Scientific career - Dr. Pedro Barreto

Dr. Pedro Barreto
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Dr. Pedro Barreto
 
Institute for Plant Biology and Biotechnology
Plant Energy Biology
Room 301b
Schlossplatz 8
48143 Münster
Germany
T: +49 251 83-24806

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • since 2024 - Postdoctoral researcher, Prof. Schwarzländer’s Group, Plant Energy Biology, IBBP, University Münster
    Project title: Elucidating the interplay of PMF determinants in mitochondria and chloroplasts in folio
    Supervisor: Markus Schwarzländer

  • 2022 – 2023 - Postdoctoral researcher, Prof. Schwarzländer’s Group, Plant Energy Biology, IBBP, University Münster
    Project title: Plant Mitochondrial Carriers in the Interface of Energy Metabolism and Cellular Signalling in vivo
    Supervisor: Adriano Nunes-Nesi and Markus Schwarzländer

  • 2021 – 2022 - Postdoctoral researcher, State University of São Paulo
    Project title: Investigation of mitochondrial energy-dissipation and hypoxia metabolism as a mechanism to improve trees tolerance against abiotic stresses
    Supervisor: Ivan Maia

  • 2014 – 201 - Postdoctoral researcher, University of Campinas
    Project title: Mitochondria as a key element on stress response in plants
    Supervisor: Paulo Arruda

  • 2018 - Visiting Postdoctoral researcher, University of Nottingham
    Project title: Unravelling the impact of UCP1 overexpression in Barley and upon stability of Group VII Ethylene Response Factor transcription factors in Arabidopsis
    Supervisor: Zoe Wilson and Michael Holdsworth

  • 2016 - Visiting Postdoctoral researcher, University of Nottingham
    Project title: Unravelling the effects of UCP1 overexpression during reproduction and upon stability of Group VII Ethylene Response Factor transcription factors
    Supervisor: Zoe Wilson and Michael Holdsworth

  • 2010 – 2014 - PhD in Molecular Biology, State University of Campinas
    Thesis title: Alterations on energy metabolism caused by mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) overexpression in tobacco induce mitochondrial biogenesis and global stress response
    Supervisor: Paulo Arruda

  • 2013 – 2020 - BSc Economics (incomplete), State University of Campinas

  • 2006 – 2009 - BSc Biotechnology, Federal University of São Carlos

Publications

BARRETO, P; OKURA, V; NESHICH, IAP; MAIA, IG; ARRUDA, P. (2014). Overexpression Of UCP1 in Tobacco Induces Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Amplifies a Broad Stress Response.
BMC Plant Biology 14:144
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-14-144

BARRETO, PPAFAP; BETTANI, SR; BORGES, MTMR; VERRUMA-BERNARDI, MR. (2015) Avaliação Físico-Química e Sensorial de Diferentes Melados.
Revista Agricultura 90, 217-228
https://doi.org/10.37856/bja.v90i3.66

BARRETO, P; OKURA, V; PENA, IA; MAIA, R; MAIA, IG; ARRUDA, P. (2016) Overexpression of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) induces a hypoxic response in Nicotiana tabacum leaves.
Journal of Experimental Botany 67, 301-313
https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv460

BARRETO, P; YASSITEPE JCT; WILSON, ZA; ARRUDA, P. (2017) Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 1 Overexpression Increases Yield in Nicotiana Tabacum under Drought Stress by Improving Source and Sink Metabolism.
Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 8
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01836

BARRETO, P; COUÑAGO, R; ARRUDA, P. (2020) Mitochondrial uncoupling protein-dependent signalling in plant bioenergetics and stress response.
Mitochondrion 53, 109-120
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mito.2020.05.001

ARRUDA, P; BARRETO, P. (2020) Lysine catabolism through the saccharopine pathway: enzymes and intermediates in plant response to abiotic and biotic stress.
Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 11
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00587

ARCURI, MLC; NUNES-LAITZ, AV; LIMA, RPM; BARRETO, P; MARINHO, NA; ARRUDA, P; MAIA, IGM. (2021) The Knockdown of Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins 1 and 2 (AtUCP1 and 2) in Arabidopsis thaliana Impacts Vegetative Development and Fertility.
Plant and Cell Physiology, 62(10):1630–1644
https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcab117

BARRETO, P; ARCURI, MLC; LIMA, RPM; MARINO, CL; MAIA, IG. (2022) Comprehensive In Silico Analysis and Transcriptional Profiles Highlight the Importance of Mitochondrial Dicarboxylate Carriers (DICs) on Hypoxia Response in Both Arabidopsis thaliana and Eucalyptus grandis.
Plants 11, 181.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11020181

BARRETO, P; DAMBIRE, C; SHARMA, G; VICENTE, J; OSBORNE, R; YASSITEPE, JECT; GIBBS, DJ; MAIA, IG; HOLDSWORTH, MJ; Arruda, P. (2022) Mitochondrial retrograde signalling through UCP1-mediated inhibition of the plant oxygen-sensing pathway.
Current Biology 32, 1403-1411
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.037

LIMA, RPM; NUNES-LAITZ, AV; ARCURI, MLC; CAMPOS, FG; JOCA, TAC; MONTEIRO, GC; KUSHIMA, H; LIMA, GPP; de ALMEIDA, LFR; BARRETO, P; de GODOY MAIA, I. (2022) The double knockdown of the mitochondrial uncoupling protein isoforms reveals partial redundant roles during Arabidopsis thaliana vegetative and reproductive development.
Plant Science 322, 111365
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111365

BARRETO, P; KOLTUN, A.; NONATO, J; YASSITEPE, J; MAIA, IdG; ARRUDA, P. (2022) Metabolism and Signaling of Plant Mitochondria in Adaptation to Environmental Stresses.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(19), 11176
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231911176

FUCHS, P; FEIXES-PRATS, E; ARRUDA, P; FEITOSA-ARAÚJO, E; FERNIE, AR; GREFEN, C; LICHTENAUER, S; LINKA, N; MAIA, IG; MEYER, AJ; SCHILASKY, S; SWEETLOVE, LJ; WEGE, S; WEBER, AP; MILLAR, AH; KEECH, O; FLOREZ-SARASA, I; BARRETO, P; SCHWARZLÄNDER, M. (2023) PLANT UNCOUPLING MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN 2 localizes to the Golgi.
Plant Physiology 194, 623-628
https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad540

LIMA, RPM; OLIVEIRA, JS; do NASCIMENTO, LC; LABATE, MTV; LABATE, CA; BARRETO, P; MAIA, IG. (2024) High-throughput analysis reveals disturbances throughout the cell caused by Arabidopsis UCP1 and UCP3 double knockdown.
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 207, 108324
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108324

SAJIB, SA; BYKOWSKI M; BARRETO, P; MAUVE C;, DELANNOY, E; BLANCHET, S; CHAMAS, R; SCHWARZLANDER, M; CHAMAS, R; KOWALEWSKA L, GAKIÈRE B; MERENDINO, L. (2024) Early seedling development in dark conditions is directly controlled by plastids through the GUN1-dependent plastid retrograde pathway.
bioRxiv 2024.11.13.623400
https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.13.623400

MULTHOFF, J; NIEMEIER, JO; ZHENG, K; LIM, MSS; BARRETO, P; NIEBISCH, JM; ISCHEBECK, T; SCHWARZLÄNDER, M. (2024) In vivo biosensing of subcellular pyruvate pools reveals photosynthesis-dependent metabolite dynamics in Nicotiana benthamiana
Journal of Experimental Botany, 75(22): 7254–7266
https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae398

ZHENG, K; ELSÄSSER, M; NIEMEIER, JO; BARRETO, P; CISLAGHI, AP; HOANG, M; FEITOSA-ARAUJO, E; WAGNER, S; GIESE, J; KOTNIK, F; MARTINEZ, MP; BUCHERT, FE; UGALDE, JM; ARMBRUSTER, U; HIPPLER, M; MEYER, A J; KUNZ, HH; MAURINO, V G; FINKEMEIER, I; SCHALLENBERG-RÜDINGER, M; SCHWARZLÄNDER, M (2025) Advanced illumination-imaging reveals photosynthesis-triggered pH, ATP and NAD redox signatures across plant cell compartments
bioRxiv 2025.06.16.659786
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.16.659786

MONTEIRO-BATISTA, RC; SIQUEIRA, JA; da FONSECA PEREIRA, P; BARRETO, P; FEITOSA-ARAUJO, E; ARAÚJO, WL; NUNES-NESI, A. (2025) Potential roles of mitochondrial carrier proteins in plant responses to abiotic stress.
Journal of Experimental Botany, eraf032
https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf032

BARRETO, P; FEITOSA-ARAUJO, E; FERNIE, AR; SCHWARZLÄNDER, M (2025) How to turbo charge respiration - thermogenic metabolism in plants.
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, Volume 85, 102730
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2025.102730

PANICUCCI; G; BARRETO, P; HERZOG, M; LICHTENAUER, S; SCHWARZLÄNDER, M; PEDERSEN, O;  WEITS, DA (2025) Tools to understand hypoxia responses in plant tissues.  
Plant Physiology 197 (1), kiae624
https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiae624