2025
65) Cesarino, I., Mazzafera, P. (2025) The antioxidant system in coffee. Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention (Second Edition), DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-13868-3.00051-X
64) Paschoal, D., Cazetta, L., Mendes, J.V.O., Dias, N.C.F., Ometto, V., Carrera, E., Rossi, M.L., Aricetti, J.A., Miczkowski, P., Carvalho, G.G., Cesarino, I., Silva, S.F., Ribeiro, R.V., Teixeira, P.J.P.L., Silva, E.M., Figueira, A. (2025) Root development of tomato plants infected by the cacao pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa is affected by limited sugar availability. Plant, Cell & Environment, DOI: 10.1111/pce.15385
63) Cunha, L.X., Lima, L.G.A., Cesarino, I. (2025) Identification of lignin-related WRKY transcription factors in the grass Setaria viridis. Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40626-024-00354-z
2024
62) Haverroth, E.J., Rimer, I.M., Oliveira, L.A., Lima, L.G.A., Cesarino, I., Martins, S.C.V., McAdam, S.A.M., Cardoso, A.A. (2024) Gradients in embolism resistance within stems driven by secondary growth in herbs. Plant, Cell & Environment, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14921
61) Cesarino, I., Oliveira, D.M. (2024) Lignin strips in glandular trichomes. Nature Plants, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01676-1
60) Oliveira, D.M., Cesarino, I. (2024) Finding my way: the role of DIRIGENT PROTEINS in lignin assembly. Molecular Plant, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2023.12.023
59) Oliveira, D.M., Cesarino, I. (2024) Genome editing of wood for sustainable pulping. Trends in Plant Science, DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.10.007
2023
58) Rates, A.B., Cesarino, I. (2023) Pour some sugar on me: The diverse functions of phenylpropanoid glycosylation. Journal of Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154138
57) de Souza, W., Mitchell, R.A., Cesarino, I. (2023) Editorial: The Plant Cell Wall: Advances and Current Perspectives. Frontiers in Plant Science, DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1235749
56) Simões, M.S., Carvalho, G.G., Ferreira, S.S., Cesarino, I. (2023) Toward the identification of class III peroxidases potentially involved in lignification in the model C4 grass Setaria viridis. Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1007/s40626-023-00273-5
55) Oliveira, D.M., Cesarino, I. (2023). Four is better than one: structure and function of a unique ascorbate peroxidase with four binding sites. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad109
54) Lima, L.G.A., Ferreira, S.S., Simões, M.S., Cunha, L.X., Fernie, A.R., Cesarino, I. (2023) Comprehensive expression analyses of the ABCG subfamily reveal SvABCG17 as a potential transporter of lignin monomers in the model C4 grass Setaria viridis. Journal of Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2022.153900
53) Ramakrishna, P., Cesarino, I. (2023). “Exclusive” update: p-coumaroylation of lignin not restricted to commelinid monocots. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac536
52) Ramakrishna, P., Cesarino, I. (2023). Loosen up! How lignin manipulations affect biomass molecular assembly and deconstruction. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac503
51) Cesarino, I. (2023). Killing me softly: a pathogen accelerates fruit ripening and softening to cause disease. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac469
2022
50) Ye, Y., Cesarino, I. (2022). A feast of consequences: Transcriptional and metabolic responses to lignin pathway perturbations. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac414
49) Ma, J., Li, J., He, H., Jin, X., Cesarino, I., Zeng, W., Li, Z. (2022) Characterization of sensory properties of Yunnan coffee. Current Research in Food Science, DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.07.010
48) Ferreira, S.S., Goeminne, G., Simões, M.S., Pina, A.V.A., Lima, L.G.A., Pezard, J., Gutiérrez, A., Rencoret, J., Mortimer, J.C., del Río, J.C., Boerjan, W., Cesarino, I. (2022) Transcriptional and metabolic changes associated with internode development and reduced cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase activity in sorghum. Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac300
47) Cesarino, I. (2022) With a little help from MYB friends: transcriptional network controlling root suberization and lignification. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac318
46) Cesarino, I. (2022) Yet another twist in lignin biosynthesis: is there a specific alcohol dehydrogenase for H-lignin production?. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac249
45) Llerena, J.P.P., Figueiredo, R., Ferreira, S.S., Cesarino, I., Mazzafera, P. (2022) Isolation of Promoters and Transcription Factors Involved in the Regulation of Lignin Biosynthesis in Saccharum Species. Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering, pp 103–118. Methods in Molecular Biology. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2185-1_9
44) Somssich, M., Cesarino, I. (2022) Parasite-resistant ketchup! Lignin-based resistance to parasitic plants in tomato. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac067
43) Cesarino, I., Eudes, A., Urbanowicz, B., Xie, M. (2022) Editorial: Phenylpropanoid Systems Biology and Biotechnology. Frontiers in Plant Science, DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.866164 
42) Paschoal, D., Costa, J.L., Silva, E.M., Silva, F.B., Capelin, D., Ometto, V., Aricetti, J.A., Carvalho, G.G., Pimpinato, R.F., Oliveira, R.F., Carrera, E., López-Díaz, I., Rossi, M.L., Tornisielo, V., Caldana, C., Riano-Pachon, D.M., Cesarino, I., Teixeira, P.J.P.L., Figueira, A. (2022) Infection by Moniliophthora perniciosa reprograms Micro-Tom physiology, establishes a sink and increases secondary cell wall synthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac057
41) Cesarino, I. (2022) Better NOT together: single-cell transcriptomic landscape of leaf tissues. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab562
40) Cesarino, I. (2022) Going red but not mad: efficient astaxanthin production in tobacco without yield penalty. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab482
39) An, Y., Lu, W., Li, W., Pan, L., Lu, M, Cesarino, I., Li, Z., Zeng, W. (2022) Dietary Fiber in Plant Cell Walls—The Healthy Carbohydrates. Food Quality and Safety, DOI: 10.1093/fqsafe/fyab037
2021
38) Cesarino, I. (2021) Unraveling the regulatory network of bamboo lignification. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab370
37) Oliani, J., Cesarino, I., Salatino, M.L.F., Salatino, A. (2021) Acylation of flavonol glycosides using protein extracts of Croton species (Euphorbiaceae). Brazilian Journal of Botany, DOI: 10.1007/s40415-021-00748-2
36) Li, Z., Zhang, C., Zhang, Y., Zeng, W., Cesarino, I. (2021) Coffee Cell Walls – Composition, Influence on Cup Quality and Opportunities for Coffee Improvements. Food Quality and Safety, DOI: 10.1093/fqsafe/fyab012
35) Sung, B. M., Carvalho, G.G., Wairich, A., Cesarino, I. (2021) Searching for Novel Transcriptional Regulators of Lignin Deposition Within the PIRIN Family in the Model C4 Grass Setaria viridis. Tropical Plant Biology, DOI: 10.1007/s12042-021-09283-6
2020
34) Simões, M.S., Ferreira, S.S., Grandis, A., Rencoret, J., Persson, S., Floh, E.I.S., Ferraz, A., del Río, J.C., Buckeridge, M.S., Cesarino, I. (2020) Differentiation of Tracheary Elements in Sugarcane Suspension Cells Involves Changes in Secondary Wall Deposition and Extensive Transcriptional Reprogramming. Frontiers in Plant Science, DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.617020
33) Figueiredo, R., Portilla-Llerena, J. P., Kiyota, E., Ferreira, S. S., Cardeli, B. R., Souza, S. C. R., Brito, M. S., Sodek, L., Cesarino, I., Mazzafera, P. (2020) The sugarcane ShMYB78 transcription factor activates suberin biosynthesis in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant Molecular Biology, DOI: 10.1007/s11103-020-01048-1
32) Cesarino, I., Dello Ioio R., Kirschner, G.K., Ogden, M.S., Picrd, K.L., Rast-Somssich, M.I., Somssich, M. (2020) Plant Science’s Next Top Models. Annals of Botany, DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa063
31) Simões, M.S., Carvalho, G.G., Ferreira, S.S., Hernades-Lopes, J., Setta, N., Cesarino, I. (2020) Genome-wide characterization of the laccase gene family in Setaria viridis reveals members potentially involved in lignification. Planta, DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03337-x
2019
30) Araújo, P., Tolentino, F.T., Cesarino, I., Gallinari, R.H., Steenackers, W., Mayer, J.L.S., Mazzafera, M. (2019) Expression of Eucalyptus globulus LACCASE48 restores lignin content of Arabidopsis thaliana lac17 mutant. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, DOI: 10.1007/s11105-019-01177-y
29) Steenackers, W., El Houari I., Baekelandt, A., Witvrouw, K., Dhondt, S., Leroux, O., Gonzalez, N., Corneillie, S., Cesarino, I., Inzé, D., Boerjan, W., Vanholme, B. (2019) cis-Cinnamic acid is a natural plant growth-promoting compound. Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz392
28) Volpi e Silva, N., Mazzafera, P., Cesarino, I. (2019) Should I stay or should I go: are chlorogenic acids mobilized towards lignin biosynthesis?. Phytochemistry, DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112063
27) Ferreira, S.S., Simões, M.S., Carvalho, G.G., Lima, L.G.A., Svartman, R.M.A., Cesarino, I. (2019) The lignin toolbox of the model grass Setaria viridis. Plant Molecular Biology, DOI: 10.1007/s11103-019-00897-9
26) Özparpucu, M., Gierlinger, N., Cesarino, I., Burgert, I., Boerjan, B., Rüggeberg, M. (2019) Significant influence of lignin on axial stiffness of poplar wood at low microfibril angle under wet conditions. Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz180
25) Cesarino, I., (2019) Structural features and regulation of lignin deposited upon biotic and abiotic stresses. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2018.12.012
2017
24) Saleme, M.L.S., Cesarino, I., Vargas, L., Kim, H., Vanholme, R., Goeminne, G., Van Acker, R., Fonseca, F. C. A., Pallidis, A., Voorend, W., Nicomedes, Padmakshan, D., Van Doorsseleare, J., J., Ralph, J., Boerjan, W. (2017) Silencing CAFFEOYL SHIKIMATE ESTERASE affects lignification and improves saccharification in poplar. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00920
23) Özparpucu, M., Rüggeberg, M., Gierlinger, N., Cesarino, I., Vanholme, R., Boerjan, B., Burgert, I. (2017) Unravelling the impact of lignin on cell wall mechanics – a comprehensive study on young poplar trees downregulated for CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYROGENASE (CAD). Plant Journal, DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13584
22) Eloy, N., Voorend, W., Lan, W., Saleme, M.L.S., Cesarino, I., Vanholme, R., Smith, R.A., Goeminne, G., Pallidis, A., Morreel, K., Nicomedes, J., Ralph, J., Boerjan, W. (2017) Silencing CHALCONE SYNTHASE impedes the incorporation of tricin in lignin and increases lignin content. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01108
21) Steenackers, W., Klíma, P., Quareshy, M., Cesarino, I., Corneillie, S., Araújo, P., Viaene, T., Goeminne, G., Nowack, M., Ljung, K., Friml, J., Blakeslee, J.J., Novák, O., Zažímalová, E., Napier, R., Boerjan, W., Vanholme, B. (2017) cis-cinnamic acid is a novel, natural auxin efflux inhibitor that promotes lateral root formation. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00943
2016
20) Cesarino, I., Simões, M.S., Brito, M.S., Fanelli, A., Silva, T.F., Romanel, E. (2016) Building the wall: recent advances in understanding lignin metabolism in grasses. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, DOI: 10.1007/s11738-016-2293-5
19) Steenackers, W., Cesarino, I., Klíma, P., Quareshy, M., Vanholme, R., Corneillie, S., Kumpf, R.P., Van der Wouwer, D., Ljung, K., Goeminne, G., Novak, O., Zazimalová, E., Napier, R.M., Boerjan, W., Vanholme, B. (2016) The allelochemical MDCA inhibits lignification and affects auxin homeostasis. Plant Physiology, DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.01972
18) Vargas*, L., Cesarino*, I., Vanholme, R., Voorend, W., Saleme, M.L.S., Morreel, K., Boerjan, W. (2016) Improving total saccharification yield of Arabidopsis plants by vessel-specific complementation of caffeoyl shikimate esterase (cse) mutants. Biotechnology for Biofuels, DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0551-9
17) Figueiredo, R., Cesarino, I., Mazzafera, P. (2016) Suberin as an Extra Barrier to Grass Digestibility: a Closer Look to Sugarcane Forage. Tropical Plant Biology, DOI: 10.1007/s12042-016-9166-3
2015
16) Cesarino, I., Mazzafera, P. (2015) Botanical Aspects of the Antioxidant System in Coffee. Chapter 7, p53-60. Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention. Academic Press. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409517-5.00007-3
15) Vicentini, R., Böttcher, A., Brito, M.S., Santos, A.B., Creste, S., Landell, M.G.A, Cesarino, I., Mazzafera, P. (2015) Large-scale transcriptome analysis of two sugarcane genotypes contrasting for lignin content. PLoS One, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134909
2014
14) Ruprecht, C., Tohge, T., Fernie, A., Mortimer, C.L., Kozlo, A., Fraser, P.D., Funke, N., Cesarino, I., Vanholme, R., Boerjan, W., Morreel, K., Birgert, I., Gierlinger, N., Bulone, V., Schneider, V., Stockero, A., Navarro, J.P., Pudel, F., Tambuyser, B., Hygate, J., Bumstead, J., Notely, L., Persson, S. (2014) Transcript and Metabolite Profiling for the Evaluation of Tobacco Tree and Poplar as Feedstock for the Bio-Based Industry. Journal of Visualized Experiments (87), e51393, DOI: 10.3791/51393
13) Vanholme, B., Vanholme, R., Turumtay, H., Goeminne, G., Cesarino, I., Goubet, F., Morreel, K., Rencoret, J., Bulone, V., Hooijmaijers, C., Rycke, R., Gheysen, G., Ralph, J., Block, M., Meulewaeter, F., Boerjan, W. (2014) Accumulation of GlcNAc oligomers in the plant cell wall affects plant architecture in a dose-dependent and conditional manner. Plant Physiology, 165 (1), 290-308, DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.233742
12) Oliveira, R.R., Cesarino, I., Mazzafera, P., Dornelas, M.C. (2014) Flower development in Coffea arabica L.: new insights into MADS-box genes. Plant Reproduction, 27 (2), 79-94, DOI: 10.1007/s00497-014-0242-2
11) Araújo, P., Cesarino, I., Mayer, J.L.S., Ferrari, I.F., Kiyota, E., Sawaya, A.C.H.F., Paes Leme, A.F., Mazzafera, P. (2014) A model system to study the lignification process in Eucalyptus globulus. Physiologia Plantarum, 152, 17-31, DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12152
2013
10) Araújo, P., Cesarino, I., Carmello-Guerreiro, S.M., Dornelas, M.C. (2013) Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck orthologs of FRUITFULL and SHATTERPROOF are differentially expressed during fruit development. Plant Growth Regulation, 70 (1), 1-13, DOI: 10.1007/s10725-012-9773-4
09) Böttcher*, A., Cesarino*, I., Santos, A.B., Vicentini, R., Mayer, J.L.S., Vanholme, R., Morreel, K., Goeminne, G., Moura, J.C.M.S., Nobile, P.M., Carmello-Guerreiro, S. M., Anjos, I.A., Creste, S., Boerjan, W., Landell, M.G.D.A., Mazzafera, P. (2013) Lignification in Sugarcane: Biochemical Characterization, Gene Discovery, and Expression Analysis in Two Genotypes Contrasting for Lignin Content. Plant Physiology, 163 (4), 1539-1557, DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.225250
08) Vanholme*, R., Cesarino*, I., Rataj, K., Xiao, Y., Sundin, L., Goeminne, G., Kim, H., Cross, J., 
Morreel, K., Araújo, P., Welsh, L., Haustraete, J., McClellan, C., Vanholme, B., Ralph, J,; Simpson, G.G., Halpin, C., Boerjan, W. (2013) Caffeoyl Shikimate Esterase (CSE) Is an Enzyme in the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway. Science, 341 (6150), 1103-1106, DOI: 10.1126/science.1241602
07) Cesarino, I., Araújo, P., Mayer, J.L.S., Vicentini, R., Berthet, S., Demedts, B., Vanholme, B., Boerjan, W., Mazzafera, P. (2013) Expression of SofLAC, a new laccase in sugarcane, restores lignin content but not S:G ratio of Arabidopsis lac17 mutant. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64 (6), 1769-1781, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert045
06) Cesarino, I., Araújo, P., Paes Leme, A.F., Creste, S., Mazzafera, P. (2013) Suspension cell culture as a tool for the characterization of class III peroxidases in sugarcane. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 62, 1-10, DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.10.015
05) Vanholme, B., Cesarino, I., Goeminne, G., Kim, H., Marroni, F., Van Acker, R., Vanholme, R., Morreel, K., Ivens, B., Pinosio, S., Morgante, M., Ralph, J., Bastien, C., Boerjan, W. (2013) Breeding with rare defective alleles (BRDA): a natural HCT mutant with modified lignin as a case study. New Phytologist, 198, 765-776, DOI: 10.1111/nph.12179
2012
04) Cesarino*, I., Araújo*, P., Domingues Jr, A.P., Mazzafera, P. (2012) An overview of lignin metabolism and its effect on biomass recalcitrance. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 35 (4), 303-311, DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84042012000400003
03) Cesarino, I., Araújo, P., Mayer, J.L.S., Paes Leme, A.F., Mazzafera, P. (2012) Enzymatic activity and proteomic profile of class III peroxidases during sugarcane stem development. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 55, 66-76, DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.03.014
2011
02) Shimizu, M.M., Melo, G.A., Santos, A.B., Böttcher, A., Cesarino, I., Araújo, P., Moura, J.C.M.S., Mazzafera, P. (2011) Enzyme characterisation, isolation and cDNA cloning of polyphenol oxidase in the hearts of palm of three commercially important species. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 49 (9), 970-977, DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2011.04.006
2010
01) Coelho, M. B., Macedo, M., Marangoni, S., Silva, D.S., Cesarino, I., Mazzafera, P. (2010) Purification of Legumin-Like Proteins from Coffea arabica and Coffea racemosa Seeds and Their Insecticidal Properties toward Cowpea Weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 (5), 3050-3055, DOI: 10.1021/jf9037216