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Roberto Biassoni

Roberto Biassoni

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Microbiology

D-Index
66
Citations
23558
World Ranking
2348
National Ranking
55

Overview

Roberto Biassoni is affiliated with the Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Italy. Their research career is focused primarily on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to related subfields including Molecular Biology, Surgery, Physiology, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

Their work encompasses various topics, with particular attention to:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
  • Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
  • Oral health in cancer treatment

Roberto Biassoni has coauthored several papers in collaboration with colleagues such as Margherita Squillario, Eddi Di Marco, Carola Bonaretti, Gianluca Piccolo, and Nicola Minuto. Notably, these collaborations have resulted in multiple publications across a range of scientific journals.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Microorganisms
  • Pediatric Surgery International
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Roberto Biassoni include:

  • "Gut Microbiota in T1DM-Onset Pediatric Patients: Machine-Learning Algorithms to Classify Microorganisms as Disease Linked" (2020), published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • "Pathways and microbiome modifications related to surgery and enterocolitis in Hirschsprung disease" (2021), Pediatric Surgery International
  • "Gut-microbiota in children and adolescents with obesity: inferred functional analysis and machine-learning algorithms to classify microorganisms" (2023), Scientific Reports

In addition to journal articles, Roberto Biassoni has contributed to book publications. One notable example is a title published by Humana Press: "Quantitative real-time PCR: methods and protocols" (2020).

Best Publications

  • Activating receptors and coreceptors involved in human natural killer cell-mediated cytolysis.

    Alessandro Moretta;Cristina Bottino;Massimo Vitale;Daniela Pende

  • RECEPTORS FOR HLA CLASS-I MOLECULES IN HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELLS

    Alessandro Moretta;Cristina Bottino;Massimo Vitale;Daniela Pende

  • Identification and Molecular Characterization of Nkp30, a Novel Triggering Receptor Involved in Natural Cytotoxicity Mediated by Human Natural Killer Cells

    Daniela Pende;Silvia Parolini;Anna Pessino;Simona Sivori

  • Transforming growth factor β1 inhibits expression of NKp30 and NKG2D receptors: Consequences for the NK-mediated killing of dendritic cells

    Roberta Castriconi;Claudia Cantoni;Mariella Della Chiesa;Massimo Vitale

  • Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I-related Chain A and UL16-Binding Protein Expression on Tumor Cell Lines of Different Histotypes Analysis of Tumor Susceptibility to NKG2D-dependent Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity

    Daniela Pende;Paola Rivera;Stefania Marcenaro;Chien Chung Chang

  • Molecular cloning of NKp46: a novel member of the immunoglobulin superfamily involved in triggering of natural cytotoxicity.

    Anna Pessino;Simona Sivori;Cristina Bottino;Angela Malaspina

  • Molecular clones of the p58 NK cell receptor reveal immunoglobulin-related molecules with diversity in both the extra- and intracellular domains

    Nicolai Wagtmann;Roberto Biassoni;Claudia Cantoni;Simonetta Verdiani

  • X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease 2b4 Molecules Displaying Inhibitory Rather than Activating Function Are Responsible for the Inability of Natural Killer Cells to Kill Epstein-Barr Virus–Infected Cells

    Silvia Parolini;Cristina Bottino;Michela Falco;Raffaella Augugliaro

  • NKp46 is the major triggering receptor involved in the natural cytotoxicity of fresh or cultured human NK cells. Correlation between surface density of NKp46 and natural cytotoxicity against autologous, allogeneic or xenogeneic target cells

    Simona Sivori;Daniela Pende;Cristina Bottino;Emanuela Marcenaro

  • NKp44, a triggering receptor involved in tumor cell lysis by activated human natural killer cells, is a novel member of the immunoglobulin superfamily.

    Claudia Cantoni;Cristina Bottino;Massimo Vitale;Anna Pessino

  • The natural killer cell receptor specific for HLA-A allotypes: a novel member of the p58/p70 family of inhibitory receptors that is characterized by three immunoglobulin-like domains and is expressed as a 140-kD disulphide-linked dimer.

    D Pende;R Biassoni;C Cantoni;S Verdiani

  • The human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C-specific "activatory" or "inhibitory" natural killer cell receptors display highly homologous extracellular domains but differ in their transmembrane and intracytoplasmic portions.

    Roberto Biassoni;Claudia Cantoni;Michela Falco;Simonetta Verdiani

  • What is a natural killer cell

    Alessandro Moretta;Cristina Bottino;Maria Cristina Mingari;Roberto Biassoni

  • Natural cytotoxicity receptors that trigger human NK-cell-mediated cytolysis.

    Alessandro Moretta;R. Biassoni;Cristina Bottino;Maria Cristina Mingari

  • Gntb-A, a Novel Sh2d1a-Associated Surface Molecule Contributing to the Inability of Natural Killer Cells to Kill Epstein-Barr Virus–Infected B Cells in X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease

    Cristina Bottino;Michela Falco;Silvia Parolini;Emanuela Marcenaro

  • Role of NKG2D in tumor cell lysis mediated by human NK cells: cooperation with natural cytotoxicity receptors and capability of recognizing tumors of nonepithelial origin.

    Daniela Pende;Claudia Cantoni;Claudia Cantoni;Paola Rivera;Massimo Vitale

  • Inhibitory receptors sensing HLA-G1 molecules in pregnancy: Decidua-associated natural killer cells express LIR-1 and CD94/NKG2A and acquire p49, an HLA-G1-specific receptor

    Marco Ponte;Claudia Cantoni;Roberto Biassoni;Andrea Tradori-Cappai

  • Human and mouse killer-cell inhibitory receptors recruit PTP1C and PTP1D protein tyrosine phosphatases.

    Lucia Olcese;Paul Lang;Frédéric Vély;Anna Cambiaggi;Anna Cambiaggi

  • Human natural killer cell receptors and co‐receptors

    Roberto Biassoni;Claudia Cantoni;Claudia Cantoni;Daniela Pende;Simona Sivori;Simona Sivori

  • NCRs and DNAM-1 mediate NK cell recognition and lysis of human and mouse melanoma cell lines in vitro and in vivo

    Tadepally Lakshmikanth;Shannon Burke;Talib Hassan Ali;Silvia Kimpfler

  • Major histocompatibility complex class I‐specific receptors on human natural killer and T lymphocytes

    Alessandro Moretta;Roberto Biassoni;Cristina Bottino;Daniela Pende

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenzo Moretta
Lorenzo Moretta Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Alessandro Moretta
Alessandro Moretta University of Genoa
Cristina Bottino
Cristina Bottino University of Genoa
Claudia Cantoni
Claudia Cantoni University of Genoa
Maria Cristina Mingari
Maria Cristina Mingari University of Genoa
Daniela Pende
Daniela Pende University of Genoa
Michela Falco
Michela Falco Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Massimo Vitale
Massimo Vitale University of Genoa
Silvano Ferrini
Silvano Ferrini University of Genoa
Simona Sivori
Simona Sivori University of Genoa

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