VINCENZO LIONETTI

FISIOLOGIA VEGETALE  Canale A-Le (a.a. 2024/2025) -Scienze Biologiche

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ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2262-1479
WEB OF SCIENCE RESEARCHER ID: J-6145-2014
SCOPUS AUTHOR ID: 57201283990

FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Plant physiology and biology
- Biochemistry and glycomics
- Plant cell wall, related enzymes and their inhibitors
- Molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interaction and plant immunity
- Phytovaccines
- Upcycling of agroindustrial waste into bioproducts and bioenergy
- Optimization of enzymatic saccharification for biofuel production

RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Prof. Lionetti has extensive experience in studying the role of the plant cell wall in plant-microbe interactions. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of how plants detect cell wall (CW) damage caused by pathogen attacks and how they modulate CW remodeling enzymes and their inhibitors to maintain cell wall integrity. He demonstrated that the regulation of the expression of pectin methylesterase and its inhibitors in plants represents a useful tool to modify the esterification of pectin, the degradability of CW by microbes and improve resistance to pathogens. He also proposed biotechnological applications to improve the saccharification of CW polysaccharides in the lignocellulosic biomass, the quality of plant products, and the isolation of protoplasts. Recently, Prof. Lionetti has also applied his skills to optimize bioconversion processes and the valorization of agroindustrial waste into phytovaccines and other bioproducts.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
-2022-2033 National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor - Plant Physiology (BIO/04) Settore Concorsuale 05/A2 - I Fascia - Terzo Quadrimestre
-2017 National Scientific Qualification for Associate Professor in Plant Physiology (SSD BIO/04) and in Plant Pathology and Entomology (SSD AGR/12)
-2012 Qualification to practice the profession of Biologist - Sapienza University of Rome II session
-2011 Qualification for CNR Researcher (Call 364.96)
-2008 PhD in Botanical Sciences (3 years). Sapienza University of Rome-
Title of the thesis: Role of pectins in plant growth and defense against pathogens. Control of methylesterification by proteinaceous inhibitors of pectin methylesterase.
-2004 University graduation. Major degree (laurea) in Biological Sciences (5 years) in Biological Sciences- Biotechnology- Sapienza University of Rome
Title of the thesis: Regulatory effects of oligogalacturonides in Arabidopsis thaliana

RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
-2022/Present Associate Professor of Plant Physiology - Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza Università di Roma
-2019/2022 Researcher (RTDB) Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza Università di Roma. Title: “Cell Wall integrity in plant immunity”.
-2017/2019 Researcher (RTDA) – Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza Università di Roma- Title: "Genetic, biochemical and molecular bases of interactions between plants and microorganisms: role of the cell wall in disease resistance and recalcitrance to enzymatic saccharification"
-2013/2016 Research fellows – Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza Università di Roma. Title: “Identification of plant genes associated with cell wall degradability and their use as molecular markers for breeding programs” and “Identification of quantitative cell wall traits related to resistance to fusarium wilt in wheat”
-2010/2012 Researcher (RTDA) – Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza Università di Roma Title: “Exploiting the saccharification potential of pathogenic microorganisms to improve biofuel production from plants”
-2008/2009 Research Fellow – Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Sapienza Università di Roma. Title: “Cell wall in recognition and signaling for plant defense”

VISITING SCIENTIST IN QUALIFIED INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
-2007 Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) – Versailles, France- Research title: Analysis of cell walls of Arabidopsis thaliana plants overexpressing pectin methylesterase inhibitors through FTIR microspectrometry
-2005 Max Planck Institute - Potsdam, Berlin, Germany. Research title: Characterization through mass spectrometric analysis - OLIMP of the cell walls of Arabidopsis thaliana plants transformed with pectin methylesterase inhibitors.

FELLOWSHIPS
-2007 Short term Fellowship European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO; 237.00-2007)
-2006 Support grant for participation in the 3th EPSO Conference Hungary
-2005 Short term Fellowship “European Molecular Biology Organization” (EMBO; ASTF 165.00-2005)
-2004 PhD scholarship in Botanical Sciences at the Department of Plant Biology, Sapienza University of Rome
-2008 Scholarship for tutoring activities - Theoretical and practical lessons in "Biochemistry and Plant Ecophysiology", degree course in Agroindustrial Biotechnology (Latina Campus), Sapienza University of Rome
-2007 Scholarship for tutoring activities - Theoretical and practical lessons in Botany and Plant Diversity, degree course in Biological Sciences Sapienza University of Rome
-2004 Collaboration grant Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Sapienza University of Rome
-2002 Scholarship for tutoring activities - Theoretical and practical lessons in Chemistry and Propaedeutics Biochemistry, degree course in Medicine and Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome

OTHER PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENTS
-2022-Today Guest Editor Scientific Report- Nature. Editor of the special edition “Plant cell wall”.
-2014- Today Associate Editor in Frontiers in Plant Science. Editor of the Research Topic “Plant cell wall in pathogenesis, parasitism and symbiosis. Given the success of the special edition, the Journal requested the second edition.
-2012-Today Intense reviewing activities for several international journals including Plant Cell, Plant Physiology, Plant Cell and Environment, New Phytologist, Plant Journal, Plant Biotechnology Journal, BMC Plant Biology, Scientific Report, etc
-2024 Scientific expert for the evaluation of a European research project commissioned by the Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland
-2023 Scientific expert for the evaluation of a European research project commissioned by the Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland
-2022 Scientific expert for the evaluation of a European research project commissioned by the FWF Der Wissenschaftsfonds- Austrian Science Fund, Austria
-2021 Scientific expert for the evaluation of a European research project of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
-2019 Scientific expert for the evaluation of a European research project Generic call 2019 of the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), France

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
-2012-today (13 years) Plant Physiology- Degree (Laurea triennale) in Biological Sciences - Sapienza University of Rome, 9CFU
-2022-today (2 years) Metabolic Biotechnology and Plant Improvement- Master Degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, 6 CFU
-2019-2021 (2 years) Plant Ecophysiology and Proteomics - Master Degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Genomic, Industrial and Environmental Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 6 CFU
-2011-2013 (2 years) Plant Physiology/Phytochemistry - Degree (Laurea) in Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences - Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 6CFU
Prof. Lionetti consistently conducted theoretical and practical lessons for all courses, overseeing students' final evaluations and creating original teaching materials.

SUPERVISION ACTIVITIES
- Supervision of several Bachelor and Master theses. Prof. Lionetti also supervised three visiting students of the Master in Nutrition and Food Safety - University of Marseille – France.
-Tutor of six students of Ph.D. School in Cell and Developmental Biology of Sapienza University of Rome including a Ph.D student for a industrial doctorate PON 2021 in collaboration with the company Agrolio and Agroenergy.

ISTITUTIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
-2024 Member of the final examination commission for the PhD in Plant and Animal Production Sciences, University of Tuscia, Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE)
-2024 Admitted to the nomination and draw of Gruppo di Esperti della Valutazione (GEV) -ANVUR for Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca (VQR 2020-2024) GEV05 – Scienze biologiche
-2023-present Member of the Teaching Staff-Student Joint Committees (Commissione Paritetica) of the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences representing the Department of Biology and Biotechnology “C. Darwin” – Sapienza University of Rome
-2023-present Member of the Teaching Commission of the Ph.D. School in Cell and Developmental Biology
2023-present Member of the English language verification commission of the degree course in Biology and Cellular Technologies - Sapienza University of Rome
2020-present Member of the Scientific Council and Managing Committee of the "Research Center for Applied Sciences to the safeguard of Environment and Cultural Heritage" (CIABC)
2018-present Member of the Council of the Doctoral Research School in Cellular and Developmental Biology (BCS), Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin" - Sapienza University of Rome
2017-present Member of the Italian Society of Plant Biology (SIBV)
2017 Member of the International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI)

THIRD MISSION ACTIVITIES
Dissemination
-2025 Intervista RAI- GEO-RAI3 FITOVACCINI PER ATTIVARE L'IMMUNITA' DELLE PIANTE E COMBATTERE FITOPATOGENI COME XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA. https://www.raiplay.it/video/2025/01/Vincenzo-Lionetti-e-Salvatore-Campo...
-2024 Participation in a television segment for the program Newton-RAI SCUOLA (https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/newton). Interviewed for the significance of the research aimed at valorising agro-industrial waste as elicitors of plant defense responses.
-2024 “La tutela ambientale e del patrimonio storico artistico: gli obiettivi di una società sostenibile nella comunicazione scientifica e artistica con realtà sociali esterne e ristrette”. Component of the consortium in the project terza missione-Sapienza
-2017 Scientific communicator for the “DNA. THE BIG BOOK OF LIFE FROM MENDEL TO GENOMICS”. Palazzo delle Esposizioni - Rome in collaboration with the scientific dissemination society “Coop Culture”.

Patents
- 2025 Lionetti V., Greco M., Agresti S., De Lorenzo G. Use of molecules isolated from bacteria present in the digestate produced by biogas plants as immunostimulants of plant defense responses, Italian Patent No. 102023000004800. Holders Sapienza 80 %, Agrolio 20%. PCT/EP2024/056272. WO2024188899
- 2014 Cervone F, De Lorenzo G, Bellincampi D, Ferrari S, Lionetti V, Salvi G, Francocci, F “Use of plants with reduced levels of de-esterified homogalacturonan in the cell wall or portions thereof for improving the saccharification of plant biomasses”, US patent no. US8637734B2. Extension of the Italian patent n. 102011901994329 (ex RM2011A000588), Sapienza University of Rome
- 2008 Lante A, Zocca F, Spettoli P, Lomolino G, Raiola A, Bellincampi D, Lionetti V, Giovane L A, Camardella L. Use of A Protein Inhibitor of Pectin Methylesterase for Reducing Methanol Formation In Grape Must And Marc, And Process Therefor. WO2008104555A1. Extension of the Italian patent PD2007A000065. University of Padua

ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES
-2022 Webinar "Flowers born from waste: the recycling of food production waste for a sustainable future". Career Service Sapienza, in partnership with Porta Futuro Lazio. Participation in the webinar was useful for acquiring the "Active Citizenship" Open Badge. https://www.uniroma1.it/it/notizia/dagli-scarti-nascono-i-fior-il-ricicl...
- 2023 Orientation course for students of higher education institutions - Teaching module "How to study at university" in the context of the Next Generation Orientation project - Sapienza financed by the PNRR. https://www.uniroma1.it/en/pagina/orientamento-next-generation-sapienza

PRIZES
-2025 Award Horizon Europe - Award Horizon Europe BIOREFINING OF OLIVE MILL WASTES INTO PLANT BIOSTIMULANTS, FERTILISERS, BIO- BASED FOOD INGREDIENTS, AND BIOPLASTICS. Numero protocollo: AH124192337BA73A

FUNDING INFORMATION AND RESEARCH PROJECTS
Principal Investigator
-2025 OLinWASTE- Horizon Europe (HORIZON). Call: HORIZON-CL6-2024-ZEROPOLLUTION-02 Project: 101181402 OLinWASTE Coordinator. Budget 560.000 € (total budget for the consortium 4000000 €).
-2025 2022F8BZMX - XyWall: Cell Wall determinants in plant resistance to Xylella-MUR Budget PI of research unit. Budget 75.000 € (Total budget of the consortium 200.000€)
-2025 Award Horizon Europe - Award Horizon Europe BIOREFINING OF OLIVE MILL WASTES INTO PLANT BIOSTIMULANTS, FERTILISERS, BIO-BASED FOOD INGREDIENTS, AND BIOPLASTICS. Numero protocollo: AH124192337BA73A
2024- ROME TECHNOPOLE- INTERNAZIONALIZZAZIONE DELLA RICERCA. Grant value 20.000 €
-2024 Sustainable Biorefining of Olive Mill Wastes in Agrobiologicals, Bioplastics and Biogas. Sapienza grant “Coordinamento progetti Horizon Europe 2024”. Grant value 10.000 €
-2024 INWASTE-Valorizzazione digitale e biotecnologica degli scarti di frantoio in immunostimolanti vegetali. Bando a Cascata- iNEST - spoke 7 Smart agri-food area mezzogiorno - rt, sub-task, domain rt2 -Innovazione di processo e di prodotto per un agri-food sostenibile; Grant value 35.000 € (total grant for the consortium 138.000 €)
-2023 REACH-XY. Research actions to reduce the impact on agricultural and natural ecosystems of the plant harmful pathogen Xylella fastidiosa MUR and MEF– Task leader. Grant value 134.400 € (total Grant 15.000000 €)
-2023 ROME TECHNOPOLE- Flagship Project 1 - Decarbonization and digitalization in research on new green energy sources European Union Next-GenerationEU- Innovation ecosystems. Grant value 76.000 € (total Grant 1.235.625 €)
-2022 Pectin methylesterase activity modulates plant immune signaling triggered against microbes Sapienza University of Rome - Research projects - Medi- Coordinator. Grant value 35.860 €
-2020 PECTOWARS - Pectin methyl esterase to block pathogen infection in the plant cell wall battlefield - Sapienza University of Rome - Research projects - Medi- Coordinator. Grant value 12.000 €
-2019 Molecular dynamics underlying the activity of PMEs in plant immunity - Sapienza University of Rome - Research projects - Medi- Coordinator. Grant value 14.500 €

Component of the Research Unit
2025 Investigating the Interaction between the Cell Wall and the TOR and SnRK1 Pathways in Plant Defense Responses to Biotic Stress. RG12419107C1C64B Progetti di Ricerca Grandi - Responsabile: LORRAI Riccardo
2024-Plant Immunity: Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) at the crossroad between defense and development RM123188F70CF274, Sapienza University of Rome - Ricerche universitarie- Progetti Medi Responsabile: DE LORENZO Giulia
2023- La tutela ambientale e del patrimonio storico artistico: gli obiettivi di una società sostenibile nella comunicazione scientifica e artistica con realtà sociali esterne e ristrette TM12318B853CF8B7. Terza Missione. Responsabile: PALOCCI Cleofe
2023 Next-generation ultra-sonication instrument for high quality biological and biochemical sample preparation for studies in genomics and epigenomics, proteomics, cancer research, plant research, immunology and pathology. MA12318878334559 Sapienza University of Rome - Ricerche universitarie -Acquisition of medium equipment. Responsabile: TUOSTO Loretta
-2022 High-throughput multiscale imaging of fixed and live biological samples GA122181AFEB4283. Sapienza University of Rome - Ricerche universitarie -Acquisition of large equipment. Responsabile MELE Andrea
-2021 The plant cell wall: a regulatory hub in immunity and development - Sapienza University of Rome. Ricerche universitarie - Large - Responsabile: De LORENZO Giulia
-2021 Re-waste- Alternative use of agri-food waste in a circular economy context- Lazio Innova - Lazio Region – Responsabile COLANTONI Andrea Tuscia Viterbo
-2018 "Green" technologies for sustainable agriculture: protection from phytopathogens and fertilizers of agri-food crops using biomolecules obtained from oil waste. ABASA agricultural by-products as a precious asset for sustainable agriculture - Regione Lazio-Lazio Innova Responsabile BELLINCAMPI Daniela
-2018 SapienzaTerahertz: THz spectroscopic imaging system for basic and applied sciences - Sapienza University of Rome - Ricerche universitarie -Acquisition of medium and large equipment
-2018 Regulation of pectin integrity in plant immunity: new perspective in plant protection - Sapienza University of Rome. Ricerche universitarie
-2017 Plant cell wall-derived damage-associated molecular patterns: signaling and homeostasis in immunity and development. Sapienza University of Rome. Ricerche universitarie
-2016 Pectin methylesterification in plant immunity: Identification of enzymes (PMEs) and inhibitors (PMEIs) involved in plant resistance against fungal necrotrophs. Sapienza University of Rome. Ricerche Universitarie
-2013-2015 Cell wall determinants to improve the resistance of durum wheat to fusarium fungus. MIUR - PRIN -
-2015 Control of pectin methyl esterification during fruit development: Characterization of novel pectin methyl esterase inhibitors in Vitis vinifera. Sapienza University of Rome. Ricerche Universitarie
-2011 Biosensor (SPR) for analysis of biomolecular interactions - Sapienza University of Rome. Ricerche Universitarie- Acquisition of medium and large scientific equipment
-2010 Confocal laser microscopy for the study at the tissue, cellular, subcellular and molecular level of signaling, regulation, development and defense processes in animal and plant systems - Sapienza University of Rome. Ricerche Universitarie. Acquisition of medium and large scientific equipment
-2010 Improvement of biofuel production through alteration of the pectic component of the plant cell wall - Sapienza University of Rome. Ricerche Universitarie
-2010 Tailoring the composition of cell wall polymers to improve processing of biomass - British council and MIUR -
-2010-2012 Fuel path exploiting the saccharification potential of pathogenic microorganisms to improve biofuel production from plants. European Research Council. Advanced grant Prof. F. Cervone. -
-2007-2009 Pectic enzyme inhibitors in the control of fungal and viral diseases - MIUR - PRIN -
-2002-2004 Role of the pectin methyl esterase inhibitor in the development and defence of plants - MIUR – PRIN
Tutor
-2025 Borsa di Studio Rome Technopole Studenti impresa. Recipiente: GIULIA CAMINADA
-2023 VOLA(BIO)2: Valorization of OLive oil mill and Anaerobic digestion BIOwastes as plant BIOstimulants. AR123188AFED9C09. Progetti per Avvio alla Ricerca - Tipo 1 Recipiante: GRECO MARCO
-2021 Unravel transcription factors triggering AtPME17 expression during Arabidopsis immunity to Botrytis cinerea. AR12117A8A4A1ADC. Progetti per Avvio alla Ricerca - Tipo 1 Recipiente: COCULO DANIELE
-2019 “Torno Subito” Regione Lazio recipient Dott. Daniele Coculo Partner: Prof. Gabriella Piro, Università di Lecce
-2018 “Torno Subito” Regione Lazio recipient Dott.ssa Irene Romano. Partner: Dr. Balestrini R. Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (IPSP)-CNR di Torino.

RESEARCH AGREEMENTS
2023 Consortium agreement with CNR CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE – ISTITUTO PER LA PROTEZIONE SOSTENIBILE DELLE PIANTE (CNR-IPSP) for the research activities foreseen in the REACH-XY project.
2022 Bilateral agreement for scientific collaboration and hospitality of doctoral students with the AGROLIO SRL oil mill and the AGROENERGY biorefinery.

MAIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS
Monica De Caroli and Gabriella Piro, University of Salento, Lecce
Giulia Malacarne, Edmund Mach Foundation, Trento
Pasquale Saldarelli and Maria Saponari, Ipsp-Cnr, Bari
Cleofe Palocci, Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome
Hugo Mélida Martínez, University of Leon, Leon, Spain
Olga Zabotina, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
Martin Stegmann, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
Henk Schols and Dimitrios Kouzounis, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands

PUBLICATIONS
Bibliometric indexes (according to Scopus, 24-04-2025).
H-index: 26
Total citations: 2697
Total number of publications: 37

International peer-reviewed manuscript
If (impact factor)
1. Greco M, Coculo D, Conti A, Abatematteo M, Agresti S, Pontiggia D, Mélida H, Favaro L, Lionetti V. Enhancing Plant Immune Training and Protection through Damage- and Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns from Anaerobic Digestate. bioRxiv 2025.03.03.638737;
2. Greco, M., D. Kouzounis, M. Fuertes-Rabanal, Gentile M, Agresti S, Schols H.A., Mélida H, Lionetti V. (2024). Upcycling Olive Pomace Into Pectic Elicitors for Plant Immunity and Disease Protection. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 217: 109213.
3. Greco M, Fuertes-Rabanal M, Frey C, Grosso CD, Coculo D, Moretti P, Agresti S, Caliandro R, Melida H, Lionetti V. (2024) Phenolic compounds-enriched extract recovered from two-phase olive pomace serves as plant immunostimulants and broad-spectrum antimicrobials against phytopathogens including Xylella fastidiosa. Plant Stress. 2024;14: 100655
4. Del Corpo, D., Coculo, D., Greco, M., De Lorenzo, G., Lionetti, V. (2024). Pull the fuzes: Processing protein precursors to generate apoplastic danger signals for triggering plant immunity. Plant Communications (Cell Press) 5, 100931 If2024= 10.5
5. Coculo D, Del Corpo D, Martínez MO, Vera P, Piro G, De Caroli M, Lionetti V. (2023). Arabidopsis subtilases promote defense-related pectin methylesterase activity and robust immune responses to botrytis infection. Plant Physiol Biochem. 201:107865 If2023=6.5
6. Editorial: Plant cell wall in pathogenesis, parasitism and symbiosis, Volume II. Vicré M, Lionetti V. (2023). Front Plant Sci. 20; 14:1230438. If2023=5.6
7. Coculo D., Lionetti V. (2022). The Plant Invertase/Pectin Methylesterase Inhibitor Superfamily. Front Plant Sci. Mar 25; 13:863892. If2022=5.753
8. Swaminathan, S.; Reem, N.T.; Lionetti, V.; Zabotina, O.A. (2021). Coexpression of Fungal Cell Wall-Modifying Enzymes Reveals Their Additive Impact on Arabidopsis Resistance to the Fungal Pathogen, Botrytis cinerea. Biology, 10, 1070. If2021= 5.079
9. Sciubba F, Chronopoulou L, Pizzichini D, Lionetti V, Fontana C, Aromolo R, Socciarelli S, Gambelli L, Bartolacci B, Finotti E (2020). Olive mill wastes: a source of bioactive molecules for plant growth and protection against pathogens. Biology 9: 450 If2020=3.796
10. Del Corpo D, Fullone MR, Miele R, Lafond M, Pontiggia D, Grisel S, Kieffer‐Jaquinod S, Giardina T, Bellincampi D, Lionetti V (2020). AtPME17 is a functional Arabidopsis thaliana pectin methylesterase regulated by its PRO region that triggers PME activity in the resistance to Botrytis cinerea. Molecular Plant Pathology 21: 1620–1633 If2=4.326
11. Pogorelko Gv, Juvale Ps, Rutter Wb, Hütten M, Maier Tr, Hewezi T, Paulus J, Van Der Hoorn Ra, Grundler Fm, Siddique S, Lionetti V, Zabotina Oa, Baum Tj (2019). Re-targeting of a plant defense protease by a cyst nematode effector. plant journal jun;98(6):1000-1014. If=5.726
12. Mehari, Z., Malacarne, G., Pilati, S., Sonego, P., Engelen, K., Lionetti, V., Bellincampi, D., Vrhovsek, U., Zottini, M., Baraldi, E. And Moser, C. (2019). The molecular dialogue between grapevine inflorescence/berry and botrytis cinerea during initial, quiescent and egression infection stages. Acta Hortic. 1248, 587-594
13. Giancaspro A, Lionetti V, Giove S, Zito D, Fabri E, Reem N, Zabotina OA, De Angelis E, Monaci L, Bellincampi D, Gadaleta A (2018). Cell wall features transferred from common into durum wheat to improve fusarium head blight resistance. Plant Science, May 274:121-128 If= 3.712;
14. Rigano MM, Lionetti V, Raiola A, Bellincampi D, Barone A. (2018). Pectic enzymes as potential enhancers of ascorbic acid production through the d-galacturonate pathway in solanaceae. Plant Science. jan; 266:55-63. If= 3.712;
15. Stavolone L, Lionetti V (2017). Extracellular matrix in plants and animals: hooks and locks for viruses. Front Microbiol. sep 12;8:1760. Corresponding author. If= 4.019;
16. Lionetti V, Fabri E, De Caroli M, Hansen AR, Willats Wg, Piro G, Bellincampi D. (2017) Three pectin methylesterase inhibitors protect cell wall integrity for Arabidopsis Immunity to botrytis. Plant Physiol. mar; 173:1844-1863. If= 5.949;
17. Tundo S, Kalunke Rm, Janni M, Volpi C, Lionetti V, Bellincampi D, Favaron F, D'ovidio R. (2016). Pyramiding pvpgip2 and taxi-iii but not pvpgip2 and pmei enhances wheat resistance against fusarium graminearum. MPMI 2016 jul 1. If= 4.192;
18. Reem Nt, Pogorelko G, Lionetti V, Chambers L, Held Ma, Bellincampi D, Zabotina Oa. (2016) Decreased polysaccharide feruloylation compromises plant cell wall integrity and increases susceptibility to necrotrophic fungal pathogens. Front Plant Sci. 2016 may 10;7:630. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00630. If= 4.291;
19. Lionetti V, Raiola A, Mattei B, Bellincampi D. (2015) The grapevine vvpmei1 gene encodes a novel functional pectin methylesterase inhibitor associated to grape berry development. Plos One. 10(7):e0133810. If=3.057
20. Lionetti V. (2015) PECTOPLATE: the simultaneous phenotyping of pectin methylesterases, pectinases, and oligogalacturonides in plants during biotic stresses. Front Plant Sci. may 13;6:331. Corresponding author. If= 4.495
21. Lionetti V, Giancaspro A, Fabri E, Giove Sl, Reem N, Zabotina Oa, Blanco A, Gadaleta A, Bellincampi D. (2015) Cell wall traits as potential resources to improve resistance of durum wheat against fusarium graminearum. BMC Plant Biol. 19;15:6. If= 3.631
22. Lionetti V, Cervone F, De Lorenzo G (2015). A lower content of de-methylesterIfied homogalacturonan improves enzymatic cell separation and isolation of mesophyll protoplasts in arabidopsis. Phytochemistry 112:188-94. If= 2.779
23. Bellincampi D, Cervone F And Lionetti V* (2014) Plant cell wall dynamics and wall-related susceptibility in plant pathogen interactions. Front. Plant Sci. 5:228. corresponding author If= 3.948
24. Francocci F, Bastianelli E, Lionetti V, Ferrari S, De Lorenzo G, Bellincampi D, Cervone F. (2013) Analysis of pectin mutants and natural accessions of arabidopsis highlights the impact of de-methyl-esterIfied homogalacturonan on tissue saccharIfication. Biotechnol Biofuels. 18;6(1):163 If=6.221
25. Lionetti V, Raiola A, Cervone F, Bellincampi D. (2013). Transgenic expression of pectin methylesterase inhibitors limits tobamovirus spread in tobacco and arabidopsis. Mol Plant Pathol. 15(3):265-74. If= 4.485
26. Pogorelko GV, Lionetti V, Fursova Ov, Sundaram RM, Qi M, Whitham SA, Bogdanove Aj, Bellincampi D, Zabotina Oa (2013). Arabidopsis and Brachipodium transgenic plants exprssing A. nidulans acetylesterase have decreased degree of polysaccharide acetylation and increased resistance to pathogens. Plant Physiology. 162(1):9-23 If=7.394
27. Lionetti V, Cervone F. And Bellincampi D. (2012) Methyl esterIfication of pectin plays a role during plant pathogen interactions and affects plant resistance to diseases. Journal of Plant Physiology 169 (16):1623 1630. If=2.699
28. Reca IB, Lionetti V, Camardella L, D'avino R, Giardina T, Cervone F, Bellincampi D. (2012). A functional pectin methylesterase inhibitor protein (solypmei) is expressed during tomato fruit ripening and interacts with pme-1. Plant Molecular Biology 79(4-5):429-42 If =3.403
29. Volpi C, Janni M, Lionetti V, Bellincampi D, Favaron F, D'ovidio R. (2011). The ectopic expression of a pectin methyl esterase inhibitor increases pectin methyl esterIfication and limits fungal diseases in wheat. MPMI 24(9):1012-1019 If= 4.431
30. Raiola A, Lionetti V., Elmaghraby I, Immerzeel P, Mellerowicz E.J, Salvi G, Cervone F, Bellincampi D (2011). Pectin methylesterase is induced in arabidopsis upon infection and is necessary for a successful colonization by necrotrophic pathogens. MPMI 24 (4):432-40 If= 4.431
31. Lionetti V., Francocci F, Ferrari S, Volpi C, Bellincampi D, Galletti R, Dovidio R, De Lorenzo G, Cervone F (2010). Engineering the cell wall by reducing de-methyl-esterIfied homogalacturonan improves saccharIfication of plant tissues for bioconversion. PNAS, 107; 616-621. If= 9.771
32. Ferrari S, Galletti R, Pontiggia D, Manfredini C, Lionetti V., Bellincampi D, Cervone F, De Lorenzo G (2008). Transgenic expression of a fungal endo-polygalacturonase increases plant resistance to pathogens and reduces auxin sensitivity. Plant Physiology, 146 (2); 669-681 If=6.110
33. Lionetti V., Métraux Jp. Plant cell wall in pathogenesis, parasitism, and symbiosis. Front Plant Sci. 2014 nov 6; 5:612. Corresponding author If= 3.948
34. Lionetti V, Raiola A, Cervone F, Bellincampi D. (2014) how pectin methylesterases and their inhibitors affect the spreading of tobamovirus? Plant Signaling and Behaviors. 2014;9(12):e972863.
35. Pogorelko GV, Lionetti V, Bellincampi D, Zabotina Oa Cell wall integrity: targeted post-synthetic modIfications to reveal its role in plant growth and defense against pathogens. Plant Signaling and Behaviours vol 8 (9), 2013 elocation id: e25435
36. Lionetti V, Raiola A, Camardella L, Giovane A, Obel N, Pauly M, Favaron F, Cervone F, Bellincampi D (2007). Overexpression of pectin methylesterase inhibitors in arabidopsis restricts fungal infection by botrytis cinerea. Plant Physiology, 143; 1871-1880 If=6.367

Editor/author of books and Chapters
-2024 The Ancient Battle Between Plants and Pathogens: Resilience of the Plant Cell Wall and Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) Drive Plant Immunity in “Plant Cell Walls: A Historical Perspective, Molecular and Cellular Biology”. in Plant cell walls—research milestones and conceptual insights. Boca Raton, London, New York: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis); p. 393–411. ISBN 9781003178309
-2023 Plant cell wall in pathogenesis, parasitism and symbiosis, volume ii. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. e-book ISSN 1664-8714, ISBN 978-2-8325-2904-1, doi: 10.3389/978-2-8325-2904-1
-2020 “La parete cellulare nella fisiologia della pianta”. In “Fisiologia Vegetale Applicata”. Lionetti V. E Daniela B. Piccin ISBN: 978-88-299-3113-2.
-2018 “La resistenza ai patogeni: approcci biotecnologici sostenibili per il miglioramento della resistenza alle malattie” Lionetti V E Cervone F. BIOTECNOLOGIE SOSTENIBILI. Edagricole New Business Media ISBN 978-88-506-5534-2
-2014. Plant cell wall in pathogenesis, parasitism and symbiosis”. Frontiers in plant science. ISSN 1664-8714 ISBN 978-2-88919-442-1.
-2010 High methyl-esterification of pectin reduces the susceptibility of plants to fungal and bacterial pathogens. Biology of Plant Microbe Interactions CD, vol. 7, ST. PAUL, MN: eds. International Society for Molecular Plant-Mic, ISBN: 9780965462563.
-2008 Oligogalacturonide signalling: sensing a breach in the wall. Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions CD, vol. 6, ST. PAUL, MN: eds. International Society for Molecular Plant-Mic, ISBN: 9780965462556

Oral communications in congresses
1. Processing protein precursors to generate apoplastic danger signals for triggering plant immunity. Plant Proteolysis Gordon Research Conference. 19-24 January 2025. Lucca, Italy.
2. Involvement of Olive cell wall (CW) structure and CW related-immune response in Xf resistance. Xylella meeting, 22-24 May, 2024. Bari, Italy
3. Upcycling by-products from agroindustry and biorefineries in sustainable phytovaccines and fertilizers for plant and soil health. Rome Technopole Congress 28 March 2024. Rome, Italy.
4. Pro-pectin methyl esterases as zymogens for plant cell wall mediated immunity XVI Plant cell wall meeting.18-22 June 2023, Malaga, Spain.
5. Subtilases trigger pectin-related immunity against pathogens. IX Cell Wall Research Conference- 13 - 17 June , 2022. East Lansing, Michigan, USA
6. The dynamic regulation of PME activity orchestrates Arabidopsis resistance against necrotrophs. XV Cell Wall Meeting, 7-12 June, 2019, Cambridge, UK.
7. Pectin methylesterases in plant immunity: activators or susceptibility factors? FISV 2018 Congress 18-21, September, Rome, Italy.
8. PMEI10, PMEI11 and PMEI12 are novel regulators of pectin remodeling in plant immunity. XIV Cell Wall Meeting, 12 - 17 June, 2016, Chania, Crete, Greece.
9. Improving exploitation and saccharIfication of biomass for bioconversion. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting AGI-SIBV-SIGA 19-22 September, 2011. Assisi, Italy.
10. Pectin methylesterIfication in plant development and defence against pathogens. 30 June-01 July. SIFV "II° incontro di Bertinoro". Bertinoro, Italy.
Seminars:
-2012 Engineering plant cell wall to improve exploitation and saccharIfication of biomass for bioconversion.31 May 2012. University of Molise. Pesche, Isernia.
-2009 Targeted pectin modIfication to improve cell wall saccharIfication for biofuel production. In: Abstract Book. COST 928 3 Annual Meeting -Krakow, 23.-25 9 2009, vol. O3.1
Prof. Lionetti is co-author of over 50 contributions such as posters or conference proceedings
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