Main publications

Main publications 2009-2019

2019

  • Vangelisti, L. Solorzano Zambrano, G. Caruso, D. Macheda, R. Bernardi, G. Usai, F. Mascagni, T. Giordani, R. Gucci, A. Cavallini, L. Natali. How an ancient, salt-tolerant fruit crop, Ficus carica L., copes with salinity: a transcriptome analysis. Scientific Reports, in press, 2019.

2018

  • Vangelisti, L. Natali, R. Bernardi, C. Sbrana, A. Turrini, K. Hassani-Pak, D. Hughes, A. Cavallini, M. Giovannetti, T. Giordani. Transcriptome changes induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) roots. Scientific Reports 8, 4, 2018.
  • Buti, M. Moretto, E. Barghini, F. Mascagni, L. Natali, M. Brilli, A. Lomsadze, P. Sonego, L. Giongo, M. Alonge, R. Velasco, C. Varotto, N Surbanovski, M. Borodovsky, J.A. Ward, K. Engelen, A. Cavallini, A. Cestaro, D.J. Sargent. The genome sequence and transcriptome of Potentilla micrantha and their comparison to Fragaria vesca (the woodland strawberry). GigaScience 7, 1-14, 2018.
  • Natali, A. Vangelisti, L. Guidi, D. Remorini, L. Cotrozzi, G. Lorenzini, C. Nali, E. Pellegrini, A. Trivellini, P. Vernieri, M. Landi, A. Cavallini, T. Giordani. How Quercus ilex L. saplings face combined salt and ozone stress: a transcriptome analysis. BMC Genomics 19, 872, 2018.
  • Mascagni, A. Vangelisti, T. Giordani, A. Cavallini, L. Natali. Specific LTR-retrotransposons show copy number variations between wild and cultivated sunflowers. Genes 9, 433, 2018.
  • Mascagni, G. Usai, L. Natali, A. Cavallini, T. Giordani. A comparison of methods for LTR-retrotransposon insertion time profiling in the Populus trichocarpa genome. Caryologia 71, 85-92, 2018.
  • Fambrini, M. Bellanca, M. Costa Munoz, G. Usai, A. Cavallini, C. Pugliesi. Ligulate inflorescence of Helianthus x multiflorus, cv. Soleil d’Or, correlates with a mis-regulation of a CYCLOIDEA gene characterised by insertion of a transposable element. Plant Biology 20, 956–967, 2018.

2017

  • Mascagni, T. Giordani, M. Ceccarelli, A. Cavallini, L. Natali. Genome-wide analysis of LTR retrotransposon diversity and its impact on the evolution of the genus Helianthus (L.). BMC Genomics 18, 634, 2017.
  • Barghini, F. Mascagni, L. Natali, T. Giordani, A. Cavallini. Identification and characterisation of Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements in the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) genome. Molecular Genetics & Genomics 292, 53-61, 2017.
  • Mascagni, A. Cavallini, T. Giordani, L. Natali. Different histories of two highly variable LTR retrotransposons in sunflower species. Gene 634, 5–14, 2017.
  • Usai, F. Mascagni, L. Natali, T. Giordani, A. Cavallini. Comparative genome-wide analysis of repetitive DNA in the genus Populus L. Tree Genetics & Genomes 13, 96, 2017.
  • Giordani, A. Vangelisti, G. Conte, A. Serra, L. Natali, A. Ranieri, M. Mele, A. Cavallini. Transcript profiling in the milk of dairy ewes fed extruded linseed. Genomics Data 11, 17–19, 2017.
  • Barghini, F. Mascagni, T. Giordani, L.J. Solorzano Zambrano, L. Natali, A. Cavallini. An insight into structure and composition of the fig genome. Proc. V Int. Symp. on Fig (Eds.: T. Caruso et al.) ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1173, 69-74, 2017.

2016

  • Turrini, T. Giordani, L. Avio, L. Natali, M. Giovannetti, A. Cavallini. Large variation in mycorrhizal colonization among wild accessions, cultivars, and inbreds of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Euphytica 207, 331-342, 2016.
  • Giordani, R.M. Cossu, F. Mascagni, F. Marroni, M. Morgante, A. Cavallini, L. Natali. Genome-wide analysis of LTR-retrotransposon expression in leaves of Populus × canadensis water-deprived plants. Tree Genetics & Genomes 12, 75, 2016.
  • Natali, T. Giordani, A. Cavallini. Current status of genome editing in plants. Agrochimica 60, 126-149, 2016.

2015

  • Barghini, L. Natali, T. Giordani, R.M. Cossu, S. Scalabrin, F. Cattonaro, H. Šimková, J. Vrána, J. Doležel, M. Morgante, A. Cavallini. LTR retrotransposon dynamics in the evolution of the olive (Olea europaea) genome. DNA Research 22, 91-100, 2015.
  • Barghini, R.M. Cossu, A. Cavallini, T. Giordani. Transcriptome analysis of response to drought in poplar interspecific hybrids. Genomics Data 3, 143–145, 2015.
  • Mascagni, E. Barghini, T. Giordani, L.H. Rieseberg, A. Cavallini, L. Natali. Repetitive DNA and plant domestication: variation in copy number and proximity to genes of LTR-retrotransposons among wild and cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus) genotypes. Genome Biology & Evolution, 7, 3368-3382, 2015.
  • Natali, R.M. Cossu, F. Mascagni, T. Giordani, A. Cavallini. A survey of Gypsy and Copia LTR-retrotransposon superfamilies and lineages and their distinct dynamics in the Populus trichocarpa (L.) genome. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 11, 107, 2015.
  • Barghini, F. Mascagni, L. Natali, T. Giordani, A. Cavallini. Analysis of the repetitive component and retrotransposon population in the genome of a marine angiosperm, Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Marine Genomics 24, 397-404, 2015.
  • Turrini, T. Giordani, L. Avio, L. Natali, M. Giovannetti, A. Cavallini. Large variation in mycorrhizal colonization among wild accessions, cultivars, and inbreds of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Euphytica 207, 331-342, 2015.
  • Cavallini. La genetica per il futuro dell’agricoltura sostenibile. In: F. Caporali “Pietro Cuppari, precursore dell’agroecologia e del governo sostenibile del territorio”, Edizioni ETS, Pisa, pagg. 247-250, 2015.

2014

  • Barghini, L. Natali, R.M. Cossu, T. Giordani, M. Pindo, F. Cattonaro, S. Scalabrin, R. Velasco, M. Morgante, A. Cavallini. The peculiar landscape of repetitive sequences in the olive (Olea europaeaL.) genome. Genome Biology and Evolution 6, 776-791, 2014.

R.M. Cossu, T. Giordani, A. Cavallini, L. Natali. High-throughput analysis of transcriptome variation during water deficit in a poplar hybrid: a general overview. Tree Genetics & Genomes 10, 53-66, 2014.

  • Giordani, A. Cavallini, L. Natali. The repetitive component of the sunflower genome. Current Plant Biology 1, 45–54, 2014.

2013

  • Natali, R.M. Cossu, E. Barghini, T. Giordani, M. Buti, F. Mascagni, M. Morgante, N. Gill, N.C. Kane, L. Rieseberg, A. Cavallini. The repetitive component of the sunflower genome as shown by different procedures for assembling next generation sequencing reads. BMC Genomics 14, 686-699, 2013.
  • Dattolo, J. Gu, P.E. Bayer, S. Mazzuca, I.A. Serra, A. Spadafora, L. Bernardo, L. Natali, A. Cavallini, G. Procaccini. Acclimation to different depths by the marine angiosperm Posidonia oceanica: transcriptomic and proteomic profiles. Frontiers in Plant Science 4, 105, 2013.
  • Buti, T. Giordani, M. Vukich, C. Pugliesi, L. Natali, A. Cavallini. Retrotransposon-related genetic distance and hybrid performance in sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.). Euphytica 192, 289-303, 2013.

I.A. Serra, S. Nicastro, S. Mazzuca, L. Natali, A. Cavallini, A.M. Innocenti. Response to salt stress in seagrasses: PIP1;1 aquaporin antibody localization in Posidonia oceanica leaves. Aquatic Botany 104, 213–219, 2013.

2012

  • Cavallini, L. Natali, T. Giordani. Potential applications of next generation sequencing to the genomics of Posidonia oceanica. Frontiers Plant Science 3, 273, 2012.

    • R.M. Cossu, M. Buti, T. Giordani, L. Natali, A. Cavallini. A computational study of the dynamics of LTR retrotransposons in the Populus trichocarpa genome. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 8, 61–75, 2012.

    • Giordani, A. Fabrizi, L. Guidi, L. Natali, G. Giunti, F. Ravasi, A. Cavallini, A. Pardossi. Response of tomato plants exposed to treatment with nanoparticles. EQA – Environmental quality / Qualité de l’Environnement / Qualità ambientale, 8, 27-38, 2012.
    • Muleo, M. Morgante, R. Velasco, A. Cavallini, G. Perrotta, L. Baldoni. Chapter 7 – Olive Tree Genomic. In: Olive Germplasm – The Olive Cultivation, Table Olive and Olive Oil Industry in Italy, ed. by I. Muzzalupo, INTECH e-book, pp 133-148, 2012.

    2011

    • Buti, T. Giordani, F. Cattonaro, R.M. Cossu, L. Pistelli, M. Vukich, M. Morgante, A. Cavallini, L. Natali. Temporal dynamics in the evolution of the sunflower genome as revealed by sequencing and annotation of three large genomic regions. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123, 779–791, 2011.
    • Giordani, M. Buti, L. Natali, C. Pugliesi, F. Cattonaro, M. Morgante, A. Cavallini. An analysis of sequence variability in eight genes putatively involved in drought response in sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 122, 1039-1049, 2011.

    2010

    • Cavallini, L. Natali, A. Zuccolo, T. Giordani, I. Jurman, V. Ferrillo, N. Vitacolonna, V. Sarri, F. Cattonaro, M. Ceccarelli, P.G. Cionini, M. Morgante. Analysis of transposons and repeat composition of the sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.) genome. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 120, 491–508, 2010.
    • D’Onofrio, G. De Lorenzis, T. Giordani, L. Natali, A. Cavallini, G. Scalabrelli. Retrotransposon based molecular markers for grapevine species and cultivars identification. Tree Genetics and Genomes 6, 451–466, 2010.

    2009

    • Vukich, T. Giordani, L. Natali, A. Cavallini. Copia and Gypsy retrotransposons activity in sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.). BMC Plant Biology 9, 150, 2009.
    • Vukich, A. H. Schulman, T. Giordani, L. Natali, R. Kalendar, A. Cavallini. Genetic variability in sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.) and in the Helianthusgenus as assessed by retrotransposon-based molecular markers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 119, 1027-1038, 2009.
    • Maestrini, A. Cavallini, M. Rizzo, T. Giordani, R. Bernardi, M. Durante, L. Natali. Isolation and expression analysis of low temperature-induced genes in white poplar (Populus alba). Journal of Plant Physiology 166, 1544-1556, 2009.
    • Buti, T. Giordani, M. Vukich, L. Gentzbittel, L. Pistelli, F. Cattonaro, M. Morgante, A. Cavallini, L. Natali (2009) HACRE1, a recently inserted Copia-like retrotransposon of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Genome 52, 904-911, 2009.
    • D’Onofrio, G. De Lorenzis, T. Giordani, L. Natali, G. Scalabrelli, A. Cavallini. Retrotransposon-based molecular markers in grapevine species and cultivars identification and phylogenetic analysis. Proc. IX Intl. Conf. On Grape Genetics and Breeding (eds. E. Peterlunger, G. Di Gaspero, G. Cipriani). Acta Horticulturae 827, ISHS: 45-51, 2009.