Publications
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2025
- Burrows, S., Dorussen, D., Crudgington, J., Di Santolo, G., Simmonds, J., Catoni, M., and Borrill, P. (2025). Partial redundancy buffers deleterious effects of mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1) in polyploid wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, eraf016.
- Emmerson, R., and Catoni, M. (2025). The role of mobile DNA elements in the dynamics of plant genome plasticity. Journal of Experimental Botany, erae523.
- Catoni, M. (2025). Transposable elements underlie genetic adaptation. Nat. Plants, 1–2.
- Rotunno, S., Sacco Botto, C., Miozzi, L., Catoni, M., Hong, Y., Costamagna, L., Volpe, V., D’Errico, C., Genre, A., and Noris, E. (2025). Remodeling of cell wall components mediated by the C4 protein of the geminivirus TYLCSV in tomato. Plant Stress 17, 100955
- Sanchez-Lucas, R., Bosanquet, J.L., Henderson, J., Catoni, M., Pastor, V., and Luna, E. (2025) Elicitor Specific Mechanisms of Defence Priming in Oak Seedlings Against Powdery Mildew. Plant, Cell & Environment .
- Stevens, K., Roberts, M.R., Jeynes-Cupper, K., Majeed, L., Pastor, V., Catoni, M., and Luna, E. (2025). Developmentally regulated generation of a systemic signal for long-lasting defence priming in tomato. New Phytologist 245, 1145–1157.
2024
- Zhang, P., Mbodj, A., Soundiramourtty, A., Llauro, C., Ghesquière, A., Ingouff, M., Slotkin, RK., Pontvianne, F., Catoni, M., Mirouze, M. (2023). Extrachromosomal circular DNA and structural variants highlight genome instability in Arabidopsis epigenetic mutants. Nat Commun 14, 5236.
2023
- Jeynes-Cupper, K., and Catoni, M. (2023). Long distance signalling and epigenetic changes in crop grafting. Frontiers in Plant Science 14.
- Brestovitsky, A., Iwasaki, M., Cho, J., Adulyanukosol, N., Paszkowski, J., Catoni, M., (2022). Specific suppression of long terminal repeat retrotransposon mobilization in plants. Plant Physiology kiac605.
2022
Rabiey, M., Welch, T., Sanchez-Lucas, R., Stevens, K., Raw, M., Kettles, G.J., Catoni, M., McDonald, M.C., Jackson, R.W., and Luna, E. (2022). Scaling-up to understand tree–pathogen interactions: A steep, tough climb or a walk in the park? Current Opinion in Plant Biology 68, 102229.
- Pagliarani, C., Moine, A., Chitarra, W., Nerva, L., Catoni, M., Tavazza, R., Matić, S., Vallino, M., Secchi, F., and Noris, E. (2022). The C4 protein of tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus primes drought tolerance in tomato through morphological adjustments. Horticulture Research 9, uhac164.
- Catoni, M., Alvarez-Venegas, R., Worrall, D., Holroyd, G., Barraza, A., Luna, E., Ton, J., and Roberts, M.R. (2022). Long-Lasting Defence Priming by β-Aminobutyric Acid in Tomato Is Marked by Genome-Wide Changes in DNA Methylation. Frontiers in Plant Science 13.
- Gisby, J.S., and Catoni, M. (2022). The widespread nature of Pack-TYPE transposons reveals their importance for plant genome evolution. PLOS Genetics 18, e1010078.
2021
- Cerruti, E., Gisbert, C., Drost, H.-G., Valentino, D., Portis, E., Barchi, L., Prohens, J., Lanteri, S., Comino, C., and Catoni, M. (2021). Epigenetic bases of grafting-induced vigour in eggplant. Horticulture Research 8, 1–10.
- Catoni, M., and Zabet, N.R. (2021). Analysis of Plant DNA Methylation Profiles Using R. In Plant Transposable Elements: Methods and Protocols, J. Cho, ed. (New York, NY: Springer US), pp. 219–238.
2020
- Noris, E. and Catoni, M. (2020). Role of methylation during geminivirus infection, in Poltronieri, P. and Hong, Y. (ed.) Applied Plant Biotechnology for Improving Resistance to Biotic Stress (1st Edition). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Academic Press, pp. 291-305
2019
- Benoit, M., Drost, H.G., Catoni, M., Gouil, Q., Lopez-Gomollon, S., Baulcombe, D.C. and Paszkowski, J. (2019). Environmental and epigenetic regulation of Rider retrotransposons in tomato. PLOS Genetics 15(9): e1008370.
- Cho, J., Benoit, M., Catoni, M., Drost, H.G., Brestovitsky, A., Oosterbeek, M., and Paszkowski, J. (2019). Sensitive detection of pre-integration intermediates of long terminal repeat retrotransposons in crop plants. Nature Plants 5, 26–33.
- Miozzi, L., Vaira, A.M., Catoni, M., Fiorilli, V., Accotto, G.P., and Lanfranco, L. (2019). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Plant Friend or Foe in the Fight Against Viruses? Front. Microbiol. 10.
2018
- Catoni, M*, Noris, E*, Vaira, A.M., Jonesman, T, Matić, S, Soleimani, R, Behjatnia, S.A.A., Vinals, N, Paszkowski, J, and Accotto, GP. (2018). Virus-mediated export of chromosomal DNA in plants. Nature Communications 9, 5308. *equal contribution
- Catoni, M, Jonesman T, Cerruti, E, Paszkowski, J. (2018) Mobilization of Pack-CACTA transposons in Arabidopsis reveals the mechanism of gene shuffling. Nucleic Acids Research 47, 1311-1320.
- Catoni, M., Tsang, J.M.F., Greco, A.P., and Zabet, N.R. (2018). DMRcaller: a versatile R/Bioconductor package for detection and visualization of differentially methylated regions in CpG and non-CpG contexts. Nucleic Acids Research 46, e114.
- Griffiths, J., Catoni, M., Iwasaki, M., and Paszkowski, J. (2018). Sequence-Independent Identification of Active LTR Retrotransposons in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant 11, 508–511.
- Catoni, M. and Cortijo, S. (2018). EpiRILs: Lessons from Arabidopsis, in Plant Epigenetics Coming of Age for Breeding Applications. Advances in Botanical Research, Vol. 88, 87-116.
2017
- Zabet, N.R.,Catoni, M., Prischi, F., and Paszkowski, J. (2017) Cytosine methylation at CpCpG sites triggers accumulation of non-CpG methylation in gene bodies. Nucleic Acids Research 7, 3777–3784.
- Catoni, M., Griffiths, J., Becker, C., Zabet, N.R., Bayon, C., Dapp, M., Lieberman‐Lazarovich, M., Weigel, D., and Paszkowski, J. (2017). DNA sequence properties that predict susceptibility to epiallelic switching. The EMBO Journal 36, 617-628.
2016 and earlier
- Torchetti, E.M., Pegoraro, M., Navarro, B., Catoni, M., Serio, F.D., and Noris, E. (2016). A nuclear-replicating viroid antagonizes infectivity and accumulation of a geminivirus by upregulating methylation-related genes and inducing hypermethylation of viral DNA. Scientific Reports 6, 35101.
- Catoni, M., Lucioli, A., Doblas-Ibáñez, P., Accotto, G.P., and Vaira, A.M. (2013). From immunity to susceptibility: virus resistance induced in tomato by a silenced transgene is lost as TGS overcomes PTGS. The Plant Journal 75, 941–953.
- Miozzi, L., Catoni, M., Fiorilli, V., Mullineaux, P.M., Accotto, G.P., and Lanfranco, L. (2011). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Limits Foliar Transcriptional Responses to Viral Infection and Favors Long-Term Virus Accumulation. MPMI 24, 1562–1572.
- Fiorilli, V., Catoni, M., Francia, D., Cardinale, F., and Lanfranco, L. (2011). The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis reduces disease severity in tomato plants infected by Botrytis cinerea. Journal of Plant Pathology 93, 237–242.
- Catoni, M., Miozzi, L., Fiorilli, V., Lanfranco, L., and Accotto, G.P. (2009). Comparative Analysis of Expression Profiles in Shoots and Roots of Tomato Systemically Infected by Tomato spotted wilt virus Reveals Organ-Specific Transcriptional Responses. MPMI 22, 1504–1513.
- Fiorilli, V., Catoni, M., Miozzi, L., Novero, M., Accotto, G.P., and Lanfranco, L. (2009). Global and cell-type gene expression profiles in tomato plants colonized by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus. New Phytologist 184, 975–987.
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