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2026
Journal of Plant Growth Regulation · Research article

Are Strigolactones Relevant for Arabidopsis Co-exposed to Heat and Salt Stress? Exploring the Role of MAX2 and MAX3 in Stress Responses and Physiological Performance.

Sousa B, Nadais P, Oliveira M, Garcês I, Soares C, Pereira AM, Fidalgo F.

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2025
Current Opinion in Plant Biology · 88, 102800

Arabinogalactan proteins: Decoding the multifaceted roles in plant reproduction.

Silva J, Moreira D, Ferreira MJ, Pereira AM, Pereira LG, Coimbra S.

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Plant Reproduction · 38, 8

A review on the function of arabinogalactan-proteins during pollen grain development.

Foubert-Mendes S, Silva J, Ferreira MJ, Pereira LG, Coimbra S.

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2024
Plant Science · 348, 112231

Eight hydroxyproline-O-galactosyltransferases play essential roles in female reproductive development.

Moreira D, Kaur D, Foubert-Mendes S, Showalter AM, Coimbra S, Pereira AM.

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BMC Plant Biology · 24, 771

Transcriptomic landscape of SEEDSTICK in Arabidopsis thaliana funiculus after fertilisation.

Ferreira MJ, Silva J, Takeuchi H, Suzuki T, Higashiyama T, Coimbra S.

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Plant Reproduction · 37, 341–353

JAGGER localization and function are dependent on GPI anchor addition.

Figueiredo R, Costa M, Moreira D, Moreira M, Noble J, Pereira LG, Melo P, Palanivelu R, Coimbra S.

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Plant Physiology · 194(4), 2117–2135

HISTONE DEACETYLASE19 Controls Ovule Number Determination and Transmitting Tract Differentiation.

Manrique S, Cavalleri A, Guazzotti A, et al., Pereira AM, Coimbra S, et al.

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2023
The Plant Journal · 114(2), 371–389

Type II arabinogalactans initiated by hydroxyproline-O-galactosyltransferases play important roles in pollen–pistil interactions.

Moreira D, Kaur D, Pereira AM, Held MA, Showalter AM, Coimbra S.

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Annals of Botany · 131(5), 827–838

AGPs as molecular determinants of reproductive development.

Lopes AL, Moreira D, Pereira AM, Ferraz R, Mendes S, Pereira LG, Colombo L, Coimbra S.

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Biomolecules · 13(3), 463

I Choose You: Selecting Accurate Reference Genes for qPCR Expression Analysis in Reproductive Tissues in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Ferreira MJ, Silva J, Pinto SC, Coimbra S.

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Plant Cell Walls: Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights · Book chapter

The biology of arabinogalactan proteins in plant abiotic stress and reproduction.

Figueiredo R, Lopes A, Pereira AM, Moreira D, Silva J, Ferreira MJ, Coimbra S, Pereira LG.

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2022
Frontiers in Plant Science · 13, 1083098

New insights on the expression patterns of specific Arabinogalactan proteins in reproductive tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Moreira D, Lopes AL, Silva J, Ferreira MJ, Pinto SC, Mendes S, Pereira LG, Coimbra S, Pereira AM.

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Frontiers in Plant Science · 13, 935413

Hydroxyproline-O-Galactosyltransferases Synthesizing Type II Arabinogalactans Are Essential for Male Gametophytic Development in Arabidopsis.

Kaur D, Moreira D, Coimbra S, Showalter AM.

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2021
Journal of Visualized Experiments · 168

Fluorescent Immunolocalization of Arabinogalactan Proteins and Pectins in the Cell Wall of Plant Tissues.

Costa M, Pereira AM, Coimbra S.

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Plant Methods · 17

DNA–protein interaction studies: a historical and comparative analysis.

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2020
Frontiers in Plant Science · 11, 610377

Three Decades of Advances in Arabinogalactan-Protein Biosynthesis.

Silva J, Ferraz R, Dupree P, Showalter AM, Coimbra S.

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Methods in Molecular Biology · 2149, 403–427

In Situ/Subcellular Localization of Arabinogalactan Protein Expression by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH).

Costa ML, Solís MT, Testillano PS, Coimbra S.

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Molecular Biology Reports · 47

The best CRISPR/Cas9 versus RNA interference approaches for Arabinogalactan proteins’ study.

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2019
Plant Reproduction · 32, 353–370

In silico and expression analyses of fasciclin-like arabinogalactan proteins reveal functional conservation during embryo and seed development.

Costa M, Pereira AM, Pinto SC, Silva J, Pereira LG, Coimbra S.

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Journal of Experimental Botany · 70(11), 2933–2936

Advances in plant reproduction: from gametes to seeds.

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Journal of Experimental Botany · 70(11), 2979–2992

Insights into secrets along the pollen tube pathway in need to be discovered.

Lopes AL, Moreira D, Ferreira MJ, Pereira AM, Coimbra S.

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2017
Methods in Molecular Biology

Immunolocalization of AGPs and Pectins in Quercus suber Gametophytic Structures.

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2016
Molecular Plant · 9(4), 601–614

“Love Is Strong, and You’re so Sweet”: JAGGER Is Essential for Persistent Synergid Degeneration and Polytubey Block in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Pereira AM, Nobre MS, Pinto SC, Lopes AL, Costa ML, Masiero S, Coimbra S.

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Plant Signaling & Behavior · 11(8), e1209616

JAGGER, an AGP essential for persistent synergid degeneration and polytubey block in Arabidopsis.

Pereira AM, Lopes AL, Coimbra S.

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Frontiers in Plant Science · 7, 1895

Arabinogalactan Proteins as Interactors along the Crosstalk between the Pollen Tube and the Female Tissues.

Pereira AM, Lopes AL, Coimbra S.

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2015
Plant Reproduction · 28, 1–15

Arabinogalactan proteins: rising attention from plant biologists.

Pereira AM, Pereira LG, Coimbra S.

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2014
Journal of Experimental Botany · 65(18), 5459–5471

Differential expression patterns of arabinogalactan proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana reproductive tissues.

Pereira AM, Masiero S, Nobre MS, Costa ML, Solís MT, Testillano PS, Sprunck S, Coimbra S.

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2013
BMC Plant Biology · 13, 7

Expression-based and co-localization detection of arabinogalactan protein 6 and arabinogalactan protein 11 interactors in Arabidopsis pollen and pollen tubes.

Costa M, Nobre MS, Becker JD, Masiero S, Amorim MI, Pereira LG, Coimbra S.

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Plant Signaling & Behavior · 8(10), e25998

Localization of arabinogalactan protein 6 fused with Sirius ultramarine fluorescent protein in Arabidopsis pollen and pollen tubes.

Pereira LG, Costa M, Coimbra S.

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Plants · 2(3), 429–440

Growth Media Induces Variation in Cell Wall Associated Gene Expression in Arabidopsis thaliana Pollen Tube.

Costa ML, Pereira LG, Coimbra S.

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2010
Plant Reproduction · 23, 199–205

Early germination of Arabidopsis pollen in a double null mutant for the arabinogalactan protein genes AGP6 and AGP11.

Coimbra S, Costa M, Mendes MA, Pereira AM, Pinto J, Pereira LG.

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2009
Journal of Experimental Botany · 60(11), 3133–3142

Pollen grain development is compromised in Arabidopsis agp6 agp11 null mutants.

Coimbra S, Costa M, Jones B, Mendes MA, Pereira LG.

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2007
Journal of Experimental Botany · 58, 4027–4035

Arabinogalactan proteins as molecular markers in Arabidopsis thaliana sexual reproduction.

Coimbra S, Almeida J, Junqueira V, Costa ML, Pereira LG.

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2006
Planta · 223, 374–380

Expression of arabinogalactan protein genes in pollen tubes of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Pereira LG, Coimbra S, Oliveira H, Monteiro L, Sottomayor M.

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