Publications
37. Max Bentelspacher, Erik J. Amézquita, Supral Adhikari, Jaime Barros, So-Yon Park (2024) The Early Dodder Gets the Host: Decoding the Coiling Patterns of Cuscuta campestris with Automated Image Processing. bioRxiv. Download pdf
36. Luigi M. Peracchi, Rahele Panahabadi, Jaime Barros, Laura E. Bartley, Karen A. Sanguinet* (2024) Grass lignin: Biosynthesis, Biological roles and Industrial Applications. Frontiers in Plant Science: Reivew. Download pdf
35. Xiaolan Rao, Jaime Barros (2023) Modeling Lignin Biosynthesis: A Pathway to Renewable Chemicals. Trends in Plant Science, Special Issue: The power of plant specialized metabolism. Download pdf
34. Nathan Bryant, Wellington Muchero, Rachel Weber, Jaime Barros, Jin-Gui Chen, Timothy Tschaplinski, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur Ragauskas* (2023) Cell Wall Response of Field Grown Populus to Septoria Infection. Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 14, Pages 1892. Download pdf
33. Jaime Barros*, Him K. Shrestha, Juan C. Serrani-Yarce, Nancy L. Engle, Paul E. Abraham, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Robert L. Hettich, Richard A. Dixon* (2022) Proteomic and metabolic disturbances in lignin-modified Brachypodium distachyon. The Plant Cell, Volume 70, Issue 10, Pages 3136-3141. Download pdf
32. Ana López-Malvar*, Rogelio Santiago, Xose C. Souto, Jaime Barros, Leonardo D. Gómez, Rosa A. Malvar (2022) Cell Wall Composition Impacts Structural Characteristics of the Stems and Thereby Biomass Yield. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 70, Issue 10, Pages 3136-3141. Download pdf
31. Him K. Shrestha, Yosef Fichman, Nancy L. Engle, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Ron Mittler, Richard A. Dixon, Robert L Hettich, Jaime Barros*, Paul E. Abraham* (2022) Multi-omic characterization of bifunctional peroxidase 4-coumarate 3-hydroxylase knockdown in Brachypodium distachyon provides insights into lignin modification-associated pleiotropic effects. Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 13, Article number 908649. Download pdf
30. Ana López-Malvar, Rosa A Malvar, Xose Carlos Souto, Leonardo D Gomez, Rachael Simister, Antonio Encina, Jaime Barros, Sonia Pereira-Crespo, Rogelio Santiago*(2021) Elucidating the multifunctional role of the cell wall components in the maize exploitation. BMC Plant Biology,Volume 21, Article number 251. Download pdf
29. Tao Yao, Kai Feng, Meng Xie, Jaime Barros, Timothy Tschaplinski, Gerald A. Tuskan, Wellington Muchero, Jin-Gui Chen* (2021) Phylogenetic occurrence of the phenylpropanoid pathway and lignin biosynthesis in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 12, Article number 704697. Download pdf
28. Juan C. Serrani-Yarce, Luis Escamilla-Trevino, Jaime Barros, Lina Gallego-Giraldo, Yunqiao Pu, Art J. Ragauskas, Richard A. Dixon* (2021) Targeting hydroxycinnamoyl CoA: shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase for lignin modification in Brachypodium distachyon. Biotechnology for Biofuels,Volume 14, Article number 50. Download pdf
27. Jin Zhang*, Jaime Barros, Meng-Zhu Lu (2020) Editorial: Biofuels and Bioenergy. Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 11, Article number 621380. Download pdf
26. Richard A. Dixon*, Jaime Barros (2020) Plant Phenylalanine/Tyrosine Ammonia-lyases. Trends in Plant Science, Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 66-79. Download pdf
25. Hongli Xie, Nancy L. Engle, Sivasankari Venketachalam, Chang Geun Yoo, Jaime Barros, Mitch Lecoultre, Nikki Howard, Guifen Li, Liang Sun, Avinash C. Srivastava, Sivakumar Pattathil, Yunqiao Pu, Michael G. Hahn, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Richard S. Nelson, Richard A. Dixon, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Elison B. Blancaflor, Yuhong Tang* (2019) Combining loss of function of FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHETASE1 and CAFFEOYL-COA 3-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE1 for lignin reduction and improved saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biotechnology for Biofuels, Volume 12, Article number 108. Download pdf
24. Richard A. Dixon*, Jaime Barros (2019) Lignin biosynthesis - old roads revisited and new roads explored. Open Biology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Pages 48-54. Download pdf
23. Jaime Barros, Luis Escamilla-Trevino, Luhua Song, Xiaolan Rao, Juan C. Serrani-Yarce, Maite Docampo Palacios, Nancy Engle, Feroza K. Choudhury, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Barney J. Venables, Ron Mittler, Richard A. Dixon* (2019) 4-Coumarate 3-hydroxylase in the lignin biosynthesis pathway is a cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase. Nature Communications, Volume 10, Article number 1994. Download pdf
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22. Jaime Barros, Stephen Temple, Richard A. Dixon* (2019) Development and commercialization of reduced lignin alfalfa. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Volume 56, Pages 48-54. Download pdf
21. Mojdeh Faraji, Luis L. Fonseca, Luis Escamilla-Treviño, Jaime Barros, Nancy L. Engle, Zamin K. Yang, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Richard A. Dixon, Eberhard O. Voit* (2018). A dynamic model of lignin biosynthesis in Brachypodium distachyon. Biotechnology for Biofuels, Volume 11, Article number 253. Download pdf
20. Meng Xie, Wellington Muchero*, Anthony C. Bryan, Kelsey Yee, Hao-Bo Guo, Jin Zhang, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Vasanth R. Singan, Erika Lindquist, Raja S. Payyavula, Jaime Barros, Richard Dixon, Nancy Engle, Robert W. Sykes, Mark Davis, Sara S. Jawdy, Lee E. Gunter, Olivia Thompson, Stephen P. DiFazio, Luke M. Evans, Kim Winkeler, Cassandra Collins, Jeremy Schmutz, Hong Guo, Udaya Kalluri, Miguel Rodriguez, Kai Feng, Jin-Gui Chen*, Gerald A. Tuskan* (2018) A 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase functions as a transcriptional repressor in Populus. The Plant Cell, Volume 30, Issue 7, Pages 1645–1660. Download pdf
19. Rogelio Santiago, Ana Lopez-Malvar, Carlos Souto, Jaime Barros* (2018) Methods for determining cell wall bound-phenolics in maize stem tissues. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 66, Issue 5, Pages 1279-1284. Download pdf
18. Mojdeh Faraji, Luis L. Fonseca, Luis Escamilla-Treviño, Jaime Barros, Nancy Engle, Zamin K. Yang, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Richard A. Dixon, Eberhard O. Voit* (2018) Mathematical models of lignin biosynthesis. Biotechnology for Biofuels, Volume 11, Article number 34. Download pdf
17. Hailian Yang, Jaime Barros, Galina Kourteva, Xiaolan Rao, Fang Chen, Hui Shen, Chenggang Liu, Andrzej Podstolski, Faith Belanger, Daphna Havkin-Frenkel, Richard A. Dixon* (2017) A re-evaluation of the final step of vanillin biosynthesis in the orchid Vanilla planifolia. Phytochemistry, Volume 139, Pages 33-46. Download pdf
16. Marlon Caicedo, Jaime Barros, Bernardo Ordas* (2016) Redefining agricultural residues as bioenergy feedstocks. Materials, Volume 9, Issue 8, Pages 42-49. Download pdf
15. Jaime Barros, Juan C. Serrani-Yarce, Fang Chen, David Baxter, Barney J. Venables, Richard A. Dixon (2016) Role of bifunctional ammonia-lyase in grass cell wall biosynthesis. Nature Plants, Volume 2, Article number 16050. Download pdf
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14. Jaime Barros*, Aloia Romani, Susana Peleteiro, Gil Garrote, Bernardo Ordas (2016) Second-generation bioethanol of hydrothermally pretreated stover biomass from maize genotypes. Click here for more supporting information. Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 90, Pages 42-49. Download pdf
13. Rogelio Santiago*, Rosa A. Malvar, Jaime Barros, Luis F. Samayoa, Ana Butron (2016) Hydroxycinnamate synthesis and association with Mediterranean corn borer resistance. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 64, Issue 3, Pages 539-551. Download pdf
12. Rogelio Santiago*, Jaime Barros, Angel Alvarez, Rosa A. Malvar (2016) Agronomic performance of maize populations divergently selected for diferulate cross-linkage. Journal of Agricultural Science, Volume 154, Issue 7, Pages 1270-1279. Download pdf
11. Lina Gallego-Giraldo, Gail Shadle, Hui Shen, Jaime Barros, Sandra Fresquet Corrales, Huanzhong Wang, Richard A. Dixon* (2015) Combining enhanced biomass density with reduced lignin level for improved forage quality. Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 895-904. Download pdf
10. Jaime Barros, Henrik Serk, Irene Granlund, Edouard Pesquet* (2015) The cell biology of lignification in higher plants. Annals of Botany, Volume 115, Issue 7, Pages 1053-1074. Download pdf
9. Jaime Barros, Aloia Romaní, Gil Garrote, Bernardo Ordas* (2015) Biomass, sugar, and bioethanol potential of sweet corn. GCB Bioenergy, Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 153-160. Download pdf
8. Jaime Barros*, Rogelio Santiago, Hans-Joachim G. Jung, Rosa A. Malvar (2015) Covalent cross-linking of cell-wall polysaccharides through esterified diferulates as a maize resistance mechanism against corn borers. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 63, Issue 8, Pages 2206-2214. Download pdf
7. Rogelio Santiago*, Jaime Barros, Rosa A. Malvar (2013) Impact of cell wall composition on maize resistance to pests and diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 6960-6980. Download pdf
6. Jaime Barros*, Rosa A. Malvar, Hans-Joachim G. Jung, Mirko Bunzel, Rogelio Santiago (2012) Divergent selection for ester-linked diferulates in maize pith stalk tissues. Effects on cell wall composition and degradability. Phytochemistry, Volume 83, Pages 226-236. Download pdf
5. Jaime Barros*, Rosa A. Malvar, Hans-Joachim G. Jung, Rogelio Santiago (2012) Chemical composition and cell wall polysaccharide degradability of pith and rind tissues from mature maize internodes. Animal Feed Science and Technology, Volume 172, Issues 3-4, Pages 226-236. Download pdf
4. Jaime Barros*, Rosa A. Malvar, Hans-Joachim G. Jung, Rogelio Santiago (2011) Cell wall composition as a maize defense mechanism against corn borers. Phytochemistry, Volume 72, Issues 4-5, Pages 365-371. Download pdf
3. Jaime Barros*, Rosa A. Malvar, Rogelio Santiago (2011) Función de la pared celular del maíz (Zea mays L.) como mecanismo de defensa frente a la plaga del taladro (Ostrinia nubilalis Hüb. y Sesamia nonagrioides Lef.). Revista de Educación Bioquímica, Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 132-142. Download pdf
2. Jaime Barros*, Rosa A. Malvar, Ana Butrón, Rogelio Santiago (2010) Combining abilities in maize for the length of the internode basal ring, the entry point of the Mediterranean corn borer larvae. Plant Breeding, Volume 130, Issue 2, Pages 268-270. Download pdf
1. Rogelio Santiago*, German Sandoya, Ana Butrón, Jaime Barros, Rosa A. Malvar (2008) Changes in phenolic concentrations during recurrent selection for resistance to the Mediterranean corn borer (Sesamia nonagrioides Lef.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 56, Issue 17, Pages 8017-8022. Download pdf
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