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Alex Costa

University of Milan · IT
Area of research
Plant Science · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Molecular Biology Research, and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.
h-index
51
citations
7,869
works
207
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Heat stress phenotyping: A key for plant selection in a warming climate
Plant Science 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Missense variants in RPH3A cause defects in excitatory synaptic function and are associated with a clinically variable neurodevelopmental disorder
Genetics in Medicine 2023cited by 16position: middledoi
Illuminating the hidden world of calcium ions in plants with a universe of indicators
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021cited by 66position: lastdoi
Raf-like kinases and receptor-like (pseudo)kinase GHR1 are required for stomatal vapor pressure difference response
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021cited by 58position: middledoi
Genetic buffering of cyclic <scp>AMP</scp> in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> compromises the plant immune response triggered by an avirulent strain of <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> pv. <i>tomato</i>
The Plant Journal 2019cited by 41position: middledoi
The contribution of organelles to plant intracellular calcium signalling
Journal of Experimental Botany 2018cited by 144position: firstdoi
Systemic Calcium Wave Propagation in Physcomitrella patens
Plant and Cell Physiology 2018cited by 36position: middledoi
Trans-splicing of plastid rps12 transcripts, mediated by AtPPR4, is essential for embryo patterning in Arabidopsis thaliana
Planta 2018cited by 30position: middledoi
CRP1 Protein: (dis)similarities between Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays
Frontiers in Plant Science 2017cited by 21position: middledoi
OsHKT1;4-mediated Na+ transport in stems contributes to Na+ exclusion from leaf blades of rice at the reproductive growth stage upon salt stress
BMC Plant Biology 2016cited by 216position: middledoi
Chloroplast-Specific in Vivo Ca <sup>2+</sup> Imaging Using Yellow Cameleon Fluorescent Protein Sensors Reveals Organelle-Autonomous Ca <sup>2+</sup> Signatures in the Stroma
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016cited by 89position: middledoi
Physiological Characterization of a Plant Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter in Vitro and in Vivo
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016cited by 75position: middledoi
Constitutive cyclic GMP accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana compromises systemic acquired resistance induced by an avirulent pathogen by modulating local signals
Scientific Reports 2016cited by 33position: middledoi
Calcium Flux across Plant Mitochondrial Membranes: Possible Molecular Players
Frontiers in Plant Science 2016cited by 18position: middledoi
The EF-Hand Ca<sup>2+</sup> Binding Protein MICU Choreographs Mitochondrial Ca<sup>2+</sup> Dynamics in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell 2015cited by 114position: middledoi
Alternative Splicing-Mediated Targeting of the Arabidopsis GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR3.5 to Mitochondria Affects Organelle Morphology
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014cited by 79position: middledoi
Plant cytoplasmic GAPDH: redox post-translational modifications and moonlighting properties
Frontiers in Plant Science 2013cited by 192position: middledoi
Nuclear Accumulation of Cytosolic Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in Cadmium-Stressed Arabidopsis Roots  
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013cited by 117position: lastdoi
Analyses of Ca2+ Accumulation and Dynamics in the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Arabidopsis Root Cells Using a Genetically Encoded Cameleon Sensor  
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013cited by 78position: lastdoi
Limits in the use of cPTIO as nitric oxide scavenger and EPR probe in plant cells and seedlings
Frontiers in Plant Science 2013cited by 45position: middledoi
Targeting of Cameleons to various subcellular compartments reveals a strict cytoplasmic/mitochondrial Ca<sup>2+</sup> handling relationship in plant cells
The Plant Journal 2012cited by 106position: lastdoi
An <scp>AM</scp>‐induced, <i><scp>MYB</scp></i>‐family gene of <i>Lotus japonicus</i> (<i>Lj<scp>MAMI</scp></i>) affects root growth in an <scp>AM</scp>‐independent manner
The Plant Journal 2012cited by 51position: middledoi
The <i>Arabidopsis</i> central vacuole as an expression system for intracellular transporters: functional characterization of the Cl<sup>−</sup>/H<sup>+</sup> exchanger CLC‐7
The Journal of Physiology 2012cited by 38position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Fiorella Lo Schiavo · University of Padua6 papers (2012–2016)Smrutisanjita Behera · University of Padua6 papers (2013–2016)Michela Zottini · University of Padua5 papers (2012–2021)Ildikò Szabó · University of Padua5 papers (2014–2018)Sara De Bortoli · University of Padua4 papers (2014–2016)Enrico Teardo · University of Padua4 papers (2014–2016)Luca Carraretto · University of Padua4 papers (2014–2016)Markus Schwarzländer · University of Padua3 papers (2015–2016)Francesca Resentini · University of Padua3 papers (2018–2025)Stephan Wagner · University of Padua3 papers (2015–2016)Elide Formentin · University of Padua3 papers (2014–2016)Giovanna Loro · University of Padua3 papers (2012–2016)Alexander Graf · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München2 papers (2016–2019)Vittoria Locato · Università Campus Bio-Medico2 papers (2016–2019) · 2 papers (2016–2019)Lorella Navazio · University of Padua2 papers (2015–2018)Philippe Fuchs · University of Padua2 papers (2015–2016)Margherita Festa · University of Padua2 papers (2012–2013) · 2 papers (2017–2018)Sara Cimini · Università Campus Bio-Medico2 papers (2016–2019)