Adipocyte Glucocorticoid Receptor Inhibits Immune Regulatory Genes to Maintain Immune Cell Homeostasis in Adipose Tissue, Amatya, Shripa, Tietje-Mckinney Dylan, Mueller Schaefer, Petrillo Maria Grazia, Woolard Matthew D., Bharrhan Sushma, Orr Anthony Wayne, Kevil Christopher G., Cidlowski John A., and Cruz-Topete Diana , Endocrinology (United States), Volume 164, Number 11, (2023)

PARP1 Activation Induces HMGB1 Secretion Promoting Intestinal Inflammation in Mice and Human Intestinal Organoids, Vitali, Roberta, Mancuso A.B., Palone Francesca, Pioli Claudio, Cesi Vincenzo, Negroni Anna, Cucchiara S., Oliva S., Carissimi C., Laudadio I., et al. , International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 24, Number 8, (2023)

A xanthophyll-derived apocarotenoid regulates carotenogenesis in tomato chromoplasts, D'Ambrosio, C., Stigliani A.L., Rambla J.L., Frusciante Sarah, Diretto Gianfranco, Enfissi E.M.A., Granell A., Fraser P.D., and Giorio G. , Plant Science, Volume 328, (2023)

An alternative, zeaxanthin epoxidase-independent abscisic acid biosynthetic pathway in plants, Jia, Kun-Peng, Mi Jianing, Ali Shawkat, Ohyanagi Hajime, Moreno Juan C., Ablazov Abdugaffor, Balakrishna Aparna, Berqdar Lamis, Fiore Alessia, Diretto Gianfranco, et al. , Molecular Plant, Jan-01-2022, Volume 15, Issue 1, Number 1, p.151 - 166, (2022)

Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in anaerobic digesters and predicted concentrations in agroecosystems, Visca, Andrea, Rauseo Jasmin, Spataro Francesca, Patrolecco Luisa, Grenni Paola, Massini Giulia, Miritana Valentina Mazzurco, and Caracciolo Anna Barra , Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 301, p.113891, (2022)

Heterologous expression of Bixa orellana cleavage dioxygenase 4-3 drives crocin but not bixin biosynthesis, Frusciante, Sarah, Demurtas Olivia Costantina, Sulli Maria, Mini P., Aprea Giuseppe, Diretto Gianfranco, Karcher D., Bock R., and Giuliano Giovanni , Plant Physiology, Volume 188, Number 3, p.1469-1482, (2022)

Increased biting rate and decreased Wolbachia density in irradiated Aedes mosquitoes, Moretti, R., Lampazzi Elena, Damiani C., Fabbri G., Lombardi G., Pioli Claudio, Desiderio Angiola, Serrao A., and Calvitti Maurizio , Parasites and Vectors, Volume 15, Number 1, (2022)

Engineering Metabolism in Nicotiana Species: A Promising Future, Molina-Hidalgo, F.J., Vazquez-Vilar M., D'Andrea L., Demurtas Olivia Costantina, Fraser P., Giuliano Giovanni, Bock R., Orzáez D., and Goossens A. , Trends in Biotechnology, Volume 39, Number 9, p.901-913, (2021)

The expression in plants of an engineered VP2 protein of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus induces formation of structurally heterogeneous particles that protect from a very virulent viral strain, Marusic, Carla, Touzani C.D., Bortolami A., Donini Marcello, Zanardello C., Lico Chiara, Rage E., Fellahi S., Houadfi M.E., Terregino C., et al. , PLoS ONE, Volume 16, Number 2 February, (2021)

Global range expansion history of pepper (Capsicum spp.) revealed by over 10,000 genebank accessions, Tripodi, P., Rabanus-Wallace M.T., Barchi L., Kale S., Esposito S., Acquadro A., Schafleitner R., van Zonneveld M., Prohens J., Díez M.J., et al. , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Volume 118, Number 34, (2021)

Molecular, cellular and functional analysis of trγ chain along the european sea bass dicentrarchus labrax development, Miccoli, A., Guerra L., Pianese V., Saraceni P.R., Buonocore F., Taddei A.R., Couto A., De Wolf T., Fausto A.M., Scapigliati G., et al. , International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 22, Number 7, (2021)

A new glycosyltransferase enzyme from family 91, ugt91p3, is responsible for the final glucosylation step of crocins in saffron (Crocus sativus l.), López, A.J., Frusciante Sarah, Niza E., Ahrazem O., Rubio-Moraga A., Diretto Gianfranco, and Gomez-Gomez L. , International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 22, Number 16, (2021)

Several geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase isoforms supply metabolic substrates for carotenoid biosynthesis in tomato, Barja, M.V., Ezquerro M., Beretta S., Diretto Gianfranco, Florez-Sarasa I., Feixes E., Fiore Alessia, Karlova R., Fernie A.R., Beekwilder J., et al. , New Phytologist, Volume 231, Number 1, p.255-272, (2021)

Carotenoid biofortification in crop plants: citius, altius, fortius, Zheng, X., Giuliano Giovanni, and Al-Babili S. , Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, Volume 1865, Number 11, (2020)

Determination of In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of Plant Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases, Gomez-Gomez, L., Diretto Gianfranco, Ahrazem O., and Al-Babili S. , Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), Volume 2083, p.63-74, (2020)

Efficient production of saffron crocins and picrocrocin in Nicotiana benthamiana using a virus-driven system, Martí, M., Diretto Gianfranco, Aragonés V., Frusciante Sarah, Ahrazem O., Gomez-Gomez L., and Daròs J.-A. , Metabolic Engineering, Volume 61, p.238-250, (2020)

Glucocorticoids mobilize macrophages by transcriptionally up-regulating the exopeptidase DPP4, Diaz-Jimenez, David, Petrillo Maria Grazia, Busada Jonathan T., Hermoso Marcela A., and Cidlowski John A. , Journal of Biological Chemistry, Volume 295, Number 10, p.3213 – 3227, (2020)

Identification, molecular characterization and functional analysis of interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-2like (IL-2L) cytokines in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.), Buonocore, F., Gerdol M., Pallavicini A., Stocchi V., Randelli E., Belardinelli M.C., Miccoli A., Saraceni P.R., Secombes C.J., Scapigliati G., et al. , Cytokine, Volume 126, (2020)

Metagenomics in Italy and Europe: Three Actionable Challenges/Prospects in 2020, Laudadio, I., Cesi Vincenzo, and Carissimi C. , OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology, Volume 24, Number 3, p.122-123, (2020)

Microencapsulated G3C hybridoma cell graft delays the onset of spontaneous diabetes in NOD mice by an expansion of GITR1 Treg cells, Cari, Luigi, Montanucci Pia, Basta Giuseppe, Petrillo Maria Grazia, Ricci Erika, Pescara Teresa, Greco Alessia, Cipriani Sabrina, Shimizu Jun, Migliorati Graziella, et al. , Diabetes, Volume 69, Number 5, p.965 – 980, (2020)

Murine glucocorticoid receptors orchestrate b cell migration selectively between bone marrow and blood, Cain, Derek W., Bortner Carl D., Diaz-Jimenez David, Petrillo Maria Grazia, Gruver-Yates Amanda, and Cidlowski John A. , Journal of Immunology, Volume 205, Number 3, p.619 – 629, (2020)

Tandem gene duplications drive divergent evolution of caffeine and crocin biosynthetic pathways in plants, Xu, Z., Xu Z., Pu X., Gao R., Demurtas Olivia Costantina, Fleck S.J., Richter M., He C., He C., Ji A., et al. , BMC Biology, Volume 18, Number 1, p.1–14, (2020)

Transportomics for the Characterization of Plant Apocarotenoid Transmembrane Transporters, Demurtas, Olivia Costantina, R. Francisco de Brito, Martinoia E., and Giuliano Giovanni , Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), Volume 2083, p.89-99, (2020)

ABCC Transporters Mediate the Vacuolar Accumulation of Crocins in Saffron Stigmas, Demurtas, Olivia Costantina, R. Francisco de Brito, Diretto Gianfranco, Ferrante Paola, Frusciante Sarah, Pietrella M., Aprea Giuseppe, Borghi L., Feeney M., Frigerio L., et al. , THE PLANT CELL, Volume 31, Number 11, p.2789–2804, (2019)

A chromosome-anchored eggplant genome sequence reveals key events in Solanaceae evolution, Barchi, L., Pietrella M., Venturini L., Minio A., Toppino L., Acquadro A., Andolfo G., Aprea Giuseppe, Avanzato C., Bassolino L., et al. , Scientific Reports, Volume 9, Number 1, (2019)