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19229
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36

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Bruno Amati is affiliated with the European Institute of Oncology in Italy, focusing on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research extends into key subfields including Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Oncology.

The scientist's work primarily covers topics such as Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Cancer-related gene regulation, RNA modifications and cancer, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

Bruno Amati has contributed to various scientific publications. Among the recent papers are:

  • "MYC and therapy resistance in cancer: risks and opportunities," 2022, Molecular Oncology
  • "Cooperation Between MYC and β-Catenin in Liver Tumorigenesis Requires Yap/Taz," 2020, Hepatology
  • "Reactivation of Myc transcription in the mouse heart unlocks its proliferative capacity," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Integrated requirement of non-specific and sequence-specific DNA binding in Myc-driven transcription," 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • "Targeting mitochondrial respiration and the BCL2 family in high-grade MYC-associated B-cell lymphoma," 2021, Molecular Oncology

The frequent publication venues where Bruno Amati has contributed include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Oncology
  • BIODIVERSITY JOURNAL
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Hepatology

Co-authorship is notable in Bruno Amati's career, with repeated collaborations involving:

  • Alessandro Verrecchia
  • M. Filipuzzi
  • Mirko Doni
  • Arianna Sabò
  • Paola Nicoli

Bruno Amati's scientific contributions have been recognized by election as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Genomic targets of the human c-Myc protein

    Paula C. Fernandez;Scott R. Frank;Luquan Wang;Marianne Schroeder

  • Phosphorylation-dependent degradation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1

    Jaromir Vlach;Silke Hennecke;Bruno Amati

  • Oncogenic activity of the c-Myc protein requires dimerization with Max

    Bruno Amati;Mary W. Brooks;Naomi Levy;Trevor D. Littlewood

  • Transcriptional activation by the human c-Myc oncoprotein in yeast requires interaction with Max.

    Bruno Amati;Stephen Dalton;Mary W. Brooks;Trevor D. Littlewood

  • Binding of c-Myc to chromatin mediates mitogen-induced acetylation of histone H4 and gene activation

    Scott R. Frank;Marianne Schroeder;Paula Fernandez;Stefan Taubert

  • MYC: connecting selective transcriptional control to global RNA production

    Theresia R. Kress;Arianna Sabò;Bruno Amati;Bruno Amati

  • Myc represses transcription through recruitment of DNA methyltransferase corepressor

    Carmen Brenner;Rachel Deplus;Céline Didelot;Axelle Loriot

  • Methylation of histone H3R2 by PRMT6 and H3K4 by an MLL complex are mutually exclusive.

    Ernesto Guccione;Christian Bassi;Fabio Casadio;Francesca Martinato

  • The c-Myc protein induces cell cycle progression and apoptosis through dimerization with Max.

    B Amati;T D Littlewood;G I Evan;H Land

  • Myc and the cell cycle.

    Bruno Amati;Konstantinos Alevizopoulos;Jaromir Vlach

  • Selective transcriptional regulation by Myc in cellular growth control and lymphomagenesis

    Arianna Sabò;Arianna Sabò;Theresia R. Kress;Theresia R. Kress;Mattia Pelizzola;Stefano de Pretis

  • Myc-Max-Mad: a transcription factor network controlling cell cycle progression, differentiation and death.

    Bruno Amati;Hartmut Land

  • MYC recruits the TIP60 histone acetyltransferase complex to chromatin

    Scott R. Frank;Tiziana Parisi;Stefan Taubert;Paula Fernandez

  • Growth arrest by the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 is abrogated by c-Myc.

    Jaromir Vlach;Silke Hennecke;Konstantinos Alevizopoulos;Daniela Conti

  • Myc-binding-site recognition in the human genome is determined by chromatin context

    Ernesto Guccione;Francesca Martinato;Giacomo Finocchiaro;Lucilla Luzi

  • Exploiting oncogene-induced replicative stress for the selective killing of Myc-driven tumors

    Matilde Murga;Stefano Campaner;Andres J Lopez-Contreras;Luis I Toledo

  • MYC regulates the core pre-mRNA splicing machinery as an essential step in lymphomagenesis

    Cheryl M. Koh;Marco Bezzi;Diana H P Low;Wei X ia Ang

  • Tip60 is a haplo-insufficient tumour suppressor required for an oncogene-induced DNA damage response

    Chiara Gorrini;Massimo Squatrito;Massimo Squatrito;Chiara Luise;Nelofer Syed

  • Symmetric dimethylation of H3R2 is a newly identified histone mark that supports euchromatin maintenance

    Valentina Migliori;Julius Müller;Sameer Phalke;Diana Low

  • Cyclins E1 and E2 are required for endoreplication in placental trophoblast giant cells

    Tiziana Parisi;Andreas R. Beck;Nathalie Rougier;Tom McNeil

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernesto Guccione
Ernesto Guccione Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci European Institute of Oncology
Gerard I. Evan
Gerard I. Evan The Francis Crick Institute
Hartmut Land
Hartmut Land University of Rochester Medical Center
Susan M. Gasser
Susan M. Gasser Friedrich Miescher Institute
Diego Pasini
Diego Pasini European Institute of Oncology
Trevor D. Littlewood
Trevor D. Littlewood University of Cambridge
Gioacchino Natoli
Gioacchino Natoli European Institute of Oncology
Chia-Lin Wei
Chia-Lin Wei Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ryan Lister
Ryan Lister University of Western Australia

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