Gaetana Cremona
Role: Researcher
Section: Researchers and Technologists
Division: Portici
Tel: (39) 081-2539215
E-mail: gaetana.cremona@ibbr.cnr.it
Nationality: Italian
Professional Address:
Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, UOS Portici
Via Università 133
80055 Portici (Italy)
Position:
2010-today: Technicians at the National Research Council, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division: Portici (NA), Italy.
Main interests
Genetics and epigenetics of plant sexual reproduction in Arabidopsis thaliana model plant and Solanaceae crops.
Work experiences
2010-today: Technicians at the National Research Council, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division, Institute of Plant Genetics (today IBBR), Research Division of Portici (NA).
2008-2010: Research fellowship at the National Research Council, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division, Institute of Plant Genetics (today IBBR), Research Division of Portici (NA).
2003-2006: Research fellowship at CEINGE - Biotechnology Centre Napoli
Education
2010 - PhD in Plant Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II
2002 - Master Degree in Plant Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II
Research projects
- MIUR PON02_00395_3082360 - “GenoPOM-pro”: Potenziamento della filiera pomodoro attraverso applicazioni integrate di post-genomica. 2012-2015
- MIUR PON02_00395_3215002 - “GenHORT”: Valorizzazione di produzioni ortive campane di eccellenza con strumenti di genomica avanzata. 2012-2015
- European project - “MEIOSYS”: Systematic Analysis of Factors Controlling Meiotic Recombination in Higher Plants. 2009-2014
- MIUR DM 17732 - “GenoPOM”: Laboratorio di Genomica per l’innovazione e la valorizzazione della filiera pomodoro. 2006-2010
Publications
International ISI journals:
Cigliano, R.A., Cremona G., Paparo, R., Termolino, P., Perrella, G., Gutzat, R., Consiglio, M.F., Conicella, C. (2013). Histone deacetylase AtHDA7 is required for female gametophyte and embryo development in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 163 (1): 431-440.
Aiese Cigliano R., Sanseverino W., Cremona G., Ercolano M.R., Conicella C., and Consiglio M. F. (2013). Genome-wide analysis of histone modifiers in tomato: gaining an insight into their developmental roles. BMC Genomics 14:57. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-57.
Barra L., Aiese Cigliano R., Cremona G., De Luca P., Zoppoli P., Bressan R., Consiglio M. F., and Conicella C. (2012). Transcription Profiling of Laser Microdissected Microsporocytes in an Arabidopsis Mutant (Atmcc1) with Enhanced Histone Acetylation. Journal Plant Biology 55:281-289.
Aiese Cigliano R., Cremona G., Consiglio M. F., and Conicella C. (2011). Insight into a meiotic role of the major histone H3 lysine 4 methyltransferase in Arabidopsis. Journal Minerva Biotecnologica 23 (2 Suppl 1):53-5.
Aiese Cigliano R., Sanseverino W., Cremona G., Consiglio M. F., and Conicella C. (2011). Evolution of Parallel Spindles Like genes in plants and highlight of unique domain architecture. Journal BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 78.
Aiese Cigliano R., Cremona G., Consiglio M. F., and Conicella C. (2010). Functional biology in Arabidopsis to shed light on the molecular basis of 2n gametes. Journal Minerva Biotecnologica 22 (2 Supp 1): 1-2.
Perrella G., Consiglio F., Aiese Cigliano R., Barra L., Cremona G., Sanchez-Moran E., Paino M., Errico A., Bressan R., Franklin F.C.H. and Conicella C. (2010). Histone hyperacetylation affects meiotic chromosome condensation, segregation, and chiasma distribution in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal 62(5): 796-806.
Perrella G., Cremona G., Consiglio F., Errico A., Bressan A.R., Conicella C. (2006). Screening for mutations affecting sexual reproduction after activation tagging in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Appl Genet 47(2), 109-111.
Conicella C., Cremona G., Cammareri M., Errico A., Monti L.M. (2003). Phosphorylation dynamics in male meiosis: MPM-2 colocalization with microtubule cytoskeleton. Cell Biology International, 27 (3):183-184.
Capo A., Cremona G., Errico A., Mariani A., Conicella C. (2001). Cytoskeleton as a tool to characterize cytokinesis defects in plant meiosis. Proc. 14th International Chromosome Conference. 4-8 Settembre 2001, Wurzburg (Germania). Chromosome Research, 9 (Suppl. 1): 127-128 (P134).
Not ISI journals:
Termolino P., Paparo R., Cremona G., Coniglio A., Barra L., Losacco D., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. Changes in the chromosome structure influence meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the 58th Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress Alghero, Italy - 15/18 September, 2014
Barra L., Termolino P., Cremona G., Coniglio A., Paparo R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. Meiotic nuclei isolation by INTACT (Isolation of Nuclei Tagged in specific Cell Types) for profiling histone modifications at recombination stage in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the 58th Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress Alghero, Italy - 15/18 September, 2014
Paparo R., Termolino P., De Palma M., Aiese Cigliano R., Barra L., Cremona G., Coniglio A., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. Strategies for functional characterization of Parallel Spindles Like (PSL) genes in potato. Proceedings of the 58th Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress Alghero, Italy - 15/18 September, 2014
Coniglio A., Termolino P., Ianniello C., Paparo R., Barra L., Cremona G., Aiese Cigliano R., Conicella C., Consiglio M.F. Meiotic recombination: from Arabidopsis to tomato. Proceedings of the 58th Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress Alghero, Italy - 15/18 September, 2014
Aiese Cigliano R.*, Cremona G.*, Paparo R.*, Termolino P.*, Perrella G.*, Gutzat R.**, Consiglio M.F.*, Conicella C. Silencing of histone deacetylase 7 affects growth and fertility in arabidopsis. Proceedings of the 57th Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress Foggia, Italy - 16/19 September, 2013
Cremona G., Aiese Cigliano R., Termolino P., Paparo R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. Histone hyperacetilation affects recombination in arabidopsis male meiosis. Proceedings of the 56th Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress Perugia, Italy - 17/20 September, 2012
Termolino P., Cremona G., Aiese Cigliano R., Paparo R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. Recombination difference between sexes: is histone acetylation a key control for heterochiasmy in arabidopsis? Proceedings of the 56th Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress Perugia, Italy - 17/20 September, 2012
Aiese Cigliano R., Sanseverino W., Cremona G., Ercolano M.R., Paparo R., Conicella C., Consiglio M.F. “Survey of histone modifiers in tomato: a genome-wide analysis”. AGI-SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress (Perugia - Italia) 2012.
Termolino P., Cremona G., Aiese Cigliano R., Paparp R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. “ Recombination difference between sexes: is histone acetylation a key control for heterochiasmy in Arabidopsis?”. AGI-SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress (Perugia - Italia) 2012.
Cremona G., Aiese Cigliano R., Termolino P., Paparo R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. “Histone hyperacetylation affects recombination in Arabidopsis male meiosis”.
AGI-SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress (Perugia - Italia) 2012 (Oral Communication Abstract).
Cremona G., Aiese Cigliano R., Termolino P., Paparo R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. “Histone deacetylase AtHDA19 controls chiasma distribution in male meiosis in Arabidopsis”. Gordon Research Conferences (Boston - USA) 2012.
Aiese Cigliano R., Cremona G., Paparo R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. “A histone deacetylase is required for fertility, seed germination and seedling growth rate in Arabidopsis”. AGI-SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress (Assisi - Italia) 2011.
Cremona G., Aiese-Cigliano R., Paparo R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. “Down-regulation of a histone deacetylase affects male meiosis in Arabidopsis”. AGI-SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress (Assisi - Italia) 2011.
Cremona G., Aiese Cigliano R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C. “Histone acetylation is required for meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis”. Meiosis EMBO (Paestum - Italia) 2011.
Aiese Cigliano R., Cremona G., Paparo R., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C.. “Insights into meiotic function of genes modifying histone acetylation in Arabidopsis”. Meiosis EMBO (Paestum - Italia) 2011.
Aiese Cigliano R., Sanseverino W., Cremona G., Consiglio M.F., Conicella C.. “Analysis of Parallel Spindles-Like gene family in plants”. AGI-SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress (Matera - Italia) 2010.
Aiese Cigliano R., Consiglio M.F., Barra L., Cremona G., Conicella C. “Looking for meiotic genes by cell-specific profiling in Arabidopsis”. Meiosis EMBO 2011 (Isle sur la Sorgue - Francia) 2009.
Cremona G., Consiglio M.F., Aiese Cigliano R., Conicella C. “Changes in histone acetylation during male meiosis in Arabidopsis thaliana”. Meiosis EMBO 2011 (Isle sur la Sorgue - Francia) 2009.
Cremona G. “Identification and functional analysis of meiotic genes in plant”. VIII Corso di aggiornamento sulla genetica vegetale (Assisi - Italia) 2009.
Cremona G., Consiglio M.F., Errico A., Bressan R.A., Conicella C. Identification of an activation-tagged Arabidopsis mutant detective in embryo sac development. AGI-SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress (Verona - Italia) 2003.
Cremona G., Capo A., Errico A., Conicella C. “Phosphorylation in plant male meiosis and relationship with microtubule cytoskeleton”. European Cytoskeletal Forum (Maastricht - Olanda) 2001.
Capo A., Cremona G., Errico A., Conicella C. “Understanding cytokinesis in plant male meiocytes through cytoskeleton analysis”. European Cytoskeletal Forum (Maastricht - Olanda) 2001.
Cremona G., Capo A., Errico A., Conicella C. (2001). “MPM2 phosphorylation during male meiosis and relationship with microtubule cytoskeleton”. AGI-SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress (Salsomaggiore Terme - Italia) 2001.
Selected Publications
(full list available at CNR People)
Autopolyploid inheritance and a heterozygous reciprocal translocation shape chromosome genetic behavior in tetraploid blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum )
Mengist MF, Bostan H, De Paola D, Teresi SJ, Platts AE, Cremona G, Qi X, Mackey T, Bassil NV, Ashrafi H, Giongo L, Jibran R, Chagné D, Bianco L, Lila MA, Rowland LJ, Iovene M, Edger PP, Iorizzo M
Year: 2022
Meiocyte Isolation by INTACT and meiotic transcriptome analysis in Arabidopsis
Barra L, Termolino P, Aiese Cigliano R, Cremona G, Paparo R, Lanzillo C, Consiglio MF, Conicella C
Year: 2021
Functional diversification of ATPS1 orthologs in potato
Paparo R, Termolino P, Cremona G, De Palma M, Aiese Cigliano R, Consiglio F, Conicella C
Year: 2019
Downregulation of parallel spindle1 (atps1) orthologs impairs pollen development in potato
Paparo R, Termolino P, Cremona G, De Palma M, De Stradis A, Aiese Cigliano R, Consiglio MF, Conicella C
Year: 2019
Recombination suppression in heterozygotes for a pericentric inversion induces the interchromosomal effect on crossovers in Arabidopsis
Termolino P, Falque M, Aiese Cigliano R, Cremona G, Paparo R, Ederveen A, Martin OC, Consiglio FM, Conicella C
Year: 2019
Recombination suppression in heterozygotes for a pericentric inversion induces the interchromosomal effect on crossovers in Arabidopsis
Termolino P, Falque M, Cremona G, Paparo R, Ederveen A, Martin OC, Consiglio FM, Conicella C
Year: 2019
Production of embryo rescued hybrids between the landrace “Friariello” (Capsicum annuum var. annuum) and C. baccatum var. pendulum: phenotypic and cytological characterization
Cremona G, Iovene M, Festa G, Conicella C, Parisi M
Year: 2018
Down-regulation of histone deacetylase SlHDA19 affects fruit ripening and seed development in tomato
Coniglio A, Termolino P, Cremona G, Paparo R, Conicella C, Giovannoni J, Consiglio MF
Year: 2017
The histone deacetylase SlHDA19 contributes to fruit ripening and development in tomato
Coniglio A, Termolino P, Cremona G, Paparo R, Conicella C, Giovannoni J, Consiglio MF
Year: 2017
Insights into epigenetic landscape of recombination-free regions
Termolino P, Cremona G, Consiglio MF, Conicella C
Year: 2016
Functional characterization of Parallel Spindles Like (PSL) genes in potato.
Paparo R, Termolino P, De Palma M, Cremona G, Consiglio MF, Conicella C
Year: 2015
Histone Deacetylase AtHDA7 Is Required for Female Gametophyte and Embryo Development in Arabidopsis
Aiese Cigliano R, Cremona G, Paparo R, Termolino P, Perrella G, Gutzat R, Consiglio MF, Conicella C
Year: 2013
Histone deacetylase AtHDAT7 is required for female gametophyte and embryo development in Arabidopsis.
Aiese Cigliano R, Cremona G, Paparo R, Termolino P, Perrella G, Gutzat R, Consiglio MF, Conicella C
Year: 2013
Genome-wide analysis of histone modifiers in tomato: gaining an insight into their developmental roles
Aiese Cigliano R, Sanseverino W, Cremona G, Ercolano MR, Conicella C, Consiglio FM
Year: 2013
Transcription Profiling of Laser Microdissected Microsporocytes in an Arabidopsis Mutant (Atmcc1) with Enhanced Histone Acetylation.
Barra L, Aiese Cigliano R, Cremona G, De Luca P, Zoppoli P, Bressan Ra, Consiglio Mf, Conicella C
Year: 2012
Insight into a meiotic role of the major histone H3 lysine 4 methyltransferase in Arabidopsis
Aiese Cigliano R, Cremona G, Consiglio MF, Conicella C
Year: 2011
Evolution of Parallel Spindles Like genes in plants and highlight of unique domain architecture#
Cigliano R, Sanseverino W, Cremona G, Consiglio FM, Conicella C
Year: 2011
