Luis López Maury

Group: Stress response and synthetic biology of photosynthetic microorganisms

Position: Associate Professor, US

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Formation

Degree in Biology, University of Seville, 2000
PhD in Biology, University of Seville, 2005
Postdoctoral fellow MEC/FEBS 2005-2010, Jürg Bähler Lab UK
JAEdoc contract 2010-2013 IBVF
Access Contract, University of Seville, 2014-2017
Assitant Professor, University of Seville, 2018-2021

Research Interests

My scientific career has focused on the study of gene expression and metal homeostasis, particularly in photosynthetic organisms. I have made seminal contributions to the identification of the mechanisms of resistance and gene regulation of Ni, Co, As and Cu. Currently, my main interests are metal homeostasis in photosynthetic organisms and the development of Synthetic Biology in cyanobacteria.

Publications

García-Cañas R, Giner-Lamia J, Florencio FJ, López-Maury L. A protease-mediated mechanism regulates the cytochrome c₆/plastocyanin switch in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Feb 2;118(5):e2017898118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2017898118. PMID: 33495331; PMCID: PMC7865156.

Giner-Lamia J, López-Maury L, Florencio FJ. Global transcriptional profiles of the copper responses in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 30;9(9):e108912. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108912. PMID: 25268225; PMCID: PMC4182526.

López-Maury L, Marguerat S, Bähler J. Tuning gene expression to changing environments: from rapid responses to evolutionary adaptation. Nat Rev Genet. 2008 Aug;9(8):583-93. doi: 10.1038/nrg2398. PMID: 18591982.

López-Maury L, Florencio FJ, Reyes JC. Arsenic sensing and resistance system in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803. J Bacteriol. 2003 Sep;185(18):5363-71. doi: 10.1128/JB.185.18.5363-5371.2003. PMID: 12949088; PMCID: PMC193754.

López-Maury L, García-Domínguez M, Florencio FJ, Reyes JC. A two-component signal transduction system involved in nickel sensing in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Mol Microbiol. 2002 Jan;43(1):247-56. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02741.x. PMID: 11849552.