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Luigi Vitagliano is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and has a research profile centered on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and materials science. Their publication record includes 88 works in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, 35 in medicine, and 35 in materials science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to their scientific investigations.

Their research focuses notably on subfields such as molecular biology, materials chemistry, biomaterials, cell biology, and immunology. Specific topics that have been explored include protein structure and dynamics, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, enzyme structure and function, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, luminescence and fluorescent materials, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, as well as advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Luigi Vitagliano has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals, frequently publishing in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences with 10 publications, followed by the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules with 7 publications. Other regular venues include Scientific Reports, Biomolecules, and Biology.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Luigi Vitagliano are:

  • Identification and validation of viral antigens sharing sequence and structural homology with tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), 2021, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Amyloid-Like Aggregation in Diseases and Biomaterials: Osmosis of Structural Information, 2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Exosite Binding in Thrombin: A Global Structural/Dynamic Overview of Complexes with Aptamers and Other Ligands, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • AlphaFold-Predicted Structures of KCTD Proteins Unravel Previously Undetected Relationships among the Members of the Family, 2021, Biomolecules
  • Targeting Protein-Protein Interfaces with Peptides: The Contribution of Chemical Combinatorial Peptide Library Approaches, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers in closely related fields. Regular co-authors include Nicole Balasco, Giovanni Smaldone, Menotti Ruvo, Carlo Diaferia, and Antonella Accardo, indicating active joint research efforts and shared expertise.

Best Publications

  • Crystal structure of the collagen triple helix model [(Pro-Pro-Gly)(10)](3).

    Rita Berisio;Luigi Vitagliano;Lelio Mazzarella;Adriana Zagari

  • Histone deacetylase and Cullin3-REN(KCTD11) ubiquitin ligase interplay regulates Hedgehog signalling through Gli acetylation

    Gianluca Canettieri;Lucia Di Marcotullio;Azzura Greco;Sonia Coni

  • Structural bases of collagen stabilization induced by proline hydroxylation.

    Luigi Vitagliano;Rita Berisio;Lelio Mazzarella;Adriana Zagari

  • X-ray crystallographic determination of a collagen-like peptide with the repeating sequence (Pro-Pro-Gly)

    Rachel Z Kramer;Luigi Vitagliano;Jordi Bella;Rita Berisio

  • Preferred proline puckerings in cis and trans peptide groups: Implications for collagen stability

    Luigi Vitagliano;Rita Berisio;Antonio Mastrangelo;Lelio Mazzarella

  • A new nerve growth factor-mimetic peptide active on neuropathic pain in rats.

    Anna Maria Colangelo;Maria Rosaria Bianco;Luigi Vitagliano;Carlo Cavaliere

  • Crystal structure of a collagen-like polypeptide with repeating sequence Pro-Hyp-Gly at 1.4 A resolution: implications for collagen hydration.

    Rita Berisio;Luigi Vitagliano;Lelio Mazzarella;Adriana Zagari

  • Critical lysine residues within the overlooked N-terminal domain of human APE1 regulate its biological functions

    Damiano Fantini;Carlo Vascotto;Daniela Marasco;Chiara D’Ambrosio

  • Molecular dynamics analyses of cross-β-spine steric zipper models: β-Sheet twisting and aggregation

    Luciana Esposito;Carlo Pedone;Luigi Vitagliano

  • The Ultrahigh Resolution Crystal Structure of Ribonuclease A Containing an Isoaspartyl Residue: Hydration and Sterochemical Analysis.

    Luciana Esposito;Luigi Vitagliano;Filomena Sica;Giosuè Sorrentino

  • Imino acids and collagen triple helix stability: characterization of collagen-like polypeptides containing Hyp-Hyp-Gly sequence repeats.

    Rita Berisio;Vincenzo Granata;Luigi Vitagliano;Adriana Zagari

  • The crystal structure of a tetrameric hemoglobin in a partial hemichrome state

    Antonio Riccio;Luigi Vitagliano;Guido di Prisco;Adriana Zagari

  • Crystal structure of Trematomus newnesi haemoglobin re-opens the root effect question.

    L Mazzarella;R D'Avino;G di Prisco;C Savino

  • Role of hydration in collagen triple helix stabilization.

    Alfonso De Simone;Luigi Vitagliano;Rita Berisio

  • Reversible substrate‐induced domain motions in ribonuclease A

    Luigi Vitagliano;Antonello Merlino;Adriana Zagari;Lelio Mazzarella

  • The crystal structure of Sulfolobus solfataricus elongation factor 1α in complex with GDP reveals novel features in nucleotide binding and exchange

    Luigi Vitagliano;Mariorosario Masullo;Filomena Sica;Adriana Zagari

  • Molecular organization of the cullin E3 ligase adaptor KCTD11.

    Stefania Correale;Luciano Pirone;Lucia Di Marcotullio;Enrico De Smaele

  • Recent Progress on Collagen Triple Helix Structure, Stability and Assembly

    Rita Berisio;Luigi Vitagliano;Lelio Mazzarella;Adriana Zagari

  • Subtle functional collective motions in pancreatic-like ribonucleases: from ribonuclease A to angiogenin.

    Antonello Merlino;Luigi Vitagliano;Marc Antoine Ceruso;Lelio Mazzarella

  • The oxidation process of Antarctic fish hemoglobins

    Luigi Vitagliano;Giovanna Bonomi;Antonio Riccio;Guido di Prisco

  • Dynamic properties of the N-terminal swapped dimer of ribonuclease A.

    Antonello Merlino;Luigi Vitagliano;Marc Antoine Ceruso;Lelio Mazzarella

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonello Merlino
Antonello Merlino University of Naples Federico II
Carlo Pedone
Carlo Pedone University of Naples Federico II
Cinzia Giannini
Cinzia Giannini National Research Council (CNR)
Francesco Salvatore
Francesco Salvatore University of Naples Federico II
Giulietta Smulevich
Giulietta Smulevich University of Florence
Roberto Improta
Roberto Improta University of Naples Federico II
Marco Salvatore
Marco Salvatore Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Gianluca Tell
Gianluca Tell University of Udine
Harold A. Scheraga
Harold A. Scheraga Cornell University
Luigi Buonaguro
Luigi Buonaguro Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

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