Dr. Carolyn A. Napoli
Research Professor, Bio5 Institute and Department of Plant Sciences Ph.D., University of Florida ~ Bioinforamtics; functional genomics of chromatin remodeling and evolution of the plant epigenome

Phone: (520) 626-3824
Email: cnapoli@ag.arizona.edu
 

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Background and Interests
 
Carolyn Napoli received both her Bacherlor and Ph.D. degrees in microbiology from the University of Florida. Her research background includes plant development and the functional genomics of chromatin and the evolution of the plant epigenome. ChromDB, the chromatin database (http://www.chromdb.org/) is part of her research focus. (To see a list of selected publications, please see below)

 
Selected Publications
 


Gendler K, Paulsen T, Napoli C. ChromDB: (2007) The Chromatin Database. Nucleic Acids Res. published online on October 16, 2007.

Merchant, S. S., S. E. Prochnik, et al. (2007). "The Chlamydomonas genome reveals the evolution of key animal and plant functions." Science 318(5848): 245-50. (genome manuscript with multiple authors)

Palenik B, Grimwood J, Aerts A, Rouzé P, Salamov A, Putnam N, Dupont C, Jorgensen R, Derelle E, Rombauts S,  Zhou K, Otillar R, Merchant S, Podell S, Gaasterland T, Napoli C, Gendler K, Manuell A, Tai V, Vallon O, Piganeau G, Jancek S, Heijde M, Jabbari K, Bowler C, Lohr M, Robbens S, Werner G, Dubchak I, Pazour G, Ren Q, Paulsen I,  Delwiche C, Schmutz J, Rokhsar D, Van de Peer Y, Moreau H, and Grigoriev I. (2007) The tiny eukaryote Ostreococcus provides genomic insights into the paradox of plankton speciation. PNAS 2007 104: 7705-7710.

Simons JL, Napoli CA, Janssen BJ, Plummer K, and Snowden KC. (2007) Analysis of DECREASED APICAL DOMINANCE (DAD) genes in Petunia hybrida in the control of axillary branching. Plant Physiol.143:697-706.

Jorgensen, R. A., N. Doetsch, et al. (2006). "A paragenetic perspective on integration of RNA silencing into the epigenome and its role in the biology of higher plants." Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 71: 481-5.

Tuskan GA et al. (2006) The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray). Science. 313: 1596-1604. (genome manuscript with multiple authors)

Kerschen A, Napoli CA, Jorgensen RA and Muller AE. (2004) Effectiveness of RNA interference in transgenic plants. FEBS Lett. May 21;566(1-3):223-8.

Snowden KC and Napoli CA. (2003) A quantitative study of lateral branching in petunia. Funct. Plant Biol. 30:987-994.

Springer NM, Napoli CA, Selinger DA, Pandey R, Cone KC, Chandler V, Kaeppler HF and Kaeppler SM. (2003) Comparative analysis of SET domain proteins in maize (Zea mays) and Arabidopsis reveals multiple duplications preceding the divergence of monocots and dicots.  Plant Physiol. 132:907-925

Snowden KC and Napoli CA (2003) A quantitative study of lateral branching in petunia. Funct. Plant Biol. 30:987-994.

Pandey R, Muller A, Napoli CA, Selinger DA, Pikaard,CS, Richards EJ, Bender, J, Mount DW and Jorgensen RA (2002) Analysis of histone acetyltransferase and histone deacetylase families of Arabidopsis thaliana suggests functional diversification of chromatin modification among multicellular eukaryotes. Nucleic Acids Res. 30: 5036-5055.


Springer, N.M., Napoli, C.A., Selinger, D.A., Pandey, R., Cone, K.C., Chandler, V., Kaeppler, H.F., and Kaeppler, S.M. (2003) Comparative analysis of SET domain proteins in maize (Zea mays) and Arabidopsis reveals multiple duplications preceding the divergence of monocots and dicots. Plant Physiol. 132:907-925.

Snowden, K.C and Napoli, C.A. (2003) A quantitative study of lateral branching in petunia. Funct. Plant Biol. 30:987-994.

Pandey, R., Müller, A., Napoli, C.A., Selinger, D.A., Pikaard, C.S., Richards, E.J., Bender, J., Mount, D.W., and Jorgensen, R.A. (2002) Analysis of histone acetyltransferase and histone deacetylase families of Arabidopsis thaliana suggests functional diversification of chromatin modification among multicellular eukaryotes. Nucleic Acids Res. 30, 30: 5036-5055.

Jorgensen, R.A., Que, Q., Napoli, C.A. (2002) Maternally-controlled ovule abortion results from cosuppression of dihydorflavonol-4-reductase or flavonoid-3',5'-hydroxylase genes in Petunia hybida. Funct. Plant Biol. 29, 1500-1506.

Napoli, C.A.
, Beveridge, C.A., and Snowden, K.C. (1999) Reevaluating concepts of apical dominance and the control of axillary bud outgrowth. Curr. Top. Dev. Biol. Vol. 44:127-169.

Napoli, C.A., Fahey, D., Wang, H.-Y., and Taylor. L.P. (1999) White anther A Petunia mutant that abolishes pollen flavonol accumulation, induces male sterility, and is complemented by a Chalcone Synthase transgene. Plant Physiol. 120:615-622.

Snowden, K.C. and Napoli, C.A. (1998) Psl: a novel Spm like transposable element from Petunia hybrida. Plant J. 14:43-54.

Napoli, C. and Ruehle, J (1996) New mutations affecting meristem growth and potential in Petunia hybrida. J. Hered. 87:371-377.

Napoli, C. (1996) The highly branched phenotype of the Petunia hybrida dad1-1 mutant is reversed by grafting. Plant Physiol. 111:27-37.

Napoli, C.A., Lemieux, C. and Jorgensen, R.A. (1990) Introduction of a Chimeric Chalcone Synthase Gene into Petunia Results in Reversible Co-Suppression of Homologous Genes in trans. Plant Cell 2:279-289.




 

       
 
 


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