Teixeira António

António Teixeira

antonio.teixeira@bio.uminho.pt

People Detail

Research Area : Molecular targets

Position : Former people

Qualifications

PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, IT (2017), Marie Curie Fellow in The Royal Botanic Gardens, KEW, UK, (2014-2017); MSc in Plant Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bio entrepreneurship, University of Minho, School of Sciences, Biology Department, PT (2013).

Research

Quantitative and qualitative snapshot of plastidal metabolome and proteome from V. vinifera berries; Comparative transcriptional analysis to understand the molecular basis of solute transport and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in grapevine plastids; role of plastid metabolism on the accumulation of phenolic compounds in grapevine leaves infected with flavescence dorée phytoplasma

Ongoing Projects

Fleurs locales - Cadeias de restauração da biodiversidade por sementes nativas, em vinhedos, agrossistemas e espaços naturais do Mediterrâneo.


BerryPlastid - Biosynthesis of secondary compounds in the grape berry: unlocking the role of the plastid. Member of team (100%). Coordinator: Hernâni Gerós

Concluded Projects

Marie Curie European project NASSTEC, (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/607785) with a fellowship in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK.

Students

Telmo Cruz (Master - completed)
António Nogueira (PhD - ongoing)
Luis Costa (Master - completed)
Carolina Silva Moreira (Master - completed)

Publications

Journal article
1. Martins, V*., López, R., Teixeira, A., Gerós, H., (2024). Combined omics expose microbial niches of fungi and bacteria correlating with wine volatile profiles in Douro wine region, LWT - Food Science and Technology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2024.115769.

2. Nogueira, A., Teixeira, A*., Gerós, H., & Puga, H., (2023). Ultrasound Prototype for Improving Germination and Seedling Growth in Tomato and Maize Seeds, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-023-11178-7

3. Martins, V*., Teixeira, A., Gerós, H., (2023). A comparison of microbiota isolation methods reveals habitat preferences for fermentative yeasts and plant pathogenic fungi in the grape berry, Food Microbiology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2023.104408.

4. Nogueira, A., Puga, H*., Gerós, H*., & Teixeira, A. (2023). Seed germination and seedling development assisted by ultrasound: gaps and future research directions. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12994

5. Martins, V*., Szakiel, A., Teixeira, A., Abdallah, C., Moreira, C., Pączkowski, C., ... & Gerós, H. (2023). Combined omics approaches expose metabolite-microbiota correlations in grape berries of three cultivars of Douro wine region. Food Chemistry, 136859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136859

6. Teixeira, A*., Noronha, H., Frusciante, S., Diretto, G., & Gerós, H. (2023). The grapevine metabolite profile of phloem sap is modified by flavescence dorée. OENO One, 57(1), 307-320. https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2023.57.1.7302

7. Ayogu, P., Teixeira, A., Gerós, H., & Martins, V*. (2023). Identification of grape berry indigenous epiphytic yeasts with in vitro and in vivo antagonistic activity towards pathogenic fungi. OENO One, 57(1), 253-264. https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2023.57.1.7273

8. Teixeira, A*., Noronha, H., Frusciante, S., Diretto, G., & Gerós, H. (2023). Biosynthesis of Chlorophyll and Other Isoprenoids in the Plastid of Red Grape Berry Skins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07207

9. Cabral, I. L., Teixeira, A., Ferrier, M., Lanoue, A., Valente, J., Rogerson, F. S., ... & Queiroz, J*. (2023). Canopy management through crop forcing impacts grapevine cv.‘Touriga Nacional’ performance, ripening and berry metabolomics profile. OENO One, 57(1), 55-69. https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2023.57.1.7122

10. Teixeira, A*., Noronha, H., Sebastiana, M., Fortes, A., & Geros, H. (2022). A proteomic analysis shows the stimulation of light reactions and inhibition of the Calvin cycle in the skin chloroplasts of ripe red grape berries. Frontiers in plant science, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1014532

11. Martins, V*., Costa, L., Soares, R., Ayogu, P., Teixeira, A., & Gerós, H. (2022). A catalogue of cultivable yeasts from the microbiota of grape berries cv. Vinhão and Loureiro. OENO One, 56(3), 257-270. https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2022.56.3.5462

12. Cabral, I. L., Teixeira, A., Lanoue, A., Unlubayir, M., Munsch, T., Valente, J., ... & Queiroz, J. (2022). Impact of Deficit Irrigation on Grapevine cv.‘Touriga Nacional’during Three Seasons in Douro Region: An Agronomical and Metabolomics Approach. Plants, 11(6), 732. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11060732

13. Martins, Viviana*; Szakiel, Anna; Paczkowski, Cezary; Teixeira, António; Gerós, Hernâni. (2021). "The restructuring of grape berry waxes by calcium changes the surface microbiota". Food Research International 150: 110812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110812.

14. Martins, Viviana*; Unlubayir, Marianne; Teixeira, António; Lanoue, Arnaud; Gerós, Hernâni. (2021). "Exogenous Calcium Delays Grape Berry Maturation in the White cv. Loureiro While Increasing Fruit Firmness and Flavonol Content". Frontiers in Plant Science 12: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.742887

15. Viviana Martins*; Marianne Unlubayir; Teixeira, António; Hernâni Gerós; Arnaud, LANOUE. (2021). "Calcium and methyl jasmonate cross-talk in the secondary metabolism of grape cells". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.05.034

16. Teixeira, António*; Toorop, Peter E.; Iannetta, Pietro P. M. "Differential Interspecific Adaptation to Abiotic Stress by Plantago Species". (2020). Frontiers in Plant Science 11: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.573039.

17. Teixeira, António*; Martins, Viviana; Frusciante, Sarah; Cruz, Telmo; Noronha, Henrique; Diretto, Gianfranco; Gerós, Hernâni. (2020). "Flavescence Dorée-Derived Leaf Yellowing in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Is Associated to a General Repression of Isoprenoid Biosynthetic Pathways". Frontiers in Plant Science 11: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00896.

18. Martins, Viviana*; Lopez, Ricardo; Garcia, Ana; Teixeira, António; Gerós, Hernâni. (2020). "Vineyard calcium sprays shift the volatile profile of young red wine produced by induced and spontaneous fermentation". Food Research International 131: 108983. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0963996920300089.

19. Teixeira, António*; Iannetta, Pietro; Binnie, Kirsty; Valentine, Tracy A.; Toorop, Peter. (2019). "Myxospermous seed-mucilage quantity correlates with environmental gradients indicative of water-deficit stress: Plantago species as a model". Plant and Soil: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04335-z.

20. Martins, Viviana.; Teixeira, António.; Gerós, Hernâni. "Changes in the volatile composition of wine from grapes treated with Bordeaux mixture: a laboratory-scale study". Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 21 3 (2015): 425-429. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajgw.12150.

21. Martins, Viviana; Teixeira, António; Bassil, Elias; Blumwald, Eduardo; Gerós, Hernâni. (2014). "Metabolic changes of Vitis vinifera berries and leaves exposed to Bordeaux mixture". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 82: 270-278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.06.016.

22. Martins, Viviana.; Teixeira, António.; Bassil, Elias.; Hanana, M.; Blumwald, Eduardo.; Gerós, Hernâni. "Copper-based fungicide Bordeaux mixture regulates the expression ofVitis vinifera copper transporters". Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 20 3 (2014): 451-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajgw.12096.

23. Teixeira, António; Martins, Viviana; Noronha, Henrique; Eiras-Dias, José; Gerós, Hernâni. "The First Insight into the Metabolite Profiling of Grapes from Three Vitis vinifera L. Cultivars of Two Controlled Appellation (DOC) Regions". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 15 3 (2014): 4237-4254. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms15034237.

24. Teixeira, António; Eiras-Dias, José; Castellarin, Simone; Gerós, Hernâni. "Berry Phenolics of Grapevine under Challenging Environments". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 14 9 (2013): 18711-18739. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms140918711.