Acuigen, genetics for aquaculture and conservation biological resources

Interests

My research is focused on the analysis of the mechanisms of sex determination and differentiation in turbot. I am interested both in the characterization of the genes involved in these processes and in the conservation analysis of the genomic regions in which these genes are located in other species of fish. The study of this relevant productive character in fish, is addressed globally integrating genetic and physical mapping, citogenomics, gene expression and comparative genomics analysis.

Selected publications

Figueras, A., Robledo, D.,  Corvelo, A., Hermida, M., Pereiro, P., Rubiolo, J.A., Gómez-Garrido, J., Carreté, L., Bello, X., Gut, M., Gut, I.G., Marcet-Houben, M., Forn-Cuní1, G., Galán, B., García, J.L., Abal-Fabeiro, J.L., Pardo, B.G., Taboada, X., Fernández, C., Vlasova, A., Hermoso-Pulido, A., Guigó, R., Álvarez-Dios, J.A., Gómez-Tato, A., Viñas, A., Maside, X., Gabaldón, T., Novoa, B., Bouza, C., Alioto, T. and Martínez, P. 2016. Whole genome sequencing of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus; Pleuronectiformes): A fish adapted to demersal life. DNA Res doi: 10.1093/dnares/dsw007.

Ribas L., Robledo D., Viñas A., Martínez P., Piferrer F. 2016. Comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of the process of gonadal sex differentiation in the turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology   422: 132-49.

Robledo D., Ribas L., Cal R., Sánchez L., Piferrer F., Martínez P. & Viñas A. (2015). Gene expression analysis at the onset of sex differentiation in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). BMC Genomics, 16: 973.

Martínez P., Viñas A., Sánchez L., Díaz N., Ribas L., Piferrer F. 2014. Genetic architecture of sex determination in fish: Applications to sex ratio control in aquaculture. Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 5, 340: 1-13.

Taboada X., Hermida M., Pardo B.G., Vera M., Piferrer F., Viñas A., Bouza C. &  Martínez P. 2014. Fine mapping and evolution of the major sex determining region in Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). G3, 4(10): 1871-80.

Robledo D., Hernández-Urcera J., Cal R.M., Pardo B.G., Sánchez L., Martínez P. & Viñas A. (2014). Analysis of qPCR reference gene stability determination methods and a practical approach for efficiency calculation on a turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) gonad dataset. BMC Genomics, 15: 648.

Taboada X., Pansonato-Alves J.C., Foresti F., Martínez P., Viñas A., Pardo B.G. &  Bouza C. 2014. Consolidation of the genetic and cytogenetic maps of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) using FISH with BAC clones. Chromosoma, 123(3): 281-91.

Vale, L., Diéguez, R., Sánchez, L. Martínez, P., Viñas A. 2014. A sex-associated sequence identified by RAPD screening in gynogenetic individuals of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). Molecular Biology Reports 41: 1501-1509.

Piferrer,  F., Martínez, P., Ribas^, L., Díaz^, N., Viñas A. 2012. Functional genomics analysis of sex determination and differentiation in teleost fish. En: Functional Genomics in Aqualculture. Ed. Saroglia M y Liu Z. Wiley-Blackwell.

Viñas A., Taboada X., Vale L., Robledo D., Hermida M., Vera M. & Martínez P. 2012. Mapping of DNA Sex-Specific Markers and Genes Related to Sex Differentiation in Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). Marine Biotechnology,14(5):655-63