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Overview

Massimo Coletta is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Within these domains, their work spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Ophthalmology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their scientific contributions cover multiple key topics, such as:

  • Hemoglobin structure and function
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Massimo Coletta include:

  • Haptoglobin: From hemoglobin scavenging to human health, 2020, Molecular Aspects of Medicine
  • The proteasome as a druggable target with multiple therapeutic potentialities: Cutting and non-cutting edges, 2020, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Role of proteolytic enzymes in the COVID-19 infection and promising therapeutic approaches, 2020, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Role of hemoglobin structural-functional relationships in oxygen transport, 2021, Molecular Aspects of Medicine
  • Proteasome inhibition by bortezomib parallels a reduction in head and neck cancer cells growth, and an increase in tumor-infiltrating immune cells, 2021, Scientific Reports

Massimo Coletta's frequent coauthors include:

  • Giovanna De Simone
  • Grazia Raffaella Tundo
  • Diego Sbardella
  • Paolo Ascenzi
  • Francesco Oddone

The scientist regularly publishes in several prominent research venues. These include:

  • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Molecular Aspects of Medicine
  • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
  • Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Best Publications

  • Human matrix metalloproteinases: an ubiquitarian class of enzymes involved in several pathological processes.

    Diego Sbardella;Giovanni Francesco Fasciglione;Magda Gioia;Chiara Ciaccio

  • The Bovine Basic Pancreatic Trypsin Inhibitor (Kunitz Inhibitor): A Milestone Protein

    Paolo Ascenzi;Alessio Bocedi;Martino Bolognesi;Andrea Spallarossa

  • Aβ(31–35) and Aβ(25–35) fragments of amyloid beta-protein induce cellular death through apoptotic signals: Role of the redox state of methionine-35

    M. Elisabetta Clementi;Stefano Marini;Massimo Coletta;Federica Orsini

  • Insights into cytochrome c-cardiolipin interaction. Role played by ionic strength.

    Federica Sinibaldi;Laura Fiorucci;Antonella Patriarca;Rosaria Lauceri

  • Extended cardiolipin anchorage to cytochrome c : a model for protein–mitochondrial membrane binding

    Federica Sinibaldi;Barry D. Howes;Maria Cristina Piro;Fabio Polticelli

  • Haptoglobin: From hemoglobin scavenging to human health

    Alessandra di Masi;Giovanna De Simone;Chiara Ciaccio;Silvia D'Orso

  • Structural Bases for Substrate and Inhibitor Recognition by Matrix Metalloproteinases

    Loretta Aureli;Magda Gioia;Ilaria Cerbara;Susanna Monaco

  • Quinoxalinylethylpyridylthioureas (QXPTs) as potent non-nucleoside HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors. Further SAR studies and identification of a novel orally bioavailable hydrazine-based antiviral agent

    G Campiani;F Aiello;M Fabbrini;E Morelli

  • Multiple functions of insulin-degrading enzyme: a metabolic crosslight?

    Grazia R. Tundo;Diego Sbardella;Chiara Ciaccio;Giuseppe Grasso

  • Somatostatin: A Novel Substrate and a Modulator of Insulin-Degrading Enzyme Activity

    Chiara Ciaccio;Grazia R. Tundo;Giuseppe Grasso;Giuseppe Spoto

  • Enzymatic processing of collagen IV by MMP-2 (gelatinase A) affects neutrophil migration and it is modulated by extracatalytic domains.

    Susanna Monaco;Valentina Sparano;Magda Gioia;Diego Sbardella

  • Role of Lysines in Cytochrome c−Cardiolipin Interaction

    Federica Sinibaldi;Barry D. Howes;Enrica Droghetti;Fabio Polticelli

  • Characterization of the Mechanisms by which Gelatinase A, Neutrophil Collagenase, and Membrane-Type Metalloproteinase MMP-14 Recognize Collagen I and Enzymatically Process the Two α-Chains

    Magda Gioia;Susanna Monaco;Giovanni Francesco Fasciglione;Anna Coletti

  • pH- and Temperature-Dependence of Functional Modulation in Metalloproteinases. A Comparison between Neutrophil Collagenase and Gelatinases A and B

    Giovanni Francesco Fasciglione;Stefano Marini;Silvana D’Alessio;Vincenzo Politi

  • The proteasome as a druggable target with multiple therapeutic potentialities: Cutting and non-cutting edges.

    G.R. Tundo;D. Sbardella;A.M. Santoro;A. Coletta

  • Role of Proteolytic Enzymes In the Covid-19 Infection And Promising Therapeutic Approaches

    Magda Gioia;Chiara Ciaccio;Paolo Calligari;Giovanna De Simone

  • Kinetics of carbon monoxide binding to monomeric hemoproteins. Role of the proximal histidine.

    M Coletta;Paolo Ascenzi;Tg Traylor;M. Brunori

  • Spectroscopic evidence for a conformational transition in horseradish peroxidase at very low pH.

    Smulevich G;Paoli M;De Sanctis G;Mantini Ar

  • Multimeric self-assembly equilibria involving the histone-like protein H-NS. A thermodynamic study.

    Simona Ceschini;Giulio Lupidi;Massimo Coletta;Cynthia L. Pon

  • Copper(I) and copper(II) inhibit Aβ peptides proteolysis by insulin-degrading enzyme differently: implications for metallostasis alteration in Alzheimer's disease.

    Giuseppe Grasso;Adriana Pietropaolo;Giuseppe Spoto;Giuseppe Pappalardo

  • Aβ(31–35) peptide induce apoptosis in PC 12 cells: Contrast with Aβ(25–35) peptide and examination of underlying mechanisms

    Francesco Misiti;Beatrice Sampaolese;Michela Pezzotti;Stefano Marini

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Ascenzi
Paolo Ascenzi Roma Tre University
Martino Bolognesi
Martino Bolognesi University of Milan
Giulietta Smulevich
Giulietta Smulevich University of Florence
Mauro Fasano
Mauro Fasano University of Insubria
Maurizio Brunori
Maurizio Brunori Sapienza University of Rome
Fabio Polticelli
Fabio Polticelli Roma Tre University
Bruno Giardina
Bruno Giardina Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Alessandro Desideri
Alessandro Desideri University of Rome Tor Vergata
Sylvia Dewilde
Sylvia Dewilde University of Antwerp
Paolo Visca
Paolo Visca Roma Tre University

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