Cesare Gessler

Summary

Affiliation: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi The HcrVf2 gene from a wild apple confers scab resistance to a transgenic cultivated variety
    Enrico Belfanti
    Department of Fruit Tree and Woody Plant Sciences, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:886-90. 2004
  2. ncbi Recombinant DNA technology in apple
    Cesare Gessler
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
    Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol 107:113-32. 2007
  3. ncbi Identification of serine/threonine kinase and nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) genes in the fire blight resistance quantitative trait locus of apple cultivar 'Evereste'
    Gabriella Parravicini
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Universitaetstrasse 2, CH 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    Mol Plant Pathol 12:493-505. 2011
  4. ncbi Comparison between volatile emissions from transgenic apples and from two representative classically bred apple cultivars
    Ute Vogler
    ETH Zurich, Institute of Plant Sciences Applied Entomology, Schmelzbergstrasse 9 LFO, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    Transgenic Res 19:77-89. 2010
  5. ncbi The Rvi15 (Vr2) apple scab resistance locus contains three TIR-NBS-LRR genes
    Paolo Galli
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, Zurch, Switzerland
    Mol Plant Microbe Interact 23:608-17. 2010
  6. ncbi Genetic mapping of 14 avirulence genes in an EU-B04 × 1639 progeny of Venturia inaequalis
    Giovanni A L Broggini
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology IBZ, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    Fungal Genet Biol 48:166-76. 2011
  7. ncbi Terpene-mediated parasitoid host location behavior on transgenic and classically bred apple genotypes
    Ute Vogler
    Applied Entomology, Institute of Plant Sciences, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9 LFO, CH 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Agric Food Chem 57:6630-5. 2009
  8. ncbi HcrVf paralogs are present on linkage groups 1 and 6 of Malus
    Giovanni A L Broggini
    Plant Pathology, IBZ, ETH Zurich, Universitatstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    Genome 52:129-38. 2009
  9. ncbi Selection of a biocontrol agent based on a potential mechanism of action: degradation of nicotinic acid, a growth factor essential for Erwinia amylovora
    Thomas Paternoster
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology IBZ, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Int Microbiol 13:195-206. 2010
  10. ncbi The development of a cisgenic apple plant
    Thalia Vanblaere
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology IBZ, ETH Zurich, Universitatstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Biotechnol 154:304-11. 2011

Collaborators

  • Brion Duffy
  • Vincent G M Bus
  • Satish Kumar
  • Thalia Vanblaere
  • Giovanni A L Broggini
  • Andrea Patocchi
  • Gabriella Parravicini
  • Ute Vogler
  • Paolo Galli
  • Thomas Paternoster
  • Silvia Dorn
  • Anja S Rott
  • Charles Eric Durel
  • Muhammad A Khan
  • Luca Gianfranceschi
  • Enrico Belfanti
  • Caroline Denancé
  • Pauline Lasserre-Zuber
  • Remmelt Groenwold
  • Emilie Vergne
  • Marie Noëlle Brisset
  • Geneviève Défago
  • Ilaria Pertot
  • Giovanni Antonio Lodovico Broggini
  • Damien Drouet
  • Charles-Eric Durel
  • Markus Kellerhals
  • Jun Zhu
  • Stefano Tartarini
  • Eve Silfverberg-Dilworth
  • Boris A Vinatzer
  • Silviero Sansavini
  • Massimo Barbieri

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi The HcrVf2 gene from a wild apple confers scab resistance to a transgenic cultivated variety
    Enrico Belfanti
    Department of Fruit Tree and Woody Plant Sciences, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:886-90. 2004
    ....
  2. ncbi Recombinant DNA technology in apple
    Cesare Gessler
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
    Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol 107:113-32. 2007
    ..Shelf life improvement and rooting ability of rootstocks are also relevant research areas. The tools to create genetically modified apples of added value to producers, consumers, and the environment are now available...
  3. ncbi Identification of serine/threonine kinase and nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) genes in the fire blight resistance quantitative trait locus of apple cultivar 'Evereste'
    Gabriella Parravicini
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Universitaetstrasse 2, CH 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    Mol Plant Pathol 12:493-505. 2011
    ..From this cluster, two genes were recognized in silico as the two most probable fire blight resistance genes showing homology with the Pto/Prf complex in tomato...
  4. ncbi Comparison between volatile emissions from transgenic apples and from two representative classically bred apple cultivars
    Ute Vogler
    ETH Zurich, Institute of Plant Sciences Applied Entomology, Schmelzbergstrasse 9 LFO, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    Transgenic Res 19:77-89. 2010
    ..However, these modified odour emissions were in the range of variability of the emissions recorded for the two standard cultivars that proved to be crucial references...
  5. ncbi The Rvi15 (Vr2) apple scab resistance locus contains three TIR-NBS-LRR genes
    Paolo Galli
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, Zurch, Switzerland
    Mol Plant Microbe Interact 23:608-17. 2010
    ..6-kb sequence revealed the presence of three putative genes characterized by a Toll and mammalian interleukin-1 receptor protein nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat structure. All three genes were found to be transcribed...
  6. ncbi Genetic mapping of 14 avirulence genes in an EU-B04 × 1639 progeny of Venturia inaequalis
    Giovanni A L Broggini
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology IBZ, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    Fungal Genet Biol 48:166-76. 2011
    ..This also seems to apply to the narrow spectrum scab resistance genes, which may imply a larger role in plant defense for these genes than has been assumed to date...
  7. ncbi Terpene-mediated parasitoid host location behavior on transgenic and classically bred apple genotypes
    Ute Vogler
    Applied Entomology, Institute of Plant Sciences, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9 LFO, CH 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Agric Food Chem 57:6630-5. 2009
    ..Hence, alterations in leaf chemistry and corresponding responses of the parasitoid are apparent among classically bred cultivars, rather than in the genetically modified resistant line...
  8. ncbi HcrVf paralogs are present on linkage groups 1 and 6 of Malus
    Giovanni A L Broggini
    Plant Pathology, IBZ, ETH Zurich, Universitatstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    Genome 52:129-38. 2009
    ..None of the major genes conferring scab resistance co-localized with HcrVf paralogs, indicating that they are unlikely to belong to the leucine-rich repeat - transmembrane class, which includes the Vf gene...
  9. ncbi Selection of a biocontrol agent based on a potential mechanism of action: degradation of nicotinic acid, a growth factor essential for Erwinia amylovora
    Thomas Paternoster
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology IBZ, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Int Microbiol 13:195-206. 2010
    ..amylovora growth. Under greenhouse conditions, JAN was more effective in controlling blossom blight than P. fluorescens A506, a commercial biocontrol agent of fire blight unable to degrade nicotinic acid and nicotinamide...
  10. ncbi The development of a cisgenic apple plant
    Thalia Vanblaere
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology IBZ, ETH Zurich, Universitatstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Biotechnol 154:304-11. 2011
    ..Three cisgenic lines were chosen for detailed investigation and were shown to carry a single T-DNA insertion and express the target gene HcrVf2. This is the first report of the generation of a true cisgenic plant...
  11. ncbi Development of molecular markers linked to the 'Fiesta' linkage group 7 major QTL for fire blight resistance and their application for marker-assisted selection
    Muhammad A Khan
    Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology IBZ, ETH Zurich, CH 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
    Genome 50:568-77. 2007
    ..This stability and the availability of reproducible markers bracketing the QTL make this locus promising for use in MAS...