Rubén Rellán-Álvarez

The MexMAGIC population reveals the genetic architecture of clinal trait variation in Mexican native maize

Perez-Limón, S., Alonso-Nieves, A. L., Ramírez-Flores, M. R., Cintora-Martínez, G. C., Salazar-Vidal, M. N., Carcaño-Macías, J., … Sawers, R. J. H. (2026, January 21). (Vol. 1). Vol. 1.

Designing a nitrogen-efficient cold-tolerant maize for modern agricultural systems

Ojeda-Rivera, J. O., Barnes, A. C., Ainsworth, E. A., Angelovici, R., Basso, B., Brindisi, L. J., … Buckler, E. S. (2025, July 1). The Plant Cell, Vol. 37.

Environmental data provide marginal benefit for predicting climate adaptation

Li, F., Gates, D. J., Buckler, E. S., Hufford, M. B., Janzen, G. M., Rellán-Álvarez, R., … Runcie, D. E. (2025, June 9). PLoS Genetics, Vol. 21.

From bench to business: translating academic advances into industry innovations

Abilez, O. J., Javali, A., Jones, J., Rellán-Álvarez, R., Sozzani, R., & Tzahor, E. (2025, July 1). Development, Vol. 152.

Swin-Roleaf: A new method for characterizing leaf azimuth angle in large-scale maize plants

He, W., Gage, J. L., Rellán-Álvarez, R., & Xiang, L. (2024, June 13). Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Vol. 224.

The utility of environmental data from traditional varieties for climate-adaptive maize breeding

Li, F., Gates, D. J., Buckler, E. S., Hufford, M. B., Janzen, G. M., Rellán-Álvarez, R., … Runcie, D. E. (2024, September 23).

ROOT PENETRATION INDEX 3 , a major quantitative trait locus associated with root system penetrability in Arabidopsis

Bello, E. B., Cambron, T. Y. R., Ramírez, L. A. O., Álvarez, R. R., & Herrera-Estrella, L. (2022, May 4). (G. Xu, Ed.). Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 5.

A B73×Palomero Toluqueño mapping population reveals local adaptation in Mexican highland maize

G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 12(3).

Allele-specific Expression Reveals Multiple Paths to Highland Adaptation in Maize

Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(11).

An adaptive teosinte mexicana introgression modulates phosphatidylcholine levels and is associated with maize flowering time

Barnes, A. C., Rodríguez-Zapata, F., Juárez-Núñez, K. A., Gates, D. J., Janzen, G. M., Kur, A., … Rellán-Álvarez, R. (2022, June 30). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 7.

Demonstration of local adaptation in maize landraces by reciprocal transplantation

Janzen, G. M., Aguilar‐Rangel, M. R., Cíntora‐Martínez, C., Blöcher‐Juárez, K. A., González‐Segovia, E., Studer, A. J., … Hufford, M. B. (2022, March 20). Evolutionary Applications, Vol. 4, pp. 817–837.

Genetic mapping of maize metabolites using high-throughput mass profiling

Plant Science, 326, 111530.

Genome sequencing reveals evidence of adaptive variation in the genus Zea

Chen, L., Luo, J., Jin, M., Yang, N., Liu, X., Peng, Y., … Yan, J. (2022, October 20). Nature Genetics, Vol. 10.

The Future(s) of Corn(s)

Álvarez, R. R. (2022, August 11).

Demonstration of local adaptation of maize landraces by reciprocal transplantation

Janzen, G. M., Aguilar-Rangel, M. R., Cíntora-Martínez, C., Blöcher-Juárez, K. A., González-Segovia, E., Studer, A. J., … Hufford, M. B. (2021, March 26).

Molecular Parallelism Underlies Convergent Highland Adaptation of Maize Landraces

Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(9), 3567–3580.

ROOT PENETRATION INDEX 3, a major quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with root system penetrability in Arabidopsis

Bello, E. B., Cambron, T. Y. R., Álvarez, R. R., & Estrella, L. H. (2021, December 23).

Teosinte introgression modulates phosphatidylcholine levels and induces early maize flowering time

In [] (Vol. 1) [BioRxiv preprint].

The arches and spandrels of maize domestication, adaptation, and improvement

Abraham-Juárez, M. J., Barnes, A. C., Aragón-Raygoza, A., Tyson, D., Kur, A., Strable, J., & Rellán-Álvarez, R. (2021, October 26). Current Opinion in Plant Biology, Vol. 64, p. 102124.

Gene regulatory effects of a large chromosomal inversion in highland maize

PLOS Genetics, 16(12), e1009213.

Molecular Parallelism Underlies Convergent Highland Adaptation of Maize Landraces

(BioRxiv Preprint No. 227629).

Gene regulatory effects of a large chromosomal inversion in highland maize

Crow, T., Ta, J., Nojoomi, S., Aguilar-Rangel, M. R., Rodríguez, J. V. T., Gates, D., … Runcie, D. (2019, December 2). [Biorxiv].

Inoculation with the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis modulates the relationship between root growth and nutrient content in maize ( Zea mays ssp. mays L.)

Ramírez‐Flores, M. R., Bello‐Bello, E., Rellán‐Álvarez, R., Sawers, R. J. H., & Olalde‐Portugal, V. (2019, December 1). Plant Direct, Vol. 3.

Single-gene resolution of locally adaptive genetic variation in Mexican maize

[BioRxiv preprint]. [Biorxiv], 7.

Co-ordinated Changes in the Accumulation of Metal Ions in Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) in Response to Inoculation with the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Funneliformis mosseae

Plant and Cell Physiology, 58(10), 1689–1699.

Convergent phospholipid metabolism in highland adapted maize?

Seminar presented at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Scientific Retreat, Olivette, Missouri.

Identification of phospholipid metabolic patterns involved in maize adaptation to highland conditions

Seminar presented at the Fiehn & Ross-Ibarra labs, University of California-Davis Genome Center, Davis, California.

Identification of phospholipid metabolic patterns involved in maize adaptation to low phosphorus and cold conditions

Seminar presented at the David Lowry Lab, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan.

Malate-dependent Fe accumulation is a critical checkpoint in the root developmental response to low phosphate

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(17), E3563–E3572.

Morphological Plant Modeling: Unleashing Geometric and Topological Potential within the Plant Sciences

Frontiers in Plant Science, 8.

The Role of Phospholipid Metabolism in Maize Adaptation to Low Phosphorus and Cold Conditions

Talk presented at the Gordon Research Conference Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism & Function, Galveston, TX.

Towards and understanding of maize adaptation to highlands using a combination of lipidomics and quantitative and population genetics

Presented at the Matthew Hufford lab, Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

Environmental Control of Root System Biology

Rellán-Álvarez, R., Lobet, G., & Dinneny, J. R. (2016, February 23). Annual Review of Plant Biology, Vol. 67, p. null.

Grasses suppress shoot-borne roots to conserve water during drought

Sebastian, J., Yee, M.-C., Viana, W. G., Rellán-Álvarez, R., Feldman, M., Priest, H. D., … Dinneny, J. R. (2016, July 15). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 113, pp. 8861–8866.

Invited seminar Multidimensional mapping of root responses to soil environmental cues using a luminescence-based imaging system

Seminar presented at the Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, México City, México.

Plant scientists: GM technology is safe

Science, 351(6275), 824–824.

The role of polar lipid metabolism reorganization in maize adaptation to low phosphorus soils of the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt highlands

Talk presented at the 7th International Crop Science Congress, Beijing, China.

Towards a faster, more open and collaborative science. The future of scientific publishing beyond journals and impact factors

Seminar presented at the Langebio Academic Days, Langebio, Mexico.

GLO-Roots: an imaging platform enabling multidimensional characterization of soil-grown root systems

Rellán-Álvarez, R., Lobet, G., Lindner, H., Pradier, P.-L., Sebastian, J., Yee, M.-C., … Dinneny, J. R. (2015, August 19). ELife, Vol. 4.

Multidimensional mapping of root responses to soil environmental cues using a luminescence-based imaging system

Seminar presented at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany.

Roundtable Organization Emerging technologies for root systems scale imaging and phenotyping

Presented at the Rhizosphere 4: Stretching the Interface of Life - Congress on rhizosphere hosted by the Centre for Soil Ecology, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Towards a root system level understanding of how plants adjust root function and shape and integrate heterogeneous environmental cues

Keynote talk presented at the XVI National Congress of Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Biology, IX Simposium, Mexico-USA Queretaro, México.

Growth and Luminescence Observatory of Roots (GLO-Roots) A platform for the Analysis of Root Structure and Physiology in Soil

Presented at the PAG XXII Plant Phenotypes Workshop, San Diego, California.

Symposium on Unlocking Yield Potential in Soil

Presented at the BASF, Limburgerhof, Germany.

Understanding Root Physiology in Soil Using a Novel Imaging Platform

Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biology, Portland, Oregon.

Understanding Root Physiology in Soil Using a Novel Imaging Platform

Seminar presented at the San José University, San Jose, CA.

Growth and Luminescence Observatory of Roots (GLO-Roots) A platform for the Analysis of Root Structure and Physiology in Soil

Talk presented at the XVII International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, Istanbul, Turkey.

Iron-dependent modifications of the flower transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, and hormonal content in an Arabidopsis ferritin mutant

Sudre, D., Gutierrez-Carbonell, E., Lattanzio, G., Rellán-Álvarez, R., Gaymard, F., Wohlgemuth, G., … Briat, J.-F. (2013, May 16). Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 64, pp. 2665–2688.

Understanding Root Physiology in Soil Using a Novel Imaging Platform

Seminar presented at the California State University at Monterey Bay, CA.

Nicotianamine Functions in the Phloem-Based Transport of Iron to Sink Organs, in Pollen Development and Pollen Tube Growth in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell, 24(6), 2380–2400.

Development of a New High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Electrospray Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Method for the Determination of Low Molecular Mass Organic Acids in Plant Tissue Extracts

Rellán-Álvarez, R., López-Gomollón, S., Abadía, J., & Álvarez-Fernández, A. (2011, May 28). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Vol. 59, pp. 6864–6870.

Iron xylem transport, the long and short of it

Seminar presented at the 3rd Japan-China Joint Workshop on Plant Nutrition, Kurashiki, Japan.

Metabolite profile changes in xylem sap and leaf extracts of strategy I plants in response to iron deficiency and resupply

Frontiers Plant Science, 2(OCT), 66.

Oxidative stress is a consequence, not a cause, of aluminum toxicity in the forage legume Lotus corniculatus

New Phytologist, 193(3), 625–636.

Towards a knowledge-based correction of iron chlorosis

Abadía, J., Vázquez, S., Rellán-Álvarez, R., El-Jendoubi, H., Abadía, A., Álvarez-Fernández, A., & López-Millán, A. F. (2011, February 4). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Vol. 49, pp. 471–482.

Carboxylate metabolism in sugar beet plants grown with excess Zn

Sagardoy, R., Morales, F., Rellán-Álvarez, R., Abadía, A., Abadía, J., & López-Millán, A. F. (2010, December 31). Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 168, pp. 730–733.

Changes in the proteomic and metabolic profiles of Beta vulgaris root tips in response to iron deficiency and resupply

Rellán-Álvarez, R., Andaluz, S., Rodríguez-Celma, J., Wohlgemuth, G., Zocchi, G., Álvarez-Fernández, A., … Abadía, J. (2010, June 21). BMC Plant Biology, Vol. 10.

Changes induced by two levels of cadmium toxicity in the 2-DE protein profile of tomato roots

Rodríguez-Celma, J., Rellán-Álvarez, R., Abadía, A., Abadía, J., & López-Millán, A.-F. (2010, May 26). Journal of Proteomics, Vol. 73, pp. 1694–1706.

Delving into iron deficiency metabolomics

Talk presented at the XV International Symposium on Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants, Budapest, Hungary.

Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality of Pepper Plants Amended with Two Sanitized Sewage Sludges

Pascual, I., Azcona, I., Aguirreolea, J., Morales Fermı́n, Corpas, F. J., Palma, J. M., … Sánchez-Díaz, M. (2010, May 7). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Vol. 58, pp. 6951–6959.

Iron speciation in plant xylem sap using LC-ESI-TOFMS

Talk presented at the International Franco-Spanish Workshop on Bio-Inorganic Analytical Chemistry, Pau, Francia.

Metabolic response in roots of Prunus rootstocks submitted to iron chlorosis

Jiménez, S., Ollat, N., Deborde, C., Maucourt, M., Rellán-Álvarez, R., Moreno, M. Á., & Gogorcena, Y. (2010, October 17). Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 168, pp. 415–423.

Changes in the proteomic and metabolic profiles of Beta vulgaris root tips in response to iron deficiency and resupply

Keynote presented at the XVI International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, Sacramento, California, USA.

Effect of oil refinery sludges on the growth and antioxidant system of alfalfa plants

Martí, M. C., Camejo, D., Fernández-García, N., Rellán-Álvarez, R., Marques, S., Sevilla, F., & Jiménez, A. (2009, June 24). Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 171, pp. 879–885.

Identification of a Tri-Iron(III), Tri-Citrate Complex in the Xylem Sap of Iron-Deficient Tomato Resupplied with Iron: New Insights into Plant Iron Long-Distance Transport

Rellán-Álvarez, R., Giner-Martínez-Sierra, J., Orduna, J., Orera, I., Rodríguez-Castrillón, J. Á., García-Alonso, J. I., … Álvarez-Fernández, A. (2009, November 25). Plant and Cell Physiology, Vol. 51, pp. 91–102.

Iron is transported as a tri-Fe(III), tri-citrate complex in plant xylem sap

Presented at the XVIII Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal. XI Congreso Hispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal, Zaragoza, Spain.

Formation of metal‐nicotianamine complexes as affected by pH, ligand exchange with citrate and metal exchange. A study by electrospray ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

Rellán‐Álvarez, R., Abadía, J., & Álvarez‐Fernández, A. (2008, April 17). Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, Vol. 22, pp. 1553–1562.

Rapid alteration of cellular redox homeostasis upon exposure to cadmium and mercury in alfalfa seedlings

Ortega‐Villasante, C., Hernández, L. E., Rellán‐Álvarez, R., Campo, F. F. D., & Carpena‐Ruiz, R. O. (2007, July 26). New Phytologist, Vol. 176, pp. 96–107.

Direct and simultaneous determination of reduced and oxidized glutathione and homoglutathione by liquid chromatography–electrospray/mass spectrometry in plant tissue extracts

Rellán-Álvarez, R., Hernández, L. E., Abadía, J., & Álvarez-Fernández, A. (2006, June 13). Analytical Biochemistry, Vol. 356, pp. 254–264.

Stress Responses of Zea mays to Cadmium and Mercury

Rellán-Álvarez, R., Ortega-Villasante, C., Álvarez-Fernández, A., Campo, F. F., & Hernández, L. E. (2006, January 1). Plant and Soil, Vol. 279, pp. 41–50.

Cellular damage induced by cadmium and mercury in Medicago sativa

Ortega-Villasante, C., Rellán-Álvarez, R., Campo, F. F. D., Carpena-Ruiz, R. O., & Hernández, L. E. (2005, July 4). Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 56, pp. 2239–2251.

Convergent phospholipid metabolism in highland adapted maize?

Rellan-Alvarez, R. Talk presented at the Future Trends in Common Bean and Maize Research, Instituto de Biotecnología, Cuernavaca, México.