Publications

2023 publications:

• Misra CS, Sousa AGG, Barros PM, Kermanov A, Becker J (2023) Cell-type-specific alternative splicing in the Arabidopsis germline. Plant Physiology 192(1): 85–101. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac574

• SAPETA H, Yokono M, Takabayashi A, Ueno Y, Cordeiro AM, Hara T, Tanaka A, Akimoto S, Oliveira MM, Tanaka R (2023) Reversible down-regulation of photosystems I and II leads to fast photosynthesis recovery after long-term drought in Jatropha curcas. Journal of Experimental Botany 74(1): 336–351. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac423

2022 publications:

• Leal AR, Belo J, Beeckman T, Barros PM, Oliveira MM (2022) The Combined Effect of Heat and Osmotic Stress on Suberization of Arabidopsis Roots. Cells 11(15): 2341. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11152341

• Sousa F, Costa J, Ribeiro C, Varandas M, Pina-Martins F, Simões F, Matos J, Glushkova M, Miguel C, Veloso MM, Oliveira, MM et al. (2022) Population structure in Quercus suber L. revealed by nuclear microsatellite markers. PeerJ 10: e13565. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13565

• Leal AR, Barros PM, Parizot B, Sapeta H, Vangheluwe N, Andersen TG, Beeckman T, Oliveira MM (2022) Translational profile of developing phellem cells in Arabidopsis thaliana roots. The Plant Journal 110(3): 899-915. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15691

• Dias MC, Santos C, Araújo M, Barros PM, Oliveira MM, de Oliveira JMPF, Oliveira M (2022) Quercus suber Roots Activate Antioxidant and Membrane Protective Processes in Response to High Salinity. Plants 11(4): 557. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants11040557

• Strobbe S, Verstraete J, Fitzpatrick TB, Faustino M, Lourenço TF, Oliveira MM, Stove C, Van Der Straeten D (2022) A novel panel of yeast assays for the assessment of thiamin and its biosynthetic intermediates in plant tissues. New Phytologist 234: 748-763: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17974

• Vieira, Maria Beatriz; Faustino, Maria V.; Lourenço, Tiago F.; Oliveira, M. Margarida. "DNA-Based Tools to Certify Authenticity of Rice Varieties—An Overview". Foods 11 3 (2022): 258. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11030258

• Leal AR, Sapeta H, Beeckman T, Barros PM, Oliveira MM (2022) Spatio-temporal development of suberized barriers in cork oak taproots. Tree Physiology 42(6): 1269–1285 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpab176

2021 publications:

• Custódio V, Gonin M, Stabl G, Bakhoum N, Oliveira MM, Gutjahr C, Castrillo G (2021) Sculpting the soil microbiota. The Plant Journal 109(3): 508-522. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15568
• Christou P, Dhingra A, Slamet-Loedin IH, Oliveira MM, Chakraborty S, Buyel J, Stoger E et al. (2021) Preface: Genome editing in plants. Transgenic Research 30(4): 317-320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11248-021-00268-5
• de Oliveira, JMPF, Santos C, Araújo M, Oliveira MM, Dias MC (2021) High-salinity activates photoprotective mechanisms in Quercus suber via accumulation of carbohydrates and involvement of non-enzymatic and enzymatic antioxidant pathways. New Forests 53 (2): 285-300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11056-021-09856-z
• Górska AM, Gouveia P, Borba AR, Zimmermann A, Serra TS, Carvalho P, Lourenço TF et al. (2021) ZmOrphan94 Transcription Factor Downregulates ZmPEPC1 Gene Expression in Maize Bundle Sheath Cells. Frontiers in Plant Science 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.559967
• Alves HLS, Matiolli CC, Soares RC, Almadanim MC, Oliveira MM, Abreu IA (2021) Carbon/nitrogen metabolism and stress response networks – calcium-dependent protein kinases as the missing link? Journal of Experimental Botany 72(12): 4190-4201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erab136.
• Melo FV, Oliveira MM, Saibo NJM, Lourenço TF (2021) Modulation of Abiotic Stress Responses in Rice by E3-Ubiquitin Ligases: A Promising Way to Develop Stress-Tolerant Crops. Frontiers in Plant Science 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.640193

2020 publications:

• Arias-Baldrich C, Silva MC, Bergeretti F, Chaves I, Miguel C, Saibo NJM, Sobral D, Faria D, Barros PM (2020) CorkOakDB - The Cork Oak Genome Database Portal. Database 2020: baaa114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/database/baaa114
• Amaral MN, Auler PA, Rossatto T, Barros PM, Oliveira MM, Braga EJB (2020) Long-term somatic memory of salinity unveiled from physiological, biochemical and epigenetic responses in two contrasting rice genotypes. Physiologia Plantarum 170 (2): 248-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13149

• GUTAKER RM, Groen SC, Bellis ES, Choi JY, Pires IS, Bocinsky RK, Slayton ER et al. (2020) Genomic history and ecology of the geographic spread of rice. Nature Plants 6(5): 492-502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-0659-6

2019 publications:

• CORREIA S, Alhinho AT, Casimiro B, Miguel CM, Oliveira M, Veríssimo P, Canhoto J* (2019) NEP-TC a rRNA methyltransferase involved on somatic embryogenesis of tamarillo (Solanum betaceum cav.). Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 (22 Mar) Article 438. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00438 

• RAMOS PAB, Ferro AM, Oliveira MM, Gonçalves S, Freire CSR, Silvestre AJD, Duarte MF* (2019) Biosynthesis and bioactivity of Cynara cardunculus L. guaianolides and hydroxycinnamic acids: a genomic, biochemical and health-promoting perspective. Phytochemistry Reviews, 18: 495-526.  DOI: 10.1007/s11101-019-09604-4 

• GÓRSKA A.M., Gouveia P., Borba A.R., Zimmermann A., Serra T-S., Lourenço T.F., Oliveira M.M., Peterhänsel C., Saibo N.J.M.* (2019). ZmbHLH80 and ZmbHLH90 transcription factors act antagonistically and contribute to regulate PEPC1 cell-specific gene expression in maize. Plant Journal. DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14323 

• FERREIRA L, Donoghue MTA, Barros P, Saibo NJM, Santos AP*, Oliveira MM (2019) Uncovering differentially methylated regions (DMRs) in a salt-tolerant rice variety under stress: one step towards new regulatory regions for enhanced salt tolerance. Epigenomes (2019) 3, 4. DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes3010004

• TEIXEIRA S, Luis I, Oliveira MM, Abreu IA, Batista R* (2019) Goji berries superfood – contributions for the characterisation of proteome and IgE-binding proteins. Food and Agricultural Immunology, 30(1): 262-280. DOI: 10.1080/09540105.2019.1577364 

2018 publications:

• ROSA, M.T.G., Almeida, D.M., Pires, I.S., da Rosa Farias, D., Martins, A.G., da Maia, L.C., de Oliveira, A.C., Saibo, N.J.M., Oliveira, M.M., Abreu, I.A.* (2018) Insights into the transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of the rice SUMOylation machinery and into the role of two rice SUMO proteases. BMC Plant Biology, 18 (1), art. no. 349. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1547-3 

• FERRO, A.M., Ramos, P., Guerra, Â., Parreira, P., Brás, T., Guerreiro, O., Jerónimo, E., Capel, C., Capel, J., Yuste-Lisbona, F.J., Duarte, M.F., Lozano, R., Oliveira, M.M., Gonçalves, S.* (2018) Haplotype analysis of the germacrene A synthase gene and association with cynaropicrin content and biological activities in Cynara cardunculus. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 293 (2), pp. 417-433. DOI: 10.1007/s00438-017-1388-z 

• CHANDER, S., Almeida, D.M., Serra, T.S., Jardim-Messeder, D., Barros, P.M., Lourenço, T.F., Figueiredo, D.D., Margis-Pinheiro, M., Costa, J.M., Oliveira, M.M., Saibo, N.J.M.* (2018) OsICE1 transcription factor improves photosynthetic performance and reduces grain losses in rice plants subjected to drought. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 150, pp. 88-98. DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.02.004 

• BORBA AR, Serra TS, Górska A, Gouveia P, Cordeiro AM, Reyna-Lloren I, Knerová J,, Barros PM, Abreu IA, Oliveira MM, Hibberd JM, Saibo NJM* (2018) Synergistic binding of bHLH transcription factors to the promoter of the maize NADP-ME gene used in C4 photosynthesis is based on an ancient code found in the ancestral C3 state. Molecular Biology and Evolution 35(7):1690–1705. DOI:10.1093/molbev/msy060. (IF: 10.217; Cits 9; Q1 in Molecular Biology)

• RAMOS AM*, Usié A, Barbosa P, Barros PM, Capote T, Chaves I, Simões F, Abreu I, Carrasquinho I, Faro C, Guimarães JB, Mendonça D, Nóbrega F, Rodrigues L, Saibo NJM, Varela MC, Egas C, Matos J*, Miguel CM, Oliveira MM*, Ricardo CP, Gonçalves S (2018) The draft genome sequence of cork oak. Scientific Data, 5:180069. DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.69

• ALMADANIM MC, Gonçalves NM, Rosa MTG, Alexandre BM, Cordeiro AM, Rodrigues M, Saibo NJM, Soares CM, Romão CV, Oliveira MM, Abreu IA.* (2018) The rice cold-responsive calcium-dependent protein kinase OsCPK17 is regulated by alternative splicing and post-translational modifications. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research, 1865(2): 231-246 doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2017.10.010 

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​2017 publications:

• BATISTA R*, Fonseca C, Planchon S, Negrão S, Renaut J, Oliveira MM. (2017) Environmental stress is the major cause of transcriptomic and proteomic changes in GM and non-GM plants. Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 10624. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-09646-8

• FLORINDO C, Oliveira MM, Branco LC and Marrucho IM.* (2017) Carbohydrates-based deep eutectic solvents: thermophysical properties and rice straw dissolution. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 247: 441-447. DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.09.026

• FERRO AM, Ramos P, Guerreiro D, Jerónimo E, Pires I, Capel C, Capel J, Lozano R, Duarte MF, Oliveira MM, Gonçalves S.* (2017) Impact of novel SNPs identified in Cynara cardunculus genes on functionality of proteins regulating phenylpropanoid pathway and their association with biological activities. BMC Genomics, 18: 183. DOI :10.1186/s12864-017-3534-8

• ALMADANIM MC, Alexandre BM, Rosa MTG, Sapeta H, Leitão AE, Ramalho JC, Lam KT, Negrão S, Abreu IAA*, Oliveira MM* (2017) Rice calcium-dependent protein kinase OsCPK17 targets plasma membrane intrinsic protein and sucrose-phosphate synthase and is required for a proper cold stress response. Plant Cell and Environment, 40: 1197-1213. DOI: 10.1111/pce.12916

• ALMEIDA, M.D., Oliveira, M.M, Saibo, N.J.M.* (2017) Regulation of Na+ and K+ homeostasis in plants: towards improved salt stress tolerance in crop plants. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 40:326-345. DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2016-0106

• INÁCIO V, BARROS PM, Costa AU, Roussado C, Gonçalves E, Costa R, Graça J, Oliveira MM*, Morais-Cecílio L* (2017) Differential DNA methylation patterns are related to phellogen origin and quality of Quercus suber cork. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0169018. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169018

• ALMEIDA DM, Gregorio GB, Oliveira MM, Saibo NJ.* (2017) Five novel transcription factors as potential regulators of OsNHX1 gene expression in a salt tolerant rice genotype. Plant Molecular Biology 2017, 93(1-2):61-77. DOI: 10.1007/s11103-016-0547-7

• SANTOS AP*, Ferreira LJ, Oliveira MM (2017) Concerted flexibility of chromatin structure, methylome and histone modifications along with plant stress responses. Biology, 6, 3; DOI: 10.3390/biology6010003

• BARROS PM, Cherian S, Costa M, Saibo N, Sanchéz AM and Oliveira MM* (2017) The identification of almond GIGANTEA gene and its expression under cold stress, variable photoperiod and seasonal dormancy. Biologia Plantarum, 61(4): 631- 640. DOI: 10.1007/s10535-017-0711-1 

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Other relevant publications:

• SAPETA H, T Lourenço, S Loren, CGrumaz, PKirstahler, PM Barros, JM Costa, K Sohn and MM Oliveira* (2016) Transcriptomics and physiological analyses reveal co-ordinated alteration of metabolic pathways in Jatropha curcas drought tolerance. Journal of Experimental Botany 67(3):845-860. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv499.

• LOURENÇO T.S., Serra T.S., Cordeiro A.M., Swanson S.J., Gilroy S., Saibo N.J.M.*, Oliveira M.M.* (2015) The rice E3 ubiquitin ligase OsHOS1 modulates the expression of OsRMC, a gene involved in root mechano-sensing, through the interaction with two ERF transcription factors. Plant Physiology, 169 (3): 2275-2287. DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.01131

• PIRES I, Negrão S, Oliveira MM, Purugganan M* (2015) Comprehensive phenotypic analysis of rice (Oryza sativa L.) response to salinity stress. Physiologia Plantarum 155: 43-54. DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12356

• FONSECA C, Planchon S, Serra T, Chander S, Saibo N, Renaut J, Oliveira MM, Batista R.* (2015) In vitro culture may be the major contributing factor for transgenic vs. non-transgenic proteomic plant differences. Proteomics 15(1): 124-34. DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201400018

• NEGRÃO S, Almadanim MC, Pires IS, Abreu IA, Maroco J, Courtois B, Gregorio GB, McNally K, Oliveira MM.* (2013) New allelic variants found in key rice salt-tolerance genes: an association study. Plant Biotechnology Journal 11(1):87-100. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12010

• BARROS PM, Gonçalves N, Saibo NJ, Oliveira MM* (2012) Cold acclimation and floral development in almond bud break: insights into the regulatory pathways. Journal of Experimental Botany 63(12): 4585-4596. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers144

• BATISTA R, Saibo N, Lourenço T, Oliveira MM (2008) Microarray analyses reveal that plant mutagenesis may induce more transcriptomic changes than transgene insertion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105: 3640-3645. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707881105.

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