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| Selected Publications for Dr. Miguel Piñeros |
- Piñeros MA, Geraldo GMA and Kochian LV (2008) Novel transport properties of TaALMT1 (aluminum-activated organic acid transporter) revealed by functional characterization in Xenopus oocytes: Functional and Structural implications. Plant Physiol. 147, 2131-2146[pdf]
- Piñeros MA, Cancado GMA, Maron LG, Sangbom ML, Menossi M and Kochian LV (2008) Not all ALMT1-type transporters mediate aluminum-activated organic acid responses: The case of ZmALMT1. Plant Journal 53, 352–367[pdf]
- Magalhaes JV1, Liu J, Guimarães CT1, Lana UGP, Alves VMC, Wang Y-H, Schaffert RE, Hoekenga OA, Piñeros MA, Klein PA, Coelho CM and Kochian LV (2007) A member of the multidrug and toxic compound extrusion 'MATE' family is a major gene that confers aluminum tolerance in sorghum. Nature Genetics 39, 1156-1161.[pdf]
- Hoekenga OA, Maron LG, Piñeros MA, Cancado GMA, Shaff JE, Kobayashi Y, Ryan PR, Dong B, Delhaize E, Sasaki T, Matsumoto H, Koyama H, and LV Kochian. (2006). AtALMT1 (At1g08430) is a novel, essential factor for aluminum tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and encodes an aluminum-activated malate transporter. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106: 9738-9743[pdf]
- Piñeros M, Carvalho-Alves VM, Shaff JE, Manslank H and Kochian LV (2004) Aluminum resistance in maize can not be solely explained by root organic acid exudation: A comparative physiological study. Plant Physiol. 137, 231-241[pdf]
- Kochian LV, Hoekenga OA, and Piñeros MA (2004) How do crop plants tolerate acid soils? Mechanisms of aluminium tolerance and phosphorous efficiency. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. Vol 55, 459-493[pdf]
- Piñeros M and Kochian L (2003) Differences in Whole-Cell and Single-Channel Ion Currents across the Plasma Membrane of Mesophyll Cells from Two Closely Related Thlaspi Species. Plant Physiol. 131, 583-594[pdf]
- Piñeros M, Magalhaes J, Carvalho-Alves VM and Kochian LV (2002) The Physiology and Biophysics of an Aluminum Tolerance Mechanism Based on Root Citrate Exudation in Maize. Plant Physiol. 29, 1194-1206[pdf]
- Piñeros M and Kochian L (2001) A patch clamp study on the physiology of aluminum toxicity and aluminum tolerance in maize. Identification and characterization of Al3+-induced anion channels. Plant Physiol. 125, 292-305[pdf]
- White P, Piñeros M, Tester M and Ridout M. (2000) Cation permeability and selectivity of a root plasma membrane calcium channel. J. Membrane Biol. 174, 71-83[pdf]
- Piñeros M and Tester M (1997) Calcium channels in plant cells: Selectivity, Regulation and Pharmacology. J. Exp. Bot. 48, 551-577
- Piñeros M and Tester M. (1997) Characterization of the high-affinity verapamil binding site in a plant plasma membrane Ca2+-selective channel. J. Membrane Biol. 157, 139-145
- Piñeros M. and Tester M (1995) Characterization of a voltage-dependent Ca2+-selective channel from wheat roots. Planta 195, 478-488[pdf]
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