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Antonio Simeone is a researcher based at King's College London in the United Kingdom with a focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research covers various subfields, including Neurology, Molecular Biology, Economics and Econometrics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Cell Biology.

Their work addresses several main topics, among which are:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cellular Transport and Secretion
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Neurological Diseases and Metabolism
  • RNA Regulation and Disease
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Renal and Related Cancers

Antonio Simeone has contributed to multiple publications, including the following recent papers:

  • "Common and Rare Variants in TMEM175 Gene Concur to the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease in Italian Patients," 2023, Molecular Neurobiology
  • "Whole Exome Sequencing Study of Parkinson Disease and Related Endophenotypes in the Italian Population," 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Direct repression of Nanog and Oct4 by OTX2 modulates the contribution of epiblast-derived cells to germline and somatic lineage," 2021, Development
  • "Advancing Energy Efficiency in Automotive Production: A Model-Based Optimization of Pneumatic Blowing Processes for Metal Sheet Separation," 2024, Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • "Sex-specific pathways from early irritability trajectories to later suicidal ideations and behaviors: Findings from the ABCD study®," 2025, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Antonio Simeone include:

  • Nicola Modugno
  • Sara Pietracupa
  • Luca Giovanni Di Giovannantonio
  • Teresa Esposito
  • Emma Frosina

Antonio Simeone's publications often appear in these venues:

  • Journal of Physics Conference Series (2 publications)
  • Molecular Neurobiology
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Development
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Nested expression domains of four homeobox genes in developing rostral brain.

    Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Massimo Gulisano;Anna Stornaiuolo

  • Forebrain and midbrain regions are deleted in Otx2-/- mutants due to a defective anterior neuroectoderm specification during gastrulation

    Dario Acampora;Sylvie Mazan;Yvan Lallemand;Virginia Avantaggiato

  • A vertebrate gene related to orthodenticle contains a homeodomain of the bicoid class and demarcates anterior neuroectoderm in the gastrulating mouse embryo.

    Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Antonio Mallamaci;Anna Stornaiuolo

  • Sequential activation of HOX2 homeobox genes by retinoic acid in human embryonal carcinoma cells

    Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Laura Arcioni;Peter W. Andrews

  • Craniofacial, vestibular and bone defects in mice lacking the Distal-less-related gene Dlx5

    Dario Acampora;Giorgio R. Merlo;Laura Paleari;Barbara Zerega

  • Two vertebrate homeobox genes related to the Drosophila empty spiracles gene are expressed in the embryonic cerebral cortex.

    Antonio Simeone;Massimo Gulisano;Dario Acampora;Anna Stornaiuolo

  • Reorganization of Enhancer Patterns in Transition from Naive to Primed Pluripotency

    Christa Buecker;Rajini Srinivasan;Zhixiang Wu;Eliezer Calo

  • High level expression of the HMGI (Y) gene during embryonic development.

    Gennaro Chiappetta;Virginia Avantaggiato;Roberta Visconti;Monica Fedele

  • The human HOX gene family

    Dario Acampora;Maurizio D'Esposito;Antonio Faiella;Maria Pannese

  • Molecular characterization of a gene of the 'EGF family' expressed in undifferentiated human NTERA2 teratocarcinoma cells.

    A. Ciccodicola;R. Dono;S. Obici;A. Simeone

  • Uncoupling of Grb2 from the Met receptor in vivo reveals complex roles in muscle development.

    Flavio Maina;Franca Casagranda;Enrica Audero;Antonio Simeone

  • Cloning and characterization of two members of the vertebrate Dlx gene family.

    A Simeone;D Acampora;M Pannese;M D'Esposito

  • Germline mutations in the homeobox gene EMX2 in patients with severe schizencephaly

    Silvia Brunelli;Antonio Faiella;Valeria Capra;Vincenzo Nigro

  • Differential regulation by retinoic acid of the homeobox genes of the four HOX loci in human embryonal carcinoma cells

    Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Vincenzo Nigro;Antonio Faiella

  • Otx genes are required for tissue specification in the developing eye

    Juan Ramon Martinez-Morales;Massimo Signore;Massimo Signore;Dario Acampora;Antonio Simeone

  • A Wnt1-regulated genetic network controls the identity and fate of midbrain-dopaminergic progenitors in vivo

    Nilima Prakash;Claude Brodski;Thorsten Naserke;Eduardo Puelles

  • TTF-2, a new forkhead protein, shows a temporal expression in the developing thyroid which is consistent with a role in controlling the onset of differentiation

    M. Zannini;V. Avantaggiato;E. Biffali;M.I. Arnone

  • Epilepsy and brain abnormalities in mice lacking the Otx1 gene.

    Dario Acampora;Sylvie Mazan;Virginia Avantaggiato;Paolo Barone

  • HOX gene activation by retinoic acid

    Edoardo Boncinelli;Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Fulvio Mavilio

  • Positioning the isthmic organizer: where Otx2 and Gbx2 meet

    Antonio Simeone;Antonio Simeone

Frequent Co-Authors

Dario Acampora
Dario Acampora King's College London
Edoardo Boncinelli
Edoardo Boncinelli Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Wolfgang Wurst
Wolfgang Wurst German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Maurizio D'Esposito
Maurizio D'Esposito National Research Council (CNR)
Fulvio Mavilio
Fulvio Mavilio University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Vincenzo Nigro
Vincenzo Nigro University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Giorgio Corte
Giorgio Corte University of Genoa
Heinrich Reichert
Heinrich Reichert University of Basel
Juan Pedro Martinez-Barbera
Juan Pedro Martinez-Barbera University College London
Alfredo Fusco
Alfredo Fusco University of Naples Federico II

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