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Pier Paolo Di Fiore

Pier Paolo Di Fiore

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
106
Citations
36964
World Ranking
1157
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2010 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Pier Paolo Di Fiore is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research spans multiple disciplines, focusing primarily on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. They have published extensively in subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Cell Biology, and Physiology.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse topics related to cancer, cellular processes, and molecular pathways. Notable papers include:

  • Gut vascular barrier impairment leads to intestinal bacteria dissemination and colorectal cancer metastasis to liver (2021, Cancer Cell)
  • A substrate-specific mTORC1 pathway underlies Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (2020, Nature)
  • Endocytosis in the context-dependent regulation of individual and collective cell properties (2021, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology)
  • CDK12 promotes tumorigenesis but induces vulnerability to therapies inhibiting folate one-carbon metabolism in breast cancer (2022, Nature Communications)
  • PillarX: A Microfluidic Device to Profile Circulating Tumor Cell Clusters Based on Geometry, Deformability, and Epithelial State (2022, Small)

The thematic focus of their work involves multiple interrelated topics, including:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers. Regular co-authors include Salvatore Pece, Stefano Freddi, Giovanni Bertalot, Sara Sigismund, and Giuseppe Viale, reflecting ongoing professional partnerships in related fields.

Publications have appeared repeatedly in venues such as Hematological Oncology, Nature Communications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Advanced Science, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), indicating a broader engagement with leading scientific platforms.

Pier Paolo Di Fiore's contributions have been recognized through memberships in scholarly organizations, including the Academia Europaea since 2010 and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Biological and molecular heterogeneity of breast cancers correlates with their cancer stem cell content.

    Salvatore Pece;Daniela Tosoni;Stefano Confalonieri;Giovanni Mazzarol

  • Multiple monoubiquitination of RTKs is sufficient for their endocytosis and degradation

    Kaisa Haglund;Sara Sigismund;Simona Polo;Iwona Szymkiewicz

  • Clathrin-independent endocytosis of ubiquitinated cargos

    Sara Sigismund;Tanja Woelk;Claudia Puri;Elena Maspero

  • Overexpression of the human EGF receptor confers an EGF-dependent transformed phenotype to NIH 3T3 cells

    Pier Paolo Di Fiore;Jacalyn H. Pierce;Timothy P. Fleming;Rachel Hazan

  • The Tumor Suppressor p53 Regulates Polarity of Self-Renewing Divisions in Mammary Stem Cells

    Angelo Cicalese;Giuseppina Bonizzi;Cristina E. Pasi;Mario Faretta

  • A single motif responsible for ubiquitin recognition and monoubiquitination in endocytic proteins

    Simona Polo;Sara Sigismund;Mario Faretta;Monica Guidi

  • Clathrin-mediated internalization is essential for sustained EGFR signaling but dispensable for degradation.

    Sara Sigismund;Elisabetta Argenzio;Daniela Tosoni;Elena Cavallaro

  • Epsin is an EH-domain-binding protein implicated in clathrin-mediated endocytosis

    Hong Chen;Silvia Fre;Vladimir I. Slepnev;Maria Rosaria Capua

  • Loss of negative regulation by Numb over Notch is relevant to human breast carcinogenesis.

    Salvatore Pece;Michela Serresi;Elisa Santolini;Maria Capra

  • The endocytic matrix

    Giorgio Scita;Pier Paolo Di Fiore;Pier Paolo Di Fiore

  • Endocytic trafficking of Rac is required for the spatial restriction of signaling in cell migration.

    Andrea Palamidessi;Emanuela Frittoli;Massimiliano Garré;Mario Faretta

  • Distinct monoubiquitin signals in receptor endocytosis

    Kaisa Haglund;Pier Paolo Di Fiore;Ivan Dikic

  • All ErbB Receptors Other Than the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Are Endocytosis Impaired (

    Josep Baulida;Matthias H. Kraus;Maurizio Alimandi;Pier Paolo Di Fiore

  • Opposite effects of the p52shc/p46shc and p66shc splicing isoforms on the EGF receptor-MAP kinase-fos signalling pathway.

    Enrica Migliaccio;Simonetta Mele;Anna E. Salcini;Giuliana Pelicci

  • Abi1 is essential for the formation and activation of a WAVE2 signalling complex

    Metello Innocenti;Adriana Zucconi;Andrea Disanza;Emanuela Frittoli

  • Alterations of the Notch pathway in lung cancer

    Britta Westhoff;Ivan N. Colaluca;Giovanni D'Ario;Maddalena Donzelli

  • NUMB controls p53 tumour suppressor activity

    Ivan N. Colaluca;Daniela Tosoni;Paolo Nuciforo;Francesca Senic-Matuglia

  • Numb Is an Endocytic Protein

    Elisa Santolini;Claudia Puri;Anna Elisabetta Salcini;Maria Cristina Gagliani

  • Activation of Rad53 kinase in response to DNA damage and its effect in modulating phosphorylation of the lagging strand DNA polymerase

    Achille Pellicioli;Chiara Lucca;Giordano Liberi;Federica Marini;Federica Marini

  • Multiple monoubiquitination of RTKs is sufficient for their endocytosis and

    Kaisa Haglund;Sara Sigismund;Simona Polo;Iwona Szymkiewicz

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Confalonieri
Stefano Confalonieri European Institute of Oncology
Giorgio Scita
Giorgio Scita FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology
Giuseppe Viale
Giuseppe Viale University of Milan
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci European Institute of Oncology
Simona Polo
Simona Polo University of Milan
Pietro De Camilli
Pietro De Camilli Yale University
Carlo Tacchetti
Carlo Tacchetti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Patrick Maisonneuve
Patrick Maisonneuve European Institute of Oncology
Christer Betsholtz
Christer Betsholtz Uppsala University
Marie-France Carlier
Marie-France Carlier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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