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Elisa Giannoni

Elisa Giannoni

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
17141
World Ranking
12962
National Ranking
391

Overview

Elisa Giannoni is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and conducts research primarily within the domains of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work extensively covers molecular biology and cancer research, with significant contributions to pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, and pharmacology.

The main topics explored in their research include:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Elisa Giannoni has co-authored frequently with Paola Chiarugi (14 times), Luigi Ippolito (11 times), Marta Iozzo (10 times), Giuseppina Comito (10 times), and Marina Bacci (7 times), indicating a collaborative research environment spanning various related expertise.

Their research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals, including recurring publications in:

  • Cells (2 publications)
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine (1 publication)
  • Frontiers in Oncology (1 publication)
  • Molecular Cell (1 publication)
  • Science Translational Medicine (1 publication)

Recent scientific papers authored by Elisa Giannoni highlight their focus on cancer metabolism, lipid biology, and therapeutic strategies, featuring titles such as:

  • FADS1/2 control lipid metabolism and ferroptosis susceptibility in triple-negative breast cancer, 2024, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Mitochondrial Redox Hubs as Promising Targets for Anticancer Therapy, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
  • Glucose Metabolic Reprogramming of ER Breast Cancer in Acquired Resistance to the CDK4/6 Inhibitor Palbociclib+, 2020, Cells
  • The role of protein lactylation: A kaleidoscopic post-translational modification in cancer, 2025, Molecular Cell
  • Treatment with Cannabinoids as a Promising Approach for Impairing Fibroblast Activation and Prostate Cancer Progression, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The spectrum of Elisa Giannoni's work involves elucidating complex biochemical pathways involved in cancer and metabolic dysfunctions, with particular attention to ferroptosis, epigenetic regulation, and cellular metabolic reprogramming. The integration of studies on cannabinoid effects in cancer progression also marks a notable aspect of their research portfolio.

Best Publications

  • Inherent toxicity of aggregates implies a common mechanism for protein misfolding diseases.

    Monica Bucciantini;Elisa Giannoni;Fabrizio Chiti;Fabrizio Chiti;Fabiana Baroni

  • Anoikis molecular pathways and its role in cancer progression

    Paolo Paoli;Elisa Giannoni;Paola Chiarugi

  • Anoikis: an emerging hallmark in health and diseases

    ML Taddei;E Giannoni;T Fiaschi;P Chiarugi

  • Reciprocal Activation of Prostate Cancer Cells and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Stimulates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Stemness

    Elisa Giannoni;Francesca Bianchini;Lorenzo Masieri;Sergio Serni

  • Anoikis: a necessary death program for anchorage-dependent cells.

    Paola Chiarugi;Elisa Giannoni

  • Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species Activate Src Tyrosine Kinase during Cell Adhesion and Anchorage-Dependent Cell Growth

    Elisa Giannoni;Francesca Buricchi;Giovanni Raugei;Giampietro Ramponi

  • Cancer-associated fibroblasts and M2-polarized macrophages synergize during prostate carcinoma progression.

    G Comito;E Giannoni;C P Segura;P Barcellos-de-Souza

  • Reactive oxygen species as essential mediators of cell adhesion: the oxidative inhibition of a FAK tyrosine phosphatase is required for cell adhesion.

    Paola Chiarugi;Giovambattista Pani;Elisa Giannoni;Letizia Taddei

  • Reciprocal Metabolic Reprogramming through Lactate Shuttle Coordinately Influences Tumor-Stroma Interplay

    Tania Fiaschi;Alberto Marini;Elisa Giannoni;Maria Letizia Taddei

  • Lactate: A Metabolic Driver in the Tumour Landscape.

    Luigi Ippolito;Andrea Morandi;Elisa Giannoni;Paola Chiarugi

  • Microenvironment and tumor cell plasticity: An easy way out.

    Maria Letizia Taddei;Elisa Giannoni;Giuseppina Comito;Paola Chiarugi

  • Short amino acid stretches can mediate amyloid formation in globular proteins: The Src homology 3 (SH3) case

    Salvador Ventura;Jesús Zurdo;Saravanakumar Narayanan;Matilde Parreño

  • Two vicinal cysteines confer a peculiar redox regulation to low molecular weight protein tyrosine phosphatase in response to platelet-derived growth factor receptor stimulation.

    Paola Chiarugi;Tania Fiaschi;Maria Letizia Taddei;Doriana Talini

  • EMT and oxidative stress: a bidirectional interplay affecting tumor malignancy.

    Elisa Giannoni;Matteo Parri;Paola Chiarugi

  • Cancer associated fibroblasts exploit reactive oxygen species through a proinflammatory signature leading to epithelial mesenchymal transition and stemness.

    Elisa Giannoni;Francesca Bianchini;Lido Calorini;Paola Chiarugi

  • Increased Lactate Secretion by Cancer Cells Sustains Non-cell-autonomous Adaptive Resistance to MET and EGFR Targeted Therapies.

    Maria Apicella;Elisa Giannoni;Stephany Fiore;Karin Johanna Ferrari

  • Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote prostate cancer malignancy via metabolic rewiring and mitochondrial transfer

    Luigi Ippolito;Andrea Morandi;Maria Letizia Taddei;Matteo Parri

  • Redox regulation of anoikis: reactive oxygen species as essential mediators of cell survival.

    E Giannoni;F Buricchi;G Grimaldi;M Parri

  • Redox regulation of anoikis resistance of metastatic prostate cancer cells: key role for Src and EGFR-mediated pro-survival signals

    E Giannoni;T Fiaschi;G Ramponi;P Chiarugi

  • Increased lactate secretion by cancer cells sustains non-cell-autonomous adaptive resistance to MET and EGFR targeted therapies. Apicella et al.

    Maria Apicella;Elisa Giannoni;Stephany Fiore;Karin Ferrari

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Chiarugi
Paola Chiarugi University of Florence
Giampietro Ramponi
Giampietro Ramponi University of Florence
Gianfranco Pintus
Gianfranco Pintus University of Sassari
Nadia Zaffaroni
Nadia Zaffaroni University of Milan
Fabrizio Chiti
Fabrizio Chiti University of Florence
Diego Pasini
Diego Pasini European Institute of Oncology
Silvia Giordano
Silvia Giordano University of Turin
Giulio G. Muccioli
Giulio G. Muccioli Université Catholique de Louvain
Pierre Sonveaux
Pierre Sonveaux Université Catholique de Louvain
Christopher M. Dobson
Christopher M. Dobson University of Cambridge

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