Publications by authors named "Thaina F F Saia"
Begomoviruses, which belong to the family, are intracellular parasites transmitted by whiteflies to dicotyledonous plants thatsignificantly damage agronomically relevant crops. These nucleus-replicating DNA viruses move intracellularly from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and then, like other plant viruses, cause disease by spreading systemically throughout the plant. The transport proteins of begomoviruses play a crucial role in recruiting host components for the movement of viral DNA within and between cells, while exhibiting functions that suppress the host's immune defense.
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- Cadmium (Cd) negatively affects plant growth, causing issues such as leaf yellowing and chlorosis, particularly during the reproductive stage of soybean.
- Cd triggers programmed cell death (PCD) in plant cells, characterized by increased cell death, DNA damage, and specific signaling proteins (GmNAC81, GmNAC30, and VPE) that facilitate this process.
- The study suggests that overexpressing GmNAC81 worsens Cd stress effects, while overexpressing BiP can provide tolerance to Cd, highlighting the complex interactions in plant responses to cadmium toxicity.