Isabel Molina, Algoma University

Research

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Latest papers

A regulatory module integrates lipid metabolism and cell wall remodeling to establish the seed coat palisade barrier.
The Plant cell · 2026
Braiding Knowledge Systems: Integrating Indigenous Wisdom and Sustainable Research for a Regenerative Future.
ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering · 2026
Compositional Analysis of Cutin in Maize Leaves.
Cold Spring Harbor protocols · 2025 · senior author

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Plant Lipid Metabolism
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$175,000
EXPLORING THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF PLANT FATTY ACID-BASED POLYMERS
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Plant Lipid Biology
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$215,000

All 7 grants and awards

28 publications.

01

A regulatory module integrates lipid metabolism and cell wall remodeling to establish the seed coat palisade barrier.

Lu Z, Han L, Gu Z, Sonntag A, Molina I, Jiang H, Wang M, Zhang X, Wang H, Xu Y, Zhang J, Zhang X, Chai M, Wang ZY, Mysore KS, Wen J, Yuan F, Liu Y, Pan C, Wang Z, Zhou C

The Plant cell2026

DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koag255 PMID: 42676246

02

Braiding Knowledge Systems: Integrating Indigenous Wisdom and Sustainable Research for a Regenerative Future.

Edgar-Webkamigad E, Rebek JL, Twiss MR, Antunes PM, Aubin I, Molina I, Barone JM, Jones A, Moores A

ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering2026

DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c12623 PMID: 42064404

03

Compositional Analysis of Cutin in Maize Leaves.

Bourgault R, Molina I

Cold Spring Harbor protocols2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot108434 PMID: 39134423

04

Update on the structure and regulated biosynthesis of the apoplastic polymers cutin and suberin.

Kosma DK, Graça J, Molina I

Plant physiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae653 PMID: 39657911

05

Altered Metabolism in Knockdown Lines of Two HXXXD/BAHD Acyltransferases During Wound Healing in Potato Tubers.

Sinka JL, Queralta-Castillo I, Yeung LS, Molina I, Dhaubhadel S, Bernards MA

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)2024

DOI: 10.3390/plants13212995 PMID: 39519913

06

Integrative multi-omic analysis identifies genes associated with cuticular wax biogenesis in adult maize leaves.

Lin M, Bacher H, Bourgault R, Qiao P, Matschi S, Vasquez MF, Mohammadi M, van Boerdonk S, Scanlon MJ, Smith LG, Molina I, Gore MA

G3 (Bethesda, Md.)2024

DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae241 PMID: 39387497

07

Kaempferol-3-rhamnoside overaccumulation in flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase tt7 mutants compromises seed coat outer integument differentiation and seed longevity.

Niñoles R, Arjona P, Azad SM, Hashim A, Casañ J, Bueso E, Serrano R, Espinosa A, Molina I, Gadea J

The New phytologist2023

DOI: 10.1111/nph.18836 PMID: 36829299

08

Editorial: Plant cuticle: From biosynthesis to ecological functions.

Molina I, Bueno A, Heredia A, Domínguez E

Frontiers in plant science2023First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1154255 PMID: 36875608

09

Integrating GWAS and TWAS to elucidate the genetic architecture of maize leaf cuticular conductance.

Lin M, Qiao P, Matschi S, Vasquez M, Ramstein GP, Bourgault R, Mohammadi M, Scanlon MJ, Molina I, Smith LG, Gore MA

Plant physiology2022

DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac198 PMID: 35512195

10

Chemical and Molecular Characterization of Wound-Induced Suberization in Poplar (Populus alba × P. tremula) Stem Bark.

Rains MK, Caron C, Regan S, Molina I

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)2022Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/plants11091143 PMID: 35567144