Search Results - "Mota, Ana Zotta"
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Genome‐wide association studies reveal novel loci controlling tuber flesh color and oxidative browning in Dioscorea alata
Published in Journal of the science of food and agriculture (01-06-2024)“…BACKGROUND Consumers' preferences for food crops are guided by quality attributes. This study aimed at deciphering the genetic basis of quality traits,…”
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Genome-wide analysis of expansin superfamily in wild Arachis discloses a stress-responsive expansin-like B gene
Published in Plant molecular biology (01-05-2017)“…Expansins are plant cell wall-loosening proteins involved in adaptive responses to environmental stimuli and various developmental processes. The first…”
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Defining the combined stress response in wild Arachis
Published in Scientific reports (27-05-2021)“…Nematodes and drought are major constraints in tropical agriculture and often occur simultaneously. Plant responses to these stresses are complex and require…”
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Early responses to dehydration in contrasting wild Arachis species
Published in PloS one (30-05-2018)“…Wild peanut relatives (Arachis spp.) are genetically diverse and were selected throughout evolution to a range of environments constituting, therefore, an…”
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Comparative root transcriptome of wild Arachis reveals NBS-LRR genes related to nematode resistance
Published in BMC plant biology (06-08-2018)“…The Root-Knot Nematode (RKN), Meloidogyne arenaria, significantly reduces peanut grain quality and yield worldwide. Whilst the cultivated species has low…”
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Contrasting Effects of Wild Arachis Dehydrin Under Abiotic and Biotic Stresses
Published in Frontiers in plant science (18-04-2019)“…Plant dehydrins (DNHs) belong to the LEA (Late Embryogenesis Abundant) protein family and are involved in responses to multiple abiotic stresses. DHNs are…”
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Evolutionarily conserved plant genes responsive to root-knot nematodes identified by comparative genomics
Published in Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG (01-07-2020)“…Root-knot nematodes (RKNs, genus Meloidogyne ) affect a large number of crops causing severe yield losses worldwide, more specifically in tropical and…”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Leucoptera coffeella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) and phylogenetic relationships within the Yponomeutoidea superfamily
Published in Scientific reports (26-03-2024)“…The coffee leaf miner ( Leucoptera coffeella ) is one of the major pests of coffee crops in the neotropical regions, and causes major economic losses. Few…”
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Whole-genome sequencing and comparative genomics reveal candidate genes associated with quality traits in Dioscorea alata
Published in BMC genomics (06-03-2024)“…Quality traits are essential determinants of consumer preferences. Dioscorea alata (Greater Yam), is a starchy tuber crop in tropical regions. However, a…”
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Unzipped genome assemblies of polyploid root-knot nematodes reveal unusual and clade-specific telomeric repeats
Published in Nature communications (05-02-2024)“…Using long-read sequencing, we assembled and unzipped the polyploid genomes of Meloidogyne incognita , M. javanica and M. arenaria , three of the most…”
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The Stilbene Synthase Family in Arachis : A Genome-Wide Study and Functional Characterization in Response to Stress
Published in Genes (05-12-2023)“…Peanut ( ) and its wild relatives are among the few species that naturally synthesize resveratrol, a well-known stilbenoid phytoalexin that plays a crucial…”
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Transcriptome Responses of Wild Arachis to UV-C Exposure Reveal Genes Involved in General Plant Defense and Priming
Published in Plants (Basel) (02-02-2022)“…Stress priming is an important strategy for enhancing plant defense capacity to deal with environmental challenges and involves reprogrammed transcriptional…”
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Engineering Resistance against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Using a Truncated NLR (TNx) and a Defense-Priming Gene
Published in Plants (Basel) (13-12-2022)“…The association of both cell-surface PRRs (Pattern Recognition Receptors) and intracellular receptor NLRs (Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat) in…”
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Overexpression of DUF538 from Wild Arachis Enhances Plant Resistance to Meloidogyne spp
Published in Agronomy (Basel) (01-03-2021)“…DUF538 proteins belong to a large group of uncharacterized protein families sharing the highly conserved Domain of Unknown Function (DUF). Attention has been…”
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NBS-LRR-WRKY genes and protease inhibitors (PIs) seem essential for cowpea resistance to root-knot nematode
Published in Journal of proteomics (15-06-2022)“…Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is a legume of great economic importance, however it is highly affected by nematodes. The present work aimed to identify…”
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Engineering Resistance against ISclerotinia sclerotiorum/I Using a Truncated NLR and a Defense-Priming Gene
Published in Plants (Basel) (01-12-2022)“…The association of both cell-surface PRRs (Pattern Recognition Receptors) and intracellular receptor NLRs (Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat) in…”
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