Ballester Devis, Maria

Researcher expert in molecular biology and pig genomics

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  • Guiding eQTL mapping and genomic prediction of gene expression in three pig breeds with tissue-specific epigenetic annotations from early development

    Mollandin, F; Acloque, H; Ballester, M; Bink, M; Calus, M; Crespo-Piazuelo, D; Croiseau, P; Djebali, S; Foissac, S; Gilbert, H; Giuffra, E; Guyomar,...

  • Genetic determinism of fatty acid composition in liver, muscle, backfat and plasma and its link to immunocompetence and performance in pigs

    Hernández-Banqué, C; Liu, JH; Jové-Juncà, T; González-Rodríguez, O; Portero-Otín, M; Folch, JM; Quintanilla, R; Ballester, M

    Scientific Reports. 2025 10.1038/s41598-025-27713-3
  • Construction of a Multitissue Cell Atlas Reveals Cell-Type-Specific Regulation of Molecular and Complex Phenotypes in Pigs

    Chen, LJ; Li, HC; Teng, JY; Wang, Z; Qu, XL; Chen, Z; Cai, XD; Zeng, HN; Bai, ZH; Li, JH; Pan, XC; Yan, LY; Wang, F; Lin, L; Luo, YL; Sahana, G;...

    Advanced Science. 2025 10.1002/advs.202504961
  • Spray-dried porcine plasma improves piglets' performance and modulates gut immune-related genes in the first week post-weaning

    Ng'ang'a, ZW; Tous, N; Hussain, M; Ballester, M; Polo, J; Beltrán-Debon, R; Tarradas, J; Torrallardona, D

    Animal Bioscience. 2025 10.5713/ab.25.0185
  • Impact of zinc oxide on gut health, immunity, and growth in weaned piglets: exploring potential modes of action

    Ng'ang'a, Zacharia Waithaka; Tous, Nuria; Ballester, Maria; Leskovec, Jakob; Jimenez-Moya, Beatriz; Beltran-Debon, Raul; Torrallardona, David;...

    Frontiers In Veterinary Science. 2025 10.3389/fvets.2025.1645900
  • Multi-omics surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the pig gut microbiome

    Guitart-Matas, J; de León, AVP; Pope, PB; Hvidsten, TR; Fraile, L; Ballester, M; Ramayo-Caldas, Y; Migura-Garcia, L

    Animal Microbiome. 2025 10.1186/s42523-025-00418-8
  • Unveiling regulatory variants in the blood transcriptome and their association with immunity traits in pigs

    Jové-Juncà, T; Crespo-Piazuelo, D; Hernández-Banqué, C; González-Rodríguez, O; Fang, LZ; Quintanilla, R; Ballester, M

    Frontiers In Immunology. 2025 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1582982
  • Co-occurring microbial guilds in pig fecal microbiota: key drivers and effects on host performance

    Vourlaki, Ioanna-Theoni; Rio-Lopez, Raquel; Clavell-Sansalvador, Adria; Ramirez-Ayala, Lino C; Ballester, Maria; Sanchez, Juan P; Piles, Miriam;...

    Genetics Selection Evolution. 2025 10.1186/s12711-025-00979-x
  • Integrating large-scale meta-GWAS and PigGTEx resources to decipher the genetic basis of 232 complex traits in pigs

    Xu, ZT; Lin, Q; Cai, XD; Zhong, ZM; Teng, JY; Li, BJ; Zeng, HA; Gao, YH; Cai, ZX; Wang, XQ; Shi, LY; Wang, X; Wang, Y; Zhang, ZP; Lin, Y; Liu, SL;...

    National Science Review. 2025 10.1093/nsr/nwaf048
  • The Farm Animal Genotype-Tissue Expression (FarmGTEx) Project

    Fang, LZ; Teng, JY; Lin, Q; Bai, ZH; Liu, SL; Guan, DL; Li, BJ; Gao, YH; Hou, YL; Gong, M; Pan, ZY; Yu, Y; Clark, EL; Smith, J; Rawlik, K; Xiang, RD;...

    Nature Genetics. 2025 10.1038/s41588-025-02121-5
  • Insights into genetic determinants of piglet survival during a PRRSV outbreak

    Tarrés, J; Jové-Juncà, T; Hernández-Banqué, C; González-Rodríguez, O; Ganges, L; Gol, S; Díaz, M; Reixach, J; Pena, RN; Quintanilla, R;...

    Veterinary Research. 2024 10.1186/s13567-024-01421-8
  • A novel long non-coding RNA connects obesity to impaired adipocyte function

    Lluch, Aina; Latorre, Jessica; Oliveras-Canellas, Nuria; Fernandez-Sanchez, Ana; Moreno-Navarrete, Jose M; Castells-Nobau, Anna; Comas, Ferran; Buxo,...

    Molecular Metabolism. 2024 10.1016/j.molmet.2024.102040
  • Long-Term Effects of Early Low-Phosphorous Nutritional Conditioning on Broiler Chicken Performance, Bone Mineralization, and Gut Health Under Adequate or Phosphorous-Deficient Diets

    Tous, N; Francesch, M; Tarradas, J; Badiola, I; de Rozas, AMP; Fabrega, E; Ballester, M; Quintanilla, R; Torrallardona, D

    Animals. 2024 10.3390/ani14223218
  • Identification of genomic regions associated with fatty acid metabolism across blood, liver, backfat and muscle in pigs

    Liu, JH; Sebastià, C; Jové-Juncà, T; Quintanilla, R; Gonzàlez-Rodrìguez, O; Passols, M; Castelló, A; Sánchez, A; Ballester, M; Folch, JM

    Genetics Selection Evolution. 2024 10.1186/s12711-024-00933-3
  • Effect of Group Mixing and Available Space on Performance, Feeding Behavior, and Fecal Microbiota Composition during the Growth Period of Pigs

    Clavell-Sansalvador, A; Río-López, R; González-Rodríguez, O; García-Gil, LJ; Xifró, X; Zigovski, G; Ochoteco-Asensio, J; Ballester, M; Dalmau,...

    Animals. 2024 10.3390/ani14182704
  • Gut microbiome and resistome characterization of pigs treated with commonly used post-weaning diarrhea treatments

    Guitart-Matas, J; Ballester, M; Fraile, L; Darwich, L; Giler-Baquerizo, N; Tarres, J; López-Soria, S; Ramayo-Caldas, Y; Migura-Garcia, L

    Animal Microbiome. 2024 10.1186/s42523-024-00307-6
  • Interrelation between gut microbiota, SCFA, and fatty acid composition in pigs

    Sebastià, C; Folch, JM; Ballester, M; Estellé, J; Passols, M; Muñoz, M; García-Casco, JM; Fernández, AI; Castelló, A; Sánchez, A;...

    Msystems. 2024 10.1128/msystems.01049-23
  • PigBiobank: a valuable resource for understanding genetic and biological mechanisms of diverse complex traits in pigs

    Zeng, HN; Zhang, WJ; Lin, Q; Gao, YH; Teng, JY; Xu, ZT; Cai, XD; Zhong, ZM; Wu, J; Liu, YQ; Diao, SQ; Wei, C; Gong, WT; Pan, XC; Li, ZD; Huang, XY;...

    Nucleic Acids Research. 2024 10.1093/nar/gkad1080
  • A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues

    Teng, JY; Gao, YH; Yin, HW; Bai, ZH; Liu, SL; Zeng, HN; Bai, LJ; Cai, ZX; Zhao, BR; Li, XJ; Xu, ZT; Lin, Q; Pan, ZY; Yang, WJ; Yu, XS; Guan, DL; Hou,...

    Nature Genetics. 2024 10.1038/s41588-023-01585-7
  • Genomic architecture of carcass and pork traits and their association with immune capacity

    Jové-Juncà, T; Crespo-Piazuelo, D; González-Rodríguez, O; Pascual, M; Hernández-Banqué, C; Reixach, J; Quintanilla, R; Ballester, M

  • Quantification of camelid cytokine mRNA expression in PBMCs by microfluidic qPCR technology

    Rodon, J; Te, NG; Ballester, M; Segalés, J; Vergara-Alert, J; Bensaid, A

    Developmental And Comparative Immunology. 2023 10.1016/j.dci.2023.105061
  • Mutations on a conserved distal enhancer in the porcine C-reactive protein gene impair its expression in liver

    Hernández-Banqué, C; Jové-Juncà, T; Crespo-Piazuelo, D; González-Rodríguez, O; Ramayo-Caldas, Y; Esteve-Codina, A; Mercat, MJ; Bink, MCAM;...

    Frontiers In Immunology. 2023 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1250942
  • Copy Number Variation on ABCC2-DNMBP Loci Affects the Diversity and Composition of the Fecal Microbiota in Pigs

    Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis; Crespo-Piazuelo, Daniel; Morata, Jordi; Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Olga; Sebastia, Cristina; Castello, Anna; Dalmau, Antoni;...

    Microbiology Spectrum. 2023 10.1128/spectrum.05271-22
  • Identification of transcriptional regulatory variants in pig duodenum, liver, and muscle tissues

    Crespo-Piazuelo, D; Acloque, H; González-Rodríguez, O; Mongellaz, M; Mercat, MJ; Bink, MCAM; Huisman, AE; Ramayo-Caldas, Y; Sánchez, JP;...

    Gigascience. 2023 10.1093/gigascience/giad042
  • On the holobiont 'predictome' of immunocompetence in pigs

    Calle-García, J; Ramayo-Caldas, Y; Zingaretti, LM; Quintanilla, R; Ballester, M; Pérez-Enciso, M

    Genetics Selection Evolution. 2023 10.1186/s12711-023-00803-4
  • Genetic architecture of innate and adaptive immune cells in pigs

    Ballester, M; Jové-Juncà, T; Pascual, A; López-Serrano, S; Crespo-Piazuelo, D; Hernández-Banqué, C; González-Rodríguez, O; Ramayo-Caldas, Y;...

    Frontiers In Immunology. 2023 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1058346
  • Influence of dietary n-3 long-chain fatty acids on microbial diversity and composition of sows' feces, colostrum, milk, and suckling piglets' feces

    Llauradó-Calero, E; Climent, E; Chenoll, E; Ballester, M; Badiola, I; Lizardo, R; Torrallardona, D; Esteve-Garcia, E; Tous, N

    Frontiers In Microbiology. 2022 10.3389/fmicb.2022.982712
  • A Co-Association Network Analysis Reveals Putative Regulators for Health-Related Traits in Pigs

    Crespo-Piazuelo, D; Ramayo-Caldas, Y; González-Rodríguez, O; Pascual, M; Quintanilla, R; Ballester, M

    Frontiers In Immunology. 2021 10.3389/fimmu.2021.784978
  • Type I and III IFNs produced by the nasal epithelia and dimmed inflammation are features of alpacas resolving MERS-CoV infection

    Te, N; Rodon, J; Ballester, M; Pérez, M; Pailler-García, L; Segalés, J; Vergara-Alert, J; Bensaid, A

    Plos Pathogens. 2021 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009229
  • Comparative Transcriptome Profile between Iberian Pig Varieties Provides New Insights into Their Distinct Fat Deposition and Fatty Acids Content

    Villaplana-Velasco, A; Noguera, JL; Pena, RN; Ballester, M; Muñoz, L; González, E; Tejeda, JF; Ibañez-Escriche, N

    Animals. 2021 10.3390/ani11030627
  • A gene co-association network regulating gut microbial communities in a Duroc pig population

    Reverter, Antonio; Ballester, Maria; Alexandre, Pamela A; Marmol-Sanchez, Emilio; Dalmau, Antoni; Quintanilla, Raquel; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis

    Microbiome. 2021 10.1186/s40168-020-00994-8
  • Expression analysis of porcine miR-33a/b in liver, adipose tissue and muscle and its potential role in fatty acid metabolism

    Criado-Mesas, L; Ballester, M; Crespo-Piazuelo, D; Passols, M; Castelló, A; Sánchez, A; Folch, JM

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Klionsky, DJ; Abdel-Aziz, AK; Abdelfatah, S; Abdellatif, M; Abdoli, A; Abel, S; Abeliovich, H; Abildgaard, MH; Abudu, YP; Acevedo-Arozena, A;...

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