology-UMSNH.  August 14, 2015.

v. Karen Aloha Zavala-Castillo. Effect of co-inoculation of A. agilis UMCV2 and different phytopathogens on Medicago sativa plants. Faculty of Chemical Pharmacobiology-UMSNH. September 8, 2015.