María Alejandra Guerrero-Rubio

7PUBLICATIONS
11CO-AUTHORS
Plant biochemistryEvolution of developmental systemsCharacterisation of biological macromoleculesCancer cell biologyBiological adaptation
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Publications (7)

|Jun 15, 2026
A functional betalain-producing dioxygenase in Neolecta irregularis reveals an expanded evolutionary origin of the pathway.

|Jun 24, 2025
In planta complementation of the betalain biosynthetic pathway with a bacterial dioxygenase.

María Alejandra Guerrero-Rubio, Hester Sheehan, Samuel F Brockington

|May 06, 2025
Multiple transitions to high l-DOPA 4,5-dioxygenase activity reveal molecular pathways to convergent betalain pigmentation in Caryophyllales.

Nathanael Walker-Hale, M Alejandra Guerrero-Rubio, Samuel F Brockington

|Jun 03, 2024
Dopamine-derived pigments in nature: identification of decarboxybetalains in Amaranthaceae species.

Pedro Martínez-Rodríguez, Paula Henarejos-Escudero, Diego José Pagán-López

|Mar 19, 2024
Exploring in the classroom the relationship between alcohol intake and behavioral disorders through an animal model.

Samanta Hernández-García, M Alejandra Guerrero-Rubio, Paula Henarejos-Escudero

|May 27, 2023
Are seven amino acid substitutions sufficient to explain the evolution of high l-DOPA 4,5-dioxygenase activity leading to betalain pigmentation? Revisiting the gain-of-function mutants of Bean et al. (2018).

M Alejandra Guerrero-Rubio, Nathanael Walker-Hale, Rui Guo

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Frequent Collaborators

5 joint publications

Fernando Gandia-Herrero

4 joint publications

Samanta Hernández-García

3 joint publications

Paula Henarejos-Escudero

3 joint publications

Pedro Martínez-Rodríguez