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Martino Bolognesi

Martino Bolognesi

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Chemistry
Italy
2025
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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
22359
World Ranking
3988
National Ranking
75

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
24956
World Ranking
3870
National Ranking
79

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Martino Bolognesi is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a research portfolio focused primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as well as medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, cell biology, ecology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and infectious diseases.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to molecular mechanisms and structural biology. Notable papers include:

  • "Gating movements and ion permeation in HCN4 pacemaker channels," 2021, Molecular Cell
  • "Cryo-EM structure of hnRNPDL-2 fibrils, a functional amyloid associated with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy D3," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "The Cryo-EM Structure of Renal Amyloid Fibril Suggests Structurally Homogeneous Multiorgan Aggregation in AL Amyloidosis," 2023, Journal of Molecular Biology
  • "Helical superstructures between amyloid and collagen in cardiac fibrils from a patient with AL amyloidosis," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Mycobacterial and Human Nitrobindins: Structure and Function," 2020, Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

The main research topics addressed include:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Hemoglobin structure and function
  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Throughout their career, Bolognesi has frequently collaborated with several researchers: Antonio Chaves-Sanjuán, Stéfano Ricagno, Louise J. Gourlay, Paolo Swuec, and Marco Nardini. These collaborations appear extensively in their publication record.

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • EMPIAR dataset
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Vaccines

Best Publications

  • Atlas of the clinical genetics of human dilated cardiomyopathy

    Jan Haas;Karen S. Frese;Barbara Peil;Wanda Kloos

  • Refined crystal structure of ascorbate oxidase at 1.9 A resolution.

    Albrecht Messerschmidt;Rudolf Ladenstein;Robert Huber;Martino Bolognesi

  • X-ray crystal structure of the blue oxidase ascorbate oxidase from zucchini. Analysis of the polypeptide fold and a model of the copper sites and ligands.

    Albrecht Messerschmidt;Antonello Rossi;Rudolf Ladenstein;Robert Huber

  • Truncated Hemoglobins: A New Family of Hemoglobins Widely Distributed in Bacteria, Unicellular Eukaryotes, and Plants

    Jonathan B. Wittenberg;Martino Bolognesi;Beatrice A. Wittenberg;Michel Guertin

  • Ivermectin is a potent inhibitor of flavivirus replication specifically targeting NS3 helicase activity: new prospects for an old drug

    Eloise Mastrangelo;Margherita Pezzullo;Tine De Burghgraeve;Suzanne Kaptein

  • Three-dimensional structure of the tetragonal crystal form of egg-white avidin in its functional complex with biotin at 2.7 A resolution.

    Luisa Pugliese;Alessandro Coda;Massimo Malcovati;Martino Bolognesi

  • Structure and functionality in flavivirus NS-proteins: Perspectives for drug design

    Michela Bollati;Karin Alvarez;René Assenberg;Cécile Baronti

  • Crystal structure of the trigonal form of bovine beta-lactoglobulin and of its complex with retinol at 2.5 A resolution.

    Hugo L. Monaco;Giuseppe Zanotti;Paola Spadon;Martino Bolognesi

  • Neuroglobin and cytoglobin. Fresh blood for the vertebrate globin family.

    Alessandra Pesce;Martino Bolognesi;Alessio Bocedi;Paolo Ascenzi

  • Human Brain Neuroglobin Structure Reveals a Distinct Mode of Controlling Oxygen Affinity

    Alessandra Pesce;Sylvia Dewilde;Marco Nardini;Luc Moens

  • Structure and bactericidal activity of an antibiotic dodecapeptide purified from bovine neutrophils.

    D Romeo;B Skerlavaj;M Bolognesi;R Gennaro

  • CD81 extracellular domain 3D structure: insight into the tetraspanin superfamily structural motifs

    Kengo Kitadokoro;Domenico Bordo;Giuliano Galli;Roberto Petracca

  • Crystal structure of D-amino acid oxidase: a case of active site mirror-image convergent evolution with flavocytochrome b2.

    Andrea Mattevi;Maria Antonietta Vanoni;Flavia Todone;Menico Rizzi

  • Neuroglobin and cytoglobin in search of their role in the vertebrate globin family.

    Thomas Hankeln;Bettina Ebner;Christine Fuchs;Frank Gerlach

  • The Redox State of the Cell Regulates the Ligand Binding Affinity of Human Neuroglobin and Cytoglobin

    Djemel Hamdane;Laurent Kiger;Sylvia Dewilde;Brian N. Green

  • Structure of a bacteriochlorophyll a-protein from the green photosynthetic bacterium Prosthecochloris aestuarii.

    B.W. Matthews;R.E. Fenna;M.C. Bolognesi;M.F. Schmid

  • Sequence-Specific Transcription Factor NF-Y Displays Histone-like DNA Binding and H2B-like Ubiquitination

    Marco Nardini;Nerina Gnesutta;Giacomo Donati;Raffaella Gatta

  • Rapid Proton-Detected NMR Assignment for Proteins with Fast Magic Angle Spinning

    Emeline Barbet-Massin;Andrew J. Pell;Joren S. Retel;Loren B. Andreas;Loren B. Andreas

  • Conserved patterns in the Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase family.

    Domenico Bordo;Kristina Djinovic;Martino Bolognesi

  • A novel two-over-two alpha-helical sandwich fold is characteristic of the truncated hemoglobin family.

    Alessandra Pesce;Manon Couture;Manon Couture;Sylvia Dewilde;Michel Guertin

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Ascenzi
Paolo Ascenzi Roma Tre University
Sylvia Dewilde
Sylvia Dewilde University of Antwerp
Luc Moens
Luc Moens University of Antwerp
Massimo Coletta
Massimo Coletta University of Rome Tor Vergata
Alessandro Desideri
Alessandro Desideri University of Rome Tor Vergata
Vittorio Bellotti
Vittorio Bellotti University College London
Maurizio Brunori
Maurizio Brunori Sapienza University of Rome
Thorsten Burmester
Thorsten Burmester Universität Hamburg
Thomas Hankeln
Thomas Hankeln Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Guido Grandi
Guido Grandi University of Trento

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