Main Peer-reviewed Publications

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• Chu, P., Dolan, D., Wilson, G., Subburaj, S., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2026). Off-target analysis for the molecular characterization of CRISPR-Cas9-edited soybean. BMC Plant Biology. (Manuscript under review)
• Heinemann, J. A., Hiscox, T. C., Walker, S., Zanatta, C. B., McCabe, A., Hoepers, A. M., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2026). Genome editing outside of controlled facilities: A review of plausible futures and risks. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 309, 119565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.119565
• Zanatta, C. B., Narendja, F., El Jawhary, H., Aboul-Sleymane, G., Subburaj, S., Nodari, R. O., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2025). Suitability of real-time PCR methods for NGT detection in the context of European regulations: A case study in Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(7), 3308. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26073308
• Hoepers, A. M., Heinemann, J. A., Zanatta, C. B., Chu, P., Hiscox, T. C., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2024). Predicted multispecies unintended effects from outdoor genome editing. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 282, 116707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116707
• Zanatta, C. B., Hoepers, A. M., Nodari, R. O., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2023). Specificity testing for NGT PCR-based detection methods in the context of EU GMO regulations. Foods, 12, 4298. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12234298
• Subburaj, S., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2023). Establishment of targeted mutagenesis in soybean protoplasts using CRISPR/Cas9 RNP delivery via electro-transfection. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1255819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1255819
• Eckerstorfer, M., Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., & Kleter, G. A. (2023). Editorial: Genome-edited organisms for agriculture—Challenges and perspectives for development and regulation. Frontiers in Genome Editing, 5, 1287973. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgeed.2023.1287973
• Benevenuto, R. F., Zanatta, C. B., Waßmann, F., Eckerstorfer, M., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2023). Integration of omics analyses into GMO risk assessment in Europe: A case study from soybean field trials. Environmental Sciences Europe, 35, 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00715-6
• Chu, P., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2022). Unintended genomic outcomes in current and next-generation GM techniques: A systematic review. Plants, 11(21), 2997. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11212997
• Heinemann, J. A., Clark, K., Hiscox, T. C., McCabe, A. W., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2023). Are null segregants new combinations of heritable material and should they be regulated? Frontiers in Genome Editing, 4, 1064103. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgeed.2022.1064103
• Subburaj, S., Zanatta, C. B., Nunn, J., Hoepers, A. M., Nodari, R. O., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2022). A DNA-free editing platform for genetic screens in soybean via CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein delivery. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 939997. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.939997
• Benevenuto, R. F., Venter, H. J., Zanatta, C. B., Nodari, R. O., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2022). Alterations in genetically modified crops assessed by omics studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 120, 325–337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2022.01.002
• Benevenuto, R. F., Zanatta, C. B., Guerra, M. P., Nodari, R. O., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2021). Proteomic profile of glyphosate-resistant soybean under combined herbicide and drought stress conditions. Plants, 10, 2381. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112381
• Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., & Wickson, F. (2021). Challenges for monitoring (trans)gene flow in the environment. In W. Wei & N. Stewart (Eds.), Gene flow: Monitoring, modelling and mitigation. CABI Press.
• Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Guerra, M. P., Wikmark, O.-G., & Nodari, R. O. (2021). Untargeted proteomics-based approach to investigate unintended changes in genetically modified maize for environmental risk assessment. Frontiers in Toxicology, 3, 655968. https://doi.org/10.3389/ftox.2021.655968
• Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Okoli, A. S., Bernstein, M., Wikmark, O.-G., & Myhr, A. I. (2020). Plant genome editing—Policies and governance. In T. Sprink et al. (Eds.), Plant genome editing. Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88963-670-9
• Ben Ali, S., Draxler, A., Poelzl, D., Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Hochegger, R., Haslberger, A. G., & Brandes, C. (2020). Transcriptomic differences between NK603 maize and near-isogenic varieties. Environmental Sciences Europe, 32, 132. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-020-00412-8
• Sant’Ana, R. R. A., Caprestano, C. A., Nodari, R. O., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2020). PEG-delivered CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins for gene-editing screening in maize protoplasts. Genes, 11(9), 1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11091029
• Zanatta, C. B., Benevenuto, R. F., Nodari, R. O., & Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z. (2020). Stacked genetically modified soybean shows defense and redox disturbances after glyphosate application. Environmental Sciences Europe, 32, 104. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-020-00379-6
• Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Okoli, A. S., Bernstein, M. J., Wikmark, O.-G., & Myhr, A. I. (2018). Revisiting risk governance of GM plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1874. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01874
• Antoniou, M. N., Mesnage, R., Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., et al. (2018). Reply to comments on GM maize and Roundup studies. Scientific Reports, 8, 13339. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30751-9
• Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., & Wickson, F. (2018). Challenges for transgene detection in landraces and wild relatives. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27, 539–566. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1471-0
• Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Vilperte, V., Traavik, T. I., & Nodari, R. O. (2018). Systematic miRNome profiling reveals differential microRNAs in transgenic maize. Environmental Sciences Europe, 30, 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-018-0168-7
• Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Rivera-López, F., Mallah, N., Abou-Sleymane, G., Trtikova, M., Nodari, R. O., & Wickson, F. (2017). Transgene flow in Mexican maize revisited. Ecology and Evolution, 7, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3415
• Benevenuto, R. F., Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Vilperte, V., Wikmark, O.-G., van Rensburg, P. J., & Nodari, R. O. (2017). Molecular responses of genetically modified maize to abiotic stresses. PLoS ONE, 12(2), e0173069. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173069
• Mesnage, R., Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Vilperte, V., et al. (2016). Integrated multi-omics analysis of NK603 GM maize. Scientific Reports, 6, 37855. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37855
• Vilperte, V., Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Wikmark, O.-G., & Nodari, R. O. (2016). DNA methylation and transcript accumulation in transgenic maize. Environmental Sciences Europe, 28, 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-016-0097-2
• Nascimento-Gavioli, M. C. A., Agapito-Tenfen, S. Z., Nodari, R. O., et al. (2016). Proteome of Plasmopara viticola-infected grapevine. Journal of Proteomics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2016.05.024

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND COMMISSIONED REPORTS

• Agapito-Tenfen et al . (2026) Task Force on Genetic Pesticides. Commissioned by POLLINIS. (under review)
• Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. (2019). Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology. Convention on Biological Diversity.
  https://www.cbd.int/synbio/ahteg
• GenØk Centre for Biosafety. (2016). Synthetic biology: Biosafety and contribution to addressing societal challenges. Commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.29987.25121
• Third World Network, & African Centre for Biodiversity. (2016). Biosafety aspects of genome-editing techniques.
  https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.26536.78081
• GenØk Centre for Biosafety. (2015). Current status of emerging technologies for plant breeding: Biosafety and knowledge gaps of site-directed nucleases and oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis. Commissioned by the Norwegian Environmental Agency and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
• Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. (2014). Technical tools and guidance for the detection and identification of living modified organisms. Convention on Biological Diversity.
• GenØk Centre for Biosafety. (2012). Soybean production in the Southern Cone of the Americas: Update on land and pesticide use. Commissioned by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.