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Giorgio R. Merlo

Giorgio R. Merlo

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
48
Citations
7151
World Ranking
2697
National Ranking
66

Overview

Giorgio R. Merlo is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. The primary subfields of their research include Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Reproductive Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, with notable focus on:

  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

Giorgio R. Merlo has published research in several peer-reviewed venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Experimental Hematology and Oncology
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Science

Recent scientific papers by Merlo include the following:

  • PI(3,4)P2-mediated cytokinetic abscission prevents early senescence and cataract formation, 2021, Science
  • Neuronal Cytoskeleton in Intellectual Disability: From Systems Biology and Modeling to Therapeutic Opportunities, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Treatment with ROS detoxifying gold quantum clusters alleviates the functional decline in a mouse model of Friedreich ataxia, 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • The Emerging Roles of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Intellectual Disability and Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Lysin (K)-specific demethylase 1 inhibition enhances proteasome inhibitor response and overcomes drug resistance in multiple myeloma, 2023, Experimental Hematology and Oncology

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Emilio Hirsch
  • Carla Liaci
  • Lorenzo Prever
  • Mattia Camera
  • M. Belicchi

Best Publications

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

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

  • p53-dependent and p53-independent Activation of Apoptosis in Mammary Epithelial Cells Reveals a Survival Function of EGF and Insulin

    Giorgio R. Merlo;Fulvio Basolo;Lisa Fiore;Laetitia Duboc

  • Mutations in the p53 gene in primary human breast cancers.

    R. J. Osborne;G. R. Merlo;T. Mitsudomi;T. Venesio

  • Multiple functions of Dlx genes.

    Giorgio R. Merlo;Barbara Zerega;Laura Paleari;Sonya Trombino

  • The mitochondrial heme exporter FLVCR1b mediates erythroid differentiation

    Deborah Chiabrando;Samuele Giuseppe Marro;Sonia Mercurio;C Giorgi

  • PI3K Class II α Controls Spatially Restricted Endosomal PtdIns3P and Rab11 Activation to Promote Primary Cilium Function

    Irene Franco;Federico Gulluni;Carlo C. Campa;Carlotta Costa

  • Role of Dlx6 in regulation of an endothelin-1-dependent, dHAND branchial arch enhancer

    Jeroen Charité;David G. McFadden;Giorgio Merlo;Giovanni Levi

  • The amplification unit on chromosome 11q13 in aggressive primary human breast tumors entails the bcl-1, int-2 and hst loci.

    I U Ali;G Merlo;R Callahan;R Lidereau

  • A regulatory feedback loop involving p63 and IRF6 links the pathogenesis of 2 genetically different human ectodermal dysplasias.

    Francesca Moretti;Barbara Marinari;Nadia Lo Iacono;Elisabetta Botti

  • Frequent alteration of the DF3 tumor-associated antigen gene in primary human breast carcinomas.

    Giorgio R. Merlo;Javed Siddiqui;Craig S. Cropp;Daniel S. Liscia

  • Transformation of an established mouse mammary epithelial cell line following transfection with a human transforming growth factor alpha cDNA.

    Vidya Shankar;Fortunato Ciardiello;Nancy Kim;Rik Derynck

  • In situ c-myc expression and genomic status of the c-myc locus in infiltrating ductal carcinomas of the breast.

    Renato Mariani-Costantini;Chantal Escot;Charles Theillet;Annie Gentile

  • Differential regulation of the zinc finger genes Krox-20 and Krox-24 (Egr-1) suggests antagonistic roles in Schwann cells.

    Piotr Topilko;Giovanni Levi;Giorgio Merlo;Stefano Mantero

  • Regulation of Dlx5 and Dlx6 gene expression by p63 is involved in EEC and SHFM congenital limb defects.

    Nadia Lo Iacono;Stefano Mantero;Anna Chiarelli;Elvin Garcia

  • Mouse model of split hand/foot malformation type I.

    Giorgio R. Merlo;Laura Paleari;Stefano Mantero;Francesca Genova

  • Somatic mutations and human breast cancer. A status report.

    Robert Callahan;Craig S. Cropp;Giorgio R. Merlo;Daniel S. Liscia

  • The Dlx5 Homeobox Gene Is Essential for Vestibular Morphogenesis in the Mouse Embryo through a BMP4-Mediated Pathway

    Giorgio R. Merlo;Laura Paleari;Stefano Mantero;Barbara Zerega

  • Transforming growth factor-α messenger RNA localization in the developing adult rat and human mammary gland by in situ hybridization

    Daniel S. Liscia;Giorgio Merlo;Fortunato Ciardiello;Nancy Kim

  • Claudin-1 is a p63 target gene with a crucial role in epithelial development.

    Teresa Lopardo;Nadia Lo Iacono;Barbara Marinari;Maria L. Giustizieri

  • Selective modulation of protein kinase isozymes by the site-selective analog 8-chloroadenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate provides a biological means for control of human colon cancer cell growth.

    Shamsia Ally;Giampaolo Tortora;Timothy Clair;Domenico Grieco

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Callahan
Robert Callahan National Institutes of Health
Giovanni Levi
Giovanni Levi French National Museum of Natural History
Rosette Lidereau
Rosette Lidereau Institute Curie
Fortunato Ciardiello
Fortunato Ciardiello University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
David S. Salomon
David S. Salomon National Institutes of Health
Emilio Hirsch
Emilio Hirsch University of Turin
Gilbert H. Smith
Gilbert H. Smith National Institutes of Health
Paolo Provero
Paolo Provero University of Turin
Paolo Peretto
Paolo Peretto University of Turin
Alea A. Mills
Alea A. Mills Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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