Dr. Antonio Encina-Garcia
Personal Details |
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| Name | : Dr. Antonio Encina-Garcia |
| Nationality | : Spanish |
| Former position in group | : Postdoctoral researcher, regular visitor of the lab |
Academic Background
| 1994 | : | Degree in Biological Sciences, University of León, (Specialization in Environmental Sciences) |
| 1995 | : | Graduate with Honor in Biological Sciences, University of León. The Honor Graduate project entitled: "Cultivos celulares de Phaseolus vulgaris L. tolerantes a concentraciones letales de 2,6-diclorobenzonitrilo (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cell cultures tolerant to lethal concentrations of 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile)". |
| 1999 | : | Doctor in Biological Sciences, University of León. The title of the Thesis was "Caracterización de la tolerancia al herbicida 2,6-diclorobenzonitrilo en cultivos celulares de Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Characterization of tolerance to herbicide 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile on Phaseolus vulgaris L. cell cultures". Supervised by Dr. J.M. Álvarez Fernández and Dr. J.L. Acebes Arranz |
Research
1995 - 1999
: Fellow of University of León. Project entitled: "Selección de líneas celulares de alubia (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) resistentes a herbicidas inhibidores del crecimiento (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cell lines selection to growth inhibitor herbicides)"
1996 - 1997
: Research staff member in project entitled "Inducción de tolerancia al herbicida isoxaben en cebada (Hordeum vulgare L.) y judía (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): efecto inhibidor y caracterización de la tolerancia. (Barley -Hordeum vulgare L.- and bean -Phaseolus vulgaris L.- isoxaben tolerance induction: inhibitory effect and tolerance characterization)". Junta de Castilla y León. Universidad de Leon (España) Main reserch: Dr. J.M. Alvarez Fernandez
2000 - 2001
: Research staff member in project entitled "Effects of water and nutrient stress on pine susceptibility to various pest and disease guilds". FAIR 3CT 96-1854. Universidad de León (España) Main research: Dr. François Lieutier.
2001 - 2002
: Research staff in project entitled "Integrated control of polysaccharide and lignin biosynthesis improve cellulose content and availibility and fibre quality" led by Prof. Stephen C. Fry. QLK5-CT-200-01493. University of Edinburgh (UK).
Currently
: Lecturer in Plant Physiology at University of Leon (Spain).
Publications
- Encina, A.E., Sevillano, J.M., Moral, R.M., Acebes, J.L., Álvarez, J.M. (1996). The effect of 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile on bean cell wall growth and adaptation to lethal concentration. En "Proceedings of the international symposium on weed and crop resistance to herbicides". (R. de Prado, J. Jorrín, L. García Torres y G. Marshall eds.), pp 194-195. Servicio de Publicaciones Universidad de Córdoba. Córdoba.
- Díaz-Cacho, P., Moral, R., Encina, A., Acebes, J.L., Álvarez J. (1999). Cell wall modifications in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) callus cultures tolerant to isoxaben. Physiol. Plant. 107: 54-59.
- Encina A., Moral, R., Acebes, J.L., Álvarez, J. (2001). Characterization of cell walls in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) callus cultures tolerant to 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile. Plant Sci. 160 (2): 331-339.
- Encina A., Díaz-Cacho, P., Álvarez J.M., Acebes J.L. (2001). Cambios en los polisacáridos de la pared celular de líneas celulares tolerantes a inhibidores de la biosíntesis de celulosa. En "Fisiología, Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Carbohidratos de Plantas". (J. Pozueta Romero ed.) Universidad Pública de Navarra. Pamplona.
- Encina, A., Sevillano, J.M., Acebes, J.L., Alvarez, J.M. (2002). Cell wall modifications of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cell suspensions during habituation and dehabituation to dichlobenil. Physiol. Plant. 114: 182-191
- E. Recio, A. Encina, J. Alvarez, J.L. Acebes. (2003) Autolysis-like release of homogalacturonan from bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) callus cell walls. Plant Science, 164: 579-588.
- M.M. Fernández Fernández, A. E. García, F. Lieutier (2004) Effect of various densities of Ophiostoma ips inoculations in Pinus sylvestris in north-western Spain. Forest Pathology, 34: 1-11.
- Ana Alonso-Simón. Antonio E. Encina, Penélope García-Angulo, Jesús M. Álvarez, José L. Acebes (2004).FTIR spectroscopy monitoring of cell wall modification during habituation of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) callus culture to dichlobenil. Plant Science, 167: 1273-1281.
- Antonio Encina, Stephen C. Fry (2005) Oxidative coupling of a feruloyl-arabinoxylan trisaccharide (FAXX) in the walls of living maize cells requires endogenous hydrogen peroxide and is controlled by a low-Mr apoplastic inhibitor. Planta Jul 28;:1-13 (Epub ahead of print).
- Penélope García-Angulo, William G.T. Willats, Antonio E. Encina, Ana Alonso-Simón, Jesús M. Álvarez, and José L. Acebes. Immunocytochemical characterisation of the cell walls of bean cell suspensions during habituation and dehabituation to dichlobenil. Physiol. Plant. 2005 (accepted).
Posters
- Encina, A., González, M., Álvarez, J.M., Acebes, J.L. (2001) Cell wall changes in bean cell suspension cultures during habituation and dehabituation to dichlobenil. 9th International Cell Wall Meeting, p. 282 Toulouse (France)
- Encina A., Fry S.C. (2002) Apoplastic metabolism of phenolic esters in suspension-cultured maize cells. 12th Annual Scottish Cell Wall Group Meeting p.10. Paisley University. Glasgow
- Encina A., Fry S.C. (2004) Apoplastic metabolism of hemicellulose-bound feruloyl esters in suspensión-cultured maize cells. X Cell Wall Meeting p.111.Sorrento (Italy)