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Tomas Morosinotto

Tomas Morosinotto

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
10156
World Ranking
1378
National Ranking
34

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Photosynthesis

Tomas Morosinotto mostly deals with Photosystem I, Photosynthesis, Botany, Biochemistry and Photoprotection. The Photosystem I study combines topics in areas such as Photochemistry and Photosystem. Tomas Morosinotto interconnects Nannochloropsis, Biophysics and Chloroplast in the investigation of issues within Photosynthesis.

His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Food science, Photobioreactor and Physcomitrella patens. His work deals with themes such as Non-photochemical quenching, Quenching and Protein subunit, which intersect with Photoprotection. His Light-harvesting complexes of green plants research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Photosynthetic reaction centre and P700.

His most cited work include:

  • Light induced dissociation of an antenna hetero-oligomer is needed for non-photochemical quenching induction (251 citations)
  • The Response of Nannochloropsis gaditana to Nitrogen Starvation Includes De Novo Biosynthesis of Triacylglycerols, a Decrease of Chloroplast Galactolipids, and Reorganization of the Photosynthetic Apparatus (241 citations)
  • Contrasting behavior of higher plant photosystem I and II antenna systems during acclimation (230 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Photosynthesis, Photosystem I, Biophysics, Botany and Photochemistry are his primary areas of study. His work in the fields of Photoprotection and Photoinhibition overlaps with other areas such as Light intensity. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Light-harvesting complex and Photosystem.

His Biophysics research incorporates themes from Thylakoid, Plastoquinone, Physcomitrella patens, Photosystem II and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. As a member of one scientific family, Tomas Morosinotto mostly works in the field of Botany, focusing on Photobioreactor and, on occasion, Biofuel. His Photochemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Absorption band, Quenching, Chlorophyll and Chlorophyll a.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (50.91%)
  • Photosystem I (49.09%)
  • Biophysics (34.55%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Photosynthesis (50.91%)
  • Biophysics (34.55%)
  • Electron transport chain (9.70%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Tomas Morosinotto mainly investigates Photosynthesis, Biophysics, Electron transport chain, Photosystem I and Photoprotection. His work in the fields of Photosynthesis, such as Photoinhibition and Photosystem, intersects with other areas such as Light intensity. His studies in Biophysics integrate themes in fields like Thylakoid, Chloroplast, Physcomitrella patens, Light-harvesting complex and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

Tomas Morosinotto has researched Electron transport chain in several fields, including Physcomitrella and Metabolism. His Photosystem I study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Plastoquinone. His Photoprotection study incorporates themes from Non-photochemical quenching and Plant evolution.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Alternative electron transport mediated by flavodiiron proteins is operational in organisms from cyanobacteria up to gymnosperms (74 citations)
  • A Palmitic Acid Elongase Affects Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Plastidial Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol Levels in Nannochloropsis (41 citations)
  • Balancing protection and efficiency in the regulation of photosynthetic electron transport across plant evolution. (38 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Photosynthesis

His primary areas of study are Photosynthesis, Biophysics, Photosystem I, Nannochloropsis and Photoprotection. His research in Photosynthesis intersects with topics in Senescence, Cultivar, Signal transduction and Salinity. His study on Biophysics also encompasses disciplines like

  • Electron transport chain that intertwine with fields like Plastoquinone, Metabolism, Photosystem II, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Chloroplast,
  • Physcomitrella patens which connect with Electron flow, Thylakoid, Dehydration, Vascular tissue and Arabidopsis thaliana.

His Photosystem I research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Ferredoxin and Light-harvesting complex. His work investigates the relationship between Nannochloropsis and topics such as Photosystem that intersect with problems in Xanthophyll, Photochemistry, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Non-photochemical quenching and Plastocyanin. Tomas Morosinotto integrates Photoprotection and Light intensity in his studies.

Best Publications

  • The Response of Nannochloropsis gaditana to Nitrogen Starvation Includes De Novo Biosynthesis of Triacylglycerols, a Decrease of Chloroplast Galactolipids, and Reorganization of the Photosynthetic Apparatus

    Diana Simionato;Maryse A. Block;Nicoletta La Rocca;Juliette Jouhet

  • Light-induced dissociation of an antenna hetero-oligomer is needed for non-photochemical quenching induction

    Nico Betterle;Matteo Ballottari;Simone Zorzan;Silvia de Bianchi

  • Contrasting behavior of higher plant photosystem I and II antenna systems during acclimation

    Matteo Ballottari;Luca Dall'Osto;Tomas Morosinotto;Tomas Morosinotto;Roberto Bassi;Roberto Bassi

  • Adjusted Light and Dark Cycles Can Optimize Photosynthetic Efficiency in Algae Growing in Photobioreactors

    Eleonora Sforza;Diana Simionato;Giorgio Mario Giacometti;Alberto Bertucco

  • Analysis of LhcSR3, a Protein Essential for Feedback De-Excitation in the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Giulia Bonente;Matteo Ballottari;Thuy B. Truong;Thuy B. Truong;Tomas Morosinotto

  • Minor Antenna Proteins CP24 and CP26 Affect the Interactions between Photosystem II Subunits and the Electron Transport Rate in Grana Membranes of Arabidopsis

    Silvia de Bianchi;Luca Dall'Osto;Giuseppe Tognon;Tomas Morosinotto

  • Chromosome scale genome assembly and transcriptome profiling of Nannochloropsis gaditana in nitrogen depletion.

    Elisa Corteggiani Carpinelli;Andrea Telatin;Nicola Vitulo;Claudio Forcato

  • Physcomitrella patens mutants affected on heat dissipation clarify the evolution of photoprotection mechanisms upon land colonization

    Alessandro Alboresi;Caterina Gerotto;Giorgio M. Giacometti;Roberto Bassi

  • Acclimation of Nannochloropsis gaditana to different illumination regimes: Effects on lipids accumulation

    Diana Simionato;Eleonora Sforza;Elisa Corteggiani Carpinelli;Alberto Bertucco

  • The Lhca antenna complexes of higher plants photosystem I

    Roberta Croce;Tomas Morosinotto;Simona Castelletti;Jacques Breton

  • The nature of a chlorophyll ligand in Lhca proteins determines the far red fluorescence emission typical of photosystem I.

    Tomas Morosinotto;Tomas Morosinotto;Jacques Breton;Roberto Bassi;Roberto Bassi;Roberta Croce

  • Optimization of light use efficiency for biofuel production in algae

    Diana Simionato;Stefania Basso;Giorgio M. Giacometti;Tomas Morosinotto

  • A thylakoid-located two-pore K+ channel controls photosynthetic light utilization in plants.

    Luca Carraretto;Elide Formentin;Enrico Teardo;Vanessa Checchetto

  • A structural basis for the pH-dependent xanthophyll cycle in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Pascal Arnoux;Pascal Arnoux;Pascal Arnoux;Tomas Morosinotto;Giorgia Saga;Giorgia Saga;Roberto Bassi

  • Flavodiiron proteins act as safety valve for electrons in Physcomitrella patens.

    Caterina Gerotto;Alessandro Alboresi;Andrea Meneghesso;Martina Jokel

  • Excess CO2 supply inhibits mixotrophic growth of Chlorella protothecoides and Nannochloropsis salina.

    Eleonora Sforza;Renato Cipriani;Tomas Morosinotto;Alberto Bertucco

  • Alternative electron transport mediated by flavodiiron proteins is operational in organisms from cyanobacteria up to gymnosperms.

    Petr Ilík;Andrej Pavlovič;Roman Kouřil;Alessandro Alboresi

  • In silico and biochemical analysis of Physcomitrella patens photosynthetic antenna: identification of subunits which evolved upon land adaptation

    Alessandro Alboresi;Stefano Caffarri;Fabien Nogue;Roberto Bassi

  • Mechanistic aspects of the xanthophyll dynamics in higher plant thylakoids

    Tomas Morosinotto;Tomas Morosinotto;Stefano Caffarri;Stefano Caffarri;Luca Dall'Osto;Roberto Bassi;Roberto Bassi

  • Cultivation of Scenedesmus obliquus in photobioreactors: effects of light intensities and light-dark cycles on growth, productivity, and biochemical composition.

    Barbara Gris;Tomas Morosinotto;Giorgio M. Giacometti;Alberto Bertucco

  • Dynamics of Chromophore Binding to Lhc Proteins in Vivo and in Vitro during Operation of the Xanthophyll Cycle

    Tomas Morosinotto;Roberta Baronio;Roberto Bassi

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Bassi
Roberto Bassi University of Verona
Alessandro Alboresi
Alessandro Alboresi University of Padua
Roberta Croce
Roberta Croce Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Alberto Bertucco
Alberto Bertucco University of Padua
Matteo Ballottari
Matteo Ballottari University of Verona
Ildikò Szabò
Ildikò Szabò University of Padua
Giovanni Finazzi
Giovanni Finazzi Grenoble Alpes University
Nicoletta La Rocca
Nicoletta La Rocca University of Padua
C. Barry Osmond
C. Barry Osmond Australian National University
Shizue Matsubara
Shizue Matsubara Forschungszentrum Jülich

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