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Maurizio Taglialatela

Maurizio Taglialatela

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13074
World Ranking
7968
National Ranking
206

Overview

Maurizio Taglialatela is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on ion channel regulation and function, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research. Additional topics include genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, epilepsy research and treatment, ion transport and channel regulation, and neurological disorders and treatments.

The main fields of study for Taglialatela include medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and neuroscience. Specific subfields of study encompass molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, and neurology.

Taglialatela has contributed to various publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Epilepsia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Annals of Neurology
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Notable recent papers by Taglialatela include:

  • "Epileptic channelopathies caused by neuronal Kv7 (KCNQ) channel dysfunction," 2020, published in Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
  • "The Role of Kv7.2 in Neurodevelopment: Insights and Gaps in Our Understanding," 2020, published in Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Neurobiology of coronaviruses: Potential relevance for COVID-19," 2020, published in Neurobiology of Disease
  • "KCNQ2 R144 variants cause neurodevelopmental disability with language impairment and autistic features without neonatal seizures through a gain-of-function mechanism," 2022, published in EBioMedicine
  • "Gain of function due to increased opening probability by two KCNQ5 pore variants causing developmental and epileptic encephalopathy," 2022, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors with whom Taglialatela has collaborated extensively include:

  • Francesco Miceli
  • Maria Virginia Soldovieri
  • Paolo Ambrosino
  • Ilaria Mosca
  • Vincenzo Barrese

Best Publications

  • H1‐antihistamines: inverse agonism, anti‐inflammatory actions and cardiac effects

    R. Leurs;M. K. Church;M. Taglialatela

  • Spermine and spermidine as gating molecules for inward rectifier K+ channels

    Eckhard Ficker;Maurizio Taglialatela;Barbara A. Wible;Charles M. Henley

  • herg Encodes a K+ Current Highly Conserved in Tumors of Different Histogenesis: A Selective Advantage for Cancer Cells?

    Laura Bianchi;Barbara Wible;Annarosa Arcangeli;Maurizio Taglialatela

  • Gating of inwardly rectifying K+ channels localized to a single negatively charged residue

    Barbara A. Wible;Maurizio Taglialatela;Maurizio Taglialatela;Eckhard Ficker;Arthur M. Brown

  • Consensus group on new‐generation antihistamines (CONGA): present status and recommendations

    S. T. Holgate;G. W. Canonica;F. E. R. Simons;M. Taglialatela

  • KCNQ2 encephalopathy: Features, mutational hot spots, and ezogabine treatment of 11 patients.

    John J. Millichap;Kristen L. Park;Tammy Tsuchida;Bruria Ben-Zeev

  • Genotype-phenotype correlations in neonatal epilepsies caused by mutations in the voltage sensor of K v 7.2 potassium channel subunits

    Francesco Miceli;Maria Virginia Soldovieri;Paolo Ambrosino;Vincenzo Barrese

  • Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy caused by gain-of-function mutations in the voltage sensor of Kv7.2 and Kv7.3 potassium channel subunits.

    Francesco Miceli;Maria Virginia Soldovieri;Paolo Ambrosino;Michela De Maria

  • Novel voltage clamp to record small, fast currents from ion channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes.

    M. Taglialatela;L. Toro;E. Stefani

  • M Channels Containing KCNQ2 Subunits Modulate Norepinephrine, Aspartate, and GABA Release from Hippocampal Nerve Terminals

    Maria Martire;Pasqualina Castaldo;Monia D'Amico;Paolo Preziosi

  • Specification of pore properties by the carboxyl terminus of inwardly rectifying K+ channels

    Maurizio Taglialatela;Maurizio Taglialatela;Barbara A. Wible;Roberta Caporaso;Roberta Caporaso;Arthur M. Brown

  • Driving with no brakes: molecular pathophysiology of Kv7 potassium channels.

    Maria Virginia Soldovieri;Francesco Miceli;Francesco Miceli;Maurizio Taglialatela;Maurizio Taglialatela

  • A novel mutation in KCNQ2 associated with BFNC, drug resistant epilepsy, and mental retardation.

    R Borgatti;C Zucca;A Cavallini;M Ferrario

  • Molecular pharmacology and therapeutic potential of neuronal Kv7-modulating drugs.

    Francesco Miceli;Maria Virginia Soldovieri;Maria Martire;Maurizio Taglialatela;Maurizio Taglialatela

  • Activation and desensitization of TRPV1 channels in sensory neurons by the PPARα agonist palmitoylethanolamide

    Paolo Ambrosino;Maria Virginia Soldovieri;Claudio Russo;Maurizio Taglialatela;Maurizio Taglialatela

  • Molecular Basis for the Lack of HERG K+ Channel Block-Related Cardiotoxicity by the H1 Receptor Blocker Cetirizine Compared with Other Second-Generation Antihistamines

    Maurizio Taglialatela;Anna Pannaccione;Pasqualina Castaldo;Giovanna Giorgio

  • Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions Caused by Altered Gating of KCNQ2/KCNQ3 Potassium Channels

    Pasqualina Castaldo;Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice;Giangennaro Coppola;Antonio Pascotto

  • Histamine Induces Exocytosis and IL-6 Production from Human Lung Macrophages Through Interaction with H1 Receptors

    Massimo Triggiani;Marco Gentile;Agnese Secondo;Francescopaolo Granata

  • C-terminus determinants for Mg2+ and polyamine block of the inward rectifier K+ channel IRK1

    Maurizio Taglialatela;Eckhard Ficker;Barbara A. Wible;Arthur M. Brown

  • Modulation of ion channels by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: a pathophysiological role in brain aging?

    Lucio Annunziato;Anna Pannaccione;Mauro Cataldi;Agnese Secondo

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucio Annunziato
Lucio Annunziato University of Naples Federico II
Lorella M.T. Canzoniero
Lorella M.T. Canzoniero University of Sannio
Giangennaro Coppola
Giangennaro Coppola University of Salerno
Sarah Weckhuysen
Sarah Weckhuysen University of Antwerp
Francisco Bezanilla
Francisco Bezanilla University of Chicago
Michele Migliore
Michele Migliore National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Gaetan Lesca
Gaetan Lesca Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Gianni Marone
Gianni Marone University of Naples Federico II
Pietro Campiglia
Pietro Campiglia University of Salerno
Federico Zara
Federico Zara University of Genoa

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