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Alessandro Quattrone

Alessandro Quattrone

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
47
Citations
7682
World Ranking
2753
National Ranking
68

Overview

Alessandro Quattrone is affiliated with the University of Trento in Italy and has contributed extensively to the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology, with significant work in neurology and cancer research. The scientist also has explored subfields such as infectious diseases and oncology within their broader scope.

Their main research topics include RNA modifications and cancer, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and RNA research and splicing. Further areas of investigation encompass neuroblastoma research and treatments, extracellular vesicles in disease, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research.

Frequent publication venues chosen by the scientist reflect these interests, with a notable output in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Cell Reports
  • Cancer Research
  • Nature Cell Biology

Coauthor collaboration is prominent in their work, featuring frequent partnerships with researchers such as:

  • Erik Dassi
  • Daniele Peroni
  • Denise Sighel
  • Michael Pancher
  • Sara Longhi

Among their recent publications are the following papers, which illustrate a focus on ribosomal translation, RNA modification readers, mitochondrial translation in cancer stem cells, and extracellular vesicles in neurodegenerative conditions:

  • SMN-primed ribosomes modulate the translation of transcripts related to spinal muscular atrophy (2020), published in Nature Cell Biology
  • Ythdf is a N6-methyladenosine reader that modulates Fmr1 target mRNA selection and restricts axonal growth in Drosophila (2021), published in The EMBO Journal
  • Small-Molecule Ebselen Binds to YTHDF Proteins Interfering with the Recognition of N6-Methyladenosine-Modified RNAs (2022), published in ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
  • Inhibition of mitochondrial translation suppresses glioblastoma stem cell growth (2021), published in Cell Reports
  • Decoding distinctive features of plasma extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (2021), published in Molecular Neurodegeneration

Best Publications

  • The BioMart community portal: an innovative alternative to large, centralized data repositories

    Damian Smedley;Syed Haider;Steffen Durinck;Luca Pandini

  • Metabolomics: Available Results, Current Research Projects in Breast Cancer, and Future Applications

    Wederson Marcos Claudino;Alessandro Quattrone;Laura Biganzoli;Marta Pestrin

  • Cationic Lipids Improve Antisense Oligonucleotide Uptake and Prevent Degradation in Cultured Cells and in Human Serum

    S. Capaccioli;G. Dipasquale;E. Mini;T. Mazzei

  • Increase of the RNA-binding protein HuD and posttranscriptional up-regulation of the GAP-43 gene during spatial memory

    Alessia Pascale;Pavel A. Gusev;Marialaura Amadio;Tania Dottorini

  • Defining a neuron: neuronal ELAV proteins

    A. Pascale;M. Amadio;A. Quattrone

  • A conserved AU-rich element in the 3′ untranslated region of bcl-2 mRNA is endowed with a destabilizing function that is involved in bcl-2 down-regulation during apoptosis

    Nicola Schiavone;Paolo Rosini;Alessandro Quattrone;Martino Donnini

  • Posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression in learning by the neuronal ELAV-like mRNA-stabilizing proteins

    Alessandro Quattrone;Alessia Pascale;Xavier Nogues;Weiqin Zhao

  • Neuronal ELAV proteins enhance mRNA stability by a PKCα-dependent pathway

    Alessia Angela Pascale;Marialaura Amadio;Giovanni Scapagnini;Cristina Lanni

  • Widespread uncoupling between transcriptome and translatome variations after a stimulus in mammalian cells

    Toma Tebaldi;Angela Re;Gabriella Viero;Gabriella Viero;Ilaria Pegoretti

  • A novel mutation in the upstream open reading frame of the CDKN1B gene causes a MEN4 phenotype.

    Gianluca Occhi;Daniela Regazzo;Giampaolo Trivellin;Giampaolo Trivellin;Francesca Boaretto

  • Global alterations in mRNA polysomal recruitment in a cell model of colorectal cancer progression to metastasis

    Alessandro Provenzani;Raffaele Fronza;Fabrizio Loreni;Alessia Pascale

  • The role of miR-103 and miR-107 in regulation of CDK5R1 expression and in cellular migration.

    Silvia Moncini;Alessandro Salvi;Paola Zuccotti;Gabriella Viero;Gabriella Viero

  • Viability and neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells encapsulated in silk fibroin hydrogel functionalized with an IKVAV peptide

    Wei Sun;Tania Incitti;Claudio Migliaresi;Claudio Migliaresi;Alessandro Quattrone

  • Association between the HOXA1 A218G polymorphism and increased head circumference in patients with autism

    Monica Conciatori;Christopher J. Stodgell;Susan L. Hyman;Melanie O'Bara

  • The Common −866G/A Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the UCP-2 Gene Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Caucasians from Italy

    Angela Bulotta;Ornella Ludovico;Angelo Coco;Rosa Di Paola

  • In Vivo Translatome Profiling in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Reveals a Role for SMN Protein in Ribosome Biology

    Paola Bernabò;Toma Tebaldi;Ewout J.N. Groen;Fiona M. Lane

  • A role for the ELAV RNA-binding proteins in neural stem cells: stabilization of Msi1 mRNA.

    Antonia Ratti;Claudia Fallini;Lidia Cova;Roberto Fantozzi

  • Reversion of the invasive phenotype of transformed human fibroblasts by anti-messenger oligonucleotide inhibition of urokinase receptor gene expression

    Quattrone A;Fibbi G;Anichini E;Pucci M

  • Spatial learning induced changes in expression of the ryanodine type II receptor in the rat hippocampus

    Weiqin Zhao;Noam Meiri;Hui Xu;Sebastiano Cavallaro

  • eIF6 coordinates insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism by coupling translation to transcription.

    Daniela Brina;Annarita Miluzio;Sara Ricciardi;Kim Clarke

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicoletta Galeotti
Nicoletta Galeotti University of Florence
Ivano Bertini
Ivano Bertini University of Florence
Carla Ghelardini
Carla Ghelardini University of Florence
Claudio Luchinat
Claudio Luchinat University of Florence
Daniel L. Alkon
Daniel L. Alkon West Virginia University
Graziano Guella
Graziano Guella University of Trento
Thomas H. Gillingwater
Thomas H. Gillingwater University of Edinburgh
Alberto Inga
Alberto Inga University of Trento
Stefano Govoni
Stefano Govoni University of Pavia
Claudio Migliaresi
Claudio Migliaresi University of Trento

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