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Riccardo Brambilla

Riccardo Brambilla

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Neuroscience

D-Index
44
Citations
8151
World Ranking
7134
National Ranking
554

Overview

Riccardo Brambilla is a researcher affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with a focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neurological functions and disorders.

The main fields of Brambilla's research include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

Within these areas, their work further specializes in key subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Physiology
  • Neurology

Brambilla's research topics cover a range of subjects including:

  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Frequent publication venues for Brambilla include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine

Brambilla has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Ilaria Morella
  • Stefania Fasano
  • Marianne B. M. van den Bree
  • Simon P. Brooks
  • Yann Hérault

Among recent papers by Brambilla, the following are notable examples:

  • "Emerging roles of brain metabolism in cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric disorders", 2022, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Dopamine D1 and Glutamate Receptors Co-operate With Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and TrkB to Modulate ERK Signaling in Adult Striatal Slices", 2020, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Nuclear ERK1/2 signaling potentiation enhances neuroprotection and cognition via Importinα1/KPNA2", 2023, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • "Gut-muscle-brain axis: Molecular mechanisms in neurodegenerative disorders and potential therapeutic efficacy of probiotic supplementation coupled with exercise", 2023, Neuropharmacology
  • "Dissecting the autism-associated 16p11.2 locus identifies multiple drivers in neuroanatomical phenotypes and unveils a male-specific role for the major vault protein", 2023, Genome Biology

Best Publications

  • Disruption of the neurotrophin-3 receptor gene trkC eliminates la muscle afferents and results in abnormal movements

    Rüdiger Klein;Inmaculada Silos-Santiago;Richard J. Smeyne;Sergio A. Lira

  • Knockout of ERK1 MAP kinase enhances synaptic plasticity in the striatum and facilitates striatal-mediated learning and memory

    Cristina Mazzucchelli;Chiara Vantaggiato;Alessandro Ciamei;Stefania Fasano

  • A role for the Ras signalling pathway in synaptic transmission and long-term memory

    Riccardo Brambilla;Nerina Gnesutta;Liliana Minichiello;Gail White

  • Pathophysiology of L-dopa-induced motor and non-motor complications in Parkinson's disease.

    Matthieu F. Bastide;Wassilios G. Meissner;Barbara Picconi;Stefania Fasano

  • ERK1 and ERK2 mitogen-activated protein kinases affect Ras-dependent cell signaling differentially

    Chiara Vantaggiato;Ivan Formentini;Attilio Bondanza;Chiara Bonini

  • Gene therapy of metachromatic leukodystrophy reverses neurological damage and deficits in mice

    Alessandra Biffi;Alessia Capotondo;Stefania Fasano;Ubaldo del Carro

  • Cloning by functional complementation of a mouse cDNA encoding a homologue of CDC25, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae RAS activator.

    Enzo Martegani;Marco Vanoni;Renata Zippel;Paola Coccetti

  • Is the Ras-MAPK signalling pathway necessary for long-term memory formation?

    Paul C Orban;Paul F Chapman;Riccardo Brambilla

  • ELF-2, a new member of the Eph ligand family, is segmentally expressed in mouse embryos in the region of the hindbrain and newly forming somites.

    Andrew D. Bergemann;Hwai Jong Cheng;Riccardo Brambilla;Rüdiger Klein

  • Ras-related and MAPK signalling in neuronal plasticity and memory formation.

    C. Mazzucchelli;R. Brambilla

  • Membrane-bound LERK2 ligand can signal through three different Eph-related receptor tyrosine kinases.

    R. Brambilla;A. Schnapp;F. Casagranda;J. P. Labrador

  • Blockade of the IL-1R1/TLR4 pathway mediates disease-modification therapeutic effects in a model of acquired epilepsy

    Valentina Iori;Anand M. Iyer;Teresa Ravizza;Luca Beltrame

  • Inhibition of Ras-guanine nucleotide-releasing factor 1 (Ras-GRF1) signaling in the striatum reverts motor symptoms associated with l-dopa–induced dyskinesia

    Stefania Fasano;Erwan Bezard;Angela D'Antoni;Veronica Francardo

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) overexpression in the forebrain results in learning and memory impairments

    Carla Cunha;Andrea Angelucci;Angela D'Antoni;Mate D. Dobrossy

  • Knockout of ERK1 enhances cocaine-evoked immediate early gene expression and behavioral plasticity.

    Susan M Ferguson;Stefania Fasano;Pengwei Yang;Riccardo Brambilla

  • Impaired Bidirectional Synaptic Plasticity and Procedural Memory Formation in Striatum-Specific cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein-Deficient Mice

    Christopher Pittenger;Stefania Fasano;David Martin Mazzocchi-Jones;Stephen Bruce Dunnett

  • The N‐terminal globular domain of Eph receptors is sufficient for ligand binding and receptor signaling

    Juan Pablo Labrador;Riccardo Brambilla;Rüdiger Klein

  • Ephrin-B3, a ligand for the receptor EphB3, expressed at the midline of the developing neural tube

    Andrew D. Bergemann;Lee Zhang;Ming Ko Chiang;Riccardo Brambilla

  • Ras-guanine nucleotide-releasing factor 1 (Ras-GRF1) controls activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling in the striatum and long-term behavioral responses to cocaine.

    Stefania Fasano;Angela D'Antoni;Paul C. Orban;Emmanuel Valjent

  • Telling axons where to grow: A role for Eph receptor tyrosine kinases in guidance

    Riccardo Brambilla;Rüdiger Klein

Frequent Co-Authors

Rüdiger Klein
Rüdiger Klein Max Planck Society
Michele Morari
Michele Morari University of Ferrara
Gilberto Fisone
Gilberto Fisone Karolinska Institute
Stephen B. Dunnett
Stephen B. Dunnett Cardiff University
M. Angela Cenci
M. Angela Cenci Lund University
David P. Wolfer
David P. Wolfer University of Zurich
Hans-Peter Lipp
Hans-Peter Lipp University of Zurich
Manolo Carta
Manolo Carta University of Cagliari
Anu Suomalainen
Anu Suomalainen University of Helsinki
Pentti J. Tienari
Pentti J. Tienari University of Helsinki

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