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Overview

Sergio Pimpinelli is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several related subfields.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields of study related to their research are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Genetics

Their work addresses various main topics, such as:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Pimpinelli has contributed to recent publications including:

  • "Characterization of Gfat1 (zeppelin) and Gfat2, Essential Paralogous Genes Which Encode the Enzymes That Catalyze the Rate-Limiting Step in the Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway in Drosophila melanogaster," 2022, published in Cells
  • "Cytological heterogeneity of heterochromatin among 10 sequenced Drosophila species," 2022, published in Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pimpinelli include:

  • Marcella Marchetti
  • Shawn Cotsworth
  • Catherine Joan Jackson
  • Graham Hallson
  • Kathleen A Fitzpatrick

Academic venues where Pimpinelli's work has appeared notably include:

  • Cells
  • Genetics

Best Publications

  • The ISWI chromatin-remodeling protein is required for gene expression and the maintenance of higher order chromatin structure in vivo.

    Renate Deuring;Laura Fanti;Laura Fanti;Jennifer A Armstrong;Melinda Sarte

  • Transposable elements are stable structural components of Drosophila melanogaster heterochromatin.

    S Pimpinelli;M Berloco;L Fanti;P Dimitri

  • The Heterochromatin Protein 1 Prevents Telomere Fusions in Drosophila

    Laura Fanti;Laura Fanti;Giovanna Giovinazzo;Maria Berloco;Sergio Pimpinelli

  • Heterochromatin, HP1 and methylation at lysine 9 of histone H3 in animals.

    Ian G. Cowell;Rebecca Aucott;Shantha K. Mahadevaiah;Paul S. Burgoyne

  • Heterochromatin and tri-methylated lysine 20 of histone H4 in animals.

    Niki Kourmouli;Peter Jeppesen;Shantha Mahadevhaiah;Paul Burgoyne

  • Hsp90 prevents phenotypic variation by suppressing the mutagenic activity of transposons

    Valeria Specchia;Lucia Piacentini;Patrizia Tritto;Laura Fanti

  • Functional Elements in Drosophila Melanogaster Heterochromatin

    Maurizio Gatti;Sergio Pimpinelli

  • Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) is associated with induced gene expression in Drosophila euchromatin

    Lucia Piacentini;Laura Fanti;Maria Berloco;Barbara Perrini

  • Characterization of Drosophila heterochromatin. I. Staining and decondensation with Hoechst 33258 and quinacrine

    Maurizio Gatti;Sergio Pimpinelli;Gianfranco Santini

  • Cytological and genetic analysis of the Y chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. I: Organization of the fertility factors

    Maurizio Gatti;Sergio Pimpinelli

  • HP1 Controls Telomere Capping, Telomere Elongation, and Telomere Silencing by Two Different Mechanisms in Drosophila

    Barbara Perrini;Lucia Piacentini;Laura Fanti;Fabio Altieri

  • Genetic and Molecular Characterization of sting, a Gene Involved in Crystal Formation and Meiotic Drive in the Male Germ Line of Drosophila melanogaster

    Armin Schmidt;Gioacchino Palumbo;Maria P. Bozzetti;Patrizia Tritto

  • Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1a) positively regulates euchromatic gene expression through RNA transcript association and interaction with hnRNPs in Drosophila.

    Lucia Piacentini;Laura Fanti;Rodolfo Negri;Valerio Del Vescovo

  • HP1: a functionally multifaceted protein.

    Laura Fanti;Sergio Pimpinelli

  • Role of Drosophila HP1 in euchromatic gene expression

    Diane E. Cryderman;Stephanie K. Grade;Yuhong Li;Laura Fanti

  • Distinct Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Fractions of Drosophila Heterochromatin Protein 1: Their Phosphorylation Levels and Associations with Origin Recognition Complex Proteins

    Da Wei Huang;Laura Fanti;Daniel T.S. Pak;Michael R. Botchan

  • Chromosomal distribution of heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) in Drosophila: a cytological map of euchromatic HP1 binding sites.

    Laura Fanti;Maria Berloco;Lucia Piacentini;Sergio Pimpinelli

  • Bari-1, a New Transposon-like Family in Drosophila Melanogaster with a Unique Heterochromatic Organization

    R Caizzi;C Caggese;S Pimpinelli

  • Heterochromatin protein 1 binds transgene arrays

    Laura Fanti;Douglas R. Dorer;Maria Berloco;Steven Henikoff

  • Characterization of Drosophila heterochromatin. II. C- and N-banding.

    Sergio Pimpinelli;Gianfranco Santini;Maurizio Gatti

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Gatti
Maurizio Gatti Sapienza University of Rome
Benjamin Piña
Benjamin Piña Spanish National Research Council
Luigi Grassi
Luigi Grassi University of Ferrara
Paul S. Burgoyne
Paul S. Burgoyne Medical Research Council
Prim B. Singh
Prim B. Singh Nazarbayev University
David M. Gilbert
David M. Gilbert Florida State University
Mariano Rocchi
Mariano Rocchi University of Bari Aldo Moro
Michael R. Botchan
Michael R. Botchan University of California, Berkeley
Steven Henikoff
Steven Henikoff Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Barry Ganetzky
Barry Ganetzky University of Wisconsin–Madison

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