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Gianfranco Diretto

National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentORCID 0000-0002-1441-0233Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Antonio SantiagoiD· 1 shared Aprile Anna Maria· 1 shared Cascone Pasquale· 1 shared Concetta AvitabileiD· 1 shared David TurràiD· 1 shared Emilio GuerrieriiD· 1 shared Fiore Alessia· 1 shared Francisco Vera‐SireraiD· 1 shared

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Hydroxylated monoterpenes mimic bacterial attack to trigger jasmonate-dependent self-amplifying immunity in tomato

Julia Pérez‐Pérez, Pavel Brito‐Gutiérrez, Antonio Santiago, Maite Sanmartín, José Tomás Matus, Maria Marzella Sulli, Gianfranco Diretto, Francisco Vera‐Sirera, Ismael Rodrigo, María Pilar López-Gresa, Purificación Lisón

This study shows hydroxylated monoterpenes (HMTPs) mimic bacterial attack, triggering jasmonate-dependent immunity in tomato through self-amplifying signaling loops.

Plant Stress · Oct 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Combination of the Systemin peptide with the beneficial fungus Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 improves plant defense responses against pests and diseases

Aprile Anna Maria, Mariangela Coppola, David Turrà, Stefania Vitale, Cascone Pasquale, Gianfranco Diretto, Fiore Alessia, Valeria Castaldi, Romanelli Alessadra, Concetta Avitabile, Emilio Guerrieri, Sheridan Lois Woo, Rosa Rao

The paper shows that combining Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 with Systemin enhances plant defense against pests and diseases by boosting the Jasmonic acid pathway.

bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2022 · PreprintGenetics