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FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Susana Araújo

Group: Socio-Ecological Systems
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ORCID: 0000-0003-2823-088X
Scopus Author ID: 9636203600

Career

  • Since 2023: Assistant Researcher at More COLAB, Portugal
  • 2020 - 2023: Researcher at BLC3 Technology and Innovation Campus Association, Portugal
  • 2018 - 2020: Researcher at New University of Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2016 - 2018: Pos-doc researcher at New University of Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2015 - 2015: Researcher at University of Pavia, Italy
  • 2014 - 2016: Invited Assistant Researcher at New University of Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2009 - 2014: Assistant Researcher at Tropical Research Institute, Portugal
  • 2007 - 2009: Pos-doc Researcher at the New University of Lisboa, Portugal
  • 1999 - 2000: Research Trainee at the New University of Lisboa, Portugal

Qualifications

  • 2007 - PhD. in Biology, New University of Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2000 - Graduation in Applied Plant Biology, University of Lisboa, Portugal

Total results: 73
1
Martins D.C.,Mendes F.A.,Araújo S.d.S.,Rubiales D.,Vaz Patto M.C.
Differential regulation of antioxidant machinery on grass pea partial resistance against powdery mildew and rust pathogens
Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 138, , 2025

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Rocha L.,Silva E.,Gonçalves A.,Brito C.,Ferreira H.,Matos C.,Malheiro A.C.,Araújo S.,Lima-Brito J.,Moutinho-Pereira J.
Biomass, Physiological, and Antioxidant Activity Responses of Wheat Plants After Selenium Foliar Spray Under Water Deficit
Agriculture Switzerland, 15, , 2025

3
Lopes C.,Fevereiro P.,Araújo S.d.S.
Understanding the transition from embryogenesis to seed filling in Phaseolus vulgaris L. non-endospermic seeds
Frontiers in Plant Science, 16, , 2025

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Sousa B.,Araújo S.d.S.,Sales H.,Pontes R.,Nunes J.
Douro Vineyards: A Perspective for the Valorization and Conservation of Grapevine Genetic Resources
Agronomy, 14, , 2024

6
Balestrazzi A.,Calvio C.,Macovei A.,Pagano A.,Laux P.,Moutahir H.,Rajjou L.,Tani E.,Chachalis D.,Katsis C.,Ghaouti L.,Gmouh S.,Majid S.,Elleuch A.,Hanin M.,Khemakhem B.,El Abed H.,Nunes J.,Araújo S.,Benhamrouche A.,Bersi M.
Seed quality as a proxy of climate-ready orphan legumes: the need for a multidisciplinary and multi-actor vision
Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, , 2024

7
Ribeiro D.M.,Palma M.,Salvado J.,Hernández-Castellano L.E.,Capote J.,Castro N.,Argüello A.,Matzapetakis M.,Araújo S.S.,de Almeida A.M.
Goat mammary gland metabolism: An integrated Omics analysis to unravel seasonal weight loss tolerance
Journal of Proteomics, 289, , 2023

8
Silva J.,Araújo S.d.S.,Sales H.,Pontes R.,Nunes J.
Quercus suber L. Genetic Resources: Variability and Strategies for Its Conservation
Forests, 14, , 2023

9
Campos C.R.,Sousa B.,Silva J.,Braga M.,Araújo S.d.S.,Sales H.,Pontes R.,Nunes J.
Positioning Portugal in the Context of World Almond Production and Research
Agriculture Switzerland, 13, , 2023

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Braga M.,Araújo S.d.S.,Sales H.,Pontes R.,Nunes J.
Portuguese Castanea sativa Genetic Resources: Characterization, Productive Challenges and Breeding Efforts
Agriculture Switzerland, 13, , 2023

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Pagano A.,Kunz L.,Dittmann A.,Araújo S.D.S.,Macovei A.,Shridhar Gaonkar S.,Sincinelli F.,Wazeer H.,Balestrazzi A.
Changes in Medicago truncatula seed proteome along the rehydration–dehydration cycle highlight new players in the genotoxic stress response
Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, , 2023

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Pagano A.,Zannino L.,Pagano P.,Doria E.,Dondi D.,Macovei A.,Biggiogera M.,Araújo S.d.S.,Balestrazzi A.
Changes in genotoxic stress response, ribogenesis and PAP (3′-phosphoadenosine 5′-phosphate) levels are associated with loss of desiccation tolerance in overprimed Medicago truncatula seeds
Plant Cell and Environment, 45, 1457-1473, 2022

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Parreira J.R.,Cappuccio M.,Balestrazzi A.,Fevereiro P.,Araújo S.d.S.
MicroRNAs expression dynamics reveal post-transcriptional mechanisms regulating seed development in Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Horticulture Research, 8, , 2021

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Leitão S.T.,Santos C.,Araújo S.d.S.,Rubiales D.,Vaz Patto M.C.
Shared and tailored common bean transcriptomic responses to combined fusarium wilt and water deficit
Horticulture Research, 8, , 2021

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Leitão S.T.,Bicho M.C.,Pereira P.,Paulo M.J.,Malosetti M.,Araújo S.d.S.,van Eeuwijk F.,Vaz Patto M.C.
Common bean SNP alleles and candidate genes affecting photosynthesis under contrasting water regimes
Horticulture Research, 8, , 2021

16
Sampaio A.M.,Alves M.L.,Pereira P.,Valiollahi E.,Santos C.,Šatović Z.,Rubiales D.,Araújo S.d.S.,van Eeuwijk F.,Vaz Patto M.C.
Grass pea natural variation reveals oligogenic resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi
Plant Genome, 14, , 2021

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Macovei A.,Rubio-Somoza I.,Paiva J.A.P.,Araújo S.,Donà M.
Editorial: MicroRNA Signatures in Plant Genome Stability and Genotoxic Stress
Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, , 2021

18
Gualtieri C.,Gianella M.,Pagano A.,Cadeddu T.,Araújo S.,Balestrazzi A.,Macovei A.
Exploring microRNA Signatures of DNA Damage Response Using an Innovative System of Genotoxic Stress in Medicago truncatula Seedlings
Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, , 2021

19
Duranthon V.,Araújo S.S.,Palma M.,Rau A.,Matzapetakis M.,Almeida A.M.
Rabbit Research in the Post-genomic Era: Transcriptome, Proteome and Metabolome Analyses
Genetics and Genomics of the Rabbit, 250-270, 2021

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Parreira J.R.,Hernández-Castellano L.E.,Argüello A.,Capote J.,Castro N.,De Sousa Araújo S.,De Almeida A.M.
Understanding seasonal weight loss tolerance in dairy goats: A transcriptomics approach
BMC Genomics, 21, , 2020

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Sampaio A.M.,De Sousa Araújo S.,Rubiales D.,Patto M.C.V.
Fusarium wilt management in legume crops
Agronomy, 10, , 2020

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Hasanuzzaman M.,Araújo S.,Gill S.S.
Preface
Plant Family Fabaceae Biology and Physiological Responses to Environmental Stresses, V-VI, 2020

25
Hasanuzzaman M.,Araújo S.,Gill S.S.
The Plant Family Fabaceae: Biology and Physiological Responses to Environmental Stresses
Plant Family Fabaceae Biology and Physiological Responses to Environmental Stresses, 1, 2020

26
Leitão S.T.,Araújo S.,Rubiales D.,Patto M.C.V.
Abiotic and Biotic Stresses Interaction in Fabaceae Plants. Contributions from the Grain Legumes/Soilborne Vascular Diseases/Drought Stress Triangle
Plant Family Fabaceae Biology and Physiological Responses to Environmental Stresses, 237-260, 2020

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Macovei A.,Pagano A.,Cappuccio M.,Gallotti L.,Dondi D.,De Sousa Araujo S.,Fevereiro P.,Balestrazzi A.
A Snapshot of the Trehalose Pathway During Seed Imbibition in Medicago truncatula Reveals Temporal- and Stress-Dependent Shifts in Gene Expression Patterns Associated With Metabolite Changes
Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, , 2019

28
Macovei A.,Pagano A.,Forti C.,Araújo S.,Balestrazzi A.
Medicago truncatula, an informative model to investigate the dna damage response during seed germination
Model Legume Medicago Truncatula, 55-60, 2019

29
Araújo S.,Pagano A.,Dondi D.,Lazzaroni S.,Pinela E.,Macovei A.,Balestrazzi A.
Metabolic signatures of germination triggered by kinetin in Medicago truncatula
Scientific Reports, 9, , 2019

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Doria E.,Pagano A.,Ferreri C.,Larocca A.V.,Macovei A.,Araújo S.d.S.,Balestrazzi A.
How Does the Seed Pre-Germinative Metabolism Fight Against Imbibition Damage? Emerging Roles of Fatty Acid Cohort and Antioxidant Defence
Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, , 2019

31
Leitão S.T.,Ferreira E.,Bicho M.C.,Alves M.L.,Pintado D.,Santos D.,Mendes-Moreira P.,Araújo S.S.,Costa J.M.,Vaz Patto M.C.
Maize open-pollinated populations physiological improvement: Validating xtools for drought response participatory selection
Sustainability Switzerland, 11, , 2019

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Pagano A.,de Sousa Araújo S.,Macovei A.,Dondi D.,Lazzaroni S.,Balestrazzi A.
Metabolic and gene expression hallmarks of seed germination uncovered by sodium butyrate in Medicago truncatula
Plant Cell and Environment, 42, 259-269, 2019

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Macovei A.,Faè M.,Biggiogera M.,Araújo S.d.S.,Carbonera D.,Balestrazzi A.
Ultrastructural and molecular analyses reveal enhanced nucleolar activity in medicago truncatula cells overexpressing the MTTDP2α gene
Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, , 2018

35
Rubiales D.,Araújo S.S.,Vaz Patto M.C.,Rispail N.,Valdés-López O.
Editorial: Advances in legume research
Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, , 2018

36
Costa S.F.,Martins D.,Agacka-Moldoch M.,Czubacka A.,Araújo S.d.S.
Strategies to alleviate salinity stress in plants
Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants Volume 1 Targeting Sensory Transport and Signaling Mechanisms, 307-337, 2018

37
Parreira J.R.,de Sousa Araújo S.
Studying the animal transcriptome: State of the art and challenges in the context of animal and veterinary sciences
Proteomics in Domestic Animals from Farm to Systems Biology, 421-446, 2018

38
Pagano A.,De Sousa Araújo S.,Macovei A.,Leonetti P.,Balestrazzi A.
The seed repair response during germination: Disclosing correlations between DNA repair, antioxidant response, and chromatin remodeling in medicago truncatula
Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, , 2017

39
Sabatini M.E.,Pagano A.,Araùjo S.,Balestrazzi A.,Macovei A.
The tyrosyl‐DNA phosphodiesterase 1β (Tdp1β) gene discloses an early response to abiotic stresses
Genes, 8, , 2017

40
Martins D.,Macovei A.,Leonetti P.,Balestrazzi A.,Araújo S.
The influence of phosphate deficiency on legume symbiotic N2 fixation
Legume Nitrogen Fixation in Soils with Low Phosphorus Availability Adaptation and Regulatory Implication, 41-75, 2017

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Macovei A.,Pagano A.,Leonetti P.,Carbonera D.,Balestrazzi A.,Araújo S.S.
Systems biology and genome-wide approaches to unveil the molecular players involved in the pre-germinative metabolism: implications on seed technology traits
Plant Cell Reports, 36, 669-688, 2017

42
Zani D.,Dondi D.,Araújo S.,Mondoni A.,Balestrazzi A.
Impact of γ-rays on seed germination/short-term storage in four native alpine species: Correlation with free radical and antioxidant profiles
Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 131, 86-94, 2017

43
Donà M.,Sabatini M.E.,Biggiogera M.,Confalonieri M.,Minio A.,Delledonne M.,Giraffa G.,Carbonera D.,Araujo S.,Balestrazzi A.
MtTdp1α-depleted Medicago truncatula plants show reduced cuticle permeability and altered expression of defense genes
Biologia Plantarum, 61, 192-196, 2017

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Mata A.T.,Jorge T.F.,Ferreira J.,do Rosário Bronze M.,Branco D.,Fevereiro P.,Araújo S.,António C.
Analysis of low abundant trehalose-6-phosphate and related metabolites in Medicago truncatula by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography–triple quadrupole mass spectrometry
Journal of Chromatography A, 1477, 30-38, 2016

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Araújo S.,Balestrazzi A.,Faè M.,Morano M.,Carbonera D.,Macovei A.
MtTdp2α-overexpression boosts the growth phase of Medicago truncatula cell suspension and increases the expression of key genes involved in the antioxidant response and genome stability
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 127, 675-680, 2016

46
Duque A.S.,López-Gómez M.,Kráčmarová J.,Gomes C.N.,Araújo S.S.,Lluch C.,Fevereiro P.
Genetic engineering of polyamine metabolism changes Medicago truncatula responses to water deficit
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 127, 681-690, 2016

47
Parreira J.R.,Bouraada J.,Fitzpatrick M.A.,Silvestre S.,Bernardes da Silva A.,Marques da Silva J.,Almeida A.M.,Fevereiro P.,Altelaar A.F.M.,Araújo S.S.
Differential proteomics reveals the hallmarks of seed development in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Journal of Proteomics, 143, 188-198, 2016

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Araújo S.d.S.,Paparella S.,Dondi D.,Bentivoglio A.,Carbonera D.,Balestrazzi A.
Physical methods for seed invigoration: Advantages and challenges in seed technology
Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, , 2016

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Ferreira A.M.,Marques A.T.,Fontanesi L.,Thulin C.G.,Sales-Baptista E.,Araújo S.S.,Almeida A.M.
Identification of a bitter-taste receptor gene repertoire in different Lagomorphs species
Frontiers in Genetics, 7, , 2016

50
Kazana V.,Tsourgiannis L.,Iakovoglou V.,Stamatiou C.,Alexandrov A.,Araújo S.,Bogdan S.,Bozic G.,Brus R.,Bossinger G.,Boutsimea A.,Celepirović N.,Cvrčková H.,Fladung M.,Ivankovic M.,Kazaklis A.,Koutsona P.,Luthar Z.,Máchová P.,Malá J.,Mara K.,Mataruga M.,Moravcikova J.,Paffetti D.,Paiva J.A.P.,Raptis D.,Sanchez C.,Sharry S.,Salaj T.,Šijačić-Nikolić M.,Tel-Zur N.,Tsvetkov I.,Vettori C.,Vidal N.
Public attitudes towards the use of transgenic forest trees: A crosscountry pilot survey
Iforest, 9, 344-353, 2016

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Parreira J.R.,Branco D.,Almeida A.M.,Czubacka A.,Agacka-Mołdoch M.,Paiva J.A.P.,Tavares-Cadete F.,de Sousa Araújo S.
Systems biology approaches to improve drought stress tolerance in plants: State of the art and future challenges
Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants Vol 2 Molecular and Genetic Perspectives, 433-471, 2016

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Lérias J.R.,Peña R.,Hernández-Castellano L.E.,Capote J.,Castro N.,Argüello A.,Araújo S.S.,Saco Y.,Bassols A.,Almeida A.M.
Establishment of the biochemical and endocrine blood profiles in the Majorera and Palmera dairy goat breeds: The effect of feed restriction
Journal of Dairy Research, 82, 416-425, 2015

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Alcântara A.,Morgado R.S.,Silvestre S.,da Silva J.M.,da Silva A.B.,Fevereiro P.,Araújo S.S.
A method to identify early-stage transgenic Medicago truncatula with improved physiological response to water deficit
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 122, 605-616, 2015

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Paparella S.,Araújo S.S.,Rossi G.,Wijayasinghe M.,Carbonera D.,Balestrazzi A.
Seed priming: state of the art and new perspectives
Plant Cell Reports, 34, 1281-1293, 2015

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Ferreira A.M.,Marques A.T.,Bhide M.,Cubric-Curik V.,Hollung K.,Knight C.H.,Raundrup K.,Lippolis J.,Palmer M.,Sales-Baptista E.,Araújo S.S.,De Almeida A.M.
Sequence analysis of bitter taste receptor gene repertoires in different ruminant species
Plos One, 10, , 2015

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Araújo S.S.,Beebe S.,Crespi M.,Delbreil B.,González E.M.,Gruber V.,Lejeune-Henaut I.,Link W.,Monteros M.J.,Prats E.,Rao I.,Vadez V.,Patto M.C.V.
Abiotic Stress Responses in Legumes: Strategies Used to Cope with Environmental Challenges
Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 34, 237-280, 2015

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Duque A.S.,Araújo S.S.,Fevereiro P.,Barradas A.,Godinho B.,Silva A.R.,Crespo J.P.
Development of protocols for micropropagation of elite genotype forage allogamous legume species
Acta Horticulturae, 1083, 409-413, 2015

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Pereira-Leal J.B.,Abreu I.A.,Alabaça C.S.,Almeida M.H.,Almeida P.,Almeida T.,Amorim M.I.,Araújo S.,Azevedo H.,Badia A.,Batista D.,Bohn A.,Capote T.,Carrasquinho I.,Chaves I.,Coelho A.C.,Costa M.M.R.,Costa R.,Cravador A.,Egas C.,Faro C.,Fortes A.M.,Fortunato A.S.,Gaspar M.J.,Gonçalves S.,Graça J.,Horta M.,Inácio V.,Leitão J.M.,Lino-Neto T.,Marum L.,Matos J.,Mendonça D.,Miguel A.,Miguel C.M.,Morais-Cecílio L.,Neves I.,Nóbrega F.,Oliveira M.M.,Oliveira R.,Pais M.S.,Paiva J.A.P.,Paulo O.S.,Pinheiro M.,Raimundo J.A.P.,Ramalho J.C.,Ribeiro A.I.,Ribeiro T.,Rocheta M.,Rodrigues A.I.,Rodrigues J.C.,Saibo N.J.M.,Santo T.E.,Santos A.M.,Sá-Pereira P.,Sebastiana M.,Simões F.,Sobral R.S.,Tavares R.,Teixeira R.,Varela C.,Veloso M.M.,Ricardo C.P.P.
A comprehensive assessment of the transcriptome of Cork oak (Quercus suber) through EST sequencing
BMC Genomics, 15, , 2014

59
Silvestre S.,de Sousa Araújo S.,Vaz Patto M.C.,Marques da Silva J.
Performance index: An expeditious tool to screen for improved drought resistance in the Lathyrus genus
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 56, 610-621, 2014

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Lérias J.R.,Hernández-Castellano L.E.,Morales-delaNuez A.,Araújo S.S.,Castro N.,Argüello A.,Capote J.,Almeida A.M.
Body live weight and milk production parameters in the Majorera and Palmera goat breeds from the Canary Islands: Influence of weight loss
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 45, 1731-1736, 2013

61
Almeida A.M.,Kilminster T.,Scanlon T.,Araújo S.S.,Milton J.,Oldham C.,Greeff J.C.
Assessing carcass and meat characteristics of Damara, Dorper and Australian Merino lambs under restricted feeding
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 45, 1305-1311, 2013

62
Ferreira A.M.,Araújo S.S.,Sales-Baptista E.,Almeida A.M.
Identification of novel genes for bitter taste receptors in sheep (Ovis aries)
Animal, 7, 547-554, 2013

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Araújo S.S.,Duque A.S.,Silva J.M.,Santos D.,Silva A.B.,Fevereiro P.
Water deficit and recovery response of Medicago truncatula plants expressing the ELIP-like DSP22
Biologia Plantarum, 57, 159-163, 2013

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Nunes C.,Araújo S.S.,Silva J.M.,Fevereiro P.,Silva A.B.
Photosynthesis light curves: A method for screening water deficit resistance in the model legume Medicago truncatula
Annals of Applied Biology, 155, 321-332, 2009

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Nunes C.,de Sousa Araújo S.,da Silva J.M.,Fevereiro M.P.S.,da Silva A.B.
Physiological responses of the legume model Medicago truncatula cv. Jemalong to water deficit
Environmental and Experimental Botany, 63, 289-296, 2008

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Duque A.S.,De Sousa Araújo S.,Cordeiro M.A.,Santos D.M.,Fevereiro M.P.
Use of fused gfp and gus reporters for the recovery of transformed Medicago truncatula somatic embryos without selective pressure
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 90, 325-330, 2007

67
Almeida A.M.,Villalobos E.,Araújo S.S.,Cardoso L.A.,Santos D.M.,Santos M.A.,Fevereiro P.S.,Torné J.M.
Electroporation of maize embryogenic calli with the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase gene from Arabidopsis thaliana
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 29, 273-281, 2007

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Almeida A.M.,Santos M.,Villalobos E.,Araújo S.S.,Van Dijck P.,Leyman B.,Cardoso L.A.,Santos D.,Fevereiro P.S.,Torné J.M.
Immunogold localization of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in leaf segments of wild-type and transgenic tobacco plants expressing the AtTPS1 gene from Arabidopsis thaliana
Protoplasma, 230, 41-49, 2007

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Almeida A.M.,Silva A.B.,Araújo S.S.,Cardoso L.A.,Santos D.M.,Torné J.M.,Silva J.M.,Paul M.J.,Fevereiro P.S.
Responses to water withdrawal of tobacco plants genetically engineered with the AtTPS1 gene: A special reference to photosynthetic parameters
Euphytica, 154, 113-126, 2007

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Almeida A.M.,Villalobos E.,Araújo S.S.,Leyman B.,Van Dijck P.,Alfaro-Cardoso L.,Fevereiro P.S.,Torné J.M.,Santos D.M.
Transformation of tobacco with an Arabidopsis thaliana gene involved in trehalose biosynthesis increases tolerance to several abiotic stresses
Euphytica, 146, 165-176, 2005

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Duque A.S.R.L.A.,Araújo S.D.S.,Dos Santos D.M.M.F.,Fevereiro M.P.S.
Optimisation of a selection scheme using kanamycin to improve transformation of Medicago truncatula cv. Jemalong
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 78, 277-280, 2004

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De Araújo S.S.,Amaral Duque A.S.R.L.,Dos Santos D.M.M.F.,Fevereiro M.P.S.
An efficient transformation method to regenerate a high number of transgenic plants using a new embryogenic line of Medicago truncatula cv. Jemalong
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 78, 123-131, 2004

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Fernandes Dos Santos D.M.M.,De Sousa Araújo S.,Roldão Lopes Duque A.S.,Salema Fevereiro M.P.
Reverse transcription-PCR assay to verify gene integrity within plasmid constructs for plant transformation
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 74, 293-296, 2003

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