Sonia Gazzarrini
Professor
Campus
UTSC
CSB Appointment
Full
Research Areas
Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics / Genomics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology
Education
Ph.D. University of Tuebingen, Germany, 2000
B.Sc. University of Milan, Italy, 1994
Primary Undergraduate Department
Biological Sciences, UTSC
Graduate Programs
Cell & Systems Biology
Research Description
My research interests involve understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate the transition from dormancy to germination and the role that hormones and abiotic stresses play in this processes.
Contact Information
Office Phone: 416-208-4824
Office: SY222
Lab: SY215
Lab Phone: 416-287-7441
Email
Mailing Address
Department of Cell & Systems Biology
University of Toronto
1265 Military Trail
Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4
Canada
Recent News
Publications
2023
BASIC PENTACYSTEINE2 fine-tunes corm dormancy release in Gladiolus.
Li J, Pan W, Liang J, Liu C, Li D, Yang Y, Qu L, Gazzarrini S, Yi M, Wu J
2023, Plant physiology, 191, 2489-2505, 36659854
Epigenetic silencing of callose synthase by VIL1 promotes bud-growth transition in lily bulbs
Pan W, Li J, Du Y, Zhao Y, Xin Y, Wang S, Liu C, Lin Z, Fang S, Yang Y, Zaccai M, Zhang X, Yi M, Gazzarrini S, Wu J
2023, Nature Plants, 10.1038/s41477-023-01492-z
2022
CBF4/DREB1D represses XERICO to attenuate ABA, osmotic and drought stress responses in Arabidopsis.
Vonapartis E, Mohamed D, Li J, Pan W, Wu J, Gazzarrini S
2022, The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 35199890
2021
Role of Basal ABA in Plant Growth and Development.
Brookbank BP, Patel J, Gazzarrini S, Nambara E
2021, Genes, 12, 34946886
Oxidative and salt stresses alter the 26S proteasome holoenzyme and associated protein profiles in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Bonea D, Noureddine J, Gazzarrini S, Zhao R
2021, BMC plant biology, 21, 486, 34696730
ABA and Bud Dormancy in Perennials: Current Knowledge and Future Perspective.
Pan W, Liang J, Sui J, Li J, Liu C, Xin Y, Zhang Y, Wang S, Zhao Y, Zhang J, Yi M, Gazzarrini S, Wu J
2021, Genes, 12, 34681029
2020
An abscisic acid-responsive protein interaction network for sucrose non-fermenting related kinase1 in abiotic stress response
Carianopol CS, Chan AL, Dong S, Provart NJ, Lumba S, Gazzarrini S
2020, Communications Biology, 10.1038/s42003-020-0866-8
SnRK1α1 Antagonizes Cell Death Induced by Transient Overexpression of Arabidopsis thaliana ABI5 Binding Protein 2 (AFP2)
Carianopol CS, Gazzarrini S
2020, Frontiers in Plant Science, 10.3389/fpls.2020.582208
Spatiotemporal Restriction of FUSCA3 Expression by Class I BPCs Promotes Ovule Development and Coordinates Embryo and Endosperm Growth
Wu J, Mohamed D, Dowhanik S, Petrella R, Gregis V, Li J, Wu L, Gazzarrini S
2020, The Plant Cell, 10.1105/tpc.19.00764
2019
GhTCP19 Transcription Factor Regulates Corm Dormancy Release by RepressingGhNCEDExpression in Gladiolus
Wu J, Wu W, Liang J, Jin Y, Gazzarrini S, He J, Yi M
2019, Plant and Cell Physiology, 10.1093/pcp/pcy186
GhNAC83 inhibits corm dormancy release by regulating ABA signaling and cytokinin biosynthesis in Gladiolus hybridus
Wu J, Jin Y, Liu C, Vonapartis E, Liang J, Wu W, Gazzarrini S, He J, Yi M
2019, Journal of Experimental Botany, 10.1093/jxb/ery428
2017
The E3 ligase ABI3-INTERACTING PROTEIN2 negatively regulates FUSCA3 and plays a role in cotyledon development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Duong S, Vonapartis E, Li C, Patel S, Gazzarrini S
2017, Journal of Experimental Botany, 10.1093/jxb/erx046
SnRK1 phosphorylation of FUSCA3 positively regulates embryogenesis, seed yield, and plant growth at high temperature in Arabidopsis
Chan A, Carianopol C, Tsai AY, Varatharajah K, Chiu RS, Gazzarrini S
2017, Journal of Experimental Botany, 10.1093/jxb/erx233
2016
Inhibition of FUSCA3 degradation at high temperature is dependent on ABA signaling and is regulated by the ABA/GA ratio.
Chiu RS, Saleh Y, Gazzarrini S
2016, Plant signaling & behavior, 11, e1247137, 27791466
ABA-dependent inhibition of the ubiquitin proteasome system during germination at high temperature inArabidopsis
Chiu RS, Pan S, Zhao R, Gazzarrini S
2016, The Plant Journal, 10.1111/tpj.13293
2015
Hormone cross-talk during seed germination
Guilfoyle T, Hagen G, Gazzarrini S, Tsai AY
2015, Essays in Biochemistry, 10.1042/bse0580151
2014
Trehalose-6-phosphate and SnRK1 kinases in plant development and signaling: the emerging picture
Tsai AY, Gazzarrini S
2014, Frontiers in Plant Science, 10.3389/fpls.2014.00119
2012
The embryonic leaf identity gene FUSCA3 regulates vegetative phase transitions by negatively modulating ethylene-regulated gene expression in Arabidopsis
Lumba S, Tsuchiya Y, Delmas F, Hezky J, Provart NJ, Shi Lu Q, McCourt P, Gazzarrini S
2012, BMC biology, 10, 8, 22348746
The role of the Arabidopsis FUSCA3 transcription factor during inhibition of seed germination at high temperature
Chiu RS, Nahal H, Provart NJ, Gazzarrini S
2012, BMC plant biology, 12, 15, 22279962
Overlapping and distinct roles of AKIN10 and FUSCA3 in ABA and sugar signaling during seed germination
Tsai AY, Gazzarrini S
2012, Plant Signaling & Behavior, 10.4161/psb.21549
2011
AKIN10 and FUSCA3 interact to control lateral organ development and phase transitions in Arabidopsis
Tsai AY, Gazzarrini S
2012, The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 69, 809-21, 22026387
2010
The C-terminal domain of FUSCA3 negatively regulates mRNA and protein levels, and mediates sensitivity to the hormones abscisic acid and gibberellic acid in Arabidopsis
Lu QS, Dela Paz J, Pathmanathan A, Chiu RS, Tsai AY, Gazzarrini S
2010, The Plant Journal, 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04307.x
2006
Additive contribution of AMT1;1 and AMT1;3 to high-affinity ammonium uptake across the plasma membrane of nitrogen-deficient Arabidopsis roots
Loqué D, Yuan L, Kojima S, Gojon A, Wirth J, Gazzarrini S, Ishiyama K, Takahashi H, von Wirén N
2006, The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 48, 522-34, 17026539
2005
Crosstalk and abscisic acid: the roles of terpenoid hormones in coordinating development
McCourt P, Lumba S, Tsuchiya Y, Gazzarrini S
2005, Physiologia Plantarum, 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2005.00457.x
2004
The transcription factor FUSCA3 controls developmental timing in Arabidopsis through the hormones gibberellin and abscisic acid
Gazzarrini S, Tsuchiya Y, Lumba S, Okamoto M, McCourt P
2004, Developmental cell, 7, 373-85, 15363412
2003
Cross-talk in plant hormone signalling: what Arabidopsis mutants are telling us
Gazzarrini S, McCourt P
2003, Annals of botany, 91, 605-12, 12714359
2001
Genetic interactions between ABA, ethylene and sugar signaling pathways.
Gazzarrini S, McCourt P
2001, Current opinion in plant biology, 4, 387-91, 11597495
2000
The molecular physiology of ammonium uptake and retrieval.
von Wirén N, Gazzarrini S, Gojon A, Frommer WB
2000, Current opinion in plant biology, 3, 254-61, 10837267