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Presence Formerly Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Refreshed 2026-08-16

Jacqueline Vargas Ulloa

Researcher

Also affiliated: Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2026)

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with Arkansas State University through 2024.

Unknown Researcher

2 h-index 3 pubs 7 cited

  • Nicotiana
  • Hydroxyproline
  • Cellulase
  • Glycosylation
  • Biomass
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Plant Cells
  • Caldicellulosiruptor
  • Cell Wall
  • Cellulose
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Gene Expression Profiling

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jacqueline Vargas Ulloa investigates the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying plant cell wall modification, with a focus on biomass digestibility and gene expression. Her research has explored the intracellular trafficking and glycosylation of hydroxyproline-O-glycosylation modules in tobacco BY-2 cells, demonstrating a dependence on medium composition and transcriptome profiles. Vargas Ulloa has also studied the expression of endoglucanase from *Acidothermus cellulolyticus* in planta, noting its extensive hydroxyproline-O-glycosylation and its impact on biomass digestibility. Her work also extends to the production of valuable compounds, such as antibacterial pentacyclic triterpenoids, from hairy root cultures of *Bixa orellana* through abiotic elicitation. Vargas Ulloa collaborates with researchers at Arkansas State University, including Jianfeng Xu and Amit Raj Sharma, and has authored three publications with an h-index of 2.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 3
  • Citations: 7

Selected Publications

  • Acidothermus cellulolyticus E1 endoglucanase expressed in planta undergoes extensive hydroxyproline-O-glycosylation and exhibits enhanced impact on biomass digestibility (2024)
    Plant Cell Reports 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Intracellular trafficking and glycosylation of hydroxyproline-O-glycosylation module in tobacco BY-2 cells is dependent on medium composition and transcriptome analysis (2023)
    Scientific Reports 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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