Dr. J.M. (Juan) Alba Cano
Researcher
Faculty of Science
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
Visiting address
- Science Park 904
- Room number:C3.218
Postal address
- Postbus 94240
1090 GE Amsterdam
Contact details
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Research
My research focuses on the interaction of the herbivore spider mite Tetranychus urticae with tomato as host plant. We assume that the compatibility of the interaction is determined by many factors; involving the constitutive/induced plant defenses, and how the spider mite can handle these defenses.
I am currently focusing on a family of proteins that the herbivore injects to the host plant, the so called effectors. These proteins have the ability to alter the physiology of the plant converting to a better host for the herbivore. The study of these effectors and the plant-targeted proteins will help us to understand the herbivore/plant interaction. We can use this information to open new strategies for crop protection.
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Publications
2020
Liu, J., Chafi, R., Legarrea, S., Alba, J. M., Meijer, T., Menken, S. B. J., & Kant, M. R. (2020). Spider Mites Cause More Damage to Tomato in the Dark When Induced Defenses Are Lower. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46(7), 631-641. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-020-01195-1 [details]- Liu, J., Legarrea, S., Alba, J. M., Dong, L., Chafi, R., Menken, S. B. J., & Kant, M. R. (2020). Juvenile Spider Mites Induce Salicylate Defenses, but Not Jasmonate Defenses, Unlike Adults. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, [980]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00980 [details]
- López-Orenes, A., Alba, J. M., Kant, M. R., Calderón, A. A., & Ferrer, M. A. (2020). OPDA and ABA accumulation in Pb-stressed Zygophyllum fabago can be primed by salicylic acid and coincides with organ-specific differences in accumulation of phenolics. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 154, 612-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.06.028 [details]
- Sato, Y., & Alba, J. M. (2020). Reproductive interference and sensitivity to female pheromones in males and females of two herbivorous mite species. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 81(1), 59-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-020-00492-4 [details]
2018
- Schimmel, B. C. J., Alba, J. M., Wybouw, N., Glas, J. J., Meijer, T. T., Schuurink, R. C., & Kant, M. R. (2018). Distinct Signatures of Host Defense Suppression by Plant-Feeding Mites. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(10), [3265]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19103265 [details]
- Zhang, N. X., Messelink, G. J., Alba, J. M., Schuurink, R. C., Kant, M. R., & Janssen, A. (2018). Phytophagy of omnivorous predator Macrolophus pygmaeus affects performance of herbivores through induced plant defences. Oecologia, 186(1), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-017-4000-7 [details]
2017
- Ximénez-Embún, M. G., Glas, J. J., Ortego, F., Alba, J. M., Castañera, P., & Kant, M. R. (2017). Drought stress promotes the colonization success of a herbivorous mite that manipulates plant defenses. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 73(3-4), 297-315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-017-0200-4 [details]
2016
- Ataide, L. M. S., Pappas, M. L., Schimmel, B. C. J., Lopez-Orenes, A., Alba, J. M., Duarte, M. V. A., Pallini, A., Schuurink, R. C., & Kant, M. R. (2016). Induced plant-defenses suppress herbivore reproduction but also constrain predation of their offspring. Plant Science, 252, 300-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.08.004 [details]
- Escobar-Bravo, R., Alba, J. M., Pons, C., Granell, A., Kant, M. R., Moriones, E., & Fernández-Muñoz, R. (2016). A Jasmonate-Inducible Defense Trait Transferred from Wild into Cultivated Tomato Establishes Increased Whitefly Resistance and Reduced Viral Disease Incidence. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, [1732]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01732 [details]
- Sato, Y., Alba, J. M., Egas, M., & Sabelis, M. W. (2016). The role of web sharing, species recognition and host-plant defence in interspecific competition between two herbivorous mite species. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 70(3), 261-274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-016-0079-5 [details]
- Villarroel, C. A., Jonckheere, W., Alba Cano, J. M., Glas, J. J., Dermauw, W., Haring, M. A., Van Leeuwen, T., Schuurink, R. C., & Kant, M. R. (2016). Salivary proteins of spider mites suppress defenses in Nicotiana benthamiana and promote mite reproduction. Plant Journal, 86(2), 119–131. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13152 [details]
2015
- Alba, J. M., Schimmel, B. C. J., Glas, J. J., Ataide, L. M. S., Pappas, M. L., Villarroel, C. A., Schuurink, R. C., Sabelis, M. W., & Kant, M. R. (2015). Spider mites suppress tomato defenses downstream of jasmonate and salicylate independently of hormonal crosstalk. New Phytologist, 205(2), 828-840. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13075 [details]
- Kant, M. R., Jonckheere, W., Knegt, B., Lemos, F., Liu, J., Schimmel, B. C. J., Villarroel, C. A., Ataide, L. M. S., Dermauw, W., Glas, J. J., Egas, M., Janssen, A., Van Leeuwen, T., Schuurink, R. C., Sabelis, M. W., & Alba, J. M. (2015). Mechanisms and ecological consequences of plant defence induction and suppression in herbivore communities. Annals of Botany, 115(7), 1015-1051. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcv054 [details]
2014
- Falara, V., Alba, J. M., Kant, M. R., Schuurink, R. C., & Pichersky, E. (2014). Geranyllinalool synthases in solanaceae and other angiosperms constitute an ancient branch of diterpene synthases involved in the synthesis of defensive compounds. Plant Physiology, 166(1), 428-441. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.243246 [details]
- Glas, J. J., Alba, J. M., Simoni, S., Villarroel, C. A., Stoops, M., Schimmel, B. C. J., Schuurink, R. C., Sabelis, M. W., & Kant, M. R. (2014). Defense suppression benefits herbivores that have a monopoly on their feeding site but can backfire within natural communities. BMC Biology, 12, [98]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-014-0098-9 [details]
- Sato, Y., Alba, J. M., & Sabelis, M. W. (2014). Testing for reproductive interference in the population dynamics of two congeneric species of herbivorous mites. Heredity, 113(6), 495-502. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2014.53 [details]
2013
- Salinas, S., Capel, C., Alba, J. M., Mora, B., Cuartero, J., Fernández-Muñoz, R., ... Capel, J. (2013). Genetic mapping of two QTL from the wild tomato Solanum pimpinellifolium L. controlling resistance against two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 126(1), 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-012-1961-0 [details]
- van Houten, Y. M., Glas, J. J., Hoogerbrugge, H., Rothe, J., Bolckmans, K. J. F., Simoni, S., ... Sabelis, M. W. (2013). Herbivory-associated degradation of tomato trichomes and its impact on biological control of Aculops lycopersici. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 60(2), 127-138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-012-9638-6 [details]
2012
- Alba, J. M., Allmann, S., Glas, J. J., Schimmel, B. C. J., Spyropoulou, E. A., Stoops, M., Villaroel, C., & Kant, M. R. (2012). Induction and suppression of herbivore-induced indirect defenses. In G. Witzany, & F. Baluška (Eds.), Biocommunication of plants (pp. 197-212). (Signaling and communication in plants; No. 14). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23524-5_11 [details]
- Alba, J. M., Bleeker, P. M., Glas, J. J., Schimmel, B. C. J., van Wijk, M., Sabelis, M. W., Schuurink, R. C., & Kant, M. R. (2012). The impact of induced plant volatiles on lant-arthropod interactions. In G. Smagghe, & I. Diaz (Eds.), Arthropod-plant interactions: novel insights and approaches for IPM (pp. 15-73). (Progress in biological control; No. 14). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3873-7_2 [details]
- Glas, J. J., Schimmel, B. C. J., Alba, J. M., Escobar-Bravo, R., Schuurink, R. C., & Kant, M. R. (2012). Plant glandular trichomes as targets for breeding or engineering of resistance to herbivores. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 13(12), 17077-17103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms131217077 [details]
2011
- Alba Cano, J. M., Glas, J. J., Schimmel, B. C. J., & Kant, M. (2011). Avoidance and suppression of plant defenses by herbivores and pathogens. Journal of Plant Interactions, 6(4), 221-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2010.551670 [details]
2017
- Knegt, B., Alba, J. M., Ataide, L. M. S., Barbosa, T. A., Bernardo, A. M. G., Chafi, R., ... Egas, M. (2017). Meta-analysis reveals intraspecific variation in herbivores for plant-mediated interactions. Poster session presented at Gordon Research Conference "Plant - Herbivore Interactions", Ventura, CA, USA, United States.
2016
- Ataide, L. M. S., Pappas, M. L., Duarte, M. V. A., Schimmel, B. C. J., Alba Cano, J. M., Sabelis, M. W., ... Kant, M. (2016). Jasmonate defenses operate against target and non-target mites. Abstract from EURAAC 2016 Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
- Villarroel Figueroa, C. A., Jonckheere, W., Alba Cano, J. M., Glas, J. J., Dermauw, W., Haring, M., Van Leeuwen, T. B. S., Schuurink, R. C., & Kant, M. (2016). Effector proteins of spider mites improve their performance by plant defense manipulation. Abstract from EURAAC 2016 Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
- Ximenez-Embun, M. G., Glas, J. J., Ortego, F., Alba Cano, J. M., Castañera, P., & Kant, M. (2016). Drought Stress in Tomato Plants increases the performance of the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici. Abstract from EURAAC 2016 Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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Liu, J., Chafi, R., Legarrea, S., Alba, J. M., Meijer, T., Menken, S. B. J., & Kant, M. R. (2020). Spider Mites Cause More Damage to Tomato in the Dark When Induced Defenses Are Lower. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46(7), 631-641.