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
2023
Pagliarello, R., Bennici, E., Cemmi, A., Di Sarcina, I., Spelt, C., Nardi, L., Del Fiore, A., De Rossi, P., Paolini, F., Koes, R., Quattrocchio, F., Benvenuto, E., & Massa, S. (2023). Designing a novel tomato ideotype for future cultivation in space manned missions. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 9, Article 1040633. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.1040633 [details]- Strazzer, P., Verbree, B., Bliek, M., Koes, R., & Quattrocchio, F. M. (2023). The Amsterdam petunia germplasm collection: A tool in plant science. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, Article 1129724. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1129724 [details]
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, Article 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), Article 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. Advance online publication. 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. Advance online publication. 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, Article 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), Article 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. Advance online publication. 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, Article 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. Advance online publication. 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, Article 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. Advance online publication. 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), Article 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
- 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
- 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
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. (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
Prize / grant
- Bolhuis, P., van Hoof, H., Jabbari Farouji, S., Quattrocchio, F. M., Schall, P. & Perez de Alba Ortiz, A. (2023). AI4SMM postdoctoral fellowship.
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.
2020
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Pagliarello, R., Bennici, E., Cemmi, A., Di Sarcina, I., Spelt, C., Nardi, L., Del Fiore, A., De Rossi, P., Paolini, F., Koes, R., Quattrocchio, F., Benvenuto, E., & Massa, S. (2023). Designing a novel tomato ideotype for future cultivation in space manned missions. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 9, Article 1040633.