Dr. N. (Nora) Gigli Bisceglia

Hugo R. Kruytgebouw
Padualaan 8
Kamer O.204
3584 CH Utrecht

Dr. N. (Nora) Gigli Bisceglia

Assistant Professor
Plant Stress Resilience
n.giglibisceglia@uu.nl

Publications

2025

Scholarly publications

Pérez-López, J., de la Osa, C., Gandullo, J., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Coleto, I., Feria, A. B., Echevarría, C., Testerink, C., Marino, D., García-Mauriño, S., & Monreal, J. A. (2026). Unravelling the Significance of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase in Phosphate Starvation Responses. Plant, Cell and Environment, 49(1), 177-192. Advance online publication. [DOI] [Portal]

2024

Scholarly publications

Zhang, Z., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Li, W., Li, S., Wang, J., Liu, J., Testerink, C., & Guo, Y. (2024). SCOOP10 and SCOOP12 peptides act through MIK2 receptor-like kinase to antagonistically regulate Arabidopsis leaf senescence. Molecular Plant, 17(12), 1805-1819. [DOI] [Portal]
Zhang, Y., Li, Y., de Zeeuw, T., Duijts, K., Kawa, D., Lamers, J., Munzert, K. S., Li, H., Zou, Y., Meyer, A. J., Yan, J., Verstappen, F., Wang, Y., Gijsberts, T., Wang, J., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Engelsdorf, T., van Dijk, A. D. J., & Testerink, C. (2024). Root branching under high salinity requires auxin-independent modulation of LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARY DOMAIN 16 function. The Plant Cell, 36(4), 899-918. [DOI]
Zou, Y., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., van Zelm, E., Kokkinopoulou, P., Julkowska, M. M., Besten, M., Nguyen, T.-P., Li, H., Lamers, J., de Zeeuw, T., Dongus, J. A., Zeng, Y., Cheng, Y., Koevoets, I. T., Jørgensen, B., Giesbers, M., Vroom, J., Ketelaar, T., Petersen, B. L., ... Testerink, C. (2024). Arabinosylation of cell wall extensin is required for the directional response to salinity in roots. The Plant Cell, 36(9), 3328-3343. [DOI] [Portal]

2023

Scholarly publications

Zhang, Z., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Li, W., Testerink, C., & Guo, Y. (2023). Antagonistic Regulation of Arabidopsis Leaf Senescence by SCOOP10 and SCOOP12 Peptides via MIK2 Receptor-Like Kinase. bioRxiv. [DOI]
Yang, H., Kim, X., Skłenar, J., Aubourg, S., Sancho-Andrés, G., Stahl, E., Guillou, M.-C., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Canh, L. T. V., Bender, K. W., Stintzi, A., Reymond, P., Sánchez-Rodríguez, C., Testerink, C., Renou, J.-P., Menke, F. L. H., Schaller, A., Rhodes, J., & Zipfel, C. (2023). Subtilase-mediated biogenesis of the expanded family of SERINE RICH ENDOGENOUS PEPTIDES. Nature Plants, 9(12), 2085–2094. [DOI] [Repository]

2022

Scholarly publications

Zou, Y., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Zelm, E. V., Julkowska, M. M., Zeng, Y., Cheng, Y., Koevoets, I. T., Jørgensen, B., Giesbers, M., Vroom, J., Ketelaar, T., Petersen, B. L., Zhang, Y., & Testerink, C. (2022). Cell wall extensin arabinosylation is required for root directional response to salinity. bioRxiv. [DOI]
Bacete, L., Schulz, J., Engelsdorf, T., Bartosova, Z., Vaahtera, L., Yan, G., Gerhold, J. M., Tichá, T., Øvstebø, C., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Johannessen-Starheim, S., Margueritat, J., Kollist, H., Dehoux, T., McAdam, S. A. M., & Hamann, T. (2022). THESEUS1 modulates cell wall stiffness and abscisic acid production in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(1), Article e2119258119. [DOI]
Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Zelm, E. V., Huo, W., Lamers, J., & Testerink, C. (2022). Arabidopsis root responses to salinity depend on pectin modification and cell wall sensing. Development, 149(12). [DOI]

2021

Scholarly publications

Bacete, L., Schulz, J., Engelsdorf, T., Bartosova, Z., Vaahtera, L., Yan, G., Gerhold, J., Tichá, T., Øvstebø, C., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Johannessen-Starheim, S., Margueritat, J., Kollist, H., Dehoux, T., McAdam, S. A. M., & Hamann, T. (2021). THESEUS1 modulates cell wall stiffness and abscisic acid production in Arabidopsis thaliana. bioRxiv. [DOI]
Marti, L., Savatin, D.-V., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., de Turris, V., Cervone, F., & De Lorenzo, G. (2021). The intracellular ROS accumulation in elicitor-induced immunity requires the multiple organelle-targeted Arabidopsis NPK1-related protein kinases. Plant, Cell and Environment, 44(3), 931-947. [DOI]
Gigli-Bisceglia, N., & Testerink, C. (2021). Fighting salt or enemies: shared perception and signaling strategies. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 64, Article 102120. [DOI]

2020

Scholarly publications

Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Engelsdorf, T., & Hamann, T. (2020). Plant cell wall integrity maintenance in model plants and crop species-relevant cell wall components and underlying guiding principles. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 77(11), 2049-2077. [DOI]

2019

Scholarly publications

Engelsdorf, T., Kjaer, L., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Vaahtera, L., Bauer, S., Miedes, E., Wormit, A., James, L., Chairam, I., Molina, A., & Hamann, T. (2019). Functional characterization of genes mediating cell wall metabolism and responses to plant cell wall integrity impairment. BMC Plant Biology, 19(1), 320. [DOI]
Engelsdorf, T., Kjaer, L., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Vaahtera, L., Bauer, S., Miedes, E., Wormit, A., James, L., Chairam, I., Molina, A., & Hamann, T. (2019). Correction to: Functional characterization of genes mediating cell wall metabolism and responses to plant cell wall integrity impairment. BMC Plant Biology, 19(1), 385. [DOI]

2018

Scholarly publications

Gigli-Bisceglia, N., & Hamann, T. (2018). Outside-in control - does plant cell wall integrity regulate cell cycle progression? Physiologia Plantarum, 164(1), 82-94. [DOI]
Engelsdorf, T., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Veerabagu, M., McKenna, J. F., Vaahtera, L., Augstein, F., Van der Does, D., Zipfel, C., & Hamann, T. (2018). The plant cell wall integrity maintenance and immune signaling systems cooperate to control stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. Science Signaling, 11(536). [DOI]
Gigli Bisceglia, N., Savatin, D. V., Cervone, F., Engelsdorf, T., & De Lorenzo, G. (2018). Corrigendum: Loss of the Arabidopsis Protein Kinases ANPs Affects Root Cell Wall Composition, and Triggers the Cell Wall Damage Syndrome. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1079. [DOI]
Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Engelsdorf, T., Strnad, M., Vaahtera, L., Khan, G. A., Yamoune, A., Alipanah, L., Novák, O., Persson, S., Hejatko, J., & Hamann, T. (2018). Cell wall integrity modulates Arabidopsis thaliana cell cycle gene expression in a cytokinin- and nitrate reductase-dependent manner. Development (Cambridge, England), 145(19). [DOI]

2017

Scholarly publications

Paniagua, C., Bilkova, A., Jackson, P., Dabravolski, S., Riber, W., Didi, V., Houser, J., Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Wimmerova, M., Budínská, E., Hamann, T., & Hejatko, J. (2017). Dirigent proteins in plants: modulating cell wall metabolism during abiotic and biotic stress exposure. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68(13), 3287-3301. [DOI]
Gigli Bisceglia, N., Savatin, D. V., Cervone, F., Engelsdorf, T., & De Lorenzo, G. (2017). Loss of the Arabidopsis Protein Kinases ANPs Affects Root Cell Wall Composition, and Triggers the Cell Wall Damage Syndrome. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, Article 2234. [DOI]

2015

Scholarly publications

Gigli-Bisceglia, N., Gravino, M., & Savatin, D.-V. (2015). Luminol-based Assay for Detection of Immunity Elicitor-induced Hydrogen Peroxide Production in Arabidopsis thaliana Leaves. Bio-protocol, 5(24). [DOI]
Savatin, D. V., Bisceglia, N. G., Gravino, M., Fabbri, C., Pontiggia, D., & Mattei, B. (2015). Camalexin Quantification in Arabidopsis thaliana Leaves Infected with Botrytis cinerea. Bio-protocol, 5(2). [DOI]

2014

Scholarly publications

Savatin, D. V., Bisceglia, N. G., Marti, L., Fabbri, C., Cervone, F., & De Lorenzo, G. (2014). The Arabidopsis NUCLEUS- AND PHRAGMOPLAST-LOCALIZED KINASE1-Related Protein Kinases Are Required for Elicitor-Induced Oxidative Burst and Immunity. Plant Physiology, 165(3), 1188-1202. [DOI]