CRISPR-Cas9 Targeting of the eIF4E1 Gene Extends the Potato Virus Y Resistance Spectrum of the Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Desirée, Lucioli, Alessandra, Tavazza Raffaela, Baima Simona, Fatyol Karoly, Burgyan Jozsef, and Tavazza Mario , Frontiers in Microbiology, Jan-06-2022, Volume 13, (2022)

Gene Silencing Provides Efficient Protection against Plant Viruses, Tavazza, Mario, Lucioli Alessandra, and Ilardi V. , Plant Gene Silencing: Mechanisms and Applications, Wallingford, p.193-205, (2017)

Distinct effects of p19 RNA silencing suppressor on small RNA mediated pathways in plants, Kontra, L., Csorba T., Tavazza Mario, Lucioli Alessandra, Tavazza Raffaela, Moxon S., Tisza V., Medzihradszky A., Turina M., and Burgyán J. , PLoS pathogens, Jun-10-2016, Volume 12, Issue 10, p.e1005935, (2016)

Transcriptomics of tomato plants infected with TYLCSV or expressing the central TYLCSV Rep protein domain uncover changes impacting pathogen response and senescence, Lucioli, Alessandra, Perla C., Berardi A., Gatti F., Spanò L., and Tavazza Mario , Plant Physiology and Biochemistry , Volume 103 , (2016)

Robust RNA silencing-mediated resistance to Plum pox virus under variable abiotic and biotic conditions, Di Nicola, E., Tavazza Mario, Lucioli Alessandra, Salandri L., and Ilardi V. , Molecular Plant Pathology, 2014, (2014)

Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus-resistant tomato plants expressing the multifunctional N-terminal domain of the replication-associated protein show transcriptional changes resembling stress-related responses, Lucioli, Alessandra, Berardi A., Gatti F., Tavazza Raffaela, Pizzichini Daniele, and Tavazza Mario , Molecular Plant Pathology, 2014, Volume 15, p.31 - 43, (2014)

Cryopreservation in artichoke: towards a phytosanitary qualified germplasm collection, Tavazza, Raffaela, Lucioli Alessandra, Benelli Carla, Giorgi Debora, D’Aloisio Elisa, and Papacchioli Velia , Annals of Applied Biology, 09/2013, Volume 163, p.231-241, (2013)

From immunity to susceptibility: virus resistance induced in tomato by a silenced transgene is lost as TGS overcomes PTGS., Catoni, Marco, Lucioli Alessandra, Doblas-Ibáñez Paula, Accotto Gian Paolo, and Vaira Anna Maria , The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 2013 Sep, Volume 75, p.941-53, (2013)

From immunity to susceptibility: virus resistance induced in tomato by a silenced transgene is lost as TGS overcomes PTGS, Catoni, M., Lucioli Alessandra, Doblas‐Ibáñez P., Accotto G.P., and Vaira A.M. , The Plant Journal , Volume 75 (6) , (2013)

An RGG sequence in the replication-associated protein (Rep) of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus is involved in transcriptional repression and severely impacts resistance in Rep-expressing plants, Sardo, Luca, Lucioli Alessandra, Tavazza Mario, Masenga Vera, Tavazza Raffaela, Accotto Gian Paolo, and Noris Emanuela , J Gen Virol, Volume 92, Number 1, p.204-209, (2011)

A cautionary note on pathogen-derived sequences, Lucioli, Alessandra, Sallustio D.E., Barboni D., Berardi A., Papacchioli Velia, Tavazza Raffaela, and Tavazza Mario , Nature Biotechnology, 2008///, Volume 26, p.617 - 619, (2008)

Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus can overcome transgene-mediated RNA silencing of two essential viral genes, Noris, Emanuela, Lucioli Alessandra, Tavazza Raffaela, Caciagli P., Accotto Gian Paolo, and Tavazza Mario , Journal of General Virology, 2004///, Volume 85, p.1745 - 1749, (2004)

Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus rep-derived resistance to homologous and heterologous geminiviruses occurs by different mechanisms and is overcome if virus-mediated transgene silencing is activated, Lucioli, Alessandra, Noris Emanuela, Brunetti A., Tavazza Raffaela, Ruzza V., Castillo A.G., Bejarano E.R., Accotto Gian Paolo, and Tavazza Mario , Journal of Virology, 2003///, Volume 77, p.6785 - 6798, (2003)

A viral protein suppresses RNA silencing and binds silencing-generated, 21- to 25-nucleotide double-stranded RNAs, Silhavy, D., Molnár A., Lucioli Alessandra, Szittya G., Hornyik C., Tavazza Mario, and Burgyán J. , EMBO Journal, 2002///, Volume 21, p.3070 - 3080, (2002)

Transgenically expressed T-rep of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus acts as a trans-dominant-negative mutant, inhibiting viral transcription and replication, Brunetti, A., Tavazza Raffaela, Noris Emanuela, Lucioli Alessandra, Accotto Gian Paolo, and Tavazza Mario , Journal of Virology, 2001///, Volume 75, p.10573 - 10581, (2001)

Identification of artichoke mottled crinkle virus (AMCV) proteins required for virus replication: Complementation of AMCV p33 and p92 replication defective mutants, Molinari, P., Marusic Carla, Lucioli Alessandra, Tavazza Raffaela, and Tavazza Mario , Journal of General Virology, Volume 79, Number 3, p.639-647, (1998)

Nucleotide sequence, genomic organization and synthesis of infectious transcripts from a full-length clone of artichoke mottle crinkle virus, Tavazza, Mario, Lucioli Alessandra, Calogero A., Pay A., and Tavazza Raffaela , Journal of General Virology, 1994///, Volume 75, p.1515 - 1524, (1994)

Consequences of gene transfer between distantly related tombusviruses, Burgyán, J., Tavazza Mario, Dalmay Tamas, Lucioli Alessandra, and Balazs E. , Gene, 1993///, Volume 129, p.191 - 196, (1993)

cDNA cloning of artichoke mottled crinkle virus RNA and localization and sequencing of the coat protein gene, Tavazza, Mario, Lucioli Alessandra, Ancora Giorgio, and Benvenuto Eugenio , Plant Molecular Biology, 1989///, Volume 13, p.685 - 692, (1989)