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Liliana Minichiello

Liliana Minichiello

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Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
11093
World Ranking
5684
National Ranking
465

Overview

Liliana Minichiello is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields of study include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Surgery, and Developmental Neuroscience.

Their main research topics cover a range of subjects such as:

  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Signaling Pathways in Disease

Minichiello's recent papers include:

  • "A Neurotrophic Mechanism Directs Sensory Nerve Transit in Cranial Bone", 2020, Cell Reports
  • "NGF-TrkA signaling dictates neural ingrowth and aberrant osteochondral differentiation after soft tissue trauma", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Heart neurons use clock genes to control myocyte proliferation", 2021, Science Advances
  • "Neuronally differentiated macula densa cells regulate tissue remodeling and regeneration in the kidney", 2024, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Immature Dentate Granule Cells Require Ntrk2/Trkb for the Formation of Functional Hippocampal Circuitry", 2020, iScience

Frequent co-authors of Liliana Minichiello include:

  • Aaron W. James
  • Barbara Zonta
  • Carolyn A. Meyers
  • Seungyong Lee
  • Jiajia Xu

The main venues where Minichiello publishes research are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Best Publications

  • TrkB signalling pathways in LTP and learning

    Liliana Minichiello

  • Essential Role for TrkB Receptors in Hippocampus-Mediated Learning

    Liliana Minichiello;Martin Korte;David Wolfer;Ralf Kühn

  • Mechanism of TrkB-Mediated Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation

    Liliana Minichiello;Anna Maria Calella;Diego L. Medina;Tobias Bonhoeffer

  • Mechanism of Activity-Dependent Downregulation of the Neuron-Specific K-Cl Cotransporter KCC2

    Claudio Rivera;Juha Voipio;Judith Thomas-Crusells;Hong Li

  • A role for the Ras signalling pathway in synaptic transmission and long-term memory

    Riccardo Brambilla;Nerina Gnesutta;Liliana Minichiello;Gail White

  • eps15, a novel tyrosine kinase substrate, exhibits transforming activity.

    F Fazioli;L Minichiello;B Matoskova;W T Wong

  • Receptor-Specific Regulation of Phosphatidylinositol 3′-Kinase Activation by the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Shp2

    Si Qing Zhang;William G. Tsiaras;Toshiyuki Araki;Gengyun Wen

  • TrkB and TrkC neurotrophin receptors cooperate in promoting survival of hippocampal and cerebellar granule neurons.

    L Minichiello;R Klein

  • Eps8, a substrate for the epidermal growth factor receptor kinase, enhances EGF-dependent mitogenic signals.

    F. Fazioli;L. Minichiello;V. Matoska;P. Castagnino

  • Point Mutation in trkB Causes Loss of NT4-Dependent Neurons without Major Effects on Diverse BDNF Responses

    Liliana Minichiello;Franca Casagranda;Rosa Soler Tatche;Cheryl L Stucky

  • GABAergic and glutamatergic efferents of the mouse ventral tegmental area

    Seth R. Taylor;Sylvia Badurek;Ralph J. Dileone;Raad Nashmi

  • Developmental changes in NT3 signalling via TrkA and TrkB in embryonic neurons.

    A. M. Davies;L. Minichiello;R. Klein

  • NGF-TrkA Signaling by Sensory Nerves Coordinates the Vascularization and Ossification of Developing Endochondral Bone.

    Ryan E. Tomlinson;Zhi Li;Qian Zhang;Brian C. Goh

  • IGF2BP2/IMP2 Deficient Mice Resist Obesity through enhanced translation of Ucp1 mRNA and other mRNAs encoding Mitochondrial Proteins

    Ning Dai;Liping Zhao;Diedra Wrighting;Diedra Wrighting;Dana Krämer

  • NGF-TrkA signaling in sensory nerves is required for skeletal adaptation to mechanical loads in mice.

    Ryan E. Tomlinson;Zhi Li;Zhu Li;Liliana Minichiello

  • Apoptosis of oligodendrocytes via Fas and TNF-R1 is a key event in the induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Nadine Hövelmeyer;Zhenyue Hao;Ksanthi Kranidioti;George Kassiotis

  • Immunohistochemical Evidence of Seizure-Induced Activation of trkB Receptors in the Mossy Fiber Pathway of Adult Mouse Hippocampus

    Xiao-Ping He;Liliana Minichiello;Rüdiger Klein;James O McNamara

  • Timing of neuronal death in trkA, trkB and trkC mutant embryos reveals developmental changes in sensory neuron dependence on Trk signalling.

    Luzia G. P. Piñón;Liliana Minichiello;Rüdiger Klein;Alun M. Davies

  • Hippocampal long-term potentiation is supported by presynaptic and postsynaptic tyrosine receptor kinase B-mediated phospholipase Cgamma signaling.

    Annette Gärtner;Dorit G Polnau;Volker Staiger;Carla Sciarretta

  • Lack of Bdnf and TrkB signalling in the postnatal cochlea leads to a spatial reshaping of innervation along the tonotopic axis and hearing loss.

    Thomas Schimmang;Justin Tan;Marcus Müller;Ulrike Zimmermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Rüdiger Klein
Rüdiger Klein Max Planck Society
Klaus Unsicker
Klaus Unsicker University of Freiburg
Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach
Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach Greifswald University Hospital
Tobias Bonhoeffer
Tobias Bonhoeffer Max Planck Society
Patrik Ernfors
Patrik Ernfors Karolinska Institute
José M. Delgado-García
José M. Delgado-García Pablo de Olavide University
Martin Korte
Martin Korte Technische Universität Braunschweig
Hans-Peter Lipp
Hans-Peter Lipp University of Zurich
Bernd Fritzsch
Bernd Fritzsch University of Nebraska Medical Center
Bing Ren
Bing Ren New York Genome Center

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