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Clemencia M. Rojas Data-verified
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20 h-index
33 pubs
2,119 cited
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Clemencia M. Rojas's research program focuses on understanding plant immunity and disease resistance mechanisms, particularly in response to bacterial pathogens. Her work investigates the molecular interactions between plants and pathogens, exploring how bacterial effectors manipulate host cellular processes and how plants activate defense responses. A significant portion of her research utilizes *Arabidopsis thaliana* and *Nicotiana* species as model systems to dissect these complex interactions.
Her publications detail the roles of specific bacterial type III effectors, such as HopG1 and HopD1 from *Pseudomonas syringae*, in triggering plant cell death and interfering with plant immune proteins like AtNHR2B. Rojas also studies the functional significance of plant proteins, such as formate dehydrogenase (FDH1) and the AtNHR2A/AtNHR2B secretory pathway components, in conferring disease resistance. Her recent work has also explored the identification and potential application of biopesticides derived from bacterial secretomes, specifically from *Pseudomonas protegens*, against plant diseases like Bacterial Panicle Blight of rice. Rojas has received federal funding from the NSF for research related to chloroplast retrograde signaling during plant immunity and for the deployment of antibacterials as seed treatments.
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- h-index: 20
- Publications: 33
- Citations: 2,119
Selected Publications
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AtNHR2A and AtNHR2B: Two Players of the Plant Secretory Pathway Functioning in Biotic Stress Responses (2025)
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The Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 effector HopD1 interferes with cellular dynamics associated with the function of the plant immune protein AtNHR2B (2023)
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Agrobacterium expressing a type III secretion system delivers Pseudomonas effectors into plant cells to enhance transformation (2022)
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Metabolomic characterization of <i>Pseudomonas protegens</i> secretions for identification of biopesticides against Bacterial Panicle Blight of rice (2022)
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The Pseudomonas syringae type III effector HopG1 triggers necrotic cell death that is attenuated by AtNHR2B (2022)
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<i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> pv. tomato DC3000 Effector HopG1 is a multi-faceted protein that Triggers Necrotic Cell Death that is attenuated by the Nonhost Resistance 2B (AtNHR2B) Protein (2021)
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Genome Sequence Resource of <i>Burkholderia glumae</i> UAPB13 (2021)
Federal Grants 2 $213,299 total
NSF
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May 2022 - Jun 2023
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Top Collaborators
Catalina Rodríguez-Puerto
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- The Pseudomonas syringae type III effector HopG1 triggers necrotic cell death that is attenuated by AtNHR2B
- The Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 effector HopD1 interferes with cellular dynamics associated with the function of the plant immune protein AtNHR2B
- <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> pv. tomato DC3000 Effector HopG1 is a multi-faceted protein that Triggers Necrotic Cell Death that is attenuated by the Nonhost Resistance 2B (AtNHR2B) Protein
Perla Rocha-Loyola
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- The Pseudomonas syringae type III effector HopG1 triggers necrotic cell death that is attenuated by AtNHR2B
- The Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 effector HopD1 interferes with cellular dynamics associated with the function of the plant immune protein AtNHR2B
- <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> pv. tomato DC3000 Effector HopG1 is a multi-faceted protein that Triggers Necrotic Cell Death that is attenuated by the Nonhost Resistance 2B (AtNHR2B) Protein
Rupak Chakraborty
South Dakota State University (US)
2 shared publications
- The Pseudomonas syringae type III effector HopG1 triggers necrotic cell death that is attenuated by AtNHR2B
- <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> pv. tomato DC3000 Effector HopG1 is a multi-faceted protein that Triggers Necrotic Cell Death that is attenuated by the Nonhost Resistance 2B (AtNHR2B) Protein
Raksha Singh
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- The Pseudomonas syringae type III effector HopG1 triggers necrotic cell death that is attenuated by AtNHR2B
- <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> pv. tomato DC3000 Effector HopG1 is a multi-faceted protein that Triggers Necrotic Cell Death that is attenuated by the Nonhost Resistance 2B (AtNHR2B) Protein
Samantha J. Balboa
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
2 shared publications
- Metabolomic characterization of <i>Pseudomonas protegens</i> secretions for identification of biopesticides against Bacterial Panicle Blight of rice
- Defining the Secondary Metabolites in the <i>Pseudomonas protegens</i> PBL3 Secretome with Antagonistic Activity Against <i>Burkholderia glumae</i>
Leslie M. Hicks
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
2 shared publications
- Metabolomic characterization of <i>Pseudomonas protegens</i> secretions for identification of biopesticides against Bacterial Panicle Blight of rice
- Defining the Secondary Metabolites in the <i>Pseudomonas protegens</i> PBL3 Secretome with Antagonistic Activity Against <i>Burkholderia glumae</i>
Sunhee Oh
Noble Research Institute (US)
2 shared publications
- Agrobacterium expressing a type III secretion system delivers Pseudomonas effectors into plant cells to enhance transformation
- Functional role of formate dehydrogenase 1 (FDH1) for host and nonhost disease resistance against bacterial pathogens
Kirankumar S. Mysore
Noble Research Institute (US)
2 shared publications
- Agrobacterium expressing a type III secretion system delivers Pseudomonas effectors into plant cells to enhance transformation
- Functional role of formate dehydrogenase 1 (FDH1) for host and nonhost disease resistance against bacterial pathogens
Sophie Alvarez
University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
2 shared publications
- Defining the Secondary Metabolites in the <i>Pseudomonas protegens</i> PBL3 Secretome with Antagonistic Activity Against <i>Burkholderia glumae</i>
- AtNHR2A and AtNHR2B: Two Players of the Plant Secretory Pathway Functioning in Biotic Stress Responses
Juanita Gil
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Genome Sequence Resource of <i>Burkholderia glumae</i> UAPB13
Laura Ortega
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Genome Sequence Resource of <i>Burkholderia glumae</i> UAPB13
Alejandro Rojas
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Genome Sequence Resource of <i>Burkholderia glumae</i> UAPB13
Maia Vierengel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
1 shared publication
- Metabolomic characterization of <i>Pseudomonas protegens</i> secretions for identification of biopesticides against Bacterial Panicle Blight of rice
Kristen Gates
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Metabolomic characterization of <i>Pseudomonas protegens</i> secretions for identification of biopesticides against Bacterial Panicle Blight of rice
Vidhyavathi Raman
Noble Research Institute (US)
1 shared publication
- Agrobacterium expressing a type III secretion system delivers Pseudomonas effectors into plant cells to enhance transformation
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