Search Results - "Pires, Nuno D."
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Genetic dissection of the miR-200–Zeb1 axis reveals its importance in tumor differentiation and invasion
Published in Nature communications (07-11-2018)“…The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important mechanism for cancer progression and metastasis. Numerous in vitro and tumor-profiling studies…”
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Increasing plant group productivity through latent genetic variation for cooperation
Published in PLoS biology (29-11-2022)“…Historic yield advances in the major crops have, to a large extent, been achieved by selection for improved productivity of groups of plant individuals such as…”
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Recruitment and remodeling of an ancient gene regulatory network during land plant evolution
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (04-06-2013)“…The evolution of multicellular organisms was made possible by the evolution of underlying gene regulatory networks. In animals, the core of gene regulatory…”
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Single-gene resolution of diversity-driven overyielding in plant genotype mixtures
Published in Nature communications (08-06-2023)“…In plant communities, diversity often increases productivity and functioning, but the specific underlying drivers are difficult to identify. Most ecological…”
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RSL genes are sufficient for rhizoid system development in early diverging land plants
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-06-2011)“…Land plants are anchored to their substratum from which essential inorganic nutrients are taken up. These functions are carried out by a system of rhizoids in…”
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Human brown adipose tissue is phenocopied by classical brown adipose tissue in physiologically humanized mice
Published in Nature metabolism (01-08-2019)“…Human and rodent brown adipose tissues (BAT) appear morphologically and molecularly different. Here we compare human BAT with both classical brown and…”
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A subunit of the oligosaccharyltransferase complex is required for interspecific gametophyte recognition in Arabidopsis
Published in Nature communications (11-03-2016)“…Species-specific gamete recognition is a key premise to ensure reproductive success and the maintenance of species boundaries. During plant pollen tube (PT)…”
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Quantitative Genetics Identifies Cryptic Genetic Variation Involved in the Paternal Regulation of Seed Development
Published in PLoS genetics (01-01-2016)“…Embryonic development requires a correct balancing of maternal and paternal genetic information. This balance is mediated by genomic imprinting, an epigenetic…”
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Seed evolution: parental conflicts in a multi-generational household
Published in Biomolecular concepts (01-03-2014)“…Seeds are multi-generational structures containing a small embryonic plant enclosed in layers of diverse parental origins. The evolution of seeds was a…”
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Morphological evolution in land plants: new designs with old genes
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (19-02-2012)“…The colonization and radiation of multicellular plants on land that started over 470 Ma was one of the defining events in the history of this planet. For the…”
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How to Fine-Tune an Epigenetic Switch
Published in Developmental cell (11-09-2012)“…Arabidopsis does not flower in winter because FLC represses flowering genes, but prolonged cold exposure silences FLC, allowing flowering in spring. How do…”
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The Polycomb group protein MEDEA controls cell proliferation and embryonic patterning in Arabidopsis
Published in Developmental cell (12-07-2021)“…Establishing the embryonic body plan of multicellular organisms relies on precisely orchestrated cell divisions coupled with pattern formation, which, in…”
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Root hairs: development, growth and evolution at the plant-soil interface
Published in Plant and soil (01-09-2011)“…Root hairs are tip-growing extensions from root epidermal cells that play important roles in nutrient uptake and in plant-soil interactions. In this review, we…”
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Identification of Parent-of-Origin-Dependent QTLs Using Bulk-Segregant Sequencing (Bulk-Seq)
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2018)“…Parent-of-origin effects play important roles in plant reproduction and are often mediated by epigenetic modifications at the histone or DNA level. However,…”
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Different yet similar: evolution of imprinting in flowering plants and mammals
Published in F1000 prime reports (2014)“…Genomic imprinting refers to a form of epigenetic gene regulation whereby alleles are differentially expressed in a parent-of-origin-dependent manner…”
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Author Correction: Human brown adipose tissue is phenocopied by classical brown adipose tissue in physiologically humanized mice
Published in Nature metabolism (10-09-2019)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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BATLAS: Deconvoluting Brown Adipose Tissue
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (16-10-2018)“…Recruitment and activation of thermogenic adipocytes have received increasing attention as a strategy to improve systemic metabolic control. The analysis of…”
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Quantitative Genetics Identifies Cryptic Genetic Variation Involved in the Paternal Regulation of Seed Development: e1005806
Published in PLoS genetics (01-01-2016)“…Embryonic development requires a correct balancing of maternal and paternal genetic information. This balance is mediated by genomic imprinting, an epigenetic…”
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Seed evolution: parental conflicts in a multi-generational household
Published in Biomolecular concepts (01-03-2014)“…Seeds are multi-generational structures containing a small embryonic plant enclosed in layers of diverse parental origins. The evolution of seeds was a…”
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