Dr. F. (Francesca) Quattrocchio
Faculty of Science
Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
Visiting address
- Science Park 904
- Room number: C2.154
Postal address
- Postbus 1210
1000 BE Amsterdam
Contact details
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Publications
2022
Massa, S., Pagliarello, R., Cemmi, A., Di Sarcina, I., Bombarely, A., Demurtas, O. C., Diretto, G., Paolini, F., Petzold, H. E., Bliek, M., Bennici, E., Del Fiore, A., De Rossi, P., Spelt, C., Koes, R., Quattrocchio, F., & Benvenuto, E. (2022). Modifying Anthocyanins Biosynthesis in Tomato Hairy Roots: A Test Bed for Plant Resistance to Ionizing Radiation and Antioxidant Properties in Space. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, [830931]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.830931 [details]
2021
- Li, S., Cerri, M., Strazzer, P., Li, Y., Spelt, C., Bliek, M., Vandenbussche, M., Martínez-Calvó, E., Lai, B., Reale, L., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. M. (2021). An ancient RAB5 governs the formation of additional vacuoles and cell shape in petunia petals. Cell Reports, 36(13), [109749]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109749 [details]
2019
- Amato, A., Cavallini, E., Walker, A. R., Pezzotti, M., Bliek, M., Quattrocchio, F., Koes, R., Ruperti, B., Bertini, E., Zenoni, S., & Tornielli, G. B. (2019). The MYB5-driven MBW complex recruits a WRKY factor to enhance the expression of targets involved in vacuolar hyper-acidification and trafficking in grapevine. Plant Journal, 99(6), 1220-1241. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14419 [details]
- Paauw, M., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. M. (2019). Alteration of flavonoid pigmentation patterns during domestication of food crops. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70(15), 3719-3735. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz141 [details]
- Strazzer, P., Spelt, C. E., Li, S., Bliek, M., Federici, C. T., Roose, M. L., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. M. (2019). Hyperacidification of Citrus fruits by a vacuolar proton-pumping P-ATPase complex. Nature Communications, 10, [744]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08516-3 [details]
- Zhang, H., Koes, R., Shang, H., Fu, Z., Wang, L., Dong, X., Zhang, J., Passeri, V., Li, Y., Jiang, H., Gao, J., Li, Y., Wang, H., & Quattrocchio, F. M. (2019). Identification and functional analysis of three new anthocyanin R2R3-MYB genes in Petunia. Plant Direct, 3(1), [e00114]. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.114 [details]
2017
- Faraco, M., Li, Y., Li, S., Spelt, C., Di Sansebastiano, G. P., Reale, L., Ferranti, F., Verweij, W., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. M. (2017). A Tonoplast P3B-ATPase Mediates Fusion of Two Types of Vacuoles in Petal Cells. Cell Reports, 19(12), 2413-2422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2017.05.076 [details]
- Li, Y., Iqbal, M., Zhang, Q., Spelt, C., Bliek, M., Hakvoort, H. W. J., Quattrocchio, F. M., Koes, R., & Schat, H. (2017). Two Silene vulgaris copper transporters residing in different cellular compartments confer copper hypertolerance by distinct mechanisms when expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist, 215(3), 1102-1114. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14647 [details]
2016
- Bombarely, A., Moser, M., Amrad, A., Bao, M., Bapaume, L., Barry, C. S., Bliek, M., Boersma, M. R., Borghi, L., Bruggmann, R., Bucher, M., D'Agostino, N., Davies, K., Druege, U., Dudareva, N., Egea-Cortines, M., Delledonne, M., Fernandez-Pozo, N., Franken, P., ... Kuhlemeier, C. (2016). Insight into the evolution of the Solanaceae from the parental genomes of Petunia hybrida. Nature Plants, 2, [16074]. https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.74 [details]
- Li, Y., Provenzano, S., Bliek, M., Spelt, C., Appelhagen, I., Machado de Faria, L., Verweij, W., Schubert, A., Sagasser, M., Seidel, T., Weisshaar, B., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. (2016). Evolution of tonoplast P-ATPase transporters involved in vacuolar acidification. New Phytologist, 211(3), 1092-1107. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14008 [details]
- Passeri, V., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. M. (2016). New Challenges for the Design of High Value Plant Products: Stabilization of Anthocyanins in Plant Vacuoles. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, [153]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00153 [details]
- Prinsi, B., Negri, A. S., Quattrocchio, F., Koes, R. E., & Espen, L. (2016). Proteomics of red and white corolla limbs in petunia reveals a novel function of the anthocyanin regulator ANTHOCYANIN1 in determining flower longevity. Journal of Proteomics, 131, 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2015.10.008 [details]
- Verweij, W., Spelt, C. E., Bliek, M., de Vries, M., Wit, N., Faraco, M., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. (2016). Functionally Similar WRKY Proteins Regulate Vacuolar Acidification in Petunia and Hair Development in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell, 28(3), 786-803. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.15.00608 [details]
2015
- Kiferle, C., Fantini, E., Bassolino, L., Povero, G., Spelt, C., Buti, S., Giuliano, G., Quattrocchio, F., Koes, R., Perata, P., & Gonzali, S. (2015). Tomato R2R3-MYB Proteins SlANT1 and SlAN2: Same Protein Activity, Different Roles. PLoS ONE, 10(8), [e0136365]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136365 [details]
2014
- Faraco, M., Spelt, C., Bliek, M., Verweij, W., Hoshino, A., Espen, L., Prinsi, B., Jaarsma, R., Tarhan, E., deBoer, A. H., DiSansebastiano, G. P., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. M. (2014). Hyperacidification of vacuoles by the combined action of two different P-ATPases in the tonoplast determines flower color. Cell Reports, 6(1), 32-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2013.12.009
- Provenzano, S., Spelt, C., Hosokawa, S., Nakamura, N., Brugliera, F., Demelis, L., Geerke, D. P., Schubert, A., Tanaka, Y., Quattrocchio, F., & Koes, R. (2014). Genetic Control and Evolution of Anthocyanin Methylation. Plant Physiology, 165(3), 962-977. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.113.234526
2013
- Quattrocchio, F. M., Spelt, C., & Koes, R. (2013). Transgenes and protein localization: Myths and legends. Trends in Plant Science, 18(9), 473-476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2013.07.003
2011
- Faraco, M., di Sansebastiano, G. P., Spelt, K., Koes, R. E., & Quattrocchio, F. M. (2011). One protoplast is not the other! Plant Physiology, 156(2), 474-478. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.173708
- Zenoni, S., D'Agostino, N., Tornielli, G. B., Quattrocchio, F., Chiusano, M. L., Koes, R., Zethof, J., Guzzo, F., Delledonne, M., Frusciante, L., Gerats, T., & Pezzotti, M. (2011). Revealing impaired pathways in the an11 mutant by high-throughput characterization of Petunia axillaris and Petunia inflata transcriptomes. Plant Journal, 68(1), 11-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04661.x
2009
- Tornielli, G., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. (2009). The genetics of flower color. In Petunia: Evolutionary, Developmental and Physiological Genetics (Second Edition) (pp. 269-299). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84796-2_13
2008
- Verweij, W., Spelt, C., Di Sansebastiano, G-P., Vermeer, J., Reale, L., Ferranti, F., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. (2008). An H+ P-ATPase on the tonoplast determines vacuolar pH and flower colour. Nature Cell Biology, 10(12), 1456-1462. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb1805 [details]
2006
- Quattrocchio, F., Verweij, W., Kroon, A., Spelt, C., Mol, J., & Koes, R. (2006). PH4 of petunia is an R2R3 MYB protein that activates vacuolar acidification through interactions with basic-helix-loop-helix transcription factors of the anthocyanin pathway. Plant Cell, 18(5), 1274-1291. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.105.034041
2005
- Koes, R., Verweij, W., & Quattrocchio, F. (2005). Flavonoids: A colorful model for the regulation and evolution of biochemical pathways. Trends in Plant Science, 10(5), 236-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2005.03.002
2002
- Spelt, C., Quattrocchio, F., Mol, J., & Koes, R. (2002). ANTHOCYANIN1 of petunia controls pigment synthesis, vacuolar pH, and seed coat development by genetically distinct mechanisms. Plant Cell, 14(9), 2121-2135. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.003772
2000
- Spelt, C., Quattrocchio, F., Mol, J. N. M., & Koes, R. (2000). Anthocyanin1 of Petunia encodes a basic helix-loop-helix protein that directly activates transcription of structural anthocyanin genes. Plant Cell, 12(9), 1619-1631. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.12.9.1619
1999
- De Bruin, R., Spelt, K., Mol, J., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. (1999). Selection of high-affinity phage antibodies from phage display libraries. Nature Biotechnology, 17(4), 397-399. https://doi.org/10.1038/7959
- Quattrocchio, F., Wing, J., Van Der Woude, K., Souer, E., De Vetten, N., Joseph, M., & Koes, R. (1999). Molecular analysis of the anthocyanin2 gene of Petunia and its role in the evolution of flower color. Plant Cell, 11(8), 1433-1444. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.11.8.1433
1998
- Quattrocchio, F., Wing, J. F., Van der Woude, K., Mol, J. N. M., & Koes, R. (1998). Analysis of bHLH and MYB domain proteins: Species-specific regulatory differences are caused by divergent evolution of target anthocyanin genes. Plant Journal, 13(4), 475-488. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00046.x
1997
- De Vetten, N., Quattrocchio, F., Mol, J., & Koes, R. (1997). The an11 locus controlling flower pigmentation in petunia encodes a novel WD-repeat protein conserved in yeast, plants, and animals. Genes and Development, 11(11), 1422-1434. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.11.11.1422
1995
- Koes, R., Souer, E., Van Houwelingen, A., Mur, L., Spelt, C., Quattrocchio, F., Wing, J., Oppedijk, B., Ahmed, S., Maes, T., Gerats, T., Hoogeveen, P., Meesters, M., Kloos, D., & Mol, J. N. M. (1995). Targeted gene inactivation in petunia by PCR-based selection of transposon insertion mutants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 92(18), 8149-8153. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.92.18.8149
- Souer, E., Quattrocchio, F., De Vetten, N., Mol, J., & Koes, R. (1995). A general method to isolate genes tagged by a high copy number transposable element. The Plant Journal, 7(4), 677-685. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-313X.1995.7040677.x
1994
- Koes, R. E., Quattrocchio, F., & Mol, J. N. M. (1994). The flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in plants: Function and evolution. BioEssays, 16(2), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.950160209
1993
- Quattrocchio, F., Wing, J. F., Leppen, H. T. C., Mol, J. N. M., & Koes, R. E. (1993). Regulatory genes controlling anthocyanin pigmentation are functionally conserved among plant species and have distinct sets of target genes. Plant Cell, 5(11), 1497-1512.
1990
- Koes, R. E., Van Blokland, R., Quattrocchio, F., Van Tunen, A. J., & Mol, J. N. M. (1990). Chalcone synthase promoters in petunia are active in pigmented and unpigmented cell types. Plant Cell, 2(5), 379-392. https://doi.org/10.2307/3869088
- Quattrocchio, F., Tolk, M. A., Coraggio, I., Mol, J. N. M., Viotti, A., & Koes, R. E. (1990). The maize zein gene zE19 contains two distinct promoters which are independently activated in endosperm and anthers of transgenic Petunia plants. Plant Molecular Biology, 15(1), 81-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00017726
Talk / presentation
- Quattrocchio, F. (invited speaker) (22-11-2016). The mechanism of color fading in plants: the petunia model, University of Perugia, Italy.
- Quattrocchio, F. (invited speaker) (28-10-2016). Biotechnology of flower color…a lesson for new products in the ornamental and fruit sectors, Mastercourse Plant Biotechnology, Perugia.
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Massa, S., Pagliarello, R., Cemmi, A., Di Sarcina, I., Bombarely, A., Demurtas, O. C., Diretto, G., Paolini, F., Petzold, H. E., Bliek, M., Bennici, E., Del Fiore, A., De Rossi, P., Spelt, C., Koes, R., Quattrocchio, F., & Benvenuto, E. (2022). Modifying Anthocyanins Biosynthesis in Tomato Hairy Roots: A Test Bed for Plant Resistance to Ionizing Radiation and Antioxidant Properties in Space. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, [830931].