MEMBER
Wagner L. Araújo
Research Areas
Photosynthesis and Productivity of Tropical and Subtropical Plants
Plant Organic Metabolism
Regulation of Plant Development
Presentation
Dr. Wagner L. Araújo studied Agronomy and completed his M.Sc. in Plant Physiology at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, UFV (2006). He then moved to Germany to complete a PhD at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm (2011). Since 2011, Dr. Araújo has worked as an Assistant Professor in the Plant Biology Department at UFV, where he teaches and supervises students in the Graduate Program in Plant Physiology at UFV. Although his research interests span plant genetics, metabolism and physiology, currently, his main projects are related to the regulation and function of alternative pathways of plant respiration, the role of organic acid metabolism in the regulation of photosynthesis and broad aspects of cyanobacterial metabolism and acclimation to stresses. He is currently a member of the Editorial Board of PLoS ONE and Frontiers in Plant Science, and he actively serves as a reviewer for a number of plant-oriented journals.
Last modified: 12 March 2014
Address
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Phone: +55 (31) 3899.2169
E-mail
wlaraujo@ufv.br
Research interest
Molecular ecophysiology, ecophysiology of photosynthesis and plant responses to abiotic stresses.
The research in my lab is currently devoted to increasing our understanding of the regulation of respiration and the alternative donation of electrons to the mitochondrial electron transfer chain as well as the linkage between hormone metabolism and primary metabolism as a whole. Our goal is to generate knowledge that might be used in biotechnological applications aiming to increase the yield, quality and safety of crops and aiming to increase the production of useful metabolic end products in both higher plants and cyanobacteria. We are currently using a range of physiological, biochemical and molecular techniques, and we are applying techniques for high-resolution metabolite profiling to answer these questions.
Motivated researchers and students willing to help us investigate these questions are welcome to contact Dr. Wagner L. Araújo.
Current projects include
- Identification of alternative electron entry pathways into the respiratory chain of plant mitochondria
- Understanding the role of organic acids as a component of the stomata signalling cascade: a metabolic approach
- Metabolic and physiological determinants of differential growth in cyanobacterial strains
- Metabolic aspects associated with cyanobacterial adaptation to high-salt environments
- Molecular and metabolic impacts of altered levels of gibberellin in land plants
- Ecophysiological aspects of the presence of selenium in higher plants and its interactions with metabolism
- The metabolic importance of autophagy in Arabidopsis thaliana
- Deciphering the importance of metabolic alterations in response to hypoxia in contrasting Eucalyptus clones
- Examining the role of branched-chain amino acids in Arabidopsis thaliana subjected to water stress conditions
Post-docs
PhD Students
Master students
Selected Publications
Rodrigues-Salvador A, Lana-Costa J, Omena-Garcia RP, Batista-Silva W, Scossa F, Rosado-Souza L, Pérez-Díaz JL, Menezes-Silva PE, DaMatta FM, Sulpice R, Araújo WL, Zsögön A, Fernie AR, Nunes-Nesi A.
Metabolic shifts during fruit development in pungent and non-pungent peppers.
Food Chem. 2022 May 1;375:131850. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131850. Epub 2021 Dec 14.
www.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131850
Feitosa-Araujo E, da Fonseca-Pereira P, Pena MM, Lana-Costa J, Coelho DG, de Oliveira Silva FM, Medeiros DB, Linka N, Araújo WL, Weber APM, Fernie AR, Nunes-Nesi A.
Mitochondrial and peroxisomal NAD+ uptake are important for improved photosynthesis and seed yield under elevated CO2 concentrations
Plant J. 2022 Aug;111(3):713-730. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15846. Epub 2022 Jun 28.
www.https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15846
Parma DF, Vaz MGMV, Falquetto P, Silva JC, Clarindo WR, Westhoff P, van Velzen R, Schlüter U, Araújo WL, Schranz ME, Weber APM, Nunes-Nesi A.
New Insights Into the Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis Offered by the Tarenaya Cluster of Cleomaceae.
Front Plant Sci. 2022 Jan 18;12:756505. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.756505. eCollection 2021.
www.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.756505
Elias Feitosa‐Araujo, Paula da Fonseca-Pereira, Mateus Miranda Pena, David Barbosa Medeiros, Leonardo Perez de Souza, Takuya Yoshida, Andreas P.M. Weber, Wagner L. Araújo, Alisdair R. Fernie, Markus Schwarzländer, Adriano Nunes‐Nesi.
Changes in intracellular NAD status affect stomatal development in an abscisic acid-dependent manner
The Plant Journal, 2020.
www.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/tpj.15000
AUCIQUE-PÉREZ, CARLOS EDUARDO ; RESENDE, RENATA SOUSA ; MARTINS, AUXILIADORA OLIVEIRA ; Silveira, Patricia Ricardino ; CAVALCANTI, JOÃO HENRIQUE FROTA ; VIEIRA, NÍVEA MOREIRA ; FERNIE, ALISDAIR R. ; ARAÚJO, WAGNER LUIZ ; DaMatta, Fábio Murilo ; RODRIGUES, FABRÍCIO ÁVILA
How do wheat plants cope with Pyricularia oryzae infection? A physiological and metabolic approach
PLANTA, 2020.
www.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-020-03428-9
Jaciara Lana-Costa, Franklin Magnum de Oliveira Silva, Willian Batista-Silva, Diego Costa Carolino, Renato Lima Senra, David B. Medeiros, Samuel Cordeiro Vitor Martins, Jorge Gago, Wagner L. Araújo, and Adriano Nunes-Nesi
High Photosynthetic Rates in a Solanum pennellii Chromosome 2 QTL Is Explained by Biochemical and Photochemical Changes.
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020.
www.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00794
SIQUEIRA, JOÃO A; BARROS, JESSICA A. S.; DAL-BIANCO, MAXIMILLER; MARTINS, SAMUEL C. V.; MAGALHÃES, PAULO C.; RIBEIRO, DIMAS M.; DAMATTA, FÁBIO M.; ARAÚJO, WAGNER L.; RIBEIRO, CLEBERSON.
Metabolic and physiological adjustments of maize leaves in response to aluminum stress.
Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, 2020.
www.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40626-020-00175-w
Malheiros, R.S.P.; Costa, L.C.; Ávila, R. T.; Pimenta, T. M.; Teixeira, L. S.; Brito, F.A. L.; Zsögön, A.; Araújo, W. L.; Ribeiro, D. M.
Selenium downregulates auxin and ethylene biosynthesis in rice seedlings to modify primary metabolism and root architecture
Planta, 2020.
www.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-019-03175-6
Gasparini, K.; Costa, L.C.; Brito, F.A. L.; Pimenta, T.M.; Cardoso, F. B.; Araújo, W. L.; Zsögön, A.; Ribeiro, D. M.
Elevated CO2 induces age-dependent restoration of growth and metabolism in gibberellin-deficient plants
Planta, 2019.
www.doi: 10.1007/s00425-019-03208-0
Barbosa MAM, Chitwood DH, Azevedo AA, Araújo WL, Ribeiro DM, Peres LEP, Martins SCV, Zsögön A
Bundle sheath extensions affect leaf structural and physiological plasticity in response to irradiance
Plant Cell and Environment, 2018.
www.https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13495
Ribeiro, R. P.; Costa, L. C.; Medina, E. F.; Araújo, W. L.; Zsögön, A.; Ribeiro, D. M.
Ethylene coordinates seed germination behavior in response to low soil pH in Stylosanthes humilis.
Plant and Soil, 2018.
www.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11104-018-3572-2
ESTEVES-FERREIRA, ALBERTO A.; CAVALCANTI, JOÃO HENRIQUE FROTA; VAZ, MARCELO GOMES MARÇAL VIEIRA; ALVARENGA, LUNA V.; NUNES-NESI, ADRIANO; ARAÚJO, WAGNER L.
Cyanobacterial nitrogenases: phylogenetic diversity, regulation and functional predictions
Genetics and Molecular Biology (online version), 2017.
www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572017000200261&lng=en&tlng=en
FLOREZ-SARASA, IGOR ; NOGUCHI, KO ; ARAUJO, WAGNER ; GARCIA-NOGALES, ANA ; FERNIE, ALISDAIR R. ; FLEXAS, JAUME ; RIBAS-CARBO, MIGUEL
Impaired cyclic electron flow around Photosystem I disturbs high-light respiratory metabolism
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 2016.
www.plantphysiol.org/content/172/4/2176
Ribeiro, D.M.; Silva J.D.; Cardoso, F. B.; Martins, A. O.; Silva, W.A.; Nascimento, V. L.; Araújo, W. L.
Growth inhibition by selenium is associated with changes in primary metabolism and nutrient levels in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Plant, Cell and Environment, 2016.
www.DOI: 10.1111/pce.12783
Batista SW, Daloso DM, Fernie AR, Nunes-Nesi A, Araújo WL
Can stable isotope mass spectrometry replace -radiolabelled approaches in metabolic studies?
Plant Science (Limerick), 2016.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168945216300899
PIRES, MARCEL V. ; PEREIRA JÚNIOR, ADILSON A. ; MEDEIROS, DAVID B. ; DALOSO, DANILO M. ; PHAM, PHUONG ANH ; BARROS, KALLYNE A. ; ENGQVIST, MARTIN K. M. ; FLORIAN, ALEXANDRA ; KRAHNERT,INA ; MAURINO, VERONICA G. ; ARAÚJO, WAGNER L. ; FERNIE, ALISDAIR R.
The influence of alternative pathways of respiration that utilize branched-chain amino acids following water shortage in Arabidopsis
Plant, Cell and Environment, 2016.
www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pce.12682/abstract
BUNIK, V. I. ; MKRTCHYAN, GARIK ; GRABARSKA, ANETA ; OPPERMANN, HENRY ; DALOSO, DANILO ; ARAÚJO, W. L. ; JUSZCZAK, MALGORZATA ; RZESKI, WOJCIECH ; BETTENDORFF, LUCIEN ; FERNIE, A. R. ; MEIXENSBERGER, JÜRGEN ; STEPULAK, ANDRZEJ ; GAUNITZ, FRANK
Inhibition of mitochondrial 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase impairs viability of cancer cells in a cell-specific metabolismdependent manner
OncoTarget, 2016.
www.https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27027236
FERREIRA, E. V. O. ; NOVAIS, R. F. ; DUBAY, G. R. ; PEREIRA, G. L. ; ARAÚJO, W. L. ; JACKSON, R. B.
Nitrogen supply affects root and shoot amino acid composition in eucalyptus clones
Australian Journal of Crop Science, 2016.
www.cropj.com/ferreira_10_3_2016_280_290.pdf
MEDEIROS, DAVID B. ; MARTINS, SAMUEL C.V. ; CAVALCANTI, JOÃO HENRIQUE F. ; DALOSO, DANILO M. ; MARTINOIA, ENRICO ; NUNES-NESI, ADRIANO ; DAMATTA, FÁBIO M. ; FERNIE, ALISDAIR R. ; ARAÚJO, WAGNER L.
Enhanced Photosynthesis and Growth in atquac1 Knockout Mutants Are Due to Altered Organic Acid Accumulation and an Increase in Both Stomatal and Mesophyll Conductance
Plant Physiology (Bethesda), 2015.
www.plantphysiol.org/content/170/1/86
HILDEBRANDT, TATJANA M. ; NUNES NESI, ADRIANO ; ARAÚJO, WAGNER L. ; BRAUN, HANS-PETER
Amino Acid Catabolism in Plants
MOL PLANT, 2015.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674205215003664
PHAM, PHUONG ANH ; WAHL, VANESSA ; TOHGE, TAKAYUKI ; DE SOUZA, LAISE ROSADO ; ZHANG, YOUJUN ; DO, PHUC THI ; OLAS, JUSTYNA J. ; STITT, MARK ; ARAÚJO, WAGNER L. ; FERNIE, ALISDAIR R.
Analysis of knockout mutants reveals non-redundant functions of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase isoforms in Arabidopsis.
Plant Molecular Biology, 2015.
www.link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11103-015-0363-5
CHRISTOFOLI, MARCELA ; COSTA, ELIANGELA CRISTINA CANDIDA ; BICALHO, KEYLLA U. ; DE CÁSSIA DOMINGUES, VANESSA ; PEIXOTO, MÁRCIO FERNANDES ; ALVES, CASSIA CRISTINA FERNANDES ; ARAÚJO, WAGNER L. ; DE MELO CAZAL, CRISTIANE
Insecticidal effect of nanoencapsulated essential oils from Zanthoxylum rhoifolium (Rutaceae) in Bemisia tabaci populations.
Industrial Crops and Products, 2015.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669015002009
MEDEIROS, DAVID B. ; DALOSO, DANILO M. ; FERNIE, ALISDAIR R. ; NIKOLOSKI, ZORAN ; ARAÚJO, WAGNER L.
Utilizing systems biology to unravel stomatal function and the hierarchies underpinning its control
Plant, Cell and Environment (Print), 2015.
www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pce.12517/abstract
ARAÚJO, W.L.; NUNES-NESI, A.; FERNIE, A.R.
On the role of plant mitochondrial metabolism and its impact on photosynthesis in both optimal and sub-optimal growth conditions.
Photosynthesis Research, 2014.
www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11120-013-9807-4
CAVALCANTI, J. H. F. ; ESTEVES-FERREIRA, A. A. ; QUINHONES, C. G. ; PEREIRA-LIMA, I. A. ; NUNES-NESI, ADRIANO ; FERNIE, A. R. ; ARAUJO, W. L.
Evolution and functional implications of the tricarboxylic acid cycle as revealed by phylogenetic analysis
Genome Biology and Evolution, 2014.
www.https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25274566
Esteves-Ferreira AA, Correa DM, Carneiro APS, Rosa RM, Loteiro R, Araujo WL
Comparative evaluation of different preservation methods for cyanobacterial strains.
Journal of Applied Phycology, 2013.
www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-012-9927-9
ARAÚJO, W.L.; TOHGE, T.; OSÓRIO, S.; LOHSE, M.; BALBO, I.; KRAHNERT, I.; SIENKIEWICZ-PORZUCEK, A.; USADEL, B.; NUNES-SENI, A.; FERNIE, A.R.
Antisense inhibition of the 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex in tomato demonstrates its importance for plant respiration and during leaf senescence and fruit maturation.
The Plant Cell, 2012.
www.plantcell.org/content/24/6/2328.long
STEINHAUSER, D.; FERNIE, A.R.; ARAÚJO, W.L.
Unusual cyanobacterial TCA cycles: not broken just different.
Trends in Plant Science, 2012.
www.dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2012.05.005
ARAÚJO, W.L.; NUNES-NESI, A.; WILLIAMS, T.C.R.
Functional genomics tools applied to plant metabolism: a survey on plant respiration, its connections and the annotation of complex gene functions
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2012.
www.dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2012.00210
ARAÚJO, W.L.; NUNES-NESI, A; NIKOLOSKI, Z.; SWEETLOVE, L.J.; FERNIE, A.R.
Metabolic control and regulation of the tricarboxylic acid cycle in photosynthetic and heterotrophic plant tissues.
Plant, Cell and Environment, 2012.
www.dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02332.x
ARAÚJO, W.L.; NUNES-NESI, A.; OSORIO, S.; USADEL, B.; FUENTES, D.; NAGY, R.; BALBO, I.; LEHMANN, M.; STUDART-WITKOWSKI, C.; TOHGE, T.; MARTINOIA, E.; JORDANA, X.; DAMATTA, F.M.; FERNIE, A.R.
Antisense inhibition of the iron-sulphur subunit of succinate dehydrogenase enhances photosynthesis and growth in tomato via an organic acid-mediated effect on stomatal aperture.
The Plant Cell, 2011.
www.plantcell.org/content/23/2/600
ARAÚJO, W.L.; ISHIZAKI, K.; NUNES-NESI, A.; TOHGE, T.; LARSON, T.R.; KRAHNERT, I., BALBO, I.; WITT, S.; DOERMANN, P.; GRAHAM, I.A.; LEAVER, C.J.; FERNIE, A.R.
Analysis of a range of catabolic mutants provides evidence that phytanoyl-coenzyme A does not act as a substrate of the Electron-Transfer Flavoprotein/Electron-Transfer Flavoprotein:Ubiquinone Oxidore
Plant Physiology, 2011.
www.dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.182188
DaMatta, F. M. ; Cunha, R. L. ; Antunes, W. C. ; Martins, S. C. V. ; Araújo, W. L. ; Fernie, A. ; Moraes, G. A. B. K.
In field-grown coffee trees source?sink manipulation alters photosynthetic rates, independently of carbon metabolism, via alterations in stomatal function
New Phytologist (Print), 2008.
www.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02367.x
Collaborators
Dr. Dirk Steinhauser, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Golm, Germany
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dirk_Steinhauser/
Dr. Alisdair Fernie, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Golm, Germany
http://www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/9205/Alisdair_Fernie
Dr. Hans-Peter Braun, Institute of Plant Genetics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hans-Peter_Braun2/
Dr. Lázaro E.P. Peres, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lazaro_Peres/
Dr. Ronan Sulpice, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ronan_Sulpice/
Dr. Gad Galili, Department of Plant Science, The Weizmnn Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
