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Chiara Tonelli

Chiara Tonelli

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
12638
World Ranking
14927
National Ranking
460

Overview

Chiara Tonelli is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader fields, Tonelli has contributed significantly to several subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, and Physiology.

Tonelli's work covers a range of topics with a focus on Plant Molecular Biology Research. Other notable topics include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, and the effects of Light on plants.

The scientist has authored papers in various publication venues with multiple works in PLoS Genetics, Agronomy, and Antioxidants. Other venues where they have published include Frontiers in Pharmacology and Frontiers in Plant Science.

  • The Therapeutic Potential of Anthocyanins: Current Approaches Based on Their Molecular Mechanism of Action, 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Anthocyanins: From Mechanisms of Regulation in Plants to Health Benefits in Foods, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Grapevine Rootstocks Differently Affect Physiological and Molecular Responses of the Scion under Water Deficit Condition, 2021, Agronomy
  • The AtMYB60 transcription factor regulates stomatal opening by modulating oxylipin synthesis in guard cells, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Maize adaptation across temperate climates was obtained via expression of two florigen genes, 2020, PLoS Genetics

Frequent collaborators in Tonelli's research include Katia Petroni, Lucio Conti, Massimo Galbiati, Damiano Martignago, and Alessandra Marinelli.

  • Katia Petroni (12 collaborations)
  • Lucio Conti (9 collaborations)
  • Massimo Galbiati (8 collaborations)
  • Damiano Martignago (5 collaborations)
  • Alessandra Marinelli (4 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Transcriptional repression by AtMYB4 controls production of UV-protecting sunscreens in Arabidopsis.

    Hailing Jin;Eleonora Cominelli;Paul Bailey;Adrian Parr

  • Recent advances on the regulation of anthocyanin synthesis in reproductive organs

    Katia Petroni;Chiara Tonelli

  • Towards functional characterisation of the members of the R2R3‐MYB gene family from Arabidopsis thaliana

    Harald D. Kranz;Marten Denekamp;Raffaella Greco;Hailing Jin

  • A guard-cell-specific MYB transcription factor regulates stomatal movements and plant drought tolerance.

    Eleonora Cominelli;Massimo Galbiati;Alain Vavasseur;Lucio Conti

  • Cloning and molecular analysis of structural genes involved in flavonoid and stilbene biosynthesis in grape (Vitis vinifera L.).

    Francesca Sparvoli;Cathie Martin;Attilio Scienza;Giuseppe Gavazzi

  • The Promiscuous Life of Plant NUCLEAR FACTOR Y Transcription Factors

    Katia Petroni;Roderick W. Kumimoto;Nerina Gnesutta;Valentina Calvenzani

  • Expression analysis of anthocyanin regulatory genes in response to different light qualities in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Eleonora Cominelli;Giuliana Gusmaroli;Domenico Allegra;Massimo Galbiati

  • Survival and growth of Arabidopsis plants given limited water are not equal

    Aleksandra Skirycz;Aleksandra Skirycz;Korneel Vandenbroucke;Pieter Clauw;Katrien Maleux

  • Chronic Dietary Intake of Plant-Derived Anthocyanins Protects the Rat Heart against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

    Marie Claire Toufektsian;Michel De Lorgeril;Norbert Nagy;Patricia Salen

  • GIGANTEA Enables Drought Escape Response via Abscisic Acid-Dependent Activation of the Florigens and SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1

    Matteo Riboni;Massimo Galbiati;Chiara Tonelli;Lucio Conti

  • Over-expression of the Arabidopsis AtMYB41 gene alters cell expansion and leaf surface permeability.

    Eleonora Cominelli;Tea Sala;Daniele Calvi;Giuliana Gusmaroli

  • The Therapeutic Potential of Anthocyanins: Current Approaches Based on Their Molecular Mechanism of Action.

    Bahare Salehi;Javad Sharifi-Rad;Francesca Cappellini;Željko Reiner

  • Plants, Diet, and Health

    Cathie Martin;Yang Zhang;Chiara Tonelli;Katia Petroni

  • How Can Research on Plants Contribute to Promoting Human Health

    Cathie Martin;Eugenio Butelli;Katia Petroni;Chiara Tonelli

  • Function Search in a Large Transcription Factor Gene Family in Arabidopsis: Assessing the Potential of Reverse Genetics to Identify Insertional Mutations in R2R3 MYB Genes

    Ruth C. Meissner;Hailing Jin;Eleonora Cominelli;Marten Denekamp

  • ABA-dependent control of GIGANTEA signalling enables drought escape via up-regulation of FLOWERING LOCUS T in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Matteo Riboni;Alice Robustelli Test;Massimo Galbiati;Chiara Tonelli

  • Blood orange juice inhibits fat accumulation in mice.

    L Titta;M Trinei;M Stendardo;I Berniakovich

  • Regulation of novel members of the Arabidopsis thaliana CCAAT-binding nuclear factor Y subunits.

    Giuliana Gusmaroli;Chiara Tonelli;Roberto Mantovani

  • Regulation of the CCAAT-Binding NF-Y subunits in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Giuliana Gusmaroli;Chiara Tonelli;Roberto Mantovani

  • Anthocyanins in corn: a wealth of genes for human health.

    Katia Petroni;Roberto Pilu;Chiara Tonelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Annamaria Ranieri
Annamaria Ranieri University of Pisa
Giuseppe Gavazzi
Giuseppe Gavazzi University of Milan
Cathie Martin
Cathie Martin Norwich Research Park
Gianni Galaverna
Gianni Galaverna University of Parma
Chiara Dall’Asta
Chiara Dall’Asta University of Parma
Antonella Castagna
Antonella Castagna University of Pisa
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci European Institute of Oncology
Roberto Mantovani
Roberto Mantovani University of Milan
Hailing Jin
Hailing Jin University of California, Riverside
Maria Maddalena Altamura
Maria Maddalena Altamura Sapienza University of Rome

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