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Martinelli F, Celli A, Celli L. Belated posterior interosseous nerve palsy with chronic radial head dislocation: a case report. JSES Rev Rep Tech 2024; 4:324-327. [PMID: 38706677 PMCID: PMC11065743 DOI: 10.1016/j.xrrt.2024.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Federico Martinelli
- Upper Limb and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Unit, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Upper Limb and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Unit, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Upper Limb and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Unit, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy
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Martinelli F, Rota C, Pederzini LA, Celli A. Three-dimensional printed models for surgery planning of post-traumatic stiff elbow: Current concepts. J ISAKOS 2024:S2059-7754(24)00067-1. [PMID: 38582454 DOI: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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The post-traumatic stiff elbow is a challenge for the surgeon, requiring expertise for the treatment choice and accurate planning. Stiffness can result from traumatic injury involving the periarticular soft tissues and the joint articular surfaces. In this article, we want to assess the impact of three-dimensional (3D) printed models in selecting the appropriate surgical strategy for this pathology. Six cases of increasing complexity regarding post-traumatic stiff elbow were submitted to four expert elbow surgeons who had the possibility to evaluate videos and reports of clinical examination, plain radiograms and CT with 3D reconstruction for each case. After a first treatment proposition given by the experts for each patient, a three-dimensional printed model of each elbow based on the CT was provided to the surgeons, asking them to evaluate again all the cases having the possibility to assess also the 3D models. In the four most complex cases all surgeons found more beneficial the use of three-dimensional representation for treatment planning and rate the risk of complications than the sole CT imaging with 3D reconstruction and many of them changed surgical strategy after analysing the model. 3D printing technology is a useful tool in surgery planning for treating complex cases of post traumatic elbow stiffness, especially in the presence of joint deformity. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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- Hesperia Hospital, Via Arquà, 80, 41125, Modena, MO, Italy.
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- Hesperia Hospital, Via Arquà, 80, 41125, Modena, MO, Italy.
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Moura BB, Zammarchi F, Manzini J, Yasutomo H, Brilli L, Vagnoli C, Gioli B, Zaldei A, Giordano T, Martinelli F, Paoletti E, Ferrini F. Assessment of seasonal variations in particulate matter accumulation and elemental composition in urban tree species. Environ Res 2024; 252:118782. [PMID: 38570123 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
Abstract
Outdoor air pollution in urban areas, especially particulate matter (PM), is harmful to human health. Urban trees and shrubs provide crucial ecosystem services such as air pollution mitigation by acting as natural filters. However, urban greenery comprises a particular biodiversity, and different plant species vary in their capacity to accumulate PM. Twenty-two plant species were analyzed and selected according to their leaf traits, the different fractions of PM accumulated on the leaves (large - PML, coarse - PMC, and fine - PMF) and their chemical composition. The study was conducted in four city zones: urban traffic (UT), urban background (UB), industrial (IND), and rural (RUR), comparing winter (W) and summer (S) seasons. The average PM levels in the air and accumulated on the leaves were higher in W than in S season. During both seasons, the highest PM accumulated on the leaves was recorded at the UT zone. Nine species were selected as the most suitable for accumulating PML, seven as the most efficient for accumulating PMC, and six for accumulating PMF. The leaf area and leaf roundness were correlated negatively with PM accumulation. The evergreen species L. nobilis was indicated as suitable for dealing with air pollution based on PM10 and PM2.5 values recorded in the air. Regarding the PM element and metal composition, L. nobilis, Photinia x fraseri, Olea europaea, Quercus ilex and Nerium oleander were selected as species with notable elements and metal accumulation. In summary, the study identified species with higher PM accumulation capacity and assessed the seasonal PM accumulation patterns in different city zones, providing insights into the species interactions with PM and their potential for monitoring and coping with air pollution.
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- Barbara Baesso Moura
- Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, 90133, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine, 18, 50144, Firenze, Italy
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- Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine, 18, 50144, Firenze, Italy
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- Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, 90133, Italy; Italian Integrated Environmental Research Infrastructures System (ITINERIS), Tito Scalo, 85050, (Potenza), Italy
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- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via G. Caproni 8, 50145, Firenze, Italy
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- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via G. Caproni 8, 50145, Firenze, Italy
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- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via G. Caproni 8, 50145, Firenze, Italy
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- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via G. Caproni 8, 50145, Firenze, Italy
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- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via G. Caproni 8, 50145, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano, 9, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, 90133, Italy; Italian Integrated Environmental Research Infrastructures System (ITINERIS), Tito Scalo, 85050, (Potenza), Italy
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- NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, 90133, Italy; Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine, 18, 50144, Firenze, Italy; Institute of Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Trippa D, Scalenghe R, Basso MF, Panno S, Davino S, Morone C, Giovino A, Oufensou S, Luchi N, Yousefi S, Martinelli F. Next-generation methods for early disease detection in crops. Pest Manag Sci 2024; 80:245-261. [PMID: 37599270 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
Abstract
Plant pathogens are commonly identified in the field by the typical disease symptoms that they can cause. The efficient early detection and identification of pathogens are essential procedures to adopt effective management practices that reduce or prevent their spread in order to mitigate the negative impacts of the disease. In this review, the traditional and innovative methods for early detection of the plant pathogens highlighting their major advantages and limitations are presented and discussed. Traditional techniques of diagnosis used for plant pathogen identification are focused typically on the DNA, RNA (when molecular methods), and proteins or peptides (when serological methods) of the pathogens. Serological methods based on mainly enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) are the most common method used for pathogen detection due to their high-throughput potential and low cost. This technique is not particularly reliable and sufficiently sensitive for many pathogens detection during the asymptomatic stage of infection. For non-cultivable pathogens in the laboratory, nucleic acid-based technology is the best choice for consistent pathogen detection or identification. Lateral flow systems are innovative tools that allow fast and accurate results even in field conditions, but they have sensitivity issues to be overcome. PCR assays performed on last-generation portable thermocyclers may provide rapid detection results in situ. The advent of portable instruments can speed pathogen detection, reduce commercial costs, and potentially revolutionize plant pathology. This review provides information on current methodologies and procedures for the effective detection of different plant pathogens. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Daniela Trippa
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Regione Piemonte - Phytosanitary Division, Torino, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA)-Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, (CNR-IPSP), Florence, Italy
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- National Research Council, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, (CNR-IPSP), Florence, Italy
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Cappetta E, Del Regno C, Conte M, Castro-Hinojosa C, Del Sol-Fernández S, Vergata C, Buti M, Curcio R, Onder A, Mazzei P, Funicello N, De Pasquale S, Terzaghi M, Del Gaudio P, Leone A, Martinelli F, Moros M, Ambrosone A. An Integrated Multilevel Approach Unveils Complex Seed-Nanoparticle Interactions and Their Implications for Seed Priming. ACS Nano 2023; 17:22539-22552. [PMID: 37931310 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c06172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
Abstract
Nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize agriculture with the introduction of engineered nanomaterials. However, their use is hindered by high cost, marginal knowledge of their interactions with plants, and unpredictable effects related to massive use in crop cultivation. Nanopriming is an innovative seed priming technology able to match economic, agronomic, and environmental needs in agriculture. The present study was focused on unveiling, by a multilevel integrated approach, undisclosed aspects of seed priming mediated by iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles in pepper seeds (Capsicum annuum), one of the most economically important crops worldwide. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission mass spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy were used to quantify the MNP uptake and assess seed surface changes. Magnetic resonance imaging mapped the distribution of MNPs prevalently in the seed coat. The application of MNPs significantly enhanced the root and vegetative growth of pepper plants, whereas seed priming with equivalent Fe concentrations supplied as FeCl3 did not yield these positive effects. Finally, global gene expression by RNA-sequencing identified more than 2,200 differentially expressed genes, most of them involved in plant developmental processes and defense mechanisms. Collectively, these data provide evidence on the link between structural seed changes and an extensive transcriptional reprogramming, which boosts the plant growth and primes the embryo to cope with environmental challenges that might occur during the subsequent developmental and growth stages.
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- Elisa Cappetta
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, INMA (CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza 50009, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, INMA (CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza 50009, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environmental and Forestry Sciences (DAGRI), University of Florence, Firenze 50144, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department of Physics 'E.R. Caianiello', University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department of Physics 'E.R. Caianiello', University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari 70121, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, INMA (CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza 50009, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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Basso MF, Contaldi F, Lo Celso F, Baratto CM, Grossi-de-Sa MF, Barone G, Ferrante A, Martinelli F. Identification and expression profile of the SMAX/SMXL family genes in chickpea and lentil provide important players of biotechnological interest involved in plant branching. Planta 2023; 259:1. [PMID: 37966555 PMCID: PMC10651550 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04277-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
Abstract
MAIN CONCLUSION SMAX/SMXL family genes were successfully identified and characterized in the chickpea and lentil and gene expression data revealed several genes associated with the modulation of plant branching and powerful targets for use in transgenesis and genome editing. Strigolactones (SL) play essential roles in plant growth, rooting, development, and branching, and are associated with plant resilience to abiotic and biotic stress conditions. Likewise, karrikins (KAR) are "plant smoke-derived molecules" that act in a hormonal signaling pathway similar to SL playing an important role in seed germination and hairy root elongation. The SMAX/SMXL family genes are part of these two signaling pathways, in addition to some of these members acting in a still little known SL- and KAR-independent signaling pathway. To date, the identification and functional characterization of the SMAX/SMXL family genes has not been performed in the chickpea and lentil. In this study, nine SMAX/SMXL genes were systematically identified and characterized in the chickpea and lentil, and their expression profiles were explored under different unstressless or different stress conditions. After a comprehensive in silico characterization of the genes, promoters, proteins, and protein-protein interaction network, the expression profile for each gene was determined using a meta-analysis from the RNAseq datasets and complemented with real-time PCR analysis. The expression profiles of the SMAX/SMXL family genes were very dynamic in different chickpea and lentil organs, with some genes assuming a tissue-specific expression pattern. In addition, these genes were significantly modulated by different stress conditions, indicating that SMAX/SMXL genes, although working in three distinct signaling pathways, can act to modulate plant resilience. Most CaSMAX/SMXL and partner genes such as CaTiE1 and CaLAP1, have a positive correlation with the plant branching level, while most LcSMAX/SMXL genes were less correlated with the plant branching level. The SMXL6, SMXL7, SMXL8, TiE1, LAP1, BES1, and BRC1 genes were highlighted as powerful targets for use in transgenesis and genome editing aiming to develop chickpea and lentil cultivars with improved architecture. Therefore, this study presented a detailed characterization of the SMAX/SMXL genes in the chickpea and lentil, and provided new insights for further studies focused on each SMAX/SMXL gene.
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Chemical, University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze, Edificio 17, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- University of Western Santa Catarina, Biotechnological Center, UNOESC, Videira, SC, 89566-252, Brazil
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze, Edificio 17, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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Basso MF, Contaldi F, Celso FL, Karalija E, Paz-Carrasco LC, Barone G, Ferrante A, Martinelli F. Expression profile of the NCED/CCD genes in chickpea and lentil during abiotic stress reveals a positive correlation with increased plant tolerance. Plant Sci 2023; 336:111817. [PMID: 37562731 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (CCD) gene family is organized in two subfamilies: (i) 9-cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED) genes and (ii) CCD genes. NCED genes are essential for catalyzing the first step of the abscisic-acid (ABA) biosynthesis, while CCD genes produce precursors of the strigolactones hormone. The functional characterization of these gene subfamilies has not been yet performed in chickpea and lentil. Herein, were identified and systematically characterized two NCED and five CCD genes in the chickpea and two NCED and six CCD genes in lentil. After in silico sequence analysis and phylogeny, the expression profile of the NCED/CCD genes was determined by meta-analysis and real-time PCR in plants under different stress conditions. Sequence data revealed that NCED/CCD genes are highly conserved between chickpea and lentil. This conservation was observed both at gene and protein sequence levels and phylogenetic relationships. Analysis of the promoter sequences revealed that all NCED/CCD genes have a considerable number of cis-regulatory elements responsive to biotic and abiotic stress. Protein sequence analysis evidenced that NCED/CCD genes share several conserved motifs and that they have a highly interconnected interaction network. Furthermore, the three-dimensional structure of these proteins was determined and indicated that some proteins have structures with considerable similarity. The meta-analysis revealed that NCED/CCD genes are dynamically modulated in different organs and under different stress conditions, but they have a positive correlation with plant tolerance. In accordance, real-time PCR data showed that both NCED and CCD genes are differentially modulated in plants under drought stress. In particular, CaNCED2, CaCCD5, LcNCED2, LcCCD1, and LcCCD2 genes have a positive correlation with improved plant tolerance to drought stress. Therefore, this study presented a detailed characterization of the chickpea and lentil NCED/CCD genes and provided new insights to improve abiotic stress tolerance in these two important crops.
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- Marcos Fernando Basso
- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Florence, Italy; University of Western Santa Catarina, Biotechnological Center, UNOESC, Videira, SC 89566-252, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Chemical, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Florence, Italy; Department of Biology, Faculty of science, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 33-35, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIAP), Plant Pathology Department and Rice Breeding Program, Km 26 vía Duran-Tambo, Yaguachi, Guayas, Ecuador
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Florence, Italy.
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Shiriaev A, Brizzolara S, Sorce C, Meoni G, Vergata C, Martinelli F, Maza E, Djari A, Pirrello J, Pezzarossa B, Malorgio F, Tonutti P. Selenium Biofortification Impacts the Tomato Fruit Metabolome and Transcriptional Profile at Ripening. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:13554-13565. [PMID: 37638888 PMCID: PMC10510400 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c02031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
Abstract
In the present work, the effects of enriching tomatoes with selenium were studied in terms of physiological, metabolic, and molecular processes in the last stages of fruit development, particularly during ripening. A selenium concentration of 10 mg L-1 with sodium selenate and selenium nanoparticles was used in the spray treatments on the whole plants. No significant effects of selenium enrichment were detected in terms of ethylene production or color changes in the ripening fruit. However, selenium enrichment had an influence on both the primary and secondary metabolic processes and thus the biochemical composition of ripe tomatoes. Selenium decreased the amount of β-carotene, increased the accumulation of naringenin and chlorogenic acid, and decreased the coumaric acid level. Selenium also affected the volatile organic compound profile, with changes in the level of specific apocarotenoid compounds, such as β-ionone. These metabolomic changes may, to some extent, be due to the impact of selenium treatment on the transcription of genes involved in the metabolism of these compounds. RNA-seq analysis showed that the selenium application mostly impacted the expression of the genes involved in hormonal signaling, secondary metabolism, flavonoid biosynthesis, and glycosaminoglycan degradation.
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- Anton Shiriaev
- Crop
Science Research Center, Sant’Anna
School of Advanced Studies, 56127 Pisa, Italy
- Research
Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Crop
Science Research Center, Sant’Anna
School of Advanced Studies, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Department
of Biology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Magnetic
Resonance Center (CERM) and Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department
of Biology, University of Florence, 50122 Florence, Italy
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- Laboratoire
de Recherche en Sciences Végétales-Génomique
et Biotechnologie des Fruits − UMR 5546, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse-INP, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire
de Recherche en Sciences Végétales-Génomique
et Biotechnologie des Fruits − UMR 5546, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse-INP, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire
de Recherche en Sciences Végétales-Génomique
et Biotechnologie des Fruits − UMR 5546, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse-INP, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Department
of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University
of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Crop
Science Research Center, Sant’Anna
School of Advanced Studies, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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Agius DR, Kapazoglou A, Avramidou E, Baranek M, Carneros E, Caro E, Castiglione S, Cicatelli A, Radanovic A, Ebejer JP, Gackowski D, Guarino F, Gulyás A, Hidvégi N, Hoenicka H, Inácio V, Johannes F, Karalija E, Lieberman-Lazarovich M, Martinelli F, Maury S, Mladenov V, Morais-Cecílio L, Pecinka A, Tani E, Testillano PS, Todorov D, Valledor L, Vassileva V. Exploring the crop epigenome: a comparison of DNA methylation profiling techniques. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1181039. [PMID: 37389288 PMCID: PMC10306282 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1181039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
Epigenetic modifications play a vital role in the preservation of genome integrity and in the regulation of gene expression. DNA methylation, one of the key mechanisms of epigenetic control, impacts growth, development, stress response and adaptability of all organisms, including plants. The detection of DNA methylation marks is crucial for understanding the mechanisms underlying these processes and for developing strategies to improve productivity and stress resistance of crop plants. There are different methods for detecting plant DNA methylation, such as bisulfite sequencing, methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism, genome-wide DNA methylation analysis, methylated DNA immunoprecipitation sequencing, reduced representation bisulfite sequencing, MS and immuno-based techniques. These profiling approaches vary in many aspects, including DNA input, resolution, genomic region coverage, and bioinformatics analysis. Selecting an appropriate methylation screening approach requires an understanding of all these techniques. This review provides an overview of DNA methylation profiling methods in crop plants, along with comparisons of the efficacy of these techniques between model and crop plants. The strengths and limitations of each methodological approach are outlined, and the importance of considering both technical and biological factors are highlighted. Additionally, methods for modulating DNA methylation in model and crop species are presented. Overall, this review will assist scientists in making informed decisions when selecting an appropriate DNA methylation profiling method.
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- Dolores Rita Agius
- Centre of Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
- Biology Department, Ġ.F.Abela Junior College, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Vitis, Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture (IOSV), Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA (ELGO-DIMITRA), Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA (ELGO-DIMITRA), Athens, Greece
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- Mendeleum-Insitute of Genetics, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Lednice, Czechia
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- Center for Biological Research (CIB) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology ‘A. Zambelli’, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology ‘A. Zambelli’, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Centre of Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology ‘A. Zambelli’, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
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- Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
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- Genomic Research Department, Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics, Grosshansdorf, Germany
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- BioISI – BioSystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Plant Epigenomics, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Vegetables and Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Institute of Plant Sciences, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures EA1207 USC1328, INRAE, Université d’Orléans, Orléans, France
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Center for Biological Research (CIB) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Plant Physiology, Department of Organisms and Systems Biology and University Institute of Biotechnology of Asturias, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Oosting SF, Barriuso J, Bottomley A, Galotti M, Gyawali B, Kiesewetter B, Latino NJ, Martinelli F, Pe M, Pentheroudakis G, Roitberg F, Vachon H, de Vries EGE, Piccart M, Cherny NI. Methodological and reporting standards for quality-of-life data eligible for European Society for Medical Oncology-Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS) credit. Ann Oncol 2023; 34:431-439. [PMID: 36549587 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The European Society for Medical Oncology-Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS) has been developed to grade clinical benefit of cancer therapies. Improvement in quality of life (QoL) is considered relevant, especially in the non-curative setting. This is reflected by an upgrade of the preliminary ESMO-MCBS score if QoL is improved compared to the control arm or a downgrade if an improvement in progression-free survival is not paralleled by an improvement in QoL or overall survival. Given the importance of QoL for the final score, a need to ensure the robustness of QoL data was recognised. DESIGN A checklist was created based on existing guidelines for QoL research. Field testing was carried out using clinical trials that either received an adjustment of the preliminary ESMO-MCBS score based on QoL or had QoL as the primary endpoint. Several rounds of revision and re-testing of the checklist were undertaken until a final consensus was reached. RESULTS The final checklist consists of four items and can be applied if three prerequisites are met: (i) QoL is at least a secondary endpoint, (ii) evidence of reliability and validity of the instrument is provided, and (iii) a statistically and clinically significant improvement in QoL is observed. The four items on the checklist pertain to the (i) hypothesis, (ii) compliance and missing data, (iii) presentation of the results, and (iv) statistical and clinical relevance. Field testing revealed that a clear QoL hypothesis and correction for multiple testing were mostly lacking, while the main statistical method was always described. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of the ESMO-MCBS QoL checklist will facilitate objective and transparent decision making on QoL data within the ESMO-MCBS scoring process. Trials published until 1 January 2025 will have to meet the prerequisites and at least two items for crediting QoL benefit in the final ESMO-MCBS score. Trials published thereafter will have to meet all four items.
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- S F Oosting
- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. https://twitter.com/DrJorgeBarriuso
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- Quality of Life Department, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium. https://twitter.com/andrewbottom0
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- ESMO Head Office, Lugano, Switzerland. https://twitter.com/MartinaGalotti
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- Department of Oncology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. https://twitter.com/oncology_bg
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- ESMO Head Office, Lugano, Switzerland. https://twitter.com/NicolaJaneLatin
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- Quality of Life Department, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium
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- Quality of Life Department, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium. https://twitter.com/madeline_pe
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- ESMO Head Office, Lugano, Switzerland. https://twitter.com/GPentheroudakis
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- WHO Cancer Management Consultant, Geneva, Switzerland; Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil. https://twitter.com/FroitbergM
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- Quality of Life Department, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. https://twitter.com/VriesElisabeth
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- Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine Service, Department of Medical Oncology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. https://twitter.com/ChernyNathan
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Gallusci P, Agius DR, Moschou PN, Dobránszki J, Kaiserli E, Martinelli F. Deep inside the epigenetic memories of stressed plants. Trends Plant Sci 2023; 28:142-153. [PMID: 36404175 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Recent evidence sheds light on the peculiar type of plant intelligence. Plants have developed complex molecular networks that allow them to remember, choose, and make decisions depending on the stress stimulus, although they lack a nervous system. Being sessile, plants can exploit these networks to optimize their resources cost-effectively and maximize their fitness in response to multiple environmental stresses. Even more interesting is the capability to transmit this experience to the next generation(s) through epigenetic modifications that add to the classical genetic inheritance. In this opinion article, we present concepts and perspectives regarding the capabilities of plants to sense, perceive, remember, re-elaborate, respond, and to some extent transmit to their progeny information to adapt more efficiently to climate change.
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- Philippe Gallusci
- Ecophysiologie et Génomique Fonctionnelle de la Vigne (EGFV), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, ISVV, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Centre of Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta; Ġ.F. Abela Junior College, Ġuzè Debono Square, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
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- Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Colzi I, Gonnelli C, Vergata C, Golia G, Coppi A, Castellani MB, Giovino A, Buti M, Sabato T, Capuana M, Aprile A, De Bellis L, Cicatelli A, Guarino F, Castiglione S, Ioannou AG, Fotopoulos V, Martinelli F. Transgenerational effects of chromium stress at the phenotypic and molecular level in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Hazard Mater 2023; 442:130092. [PMID: 36303345 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this study, we describe the results obtained in a study of the transgenerational phenotypic effects of chromium (Cr) stress on the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana. The F1 generation derived from parents grown under chronic and medium chronic stress showed significantly higher levels of the maximal effective concentration (EC50) compared with F1 plants generated from unstressed parents. Moreover, F1 plants from Cr-stressed parents showed a higher germination rate when grown in the presence of Cr. F1 plants derived from parents cultivated under chronic Cr stress displayed reduced hydrogen peroxide levels under Cr stress compared to controls. At lower Cr stress levels, F1 plants were observed to activate promptly more genes involved in Cr stress responses than F0 plants, implying a memory effect linked to transgenerational priming. At higher Cr levels, and at later stages, F1 plants modulated significantly fewer genes than F0 plants, implying a memory effect leading to Cr stress adaptation. Several bHLH transcription factors were induced by Cr stress in F1 but not in F0 plants, including bHLH100, ORG2 and ORG3. F1 plants optimized gene expression towards pathways linked to iron starvation response. A model of the transcriptional regulation of transgenerational memory to Cr stress is presented here, and could be applied for other heavy metal stresses.
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- Ilaria Colzi
- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Italy.
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- CREA Consiglio per la ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione, Bagheria, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Italy.
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, 3603 Lemesos, Cyprus.
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, 3603 Lemesos, Cyprus.
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Puccio G, Ingraffia R, Mercati F, Amato G, Giambalvo D, Martinelli F, Sunseri F, Frenda AS. Transcriptome changes induced by Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in leaves of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) promote higher salt tolerance. Sci Rep 2023; 13:116. [PMID: 36596823 PMCID: PMC9810663 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26903-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The salinity of soil is a relevant environmental problem around the world, with climate change raising its relevance, particularly in arid and semiarid areas. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) positively affect plant growth and health by mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses, including salt stress. The mechanisms through which these benefits manifest are, however, still unclear. This work aimed to identify key genes involved in the response to salt stress induced by AMF using RNA-Seq analysis on durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum Desf. Husn.). Five hundred sixty-three differentially expressed genes (DEGs), many of which involved in pathways related to plant stress responses, were identified. The expression of genes involved in trehalose metabolism, RNA processing, vesicle trafficking, cell wall organization, and signal transduction was significantly enhanced by the AMF symbiosis. A downregulation of genes involved in both enzymatic and non-enzymatic oxidative stress responses as well as amino acids, lipids, and carbohydrates metabolisms was also detected, suggesting a lower oxidative stress condition in the AMF inoculated plants. Interestingly, many transcription factor families, including WRKY, NAC, and MYB, already known for their key role in plant abiotic stress response, were found differentially expressed between treatments. This study provides valuable insights on AMF-induced gene expression modulation and the beneficial effects of plant-AMF interaction in durum wheat under salt stress.
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- Guglielmo Puccio
- grid.10776.370000 0004 1762 5517Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy ,grid.5326.20000 0001 1940 4177Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR), National Research Council of Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- grid.10776.370000 0004 1762 5517Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy ,grid.14095.390000 0000 9116 4836Plant Ecology, Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany ,grid.452299.1Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- grid.5326.20000 0001 1940 4177Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR), National Research Council of Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- grid.10776.370000 0004 1762 5517Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- grid.10776.370000 0004 1762 5517Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- grid.8404.80000 0004 1757 2304Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- grid.11567.340000000122070761Department of Agraria, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- grid.10776.370000 0004 1762 5517Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Karalija E, Demira A, Samardžić J, Parić A, Dahija S, Contaldi F, Martinelli F. RNA Sequencing indicates gene expression changes in Silene sendtneri seeds after seed priming with silicic acid. GenApp 2022. [DOI: 10.31383/ga.vol6iss2ga08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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To improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlaying seed priming, RNA transcriptome analysis was performed using primed and non-primed seeds of Silene sendtneri. Seed priming was performed by submergence in 1% silicic acid for 24h at 4°C, followed by rinsing with sterilised water and desiccation to original moisture content. Silene sendtneri is a species with no sequenced genome and annotation of de novo assembly of transcriptome was done against several species. Gene ontology (GO) analysis indicated that genes related to heavy metal transporters and heat shock proteins are differentially expressed after priming with silicic acid. Within these gene categories, genes such as heavy metal-associated isoprenylated plant protein 26-like (log2fold -8.79) were downregulated, while others such as heavy metal ATPase 5 (log2fold 6.46), heat shock factor protein HSF30-like isoform X1 (log2fold 5.98) were upregulated.
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Leone Roberti Maggiore U, Bogani G, Martinelli F, Signorelli M, Chiappa V, Lopez S, Granato V, Ditto A, Raspagliesi F. Response to treatment and prognostic significance of supradiaphragmatic disease in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2022; 48:2551-2557. [PMID: 36089452 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study was designed to investigate the response to chemotherapy of supradiaphragmatic disease diagnosed by preoperative imaging. As secondary objectives, oncologic outcomes of patients affected by supradiaphragmatic disease and their pattern of recurrence were also evaluated. METHODS Data of consecutive patients with newly diagnosed FIGO stage IV (for supradiaphragmatic disease) epithelial ovarian cancer undergoing either primary debulking surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus interval debulking surgery between 2004 and 2021, were retrospectively collected. All patients were preoperatively evaluated by chest/abdominal CT scan or 18F-FDG PET/CT preoperatively and at follow-up to evaluate response to chemotherapy. At follow-up visits, site of recurrence diagnosed by imaging techniques was systematically recorded as it occurred. Progression-free and overall survival were measured by using Kaplan-Meier and Cox models. RESULTS A total of 130 patients was included in this study with a median (range) follow-up of 32.9 (12.8-176.7) months. Complete or partial response was achieved in most of the patients after 3 cycles (77.7%) and 6 cycles (85.4%) of chemotherapy. At follow-up, recurrence occurred in 96 (73.8%) patients and the main site of recurrence was abdomen only in 64 (66.7%) patients. At multivariate analysis, residual disease after surgery was the only variable influencing survival outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Supradiaphragmatic disease respond to chemotherapy in most patients affected by advanced EOC and recurrence mainly occurs in the abdomen. Results from this study confirms that abdominal optimal cytoreduction is the main surgical goal in the treatment of women affected by FIGO stage IV EOC.
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Obstetric and Gynecology Unit, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Mauri G, Patelli G, Roazzi L, Amatu A, Calvanese G, Martinelli F, Marrapese G, Bonazzina E, Tosi F, Bencardino K, Bardelli A, Siena S, Sartore Bianchi A. 112P Clinicopathological characterization of MTAP-altered metastatic gastrointestinal tumors. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.09.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Karalija E, Carbó M, Coppi A, Colzi I, Dainelli M, Gašparović M, Grebenc T, Gonnelli C, Papadakis V, Pilić S, Šibanc N, Valledor L, Poma A, Martinelli F. Interplay of plastic pollution with algae and plants: hidden danger or a blessing? J Hazard Mater 2022; 438:129450. [PMID: 35999715 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In the era of plastic pollution, plants have been discarded as a system that is not affected by micro and nanoplastics, but contrary to beliefs that plants cannot absorb plastic particles, recent research proved otherwise. The presented review gives insight into known aspects of plants' interplay with plastics and how plants' ability to absorb plastic particles can be utilized to remove plastics from water and soil systems. Microplastics usually cannot be absorbed by plant root systems due to their size, but some reports indicate they might enter plant tissues through stomata. On the other hand, nanoparticles can enter plant root systems, and reports of their transport via xylem to upper plant parts have been recorded. Bioaccumulation of nanoplastics in upper plant parts is still not confirmed. The prospects of using biosystems for the remediation of soils contaminated with plastics are still unknown. However, algae could be used to degrade plastic particles in water systems through enzyme facilitated degradation processes. Considering the amount of plastic pollution, especially in the oceans, further research is necessary on the utilization of algae in plastic degradation. Special attention should be given to the research concerning utilization of algae with restricted algal growth, ensuring that a different problem is not induced, "sea blooming", during the degradation of plastics.
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- Erna Karalija
- Laboratory for Plant Physiology, Department for Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 33-35, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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- Plant Physiology, Department of Organisms and Systems Biology and University Institute of Biotechnology of Asturias (IUBA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
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- Department of Biology, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via Micheli 1, 50121 Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via Micheli 1, 50121 Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via Micheli 1, 50121 Florence, Italy.
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- Chair of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb, Kačićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Večna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Department of Biology, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via Micheli 1, 50121 Florence, Italy.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, N. Plastira 100, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Laboratory for Plant Physiology, Department for Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 33-35, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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- Department of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Večna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Plant Physiology, Department of Organisms and Systems Biology and University Institute of Biotechnology of Asturias (IUBA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Laboratory of Genetics and Mutagenesis, via Vetoio 1, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via Micheli 1, 50121 Florence, Italy.
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Sheikh-Assadi M, Naderi R, Salami SA, Kafi M, Fatahi R, Shariati V, Martinelli F, Cicatelli A, Triassi M, Guarino F, Improta G, Claros MG. Normalized Workflow to Optimize Hybrid De Novo Transcriptome Assembly for Non-Model Species: A Case Study in Lilium ledebourii (Baker) Boiss. Plants 2022; 11:plants11182365. [PMID: 36145766 PMCID: PMC9503428 DOI: 10.3390/plants11182365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A high-quality transcriptome is required to advance numerous bioinformatics workflows. Nevertheless, the effectuality of tools for de novo assembly and real precision assembled transcriptomes looks somewhat unexplored, particularly for non-model organisms with complicated (very long, heterozygous, polyploid) genomes. To disclose the performance of various transcriptome assembly programs, this study built 11 single assemblies and analyzed their performance on some significant reference-free and reference-based criteria. As well as to reconfirm the outputs of benchmarks, 55 BLAST were performed and compared using 11 constructed transcriptomes. Concisely, normalized benchmarking demonstrated that Velvet–Oases suffer from the worst results, while the EvidentialGene strategy can provide the most comprehensive and accurate transcriptome of Lilium ledebourii (Baker) Boiss. The BLAST results also confirmed the superiority of EvidentialGene, so it could capture even up to 59% more (than Velvet–Oases) unique gene hits. To promote assembly optimization, with the help of normalized benchmarking, PCA and AHC, it is emphasized that each metric can only provide part of the transcriptome status, and one should never settle for just a few evaluation criteria. This study supplies a framework for benchmarking and optimizing the efficiency of assembly approaches to analyze RNA-Seq data and reveals that selecting an inefficient assembly strategy might result in less identification of unique gene hits.
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- Morteza Sheikh-Assadi
- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
- Correspondence: (M.S.-A.); (R.N.)
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
- Correspondence: (M.S.-A.); (R.N.)
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
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- NIGEB Genome Center, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran 14965/161, Iran
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), 29071 Málaga, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research in Málaga (IBIMA), IBIMA-RARE, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29010 Málaga, Spain
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Yousefi S, Marchese A, Salami SA, Benny J, Giovino A, Perrone A, Caruso T, Gholami M, Sarikhani H, Buti M, Martinelli F. Identifying conserved genes involved in crop tolerance to cold stress. Funct Plant Biol 2022; 49:861-873. [PMID: 35785800 DOI: 10.1071/fp21290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Low temperature is a limiting factor for crop productivity in tropical and subtropical climates. Cold stress response in plants involves perceiving and relaying the signal through a transcriptional cascade composed of different transduction components, resulting in altered gene activity. We performed a meta-analysis of four previously published datasets of cold-tolerant and cold-sensitive crops to better understand the gene regulatory networks and identify key genes involved in cold stress tolerance conserved across phylogenetically distant species. Re-analysing the raw data with the same bioinformatics pipeline, we identified common cold tolerance-related genes. We found 236 and 242 commonly regulated genes in sensitive and tolerant genotypes, respectively. Gene enrichment analysis showed that protein modifications, hormone metabolism, cell wall, and secondary metabolism are the most conserved pathways involved in cold tolerance. Upregulation of the abiotic stress (heat and drought/salt) related genes [heat shock N -terminal domain-containing protein, 15.7kDa class I-related small heat shock protein-like, DNAJ heat shock N -terminal domain-containing protein, and HYP1 (HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN 1)] in sensitive genotypes and downregulation of the abiotic stress (heat and drought/salt) related genes (zinc ion binding and pollen Ole e 1 allergen and extensin family protein) in tolerant genotypes was observed across the species. Almost all development-related genes were upregulated in tolerant and downregulated in sensitive genotypes. Moreover, protein-protein network analysis identified highly interacting proteins linked to cold tolerance. Mapping of abiotic stress-related genes on analysed species genomes provided information that could be essential to developing molecular markers for breeding and building up genetic improvement strategies using CRISPR/Cas9 technologies.
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- Sanaz Yousefi
- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze - Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze - Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), 90011 Bagheria, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo 90128, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze - Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy; and Istituto di Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy
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Vergata C, Yousefi S, Buti M, Vestrucci F, Gholami M, Sarikhani H, Salami SA, Martinelli F. Meta-analysis of transcriptomic responses to cold stress in plants. Funct Plant Biol 2022; 49:704-724. [PMID: 35379384 DOI: 10.1071/fp21230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Transcriptomic analyses are needful tools to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying plant responses to abiotic stresses. The aim of this study was to identify key genes differentially regulated in response to chilling stress in various plant species with different levels of tolerance to low temperatures. A meta-analysis was performed using the RNA-Seq data of published studies whose experimental conditions were comparable. The results confirmed the importance of ethylene in the hormonal cross-talk modulating the defensive responses against chilling stress, especially in sensitive species. The transcriptomic activity of five Ethylene Response Factors genes and a REDOX Responsive Transcription Factor 1 involved in hormone-related pathways belonging to ethylene metabolism and signal transduction were induced. Transcription activity of two genes encoding for heat shock factors was enhanced, together with various genes associated with developmental processes. Several transcription factor families showed to be commonly induced between different plant species. Protein-protein interaction networks highlighted the role of the photosystems I and II, as well as genes encoding for HSF and WRKY transcription factors. A model of gene regulatory network underlying plant responses to chilling stress was developed, allowing the delivery of new candidate genes for genetic improvement of crops towards low temperatures tolerance.
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- Chiara Vergata
- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Guarino F, Cicatelli A, Castiglione S, Agius DR, Orhun GE, Fragkostefanakis S, Leclercq J, Dobránszki J, Kaiserli E, Lieberman-Lazarovich M, Sõmera M, Sarmiento C, Vettori C, Paffetti D, Poma AMG, Moschou PN, Gašparović M, Yousefi S, Vergata C, Berger MMJ, Gallusci P, Miladinović D, Martinelli F. An Epigenetic Alphabet of Crop Adaptation to Climate Change. Front Genet 2022; 13:818727. [PMID: 35251130 PMCID: PMC8888914 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.818727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Crop adaptation to climate change is in a part attributed to epigenetic mechanisms which are related to response to abiotic and biotic stresses. Although recent studies increased our knowledge on the nature of these mechanisms, epigenetics remains under-investigated and still poorly understood in many, especially non-model, plants, Epigenetic modifications are traditionally divided into two main groups, DNA methylation and histone modifications that lead to chromatin remodeling and the regulation of genome functioning. In this review, we outline the most recent and interesting findings on crop epigenetic responses to the environmental cues that are most relevant to climate change. In addition, we discuss a speculative point of view, in which we try to decipher the “epigenetic alphabet” that underlies crop adaptation mechanisms to climate change. The understanding of these mechanisms will pave the way to new strategies to design and implement the next generation of cultivars with a broad range of tolerance/resistance to stresses as well as balanced agronomic traits, with a limited loss of (epi)genetic variability.
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- Francesco Guarino
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli”, Università Degli Studi di Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli”, Università Degli Studi di Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli”, Università Degli Studi di Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Centre of Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Bayramic Vocational College, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, FAFSEM, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IBBR), National Research Council (CNR), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Aquila, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology—Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Chair of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- UMR Ecophysiologie et Génomique Fonctionnelle de la Vigne, Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Bordeaux Science Agro, Bordeaux, France
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- UMR Ecophysiologie et Génomique Fonctionnelle de la Vigne, Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Bordeaux Science Agro, Bordeaux, France
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- Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
- *Correspondence: Dragana Miladinović, ; Federico Martinelli,
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- *Correspondence: Dragana Miladinović, ; Federico Martinelli,
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Baldoni E, Frugis G, Martinelli F, Benny J, Paffetti D, Buti M. A Comparative Transcriptomic Meta-Analysis Revealed Conserved Key Genes and Regulatory Networks Involved in Drought Tolerance in Cereal Crops. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:13062. [PMID: 34884864 PMCID: PMC8657901 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222313062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Drought affects plant growth and development, causing severe yield losses, especially in cereal crops. The identification of genes involved in drought tolerance is crucial for the development of drought-tolerant crops. The aim of this study was to identify genes that are conserved key players for conferring drought tolerance in cereals. By comparing the transcriptomic changes between tolerant and susceptible genotypes in four Gramineae species, we identified 69 conserved drought tolerant-related (CDT) genes that are potentially involved in the drought tolerance of all of the analysed species. The CDT genes are principally involved in stress response, photosynthesis, chlorophyll biogenesis, secondary metabolism, jasmonic acid signalling, and cellular transport. Twenty CDT genes are not yet characterized and can be novel candidates for drought tolerance. The k-means clustering analysis of expression data highlighted the prominent roles of photosynthesis and leaf senescence-related mechanisms in differentiating the drought response between tolerant and sensitive genotypes. In addition, we identified specific transcription factors that could regulate the expression of photosynthesis and leaf senescence-related genes. Our analysis suggests that the balance between the induction of leaf senescence and maintenance of photosynthesis during drought plays a major role in tolerance. Fine-tuning of CDT gene expression modulation by specific transcription factors can be the key to improving drought tolerance in cereals.
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- Elena Baldoni
- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), Via Alfonso Corti 12, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), Rome Unit, Via Salaria Km. 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy;
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, 50144 Florence, Italy;
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, 50144 Florence, Italy;
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Martinelli F, Perrone A, Yousefi S, Papini A, Castiglione S, Guarino F, Cicatelli A, Aelaei M, Arad N, Gholami M, Salami SA. Botanical, Phytochemical, Anti-Microbial and Pharmaceutical Characteristics of Hawthorn ( Crataegusmonogyna Jacq.), Rosaceae. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237266. [PMID: 34885847 PMCID: PMC8659235 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna Jacq.) is a wild edible fruit tree of the genus Crataegus, one of the most interesting genera of the Rosaceae family. This review is the first to consider, all together, the pharmaceutical, phytochemical, functional and therapeutic properties of C. monogyna based on numerous valuable secondary metabolites, including flavonoids, vitamin C, glycoside, anthocyanin, saponin, tannin and antioxidants. Previous reviews dealt with the properties of all species of the entire genera. We highlight the multi-therapeutic role that C. monogyna extracts could have in the treatment of different chronic and degenerative diseases, mainly focusing on flavonoids. In the first part of this comprehensive review, we describe the main botanical characteristics and summarize the studies which have been performed on the morphological and genetic characterization of the C. monogyna germplasm. In the second part, the key metabolites and their nutritional and pharmaceutical properties are described. This work could be an essential resource for promoting future therapeutic formulations based on this natural and potent bioactive plant extract.
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- Federico Martinelli
- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (F.M.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (F.M.); (A.P.)
- Correspondence: (A.P.); (S.A.S.)
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 65178-38695, Iran; (S.Y.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (F.M.); (A.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (S.C.); (F.G.); (A.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (S.C.); (F.G.); (A.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (S.C.); (F.G.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Iran;
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- School of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 65178-38695, Iran; (S.Y.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
- Correspondence: (A.P.); (S.A.S.)
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Taheri-Dehkordi A, Naderi R, Martinelli F, Salami SA. Computational screening of miRNAs and their targets in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) by transcriptome mining. Planta 2021; 254:117. [PMID: 34751821 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03761-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A robust workflow for the identification of miRNAs and their targets in saffron was developed. MicroRNA-mediated gene regulation in saffron is potentially involved in several biological processes, including the biosynthesis of highly valuable apocarotenoids. Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is the most expensive spice in the world and a major source of apocarotenoids. Even though miRNAs (20-24 nt non-coding small RNAs) are important regulators of gene expression at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, their role in saffron has not been thoroughly investigated. As a result, a workflow for computational identification of miRNAs and their targets can be useful to uncover the regulatory networks underlying biological processes in this valuable plant. The efficiency of several assembly tools such as Trans-ABySS, Trinity, Bridger, rnaSPAdes, and EvidentialGene was evaluated based on both reference-based and reference-free metrics using transcriptome data. A reliable workflow for computational identification of miRNAs and their targets in saffron was described. The EvidentialGene was found to be the most efficient de novo transcriptome assembler for saffron as a complex triploid model, followed by the Trinity. In total, 66 miRNAs from 19 different families that target 2880 genes, including several transcription factors involved in the flowering transition, were identified. Three of the identified targets were involved in the terpenoids backbone biosynthesis. CsCCD and CsUGT genes involved in the apocarotenoids biosynthetic pathway were targeted by csa-miR156g and csa-miR156b-3p, revealing a unique post-transcriptional regulation dynamic in saffron. The identified miRNAs and their targets add to our understanding of the many biological roles of miRNAs in saffron and shed new light on the control of the apocarotenoid biosynthetic pathway in this valuable plant.
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- Ayat Taheri-Dehkordi
- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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Coomans M, Dirven L, Aaronson N, Baumert B, van den Bent M, Bottomley A, Brandes A, Chinot O, Coens C, Gorlia T, Herrlinger U, Keime-Guibert F, Malmström A, Martinelli F, Stupp R, Talacchi A, Wick W, Reijneveld J, Taphoorn M. PL03.4.A Factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) deterioration in glioma patients during the progression-free survival period. Neuro Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab180.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND
Maintenance of functioning and wellbeing during the progression-free survival (PFS) period is important for glioma patients. This study aimed to determine whether health-related quality of life (HRQoL) can be maintained during progression-free time, and factors associated with HRQoL deterioration in this period.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
We included longitudinal HRQoL data from previously published clinical trials in glioma. The percentage of patients with stable HRQoL until progression was determined per scale and at the individual patient level (i.e. considering all scales simultaneously). We assessed time to a clinically relevant deterioration in HRQoL, expressed in deterioration-free survival and time-to-deterioration (the first including progression as an event). We also determined the association between sociodemographic and clinical factors and HRQoL deterioration in the progression-free period.
RESULTS
5539 patients with at least baseline HRQoL scores had a median time from randomization to progression of 7.6 months. Between 9%-29% of the patients deteriorated before disease progression on the evaluated HRQoL scales. When considering all scales simultaneously, 47% of patients deteriorated on ≥1 scale. Median deterioration-free survival period ranged between 3.8–5.4 months, and median time-to-deterioration between 8.2–11.9 months. For most scales, only poor performance status was independently associated with clinically relevant HRQoL deterioration in the progression-free period.
CONCLUSION
HRQoL was maintained in only 53% of patients in their progression-free period, and treatment was not independently associated with this deterioration in HRQoL. Routine monitoring of the patients’ functioning and well-being during the entire disease course is therefore important, so that interventions can be initiated when problems are signalled.
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- M Coomans
- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Kantonsspital Graubunden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Azienda USL-IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy
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- Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata, Roma, Italy
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- University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Kakoulidou I, Avramidou EV, Baránek M, Brunel-Muguet S, Farrona S, Johannes F, Kaiserli E, Lieberman-Lazarovich M, Martinelli F, Mladenov V, Testillano PS, Vassileva V, Maury S. Epigenetics for Crop Improvement in Times of Global Change. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:766. [PMID: 34439998 PMCID: PMC8389687 DOI: 10.3390/biology10080766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Epigenetics has emerged as an important research field for crop improvement under the on-going climatic changes. Heritable epigenetic changes can arise independently of DNA sequence alterations and have been associated with altered gene expression and transmitted phenotypic variation. By modulating plant development and physiological responses to environmental conditions, epigenetic diversity-naturally, genetically, chemically, or environmentally induced-can help optimise crop traits in an era challenged by global climate change. Beyond DNA sequence variation, the epigenetic modifications may contribute to breeding by providing useful markers and allowing the use of epigenome diversity to predict plant performance and increase final crop production. Given the difficulties in transferring the knowledge of the epigenetic mechanisms from model plants to crops, various strategies have emerged. Among those strategies are modelling frameworks dedicated to predicting epigenetically controlled-adaptive traits, the use of epigenetics for in vitro regeneration to accelerate crop breeding, and changes of specific epigenetic marks that modulate gene expression of traits of interest. The key challenge that agriculture faces in the 21st century is to increase crop production by speeding up the breeding of resilient crop species. Therefore, epigenetics provides fundamental molecular information with potential direct applications in crop enhancement, tolerance, and adaptation within the context of climate change.
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- Ioanna Kakoulidou
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 2, 85354 Freising, Germany; (I.K.); (F.J.)
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- Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Dimitra (ELGO-DIMITRA), 11528 Athens, Greece;
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- Faculty of Horticulture, Mendeleum—Institute of Genetics, Mendel University in Brno, Valtická 334, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic;
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions N, C, S, UNICAEN, INRAE, Normandie Université, CEDEX, F-14032 Caen, France;
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- Plant and AgriBiosciences Centre, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland;
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 2, 85354 Freising, Germany; (I.K.); (F.J.)
- Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenberg Str. 2a, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK;
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel;
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Sq. Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Pollen Biotechnology of Crop Plants Group, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas-(CIB-CSIC), Ramiro Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bldg. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, INRAE, EA1207 USC1328, Université d’Orléans, F-45067 Orléans, France
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Martinelli F, Piccoli P, Manfredi J, Rambaldini M. Giant right coronary aneurysm as a cause of hiccups. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 59:922. [PMID: 33454777 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantova, Italy
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Ingraffia R, Saia S, Giovino A, Amato G, Badagliacca G, Giambalvo D, Martinelli F, Ruisi P, Frenda AS. Addition of high C:N crop residues to a P-limited substrate constrains the benefits of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis for wheat P and N nutrition. Mycorrhiza 2021; 31:441-454. [PMID: 33893547 PMCID: PMC8266712 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-021-01031-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Many aspects concerning the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in plant nutrient uptake from organic sources remain unclear. Here, we investigated the contribution of AM symbiosis to N and P uptake by durum wheat after the addition of a high C:N biomass to a P-limited soil. Plants were grown in pots in the presence or absence of a multispecies AM inoculum, with (Org) or without (Ctr) the addition of 15N-labelled organic matter (OM). A further treatment, in which 15N was applied in mineral form (Ctr+N) in the same amount as that supplied in the Org treatment, was also included. Inoculation with AM had positive effects on plant growth in both control treatments (Ctr and Ctr+N), mainly linked to an increase in plant P uptake. The addition of OM, increasing the P available in the soil for the plants, resulted in a marked decrease in the contribution of AM symbiosis to plant growth and nutrient uptake, although the percentage of mycorrhization was higher in the Org treatment than in the controls. In addition, mycorrhization drastically reduced the recovery of 15N from the OM added to the soil whereas it slightly increased the N recovery from the mineral fertiliser. This suggests that plants and AM fungi probably exert a differential competition for different sources of N available in the soil. On the whole, our results provide a contribution to a better understanding of the conditions under which AM fungi can play an effective role in mitigating the negative effects of nutritional stresses in plants.
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- Rosolino Ingraffia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Via delle Piagge 2, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), SS 113 km 245.500, 90011, Bagheria (PA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89124, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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Mladenov V, Fotopoulos V, Kaiserli E, Karalija E, Maury S, Baranek M, Segal N, Testillano PS, Vassileva V, Pinto G, Nagel M, Hoenicka H, Miladinović D, Gallusci P, Vergata C, Kapazoglou A, Abraham E, Tani E, Gerakari M, Sarri E, Avramidou E, Gašparović M, Martinelli F. Deciphering the Epigenetic Alphabet Involved in Transgenerational Stress Memory in Crops. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:7118. [PMID: 34281171 PMCID: PMC8268041 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22137118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Although epigenetic modifications have been intensely investigated over the last decade due to their role in crop adaptation to rapid climate change, it is unclear which epigenetic changes are heritable and therefore transmitted to their progeny. The identification of epigenetic marks that are transmitted to the next generations is of primary importance for their use in breeding and for the development of new cultivars with a broad-spectrum of tolerance/resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses. In this review, we discuss general aspects of plant responses to environmental stresses and provide an overview of recent findings on the role of transgenerational epigenetic modifications in crops. In addition, we take the opportunity to describe the aims of EPI-CATCH, an international COST action consortium composed by researchers from 28 countries. The aim of this COST action launched in 2020 is: (1) to define standardized pipelines and methods used in the study of epigenetic mechanisms in plants, (2) update, share, and exchange findings in epigenetic responses to environmental stresses in plants, (3) develop new concepts and frontiers in plant epigenetics and epigenomics, (4) enhance dissemination, communication, and transfer of knowledge in plant epigenetics and epigenomics.
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- Velimir Mladenov
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Sq. Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos 3036, Cyprus;
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK;
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- Laboratory for Plant Physiology, Department for Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
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- INRAe, EA1207 USC1328 Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, Université d’Orléans, 45067 Orléans, France;
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- Mendeleum—Insitute of Genetics, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Valtická 334, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic;
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- Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, The National Center for Mariculture (NCM), P.O.B. 1212, Eilat 88112, Israel;
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- Center of Biological Research Margarita Salas, CIB-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bldg. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Biology Department, Campus de Santiago, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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- Genebank Department, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, 06466 Seeland, Germany;
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- Genomic Research Department, Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics, 22927 Grosshansdorf, Germany;
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- Laboratory for Biotechnology, Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- UMR Ecophysiologie et Génomique Fonctionnelle de la Vigne, Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Bordeaux Science Agro, 210 Chemin de Leysotte—CS5000833882 Villenave d’Ornon, 33076 Bordeaux, France;
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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- Department of Vitis, Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture (IOSV), Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Dimitra (HAO-Dimitra), Sofokli Venizelou 1, Lykovrysi, 14123 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Range Science, School of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (M.G.); (E.S.); (E.A.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (M.G.); (E.S.); (E.A.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (M.G.); (E.S.); (E.A.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (M.G.); (E.S.); (E.A.)
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- Chair of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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Chiappa V, Interlenghi M, Salvatore C, Bertolina F, Bogani G, Ditto A, Martinelli F, Castiglioni I, Raspagliesi F. Using rADioMIcs and machine learning with ultrasonography for the differential diagnosis of myometRiAL tumors (the ADMIRAL pilot study). Radiomics and differential diagnosis of myometrial tumors. Gynecol Oncol 2021; 161:838-844. [PMID: 33867144 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop and evaluate the performance of a radiomics and machine learning model applied to ultrasound (US) images in predicting the risk of malignancy of a uterine mesenchymal lesion. METHODS Single-center retrospective evaluation of consecutive patients who underwent surgery for a malignant uterine mesenchymal lesion (sarcoma) and a control group of patients operated on for a benign uterine mesenchymal lesion (myoma). Radiomics was applied to US preoperative images according to the International Biomarker Standardization Initiative guidelines to create, validate and test a classification model for the differential diagnosis of myometrial tumors. The TRACE4 radiomic platform was used thus obtaining a full-automatic radiomic workflow. Definitive histology was considered as gold standard. Accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, AUC and standard deviation of the created classification model were defined. RESULTS A total of 70 women with uterine mesenchymal lesions were recruited (20 with histological diagnosis of sarcoma and 50 myomas). Three hundred and nineteen radiomics IBSI-compliant features were extracted and 308 radiomics features were found stable. Different machine learning classifiers were created and the best classification system showed Accuracy 0.85 ± 0.01, Sensitivity 0.80 ± 0.01, Specificity 0.87 ± 0.01, AUC 0.86 ± 0.03. CONCLUSIONS Radiomics applied to US images shows a great potential in differential diagnosis of mesenchymal tumors, thus representing an interesting decision support tool for the gynecologist oncologist in an area often characterized by uncertainty.
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- V Chiappa
- Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano, Italy.
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica G. Occhialini, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano, Italy
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Bertanza G, Baroni P, Garzetti S, Martinelli F. Reducing energy demand by the combined application of advanced control strategies in a full scale WWTP. Water Sci Technol 2021; 83:1813-1823. [PMID: 33905354 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Two advanced control strategies were applied in the secondary and tertiary stages, respectively, of a full scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). This has a nominal capacity of 330,000 population equivalent (PE), a complex configuration (having been upgraded several times through the years), and it faces significant seasonal load fluctuations (being located in a touristic area, in Northern Italy). The lifting station of the tertiary treatments (devoted to phosphorus precipitation and UV disinfection) was optimized by adjusting the pumped flowrate, depending on influent phosphorus concentration. A preliminary simulation showed that a 15% reduction of pumping energy could be achieved. This result was confirmed by field measurements. Moreover, a fuzzy control system was designed and applied to one of the six parallel nitrification reactors, yielding a reduction of more than 25% of the power requirement for aeration. Overall, the combined application of the two controllers led to a 7% reduction of the total energy consumption of the plant. This result is particularly promising given that the fuzzy controller was applied only to one of six biological reactors.
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- G Bertanza
- DICATAM - Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, Università degli Studi di Brescia, via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy E-mail:
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- DII - Department of Information Engineering, Università degli Studi di Brescia, via Branze 38, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- DICATAM - Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, Università degli Studi di Brescia, via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy E-mail:
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- DICATAM - Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, Università degli Studi di Brescia, via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy E-mail:
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Martinelli F, Manfredi J, Pederzolli N, Rambaldini M. Redo surgery for a type A aortic dissection in a pregnant woman with Marfan syndrome: a complex clinical case. Perfusion 2021; 37:429-431. [PMID: 33663277 DOI: 10.1177/0267659121999300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aortic dissection during pregnancy is a very rare event in the general population but can be fatal to both the mother and the fetus. A rate of dissection as high as 10% was observed in pregnant patients affected by Marfan syndrome. Facing this kind of disease can represent a challenge for the involved physicians because of its rarity. Here we present the case of an aortic dissection in a pregnant woman with Marfan syndrome who previously underwent an open heart surgery for a mitral prolapse. The diagnosis and the treatment of this case, given the mid-term gestational age combined with an increased surgical risk due to the reintervention, required a particular effort by our team. A multidisciplinary approach to the management of this patient was the key to achieve a favorable outcome both for the mother and for the baby.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantua, Italy
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Taheri-Dehkordi A, Naderi R, Martinelli F, Salami SA. A robust workflow for indirect somatic embryogenesis and cormlet production in saffron ( Crocus sativus L.) and its wild allies; C. caspius and C. speciosus. Heliyon 2020; 6:e05841. [PMID: 33426339 PMCID: PMC7779773 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) and its wild relatives, Crocus caspius and Crocus speciosus are of considerable significance in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and ornamental bulbs industry. Towards the ultimate goal of the conservation of wild Crocus species and establishment of an efficient workflow for in vitro production of Crocuses, efficient protocols were developed for disinfection and in vitro production of cormlets in C. sativus and its wild allies C. caspius and C. speciosus. Moreover, the differential expression of the Somatic Embryogenesis Receptor-like Kinase (SERK) gene was evaluated as a potential molecular marker during embryogenesis between embryogenic and non-embryogenic calli. A highly efficient disinfection recipe and a low-cost TDZ-free protocol have been successfully developed for in vitro cormlet production in three Crocus species. MS medium containing 10.18 μM 2, 4-D + 4.44 μM BAP was most efficiently induced callus and somatic embryo formation. The highest conversion frequency and maximum cormlet weight were achieved in MS containing 5.37 μM NAA + 8.88 μM BAP. The SERK expression was significantly much higher in embryogenic calli than non-embryogenic in all Crocus species. The current low-cost and easy-to-use recipe suggests a promising in vitro propagation workflow for mass production of uniform pathogen-free cormlets of Crocus species, as well as a platform to better conservation of wild Crocus species and effective gene and genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 in future studies.
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- Ayat Taheri-Dehkordi
- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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Balti I, Benny J, Perrone A, Caruso T, Abdallah D, Salhi-Hannachi A, Martinelli F. Identification of conserved genes linked to responses to abiotic stresses in leaves among different plant species. Funct Plant Biol 2020; 48:54-71. [PMID: 32727652 DOI: 10.1071/fp20028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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As a consequence of global climate change, certain stress factors that have a negative impact on crop productivity such as heat, cold, drought and salinity are becoming increasingly prevalent. We conducted a meta-analysis to identify genes conserved across plant species involved in (1) general abiotic stress conditions, and (2) specific and unique abiotic stress factors (drought, salinity, extreme temperature) in leaf tissues. We collected raw data and re-analysed eight RNA-Seq studies using our previously published bioinformatic pipeline. A total of 68 samples were analysed. Gene set enrichment analysis was performed using MapMan and PageMan whereas DAVID (Database for Annotation, Visualisation and Integrated Discovery) was used for metabolic process enrichment analysis. We identified of a total of 5122 differentially expressed genes when considering all abiotic stresses (3895 were upregulated and 1227 were downregulated). Jasmonate-related genes were more commonly upregulated by drought, whereas gibberellin downregulation was a key signal for drought and heat. In contrast, cold stress clearly upregulated genes involved in ABA (abscisic acid), cytokinin and gibberellins. A gene (non-phototrophic hypocotyl) involved in IAA (indoleacetic acid) response was induced by heat. Regarding secondary metabolism, as expected, MVA pathway (mevalonate pathway), terpenoids and alkaloids were generally upregulated by all different stresses. However, flavonoids, lignin and lignans were more repressed by heat (cinnamoyl coA reductase 1 and isopentenyl pyrophosphatase). Cold stress drastically modulated genes involved in terpenoid and alkaloids. Relating to transcription factors, AP2-EREBP, MADS-box, WRKY22, MYB, homoebox genes members were significantly modulated by drought stress whereas cold stress enhanced AP2-EREBPs, bZIP members, MYB7, BELL 1 and one bHLH member. C2C2-CO-LIKE, MADS-box and a homeobox (HOMEOBOX3) were mostly repressed in response to heat. Gene set enrichment analysis showed that ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation was enhanced by heat, which unexpectedly repressed glutaredoxin genes. Cold stress mostly upregulated MAP kinases (mitogen-activated protein kinase). Findings of this work will allow the identification of new molecular markers conserved across crops linked to major genes involved in quantitative agronomic traits affected by different abiotic stress.
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- Imen Balti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze ed. 4 Palermo, 90128, Italy; and Department of Biology, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze ed. 4 Palermo, 90128, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo, 90128, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze ed. 4 Palermo, 90128, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, 50019, Italy; and Corresponding author.
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Salami SA, Martinelli F, Giovino A, Bachari A, Arad N, Mantri N. It Is Our Turn to Get Cannabis High: Put Cannabinoids in Food and Health Baskets. Molecules 2020; 25:E4036. [PMID: 32899626 PMCID: PMC7571138 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cannabis is an annual plant with a long history of use as food, feed, fiber, oil, medicine, and narcotics. Despite realizing its true value, it has not yet found its true place. Cannabis has had a long history with many ups and downs, and now it is our turn to promote it. Cannabis contains approximately 600 identified and many yet unidentified potentially useful compounds. Cannabinoids, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, and alkaloids are some of the secondary metabolites present in cannabis. However, among a plethora of unique chemical compounds found in this plant, the most important ones are phytocannabinoids (PCs). Over hundreds of 21-22-carbon compounds exclusively produce in cannabis glandular hairs through either polyketide and or deoxyxylulose phosphate/methylerythritol phosphate (DOXP/MEP) pathways. Trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are those that first come to mind while talking about cannabis. Nevertheless, despite the low concentration, cannabinol (CBN), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabichromene (CBC), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabinodiol (CBND), and cannabinidiol (CBDL) may have potentially some medical effects. PCs and endocannabinoids (ECs) mediate their effects mainly through CB1 and CB2 receptors. Despite all concerns regarding cannabis, nobody can ignore the use of cannabinoids as promising tonic, analgesic, antipyretic, antiemetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-epileptic, anticancer agents, which are effective for pain relief, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, nausea and vomiting, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disorders, and appetite stimulation. The scientific community and public society have now increasingly accepted cannabis specifically hemp as much more than a recreational drug. There are growing demands for cannabinoids, mainly CBD, with many diverse therapeutic and nutritional properties in veterinary or human medicine. The main objective of this review article is to historically summarize findings concerning cannabinoids, mainly THC and CBD, towards putting these valuable compounds into food, feed and health baskets and current and future trends in the consumption of products derived from cannabis.
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- Seyed Alireza Salami
- Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587, Iran
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano, 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Firenze, Italy;
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), 90011 Bagheria (PA), Italy;
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia; (A.B.); (N.M.)
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- School of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia; (A.B.); (N.M.)
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Benny J, Marchese A, Giovino A, Marra FP, Perrone A, Caruso T, Martinelli F. Gaining Insight into Exclusive and Common Transcriptomic Features Linked to Drought and Salinity Responses across Fruit Tree Crops. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:E1059. [PMID: 32825043 PMCID: PMC7570245 DOI: 10.3390/plants9091059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The present study aimed at identifying and mapping key genes expressed in root tissues involved in drought and salinity tolerance/resistance conserved among different fruit tree species. Twenty-six RNA-Seq samples were analyzed from six published studies in five plant species (Olea europaea, Vitis riparia Michx, Prunus mahaleb, Prunus persica, Phoenix dactylifera). This meta-analysis used a bioinformatic pipeline identifying 750 genes that were commonly modulated in three salinity studies and 683 genes that were commonly regulated among three drought studies, implying their conserved role in resistance/tolerance/response to these environmental stresses. A comparison was done on the genes that were in common among both salinity and drought resulted in 82 genes, of which 39 were commonly regulated with the same trend of expression (23 were upregulated and 16 were downregulated). Gene set enrichment and pathway analysis pointed out that pathways encoding regulation of defense response, drug transmembrane transport, and metal ion binding are general key molecular responses to these two abiotic stress responses. Furthermore, hormonal molecular crosstalk plays an essential role in the fine-tuning of plant responses to drought and salinity. Drought and salinity induced a different molecular "hormonal fingerprint". Dehydration stress specifically enhanced multiple genes responsive to abscisic acid, gibberellin, brassinosteroids, and the ethylene-activated signaling pathway. Salt stress mostly repressed genes encoding for key enzymes in signaling proteins in auxin-, gibberellin-(gibberellin 2 oxidase 8), and abscisic acid-related pathways (aldehyde oxidase 4, abscisic acid-responsive element-binding protein 3). Abiotic stress-related genes were mapped into the chromosome to identify molecular markers usable for the improvement of these complex quantitative traits. This meta-analysis identified genes that serve as potential targets to develop cultivars with enhanced drought and salinity resistance and/or tolerance across different fruit tree crops in a biotechnological sustainable way.
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- Jubina Benny
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze—Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (J.B.); (T.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze—Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (J.B.); (T.C.)
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), 90011 Bagheria, Italy;
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- Department of Architecture (DARCH), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze—Ed. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze—Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (J.B.); (T.C.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy;
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Domka A, Rozpądek P, Ważny R, Jędrzejczyk RJ, Hubalewska-Mazgaj M, Gonnelli C, Benny J, Martinelli F, Puschenreiter M, Turnau K. Transcriptome Response of Metallicolous and a Non-Metallicolous Ecotypes of Noccaea goesingensis to Nickel Excess. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:E951. [PMID: 32731524 PMCID: PMC7464472 DOI: 10.3390/plants9080951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Root transcriptomic profile was comparatively studied in a serpentine (TM) and a non-metallicolous (NTM) population of Noccaea goesingensis in order to investigate possible features of Ni hyperaccumulation. Both populations were characterised by contrasting Ni tolerance and accumulation capacity. The growth of the TM population was unaffected by metal excess, while the shoot biomass production in the NTM population was significantly lower in the presence of Ni in the culture medium. Nickel concentration was nearly six- and two-fold higher in the shoots than in the roots of the TM and NTM population, respectively. The comparison of root transcriptomes using the RNA-seq method indicated distinct responses to Ni treatment between tested ecotypes. Among differentially expressed genes, the expression of IRT1 and IRT2, encoding metal transporters, was upregulated in the TM population and downregulated/unchanged in the NTM ecotype. Furthermore, differences were observed among ethylene metabolism and response related genes. In the TM population, the expression of genes including ACS7, ACO5, ERF104 and ERF105 was upregulated, while in the NTM population, expression of these genes remained unchanged, thus suggesting a possible regulatory role of this hormone in Ni hyperaccumulation. The present results could serve as a starting point for further studies concerning the plant mechanisms responsible for Ni tolerance and accumulation.
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- Agnieszka Domka
- Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; (P.R.); (R.W.); (R.J.J.)
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- Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; (P.R.); (R.W.); (R.J.J.)
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- Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; (P.R.); (R.W.); (R.J.J.)
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- Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; (P.R.); (R.W.); (R.J.J.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy; (C.G.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences—Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy; (C.G.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz Straße 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria;
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland;
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Benny J, Marra FP, Giovino A, Balan B, Caruso T, Martinelli F, Marchese A. Transcriptome Analysis of Pistacia vera Inflorescence Buds in Bearing and Non-Bearing Shoots Reveals the Molecular Mechanism Causing Premature Flower Bud Abscission. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E851. [PMID: 32722492 PMCID: PMC7465039 DOI: 10.3390/genes11080851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The alteration of heavy ("ON/bearing") and light ("OFF/non-bearing") yield in pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) has been reported to result from the abscission of inflorescence buds on high yielding trees during the summer, but the regulatory mechanisms involved in this bud abscission remain unclear. The analysis provides insights into the transcript changes between inflorescence buds on bearing and non-bearing shoots, that we indicated as "ON" and "OFF", and shed light on the molecular mechanisms causing premature inflorescence bud abscission in the pistachio cultivar "Bianca" which can be related to the alternate bearing behavior. In this study, a transcriptome analysis was performed in inflorescence buds of "ON" and "OFF" shoots. A total of 14,330 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), most of which are involved in sugar metabolism, plant hormone pathways, secondary metabolism and oxidative stress pathway, were identified. Our results shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying inflorescence bud abscission in pistachio and we proposed a hypothetical model behind the molecular mechanism causing this abscission in "ON" shoots. Results highlighted how changes in genes expressed in nutrient pathways (carbohydrates and mineral elements) in pistachio "ON" vs. "OFF" inflorescence buds triggers a cascade of events involving trehalose-6-phosphate and target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling, SnRK1 complex, hormones, polyamines and ROS which end, through programmed cell death and autophagy phenomena, with the abscission of inflorescence buds. This is the first study reporting gene expression profiling of the fate of "ON" and "OFF" inflorescence buds associated with the alternate bearing in the pistachio.
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- Jubina Benny
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze—Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (J.B.); (B.B.); (T.C.)
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- Department of Architecture (DARCH), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze—Ed. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), 90011 Bagheria, Italy;
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze—Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (J.B.); (B.B.); (T.C.)
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze—Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (J.B.); (B.B.); (T.C.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy;
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze—Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (J.B.); (B.B.); (T.C.)
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Recent progress in "omics" methodologies allow us to gain insight into the complex molecular regulatory networks underlying plant responses to environmental stresses. Among the different genome-wide analysis, epigenomics is the most under-investigated "omic" approach requiring more critical and speculative discussion about approaches, methods and experimental designs. Epigenomics allows us to gain insight into the molecular adaptation of plants in response to environmental stresses. The identification of epigenetic marks transmitted during filial generations enables new theories to be developed on the evolution of living organisms in relation to environmental changes. The molecular mechanisms driving the capacity of plants to memorize a stress and to generate stress-resistant progenies are still unclear and scarcely investigated. The elucidation of these cryptic molecular switches will assist breeders in designing crops characterized by minimally compromised productivity in relation to stresses caused by climate change. The aim of this review is to briefly describe the most uptodate epigenomic approaches, update recent progresses in crop epigenomics in plant stress biology, and to stimulate the discussion of new epigenomic methods and approaches in the new era of "omic" sciences.
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- Anna Perrone
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo, 90128, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, 50019, Italy.
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Martinelli F, Perrone A, Della Noce I, Colombo L, Lo Priore S, Romano S. Application of a portable instrument for rapid and reliable detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection in any environment. Immunol Rev 2020; 295 Suppl s1:4-10. [PMID: 32329102 PMCID: PMC7264512 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection is creating serious challenges for health laboratories that seek to identify viral infections as early as possible, optimally at the earliest appearance of symptom. Indeed, there is urgent need to develop and deploy robust diagnostic methodologies not only to use in health laboratory environments but also directly in places where humans circulate and spread the virus such as airports, trains, boats, and any public aggregation places. The success of a reliable and sensitive asymptomatic diagnosis relies on the identification and measurement of informative biomarkers from human host and virus in a rapid, sensitive, and inexpensive manner. The objective of this article is to describe an innovative multidisciplinary approach to develop an efficient, inexpensive, and easy‐to‐use portable instrument (bCUBE® by Hyris Ltd) that can be employed as a surveillance system for the emergency caused by SARS‐CoV‐2. A solution for Coronavirus testing, compliant with CDC guidelines, is scheduled to be released in the next weeks. In addition, we will describe a workflow and path of an integrated multi‐omic approach that will lead to host and pathogen biomarker discovery in order to train the instrument to provide reliable results based on a specific biomarker's fingerprint of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Gugliuzza G, Talluto G, Martinelli F, Farina V, Lo Bianco R. Water Deficit Affects the Growth and Leaf Metabolite Composition of Young Loquat Plants. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:E274. [PMID: 32093009 PMCID: PMC7076381 DOI: 10.3390/plants9020274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Water scarcity in the Mediterranean area is very common and understanding responses to drought is important for loquat management and production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of drought on the growth and metabolism of loquat. Ninety two-year-old plants of 'Marchetto' loquat grafted on quince were grown in the greenhouse in 12-liter pots and three irrigation regimes were imposed starting on 11 May and lasting until 27 July, 2013. One-third of the plants was irrigated with 100% of the water consumed (well watered, WW), a second group of plants was irrigated with 66% of the water supplied to the WW plants (mild drought, MD), and a third group was irrigated with 33% of the water supplied to the WW plants (severe drought, SD). Minimum water potential levels of -2.0 MPa were recorded in SD plants at the end of May. Photosynthetic rates were reduced according to water supply (WW>MD>SD), especially during the morning hours. By the end of the trial, severe drought reduced all growth parameters and particularly leaf growth. Drought induced early accumulation of sorbitol in leaves, whereas other carbohydrates were not affected. Of over 100 leaf metabolites investigated, 9 (squalene, pelargonic acid, glucose-1-phosphate, palatinol, capric acid, aconitic acid, xylitol, lauric acid, and alanine) were found to be useful to discriminate between the three irrigation groups, suggesting their involvement in loquat metabolism under drought conditions. Loquat behaved as a moderately drought-tolerant species (limited stem water potential and growth reductions) and the accumulation of sorbitol in favor of sucrose in mildly-stressed plants may be considered an early protective mechanism against leaf dehydration and a potential biochemical marker for precise irrigation management.
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- Giovanni Gugliuzza
- CREA—Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, SS 113 Km 245.500, 90011 Bagheria, Italy; (G.G.); (G.T.)
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- CREA—Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, SS 113 Km 245.500, 90011 Bagheria, Italy; (G.G.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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Walawage SL, Zaini PA, Mubarik MS, Martinelli F, Balan B, Caruso T, Leslie CA, Dandekar AM. Deploying Genome Editing Tools for Dissecting the Biology of Nut Trees. Front Sustain Food Syst 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2019.00100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Coomans M, Taphoorn MJB, Aaronson N, Baumert BG, van den Bent M, Bottomley A, Brandes AA, Chinot O, Coens C, Gorlia T, Herrlinger U, Keime-Guibert F, Malmström A, Martinelli F, Stupp R, Talacchi A, Weller M, Wick W, Reijneveld JC, Dirven L. OS7.2 Measuring change in health-related quality of life: the added value of analysis on the individual patient level in glioma patients in clinical decision making. Neuro Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz126.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is often used as an outcome in glioma research, reflecting the impact of disease and treatment on a patient’s functioning and wellbeing. Data on changes in HRQoL scores may provide important information for clinical decision-making, but different analytical methods may lead to different interpretations of the impact of treatment on HRQoL. This study aimed to examine three different methods to evaluate change in HRQoL, and to study whether these methods result in different interpretations.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
HRQoL and sociodemographical/clinical data from 15 randomized clinical trials were combined. Change in HRQoL scores was analyzed in three ways: (1) at the group level, comparing mean changes in scale/item scores between treatment arms over time, (2) at the patient level per scale/item by calculating the percentage of patients that deteriorated, improved or remained stable on a scale/item per scale/item, and (3) at the individual patient level combining all scales/items.
RESULTS
Baseline and first follow-up HRQoL data were available for 3727 patients. At the group scale/item level (method 1), only the item ‘hair loss’ showed a significant and clinically relevant change (i.e. ≥10 points) over time, whereas change scores on the other scales/items showed a statistically significant change only (all p<.001, range in change score: 0.1–6.2). Analyses on the patient level per scale (method 2) indicated that, while a large proportion of patients had stable HRQoL over time (range 27–84%), many patients deteriorated (range: 6–43%) or improved (range: 8–32%) on a specific scale/item. At the individual patient level (method 3), the majority of patients (86%) showed both deterioration and improvement, while only 1% of the patients remained stable on all scales. Clustering on clinical characteristics (WHO performance status, sex, tumor type, type of resection, newly diagnosed versus recurrent tumor and age) did not identify subgroups of patients with a specific pattern of change in their HRQoL score.
CONCLUSION
Different analytical methods of changes in HRQoL result in distinct interpretations of treatment effects, all of which may be relevant for clinical decision-making. Additional information about the joint impact of treatment on all outcomes, showing that most patients experience both deterioration and improvement, may help patients and physicians to make the best treatment decision.
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- M Coomans
- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Haaglanden Medical Center, Den Haag, Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdan, Netherlands
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- University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium
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- Azienda USL-IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy
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- Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium
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- University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium
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- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata, Roma, Italy
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- , University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Haaglanden Medical Center, Den Haag, Netherlands
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Coomans M, Dirven L, Bottomley A, van den Bent M, Sloan J, Stupp R, Weller M, Reijneveld JC, Taphoorn M, Aaronson N, Baumert BG, Brandes AA, Chinot O, Coens C, Gorlia T, Herrlinger U, Keime-Guibert F, Malmström A, Martinelli F, Talacchi A, Wick W. OS7.4 Calculating the net clinical benefit in brain tumor clinical trials by combining survival and health-related quality of life data using two methods: quality adjusted survival effect sizes (QASES) and joint modelling (JM). Neuro Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz126.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
The impact of treatment on both the quality and the quantity of life, i.e. the ‘net clinical benefit’, should be considered to inform glioma patients and facilitate shared decision making. We applied two methods (i.e. Quality Adjusted Effect Sizes (QASES) and Joint Modelling (JM)) that combine survival and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data into one outcome, to gain insight in the net clinical benefit of a treatment strategy. In addition, we assessed if both methods result in similar interpretations.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
We calculated the net clinical benefit in one randomized controlled trial, EORTC 26951 comparing radiotherapy (RT) + PCV chemotherapy versus RT alone, as a proof of concept for other trials. With the QASES method, effect sizes for differences in survival and HRQoL between treatment arms were calculated. Next, the combined effect size can be determined by weighing the emphasis put on survival or HRQoL (e.g. survival more important). JM allows simultaneous modeling of a longitudinal outcome (HRQoL), and a time-to event outcome (survival). HRQoL scales/items that were selected for primary analysis in the main study were also selected for this analysis: fatigue, global health, social functioning, communication deficit, seizures, physical functioning, and nausea/vomiting.
RESULTS
288/386 patients completed baseline HRQoL forms and were included in the analysis. Overall survival (OS) was significantly longer with combined treatment (difference of 10.8 months). In contrast, the percentage of patients who experienced a clinically relevant deterioration (≥10 points) in nausea/vomiting, fatigue, social functioning and global health up to one year after treatment compared to baseline was larger in the RT+PCV arm. The QASES corresponded to a reduction in the median OS difference from 10.8 months to 6.8 months when adjusted for the HRQoL scales/items, when given equal weights to OS and HRQoL. JM analyses resulted in a theoretical loss of treatment effect in OS of 2–6% when adjusting for HRQoL.
CONCLUSION
Both methods showed that adjusting for the impact of treatment on a relevant HRQoL parameter reduced the survival benefit in the experimental treatment arm compared to standard treatment arm. Applying these methods may facilitate communicating the impact of treatment to patients in clinical practice.
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- M Coomans
- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Haaglanden Medical Center, Den Haag, Netherlands
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Brussels, Netherlands
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Haaglanden Medical Center, Den Haag, Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Azienda USL-IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy
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- Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Brussels, Belgium
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Brussels, Belgium
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- University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Brussels, Belgium
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- Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata, Roma, Italy
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- University Hospital Heidelber, Heidelberg, Germany
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Fileccia V, Ingraffia R, Amato G, Giambalvo D, Martinelli F. Identification of microRNAS differentially regulated by water deficit in relation to mycorrhizal treatment in wheat. Mol Biol Rep 2019; 46:5163-5174. [PMID: 31327121 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-019-04974-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are soil microrganisms that establish symbiosis with plants positively influencing their resistance to abiotic stresses. The aim of this work was to identify wheat miRNAs differentially regulated by water deficit conditions in presence or absence of AMF treatment. Small RNA libraries were constructed for both leaf and root tissues considering four conditions: control (irrigated) or water deficit in presence/absence of mycorrhizal (AMF) treatment. A total of 12 miRNAs were significantly regulated by water deficit in leaves: five in absence and seven in presence of AMF treatment. In roots, three miRNAs were water deficit-modulated in absence of mycorrhizal treatment while six were regulated in presence of it. The most represented miRNA family was miR167 that was regulated by water deficit in both leaf and root tissues. Interestingly, miR827-5p was differentially regulated in leaves in the absence of mycorrhizal treatment while it was water deficit-modulated in roots irrespective of AMF treatment. In roots, water deficit repressed miR827-5p, miR394, miR6187, miR167e-3p, and miR9666b-3p affecting transcription, RNA synthesis, protein synthesis, and protein modifications. In leaves, mycorrhizae modulated miR5384-3p and miR156e-3p affecting trafficking and cell redox homeostasis. DNA replication and transcription regulation should be targeted by the repression of miR1432-5p and miR166h-3p. This work provided interesting insights into the post-transcriptional mechanisms of wheat responses to water deficit in relation to mycorrhizal symbiosis.
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- Veronica Fileccia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Benny J, Pisciotta A, Caruso T, Martinelli F. Identification of key genes and its chromosome regions linked to drought responses in leaves across different crops through meta-analysis of RNA-Seq data. BMC Plant Biol 2019; 19:194. [PMID: 31077147 PMCID: PMC6511156 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1794-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Our study is the first to provide RNA-Seq data analysis related to transcriptomic responses towards drought across different crops. The aim was to identify and map which genes play a key role in drought response on leaves across different crops. Forty-two RNA-seq samples were analyzed from 9 published studies in 7 plant species (Arabidopsis thaliana, Solanum lycopersicum, Zea mays, Vitis vinifera, Malus X domestica, Solanum tuberosum, Triticum aestivum). RESULTS Twenty-seven (16 up-regulated and 11 down-regulated) drought-regulated genes were commonly present in at least 7 of 9 studies, while 351 (147 up-regulated and 204 down-regulated) were commonly drought-regulated in 6 of 9 studies. Across all kind of leaves, the drought repressed gene-ontologies were related to the cell wall and membrane re-structuring such as wax biosynthesis, cell wall organization, fatty acid biosynthesis. On the other hand, drought-up-regulated biological processes were related to responses to osmotic stress, abscisic acid, water deprivation, abscisic-activated signalling pathway, salt stress, hydrogen peroxide treatment. A common metabolic feature linked to drought response in leaves is the repression of terpenoid pathways. There was an induction of AL1 (alfin-like), UGKYAH (trihelix), WRKY20, homeobox genes and members of the SET domain family in 6 of 9 studies. Several genes involved in detoxifying and antioxidant reactions, signalling pathways and cell protection were commonly modulated by drought across the 7 species. The chromosome (Chr) mapping of these key abiotic stress genes highlighted that Chr 4 in Arabidopsis thaliana, Chr 1 in Zea mays, Chr 2 and Chr 5 in Triticum aestivum contained a higher presence of drought-related genes compared to the other remaining chromosomes. In seedling studies, it is worth notice the up-regulation of ERF4 and ESE3 (ethylene), HVA22 (abscisic acid), TIR1 (auxin) and some transcription factors (MYB3, MYB94, MYB1, WRKY53 and WRKY20). In mature leaves, ERF1 and Alfin-like 1 were induced by drought while other transcription factors (YABBY5, ARR2, TRFL2) and genes involved phospholipid biosynthesis were repressed. CONCLUSIONS The identified and mapped genes might be potential targets of molecular breeding activities to develop cultivars with enhanced drought resistance and tolerance across different crops.
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- Jubina Benny
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano 6, Sesto Fiorentino, FI 50019 Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano 6, Sesto Fiorentino, FI 50019 Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano 6, Sesto Fiorentino, FI 50019 Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano 6, Sesto Fiorentino, FI 50019 Italy
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Brizzolara S, Cukrov D, Mercadini M, Martinelli F, Ruperti B, Tonutti P. Short-Term Responses of Apple Fruit to Partial Reoxygenation during Extreme Hypoxic Storage Conditions. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:4754-4763. [PMID: 30965000 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The short-term (24 h) responses of apple fruit (cv. 'Granny Smith') to a shift in the oxygen concentration from 0.4 to 0.8 kPa, a protocol applied in the dynamic controlled atmosphere (DCA) storage technique, have been studied. Metabolomics and transcriptomics analyses of cortex tissue showed an immediate down-regulation of fermentative metabolism and of the GABA shunt in parallel with the activation of several 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase genes. Down-regulation of the free phenylpropanoid pathway genes and the diversion of propanoid synthesis toward the methyl-erythritol phosphate route were also observed. Partial reoxygenation induced increases of glyceric, palmitic, and stearic acids and of several phosphatidylcholines and phosphatidylethanolamines and decreases of specific amino acids (valine, methionine, glycine, phenylalanine, and GABA), organic acids (arachidic and citric acids), and secondary metabolites (catechin and epicatechin). The oxygen shift also resulted in transcriptional rewiring of several components of IAA and ABA regulation and signaling. These results provide novel insights on the complexity of the short-term physiological responses of apple fruit to partial reoxygenation applied during DCA storage.
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- Stefano Brizzolara
- Life Sciences Institute , Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna , Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33 , 56127 Pisa , Italy
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- Life Sciences Institute , Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna , Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33 , 56127 Pisa , Italy
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- Marvil Engineering , Zona Produttiva SCHWEMM, 8 , 39040 Magrè Sulla Strada del Vino, Bolzano , Italy
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- Department of Biology , University of Florence , Sesto Fiorentino, Via Madonna del Piano, 6 , 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze , Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment , University of Padova , Viale dell'Università, 16 , 35020 Legnaro, Padova , Italy
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- Life Sciences Institute , Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna , Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33 , 56127 Pisa , Italy
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Chiappa V, Murru G, Bogani G, Galiano V, Ditto A, Martinelli F, Vinti D, Raspagliesi F. Intraoperative ultrasound in the conservative treatment of borderline ovarian tumors. Australas J Ultrasound Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ajum.12149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- V. Chiappa
- Gynecologic Oncology National cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ASST S.Paolo and Carlo San Paolo Hospital Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ASST S.Paolo and Carlo San Paolo Hospital Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Mangiagalli Hospital University of Milan Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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Chiappa V, Ceni V, Bogani G, Ditto A, Martinelli F, Murru G, Galiano V, Raspagliesi F. Sonographic appearance of Uterine Tumors Resembling Ovarian Sex Cord Tumors (UTROSCT). Australas J Ultrasound Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ajum.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- V. Chiappa
- Gynecologic Oncology National Cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National Cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Parma Parma Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National Cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National Cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National Cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National Cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ASST S.Paolo and Carlo, San Paolo Hospital Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National Cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ASST S.Paolo and Carlo, San Paolo Hospital Milan Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology National Cancer Institute of Milan Milan Italy
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Tucciarone A, Godente L, Netti F, Martinelli F, Fabbrini R, Del Ferraro L, D’Onofrio R. Return to play after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: trans-tibial versus antero-medial technique. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.01.2019.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Istituto ‘Marco Pasquali’-ICOT, Latina, Italy
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- Istituto ‘Marco Pasquali’-ICOT, Latina, Italy
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- Università degli studi di Roma - Sapienza - Dipartimento di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Roma, Italy
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- Istituto ‘Marco Pasquali’-ICOT, Latina, Italy
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- Scientific Society of Sports Rehabilitation and Posturology, Lazio, Italy
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