Giorgia Batelli

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Role: Researcher
Section: Researchers and Technologists

Position

Researcher at IBBR/CNR

Work experience

2003-2007: PhD Student at the University of Naples, Federico II

2005-2006: Exchange student at the University of California, Riverside laboratories of Prof. Jian-Kang Zhu

2008 - 2009: Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Turin, laboratory of Prof. Andrea Schubert and Claudio Lovisolo

2009-2011: Post-doctoral fellow at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and University of California, Riverside (UCR), laboratories of Prof. Jian-Kang Zhu

2011- : Researcher at IGV (renamed IBBR from 2013), Research Division of Portici, CNR.

Education:

Graduate Degree: University of Naples, Federico II, 2003

PhD: University of Naples, Federico II, 2007

Research Interests

The stress group at CNR-IBBR in Portici is interested in understanding the molecular and genetic aspects of plant abiotic stress responses, with a focus on post-transcriptional and post-translational mechanisms leading to stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and Solanaceous species. Identifying genetic and epigenetic regulation of reproductive pathways is the focus of research aimed at creating new tools for plant breeding. Technologies including forward and reverse genetics, RNA silencing, omics combined with single-cell are used in the current projects dealing with the following topics:

• Isolation and functional analysis of genes involved in drought and salt stress responses in arabidopsis and tomato
• Ecotype-specific drought stress responses in tolerant/sensitive genotypes of tomato

Publications

D’Amelia V, Aversano R, Ruggiero A, Batelli G, Appelhagen I, Dinacci C, Hill L, Martin C, Carputo D. (2017)Subfunctionalization of duplicate MYB genes in Solanum commersonii generated the cold-induced ScAN2 and the anthocyanin regulator ScAN1. Plant Cell Environ. doi: 10.1111/pce.12966.

Tamburino R, Vitale M, Ruggiero A, Sassi M, Sannino L, Arena S, Costa A, Batelli G, Zambrano N, Scaloni A, Grillo S, Scotti N (2017) Chloroplast proteome response to Drought Stress and Recovery in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). BMC Plant Biology 17: 40 DOI 10.1186/s12870-017-0971-0

Ambrosone A, Batelli G, Bostan H, D’agostino N, Chiusano Ml, Perrotta G, Leone A, Grillo S, Costa A (2017) Distinct Gene Networks Drive Differential Response To Abrupt Or Gradual Water Deficit In Potato. Gene. Volume 597, Pages 30-39. DOI: 10.1016/J.GEN E.2016.10.024

Iovieno P, Punzo P, Guida G, Mistretta C, Van Oosten Mj, Nurcato R, Bostan H, Colantuono C, Costa A, Bagnaresi P, Chiusano Ml, Albrizio R, Giorio P, Batelli G and Grillo S (2016) Transcriptomic changes drive physiological responses to progressive drought stress and rehydration in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science 7:371. DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2016.00371

Hou Y-J, Zhu Y, Wang P, Zhao Y, Xie S, Batelli G, Wang B, Duan C-G, Wang X, Xing L, Lei M, Yan J, Zhu X, Zhu J-K. (2016) Type One Protein Phosphatase 1 (TOPP1) and its regulatory protein Inhibitor 2 (AtI-2) negatively regulate ABA signaling. Plos Genetics 12:E1005835. DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PGEN.1005835.

Docimo T, Francese G, Ruggiero A, Batelli G, De Palma M, Bassolino L, Toppino L, Rotino GL, Mennella G, Tucci M (2016) Phenylpropanoids Accumulation In Eggplant Fruit: Characterization Of Biosynthetic Genes And Regulation By A Myb Transcription Factor. Frontiers in Plant Science 6:1233. DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2015.01233

Ambrosone A*, Batelli G*, Nurcato R, Aurilia V, Punzo P, Bangarusamy DK, Ruberti I, Sassi M, Leone A, Costa A, Grillo S. (2015) The Arabidopsis AtRGGA RNA binding protein regulates tolerance to salt and drought stress. Plant Physiology doi: http:/​/​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​1104/​pp.​114.​255802 *joint 1st authorship.

D’Amelia V, Aversano R, Batelli G, Caruso I, Castellano MM, Castro-Sanz AB, Chiaiese P, Fasano C, Palomba F, Carputo D. (2014) High AN1 variability and interaction with basic helix-loop-helix co-factors related to anthocyanin biosynthesis in potato leaves. Plant Journal. Volume 80, Pages: 527-540 doi: 10.1111/tpj.12653.

Khan A,Garbelli A, Grossi S, Florentin A, Batelli G, Acuna T, Zolla G, Kaye Y, Paul Lk, Zhu J-K, Maga G, Grafi G, Barak S. (2014) The Arabidopsis STRESS RESPONSE SUPPRESSOR DEAD-box RNA helicases are nucleolar- and chromocenter-localized proteins that undergo stress-mediated relocalization and are involved in epigenetic gene silencing. Plant Journal. Volume 79, pages 28-43. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12533.

Van Oosten MJ, Sharkhuu A, Batelli G, Bressan RA, Maggio A. (2013) The Arabidopsis thaliana mutant air1 implicates SOS3 in the regulation of anthocyanins under salt stress. Plant Molecular Biology. Volume 83, Pages 405-415. Doi: 10.1007/s11103-013-0099-z

Wang P, Xue L, Batelli G, Lee S, Hou YJ, Van Oosten MJ, Zhang H, Tao WA, Zhu J-K.(2013) Quantitative phosphoproteomics identifies SnRK2 protein kinase substrates and reveals the effectors of abscisic acid action. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. Volume 110, Pages 11205-11210 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1308974110.

Ji H, Pardo JM, Batelli G, Van Oosten MJ, Bressan RA, Li X. (2013)The Salt Overly Sensitive (SOS) pathway: established and emerging roles. Molecular Plant. 2013 Mar;6(2):275-86. DOI: 10.1093/mp/sst017.

Batelli G, Massarelli I, Van Oosten M, Nurcato R, Vannini C, Raimondi G, Leone A,Zhu J-K, Maggio A, Grillo S. (2012) Asg1 is a stress-inducible gene which increases stomatal resistance in salt stressed potato. Journal of Plant Physiology DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.07.004.

Klingler JP, Batelli G, Zhu Jـ-K (2010)ABA receptors: the START of a new paradigm in phytohormone signaling. Journal of Epxerimental Botany, Volume 61 Pages 3199-3210. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq151

Hugueney P, Provenzano S, Verries C, Ferrandino A, Meudec E, Batelli G, Merdinoglu D, Cheynier V, Schubert A, Ageorges A (2009) A novel cation-dependent O-methyltransferase involved in anthocyanin methylation in grapevine. Plant Physiology. vol 150, Pages 2057-2070. doi: http:/​/​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​1104/​pp.​109.​140376.

Batelli G, Verslues PE, Agius F, Qiu QS, Fujii H, Pan S, Schumaker KS, Grillo S, Zhu J-K (2007) SOS2 Promotes Salt Tolerance in Part by Interacting with the Vacuolar H+-ATPase and Upregulating Its Transport Activity. Molecular And Cellular Biology Volume 27, Pages 7781-7790. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00430-07

Verslues PE, Batelli G, Grillo S, Agius F, Kim YS, Zhu J, Agarwal M, Katiyar-Agarwal S, Zhu J-K (2007) Interaction of SOS2 with Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase 2 and Catalases Reveals a Point of Connection between Salt Stress and H2O2 Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular And Cellular Biology. Volume 27, pages 7771-7780. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00429-07

Massarelli I, Cioffi R, Batelli G, De Palma M, Costa A, Grillo S, Leone A (2006) Functional screening of plant stress related cDNAs by random over-expression in Escherichia coli. Plant Science. Volume 170, pages 880-888. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00429-07

Selected Publications

(full list available at CNR People)

Genome-wide survey of glutaredoxin gene family in four Solanaceae species and exploitation of duplicated CC-type following different environmental stimuli in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Esposito S, Cappetta E, Tranchida-Lombardo V, Batelli G, Ruggiero A, Ruocco M Sportelli G, Cillo F, De Palma M

Year: 2023

Transcriptomic landscape of tomato traditional long shelf-life landraces under low water regimes

Landi S, Punzo P, Nurcato R, Albrizio R, Sanseverino W, Aiese Cigliano R, Giorio P, Fratianni F, Batelli G, Esposito S, Grillo S

Year: 2023

Atlas of phenotypic, genotypic and geographical diversity present in the European traditional tomato

Pons C, Casals J, Palombieri S, Fontanet L, Riccini A, Rambla JL, Ruggiero A, Figás Md, Plazas M, Koukounaras A, Picarella ME, Sulli M, Fisher J, Ziarsolo P, Blanca J, Cañizares J, Cammareri M, Vitiello A, Batelli G, Kanellis A, Brouwer M, Finkers R, Nikoloudis K, Soler S, Giuliano G, Grillo S, Grandillo S, Zamir D, Mazzucato A, Causse M, Díez MJ, Prohens J, Monforte AJ, Granell A

Year: 2022

Electromagnetic water enhanced metabolism and agro-physiological responses of potato (Solanum tuberosum L) under saline conditions

Akrimi R, Hajlaoui H, Batelli G, Ruggiero A, Badri M, Grillo S, Mhamdi M

Year: 2020

Genetic and epigenetic dynamics affecting anthocyanin biosynthesis in potato cell culture

D’amelia V, Villano C, Batelli G, Çobanoglu Ö, Carucci F, Melito S, Chessa M, Chiaiese P, Aversano R, Carputo D

Year: 2020

Alternative splicing in plant abiotic stress responses

Punzo P, Grillo S, Batelli G

Year: 2020

DRT111/SFPS splicing factor controls ABA sensitivity during seed development and germination

Punzo P, Ruggiero A, Possenti M, Perrella G, Nurcato R, Costa A, Morelli G, Grillo S, Batelli G

Year: 2020

TOMRES: identifying tomato varieties with higher resource use efficiency

Ruggiero A, Cirillo V, Batelli G, Van Oosten MJ, Costa A, Grillo S, Maggio A

Year: 2019

Salinity and ABA seed responses in pepper: expression and interaction of ABA core signaling components

Ruggiero A, Landi S, Punzo P, Possenti M, Van Oosten MJ, Costa A, Morelli G, Maggio A, Grillo S, Batelli G

Year: 2019

TIP41 network analysis and mutant phenotypes predict interactions between the TOR and ABA pathways

Punzo P, Ruggiero A, Grillo S, Batelli G

Year: 2018

The PP2A-interactor TIP41 modulates ABA responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

Punzo P, Ruggiero A, Possenti M, Nurcato R, Costa A, Morelli G, Grillo S, Batelli G

Year: 2018

TOMRES: screening of traditional tomato varieties for water use efficiency and nutrient use efficiency

Ruggiero A, Batelli G, Van Oosten MJ, Costa A, Grillo S, Maggio A

Year: 2018

Molecular mechanisms underlying morpho- physiological adaptation to combined salt/low nutrient stress in tomato

Ruggiero A, Batelli G, Venezia A, Lupini A, Nurcato R, Costa A, Van Oosten MJ, Palombieri S, Vitiello A, Mauceri A, Cammareri M, Abenavoli MR, Grandillo S, Sunseri F, Grillo S

Year: 2018

Insights into sequence variations underpinning key commercial traits in two tomato landraces

Tranchida-Lombardo V, Aiese Cigliano R, Anzar I, Landi S, Palombieri S, Colantuono C, Bostan H, Termolino P, Aversano R, Batelli G, Cammareri M, Carputo D, Chiusano ML, Conicella C, Consiglio MF, D’Agostino N, De Palma M, Di Matteo A, Grandillo S, Sanseverino W, Tucci M, Grillo S

Year: 2018

Distinct gene networks drive differential response to abrupt or gradual water deficit in potato

Ambrosone A, Batelli G, Bostan H, D’agostino N, Chiusano ML, Perrotta G, Leone A, Grillo S, Costa A

Year: 2017

Opportunities for genome editing in vegetable crops

Cardi T, Batelli G, Nicolia A

Year: 2017

Adattamento e resistenza delle piante agli stress ambientali

Conti L, Batelli G

Year: 2017

Subfunctionalization of duplicate MYB genes in Solanum commersonii generated the cold-induced ScAN2 and the anthocyanin regulator ScAN1

D’Amelia V, Aversano R, Ruggiero A, Batelli G, Appelhagen I, Dinacci C, Hill L, Martin C, Carputo D

Year: 2017

G6PDH expression and activity correlates with drought tolerance in a long shelf life tomato landrace

Landi S, Ruggiero A, Nurcato R, De Lillo A, Batelli G, Grillo S, Esposito S

Year: 2017

An integrated study of morphophysiological and molecular responses to combined salt/low nutrient stress of long storage tomato landraces

Ruggiero A, Batelli G, Venezia A, Lupini A, Ruggiero M, Nurcato R, Costa A, Van Oosten MJ, Palombieri S, Vitiello A, Abenavoli MR, Cammareri M, Sunseri F, Grandillo S, Grillo S

Year: 2017

Chloroplast proteome response to drought stress and recovery in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Tamburino R, Vitale M, Ruggiero A, Sassi M, Sannino L, Arena S, Costa A, Batelli G, Zambrano N, Scaloni A, Grillo S, Scotti N

Year: 2017

Whole-genome re-sequencing of two Italian tomato landraces reveals sequence variations in genes associated with stress tolerance, fruit quality and long shelf-life traits

Tranchida-Lombardo V, Aiese Cigliano R, Anzar I, Landi S, Palombieri S, Colantuono C, Bostan H, Termolino P, Aversano R, Batelli G, Cammareri M, Carputo D, Chiusano ML, Conicella C, Consiglio F, D’agostino N, De Palma M, Di Matteo A, Grandillo S, Sanseverino W, Tucci M, Grillo S

Year: 2017

Phenylpropanoids Accumulation in Eggplant Fruit: Characterization of Biosynthetic Genes and Regulation by a MYB Transcription Factor

Docimo T, Francese G, Ruggiero A, Batelli G, De Palma M, Bassolino L, Toppino L, Rotino GL, Mennella G, Tucci M

Year: 2016

Type One Protein Phosphatase 1 and Its Regulatory Protein Inhibitor 2 Negatively Regulate ABA Signaling

Hou YJ, Zhu Y, Wang P, Zhao Y, Xie S, Batelli G, Wang B, Duan CG, Wang X, Xing L, Lei M, Yan J, Zhu X, Zhu JK

Year: 2016

Transcriptomic changes drive physiological responses to progressive drought stress and rehydration in tomato

Iovieno P, Punzo P, Guida G, Mistretta C, Van Oosten MJ, Nurcato R, Bostan H, Colantuono C, Costa A, Bagnaresi P, Chiusano ML, Albrizio R, Giorio P, Batelli G, Grillo S

Year: 2016

Identification of pepper ABA core signaling components and their role in seed germination

Ruggiero A, Landi S, Nurcato R, Costa A, Van Oosten M, Grillo S, Batelli G

Year: 2016

Genetics of drought stress tolerance in crop plants

Van Oosten MJ, Costa A, Punzo P, Landi S, Ruggiero A, Batelli G, Grillo S

Year: 2016

The Arabidopsis AtRGGA RNA binding protein regulates tolerance to salt and drought stress.

Ambrosone A, Batelli G, Nurcato R, Aurilia V, Punzo P, Bangarusamy DK, Ruberti I, Sassi M, Leone A, Costa A, Grillo S

Year: 2015

EMS mutagenised population of Eutrema salsugineum: a new tool to discover mechanisms of tolerance to extreme environment

Ruggiero A, Nurcato R, Costa A, Aurilia V, Van Oosten M, De Palma M, Grillo S, Batelli G

Year: 2015

Using Arabidopsis related model species (ARMS): growth, genetic transformation and comparative genomics

Batelli G, Oh D-H, Paino D’Urzo M, Orsini F, Dassanayake M, Zhu J-K, Bohnert HJ, Bressan RA, Maggio A

Year: 2014

Using Arabidopsis-related model species (ARMS): growth, genetic transformation, and comparative genomics

Batelli G, Oh Dh, Paino D’Urzo M, Orsini F, Dassanayake M, Zhu Jk, Bohnert HJ, Bressan RA, Maggio A

Year: 2014

High AN1 variability and interaction with basic helix-loop-helix co-factors related to anthocyanin biosynthesis in potato leaves

D’Amelia V, Aversano R, Batelli G, Caruso I, Castellano MM, Castro-Sanz AB, Chiaiese P, Fasano C, Palomba F, Carputo D

Year: 2014

The Arabidopsis stress response suppressor DEAD-box RNA helicases are nucleolar- and chromocenter-localized proteins that undergo stress-mediated relocalization and are involved in epigenetic gene silencing

Khan A, Garbelli A, Grossi S, Florentin A, Batelli G, Acuna T, Zolla G, Kaye Y, Paul LK, Zhu J-K, Maga G, Grafi G, Barak S

Year: 2014

The Arabidopsis stress response suppressor DEAD-box RNA helicases are nucleolar- and chromocenter-localized proteins that undergo stress-mediated relocalization and are involved in epigenetic gene silencing

Khan A, Garbelli A, Grossi S, Florentin A, Batelli G, Acuna T, Zolla G, Kaye Y, Paul LK, Zhu JK, Maga G, Grafi G, Barak S

Year: 2014

The Salt Overly Sensitive (SOS) Pathway: Established and Emerging Roles

Ji H, Pardo JM, Batelli G, Van Oosten MJ, Bressan RA, Li X

Year: 2013

The Arabidopsis thaliana mutant air1 implicates SOS3 in the regulation of anthocyanins under salt stress

Van Oosten MJ, Sharkhuu A, Batelli G, Bressan RA, Maggio A

Year: 2013

Quantitative phosphoproteomics identifies SnRK2 protein kinase substrates and reveals the effectors of abscisic acid action

Wang P, Xue L, Batelli G, Lee S, Hou Yj, Van Oosten Mj, Zhang H, Tao Wa, Zhu J-k

Year: 2013

Quantitative phosphoproteomics identifies SnRK2 protein kinase substrates and reveals the effectors of abscisic acid action

Wang P, Xue L, Batelli G, Lee S, Hou YJ, Van Oosten MJ, Zhang H, Tao WA, Zhu JK

Year: 2013

Asg1 is a stress-inducible gene which increases stomatal resistance in salt stressed potato

Batelli G, Massarelli I, Van Oosten M, Nurcato R, Vannini C, Raimondi G, Leone A, Zhu J-k, Maggio A, Grillo S

Year: 2012

Asg1 is a stress-inducible gene which increases stomatal resistance in salt stressed potato

Batelli G, Massarelli I, Van Oosten M, Nurcato R, Vannini C, Raimondi G, Leone A, Zhu JK, Maggio A, Grillo S

Year: 2012

Asg1 is a stress-inducible gene which increases stomatal resistance in salt stressed potato

Batelli G, Massarelli I, Van Oosten M, Nurcato R, Vannini C, Raimondi G, Leone A, Zhu JK, Maggio A, Grillo S

Year: 2012

Small RNA Extraction and Expression Analysis by Northern Blot

Batelli G, Gambino G, Mica E, Schubert A, Carra A

Year: 2010

ABA receptors: the START of a new paradigm in phytohormone signalling

Klingler JP, Batelli G, Zhu JK

Year: 2010

A Novel Cation-Dependent O-Methyltransferase Involved in Anthocyanin Methylation in Grapevine

Hugueney P, Provenzano S, Verries C, Ferrandino A, Meudec E, Batelli G, Merdinoglu D, Cheynier V, Schubert A, Ageorges A

Year: 2009

SOS2 Promotes Salt Tolerance in Part by Interacting with the Vacuolar H -ATPase and Upregulating Its Transport Activity

Batelli G, Verslues PE, Agius F, Qiu Q, Fujii H, Pan S, Schumaker KS, Grillo S, Zhu JK

Year: 2007

Interaction of SOS2 with Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase 2 and Catalases Reveals a Point of Connection between Salt Stress and H2O2 Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

Verslues PE, Batelli G, Grillo S, Agius F, Kim YS, Zhu J, Agarwal M, Katiyar-Agarwal S, Zhu JK

Year: 2007

Functional screening of plant stress related cDNAs by random over-expression in Escherichia coli.

Massarelli I; Cioffi R; Batelli G; De Palma M; Costa A; Grillo S; Leone A

Year: 2006