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Overview

Alessandro Desideri is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the interdisciplinary fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant portion of work also in Materials Science. Their expertise spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Cancer Research, Toxicology, and Neurology.

The main topics addressed in their body of work include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, cancer therapeutics and mechanisms, gut microbiota and health, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA interference and gene delivery, and bioactive compounds with antitumor properties.

Desideri's recent papers demonstrate a broad engagement with both biomedical and molecular science areas. Notable recent publications are:

  • "Intestinal Taxa Abundance and Diversity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: An Analysis including Covariates and Confounders" (2022), published in Nutrients
  • "Gut microbiota dysbiosis in Parkinson disease: A systematic review and pooled analysis" (2023), published in European Journal of Neurology
  • "Can Gut Microbiota Be a Good Predictor for Parkinson's Disease? A Machine Learning Approach" (2020), published in Brain Sciences
  • "Machine Learning Data Analysis Highlights the Role of Parasutterella and Alloprevotella in Autism Spectrum Disorders" (2022), published in Biomedicines
  • "AS1411 Aptamer Linked to DNA Nanostructures Diverts Its Traffic Inside Cancer Cells and Improves Its Therapeutic Efficacy" (2021), published in Pharmaceutics

The scientist frequently publishes in a variety of venues. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database, with 8 publications
  • Biomedicines, with 2 publications
  • Pharmaceutics, with 2 publications
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, with 2 publications
  • Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, with 2 publications

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Desideri's research, having worked recurrently with several coauthors:

  • Victor M. Deflon, with 9 coauthored publications
  • Alzir A. Batista, with 9 coauthored publications
  • Valeria Unida, with 8 coauthored publications
  • Silvia Biocca, with 8 coauthored publications
  • Federico Iacovelli, with 8 coauthored publications

Best Publications

  • Left ventricular diastolic function in liver cirrhosis

    Gf. Finucci;A. Desideri;D. Sacerdoti;M. Bolognesi

  • Dysbiosis of gut microbiota in a selected population of Parkinson's patients

    Daniele Pietrucci;Rocco Cerroni;Valeria Unida;Alessio Farcomeni

  • Reconstitution of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase by the Cu(I).glutathione complex.

    Maria R. Ciriolo;Alessandro Desideri;Maurizio Paci;Giuseppe Rotilio

  • Temperature-Controlled Encapsulation and Release of an Active Enzyme in the Cavity of a Self-Assembled DNA Nanocage

    Sissel Juul;Federico Iacovelli;Mattia Falconi;Sofie L. Kragh

  • Crystal structure of yeast Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase: Crystallographic refinement at 2.5 Å resolution☆

    K. Djinovic;G. Gatti;A. Coda;L. Antolini

  • Calcium ion independent membrane leakage induced by phospholipase-like myotoxins.

    Stefano Rufini;P. Cesaroni;A. Desideri;R. Farias

  • Synergistic antitumor effect between vorinostat and topotecan in small cell lung cancer cells is mediated by generation of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage-induced apoptosis

    Francesca Bruzzese;Monia Rocco;Silvia Castelli;Elena Di Gennaro

  • Molecular dynamics simulation of solvated azurin: correlation between surface solvent accessibility and water residence times.

    A. Luise;M. Falconi;A. Desideri

  • Impaired copper binding by the H46R mutant of human Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase, involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    M.Teresa Carrì;Andrea Battistoni;Francesca Polizio;Alessandro Desideri

  • Single Mutation in the Linker Domain Confers Protein Flexibility and Camptothecin Resistance to Human Topoisomerase I

    Paola Fiorani;Alessandro Bruselles;Mattia Falconi;Giovanni Chillemi

  • Unique structural features of the monomeric Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase from Escherichia coli, revealed by X-ray crystallography.

    Alessandra Pesce;Alessandra Pesce;Clemente Capasso;Andrea Battistoni;Silvia Folcarelli

  • Oxidovanadium(IV) complexes with chrysin and silibinin: anticancer activity and mechanisms of action in a human colon adenocarcinoma model.

    I. E. León;J. F. Cadavid-Vargas;I. Tiscornia;V. Porro

  • An electrochemical multienzymatic biosensor for determination of cholesterol.

    Cristiana Bongiovanni;Tommaso Ferri;Alessandro Poscia;Maurizio Varalli

  • Droplet Microfluidics Platform for Highly Sensitive and Quantitative Detection of Malaria-Causing Plasmodium Parasites Based on Enzyme Activity Measurement

    Sissel Juul;Christine J. F. Nielsen;Rodrigo Labouriau;Amit Roy

  • Evolutionary conservativeness of electric field in the Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase active site. Evidence for co-ordinated mutation of charged amino acid residues.

    Alessandro Desideri;Mattia Falconi;Fabio Polticelli;Martino Bolognesi

  • Role of the Dimeric Structure in Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase pH-DEPENDENT, REVERSIBLE DENATURATION OF THE MONOMERIC ENZYME FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI

    Andrea Battistoni;Silvia Folcarelli;Laura Cervoni;Francesca Polizio

  • Receptor-Mediated Entry of Pristine Octahedral DNA Nanocages in Mammalian Cells

    Giulia Vindigni;Sofia Raniolo;Alessio Ottaviani;Mattia Falconi

  • Superefficient enzymes

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  • Peculiar spectroscopic and kinetic properties of Cys-47 in human placental glutathione transferase. Evidence for an atypical thiolate ion pair near the active site.

    M. Lo Bello;M.W. Parker;A. Desideri;F. Polticelli

  • Dynamics of hydrogen atoms in superoxide dismutase by quasielastic neutron scattering.

    C. Andreani;A. Filabozzi;F. Menzinger;A. Desideri

  • EVOLUTIONARY CONSTRAINTS FOR DIMER FORMATION IN PROKARYOTIC CU, ZN SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE

    Domenico Bordo;Dijana Matak;Kristina Djinovic-Carugo;Camillo Rosano

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Rotilio
Giuseppe Rotilio University of Rome Tor Vergata
Martino Bolognesi
Martino Bolognesi University of Milan
Fabio Polticelli
Fabio Polticelli Roma Tre University
Massimo Coletta
Massimo Coletta University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giuseppe Novelli
Giuseppe Novelli University of Rome Tor Vergata
Bruno Mondovi
Bruno Mondovi Sapienza University of Rome
Maria Teresa Carrì
Maria Teresa Carrì University of Rome Tor Vergata
Emilia Chiancone
Emilia Chiancone Sapienza University of Rome
Maria Rosaria Capobianchi
Maria Rosaria Capobianchi National Institutes of Health
Paolo Ascenzi
Paolo Ascenzi Roma Tre University

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