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Gianfranco Menestrina

Gianfranco Menestrina

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Chemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
6997
World Ranking
15391
National Ranking
550

Overview

Gianfranco Menestrina is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. This association places them within a prominent national institution dedicated to scientific and technological research and innovation.

Although there is no detailed record of publications or specific research topics available, their activity within the CNR suggests involvement in advanced scientific research aligned with institutional objectives. The absence of listed papers, co-authors, and frequent publication venues limits the visibility of their distinct research contributions.

There is no available information regarding frequent co-authors or research collaborators, which might indicate either a solo research approach or incomplete data on collaboration networks.

Similarly, no book publications have been recorded under their name, pointing to a focus on other forms of scientific dissemination or research outputs.

The absence of listed main fields of study, subfields, and main topics of work restricts the ability to outline specific scientific areas or themes central to their research agenda.

There are no awards or honors documented for Gianfranco Menestrina, so no specific recognitions can be attributed at this time.

Best Publications

  • Ionic channels formed by Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin: Voltage-dependent inhibition by divalent and trivalent cations

    Gianfranco Menestrina

  • Membrane damage by hemolytic viruses, toxins, complement, and other cytotoxic agents. A common mechanism blocked by divalent cations.

    C L Bashford;G M Alder;G Menestrina;K J Micklem

  • Effects of lipid composition on membrane permeabilization by sticholysin I and II, two cytolysins of the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus.

    Carlos Alvarez Valcarcel;Mauro Dalla Serra;Cristina Potrich;Ivonne Bernhart

  • Pore formation by the sea anemone cytolysin equinatoxin II in red blood cells and model lipid membranes.

    Giovanna Belmonte;Cecilia Pederzolli;Peter Maček;Gianfranco Menestrina

  • Mechanism of membrane permeabilization by sticholysin I, a cytolysin isolated from the venom of the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus

    Mayra Tejuca;Mauro Dalla Serra;Mercedes Ferreras;Maria E. Lanio

  • Anionic phospholipids are involved in membrane association of FtsY and stimulate its GTPase activity.

    E. de Leeuw;K. te Kaat;C. Moser;G. Menestrina

  • Ion channels and bacterial infection: the case of β-barrel pore-forming protein toxins of Staphylococcus aureus

    G Menestrina;M Dalla Serra;M Comai;M Coraiola

  • Voltage-dependent channel formation by rods of helical polypeptides.

    Gianfranco Menestrina;Klaus-Peter Voges;Günther Jung;Günther Boheim

  • Mode of action of β-barrel pore-forming toxins of the staphylococcal α-hemolysin family

    Gianfranco Menestrina;Mauro Dalla Serra;Gilles Prévost

  • Pore Formation by Equinatoxin II, a Eukaryotic Protein Toxin, Occurs by Induction of Nonlamellar Lipid Structures

    Gregor Anderluh;Mauro Dalla Serra;Gabriella Viero;Graziano Guella

  • A cytolytic δ-endotoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis forms cation-selective channels in planar lipid bilayers

    Barbara H. Knowles;Michael R. Blatt;Mark Tester;Jane M. Horsnell

  • A novel mechanism of pore formation: membrane penetration by the N-terminal amphipathic region of equinatoxin.

    Petra Malovrh;Gabriella Viero;Mauro Dalla Serra;Zdravko Podlesek

  • Mechanism of action of equinatoxin II, a cytolysin from the sea anemone Actinia equina L. belonging to the family of actinoporins

    Peter Maček;Giovanna Belmonte;Cecilia Pederzolli;Gianfranco Menestrina

  • Metal binding in amyloid beta-peptides shows intra- and inter-peptide coordination modes.

    Francesco Stellato;Gianfranco Menestrina;Mauro Dalla Serra;Cristina Potrich

  • Escherichia coli haemolysin forms voltage-dependent ion channels in lipid membranes.

    Gianfranco Menestrina;Nigel Mackman;Ian Barry Holland;Sucharit Bhakdi

  • Sizing the radius of the pore formed in erythrocytes and lipid vesicles by the toxin sticholysin I from the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus.

    M. Tejuca;M. Dalla Serra;C. Potrich;C. Alvarez

  • Crystal Structure of Leucotoxin S Component NEW INSIGHT INTO THE STAPHYLOCOCCAL β-BARREL PORE-FORMING TOXINS

    Valérie Guillet;Pierre Roblin;Sandra Werner;Manuela Coraiola

  • Primary and secondary structure of a pore-forming toxin from the sea anemone, Actinia equina L., and its association with lipid vesicles

    Belmonte G;Menestrina G;Pederzolli C;Krizaj I

  • Cysteine-scanning mutagenesis of an eukaryotic pore-forming toxin from sea anemone: topology in lipid membranes.

    Gregor Anderluh;Ariana Barlič;Zdravko Podlesek;Peter Maček

  • The interaction of lipodepsipeptide toxins from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae with biological and model membranes: a comparison of syringotoxin, syringomycin, and two syringopeptins.

    Dalla Serra M;Fagiuoli G;Nordera P;Bernhart I

Frequent Co-Authors

Mauro Dalla Serra
Mauro Dalla Serra Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Peter Maček
Peter Maček University of Ljubljana
Gilles Prévost
Gilles Prévost University of Strasbourg
Gregor Anderluh
Gregor Anderluh University of Ljubljana
Vincenzo Fogliano
Vincenzo Fogliano Wageningen University & Research
Sucharit Bhakdi
Sucharit Bhakdi Kiel University
Graziano Guella
Graziano Guella University of Trento
Lionel Mourey
Lionel Mourey Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Nigel Mackman
Nigel Mackman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Franco Quadrifoglio
Franco Quadrifoglio University of Udine

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