World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Stefania Sarno

Stefania Sarno

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
9964
World Ranking
16669
National Ranking
527

Overview

Stefania Sarno is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Immunology, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

The research topics Stefania Sarno covers focus on several key areas:

  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ

Stefania Sarno has coauthored papers with several frequent collaborators:

  • Maria Ruzzene
  • Christian Borgo
  • Claudio D'Amore
  • Mauro Salvi
  • Andrea Dalle Vedove

Their research has been published in a range of scientific venues, including:

  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Cellular Oncology
  • Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Selected recent papers by Stefania Sarno include:

  • Protein kinase CK2: a potential therapeutic target for diverse human diseases, 2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Role of CK2 inhibitor CX-4945 in anti-cancer combination therapy - potential clinical relevance, 2020, Cellular Oncology
  • How can a traffic light properly work if it is always green? The paradox of CK2 signaling, 2021, Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • A novel class of selective CK2 inhibitors targeting its open hinge conformation, 2020, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • 2-(Phenylamino)-7,8-dihydroquinazolin-5(6H)-one, a promising scaffold for MAO-B inhibitors with potential GSK3β targeting, 2025, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Best Publications

  • The Formation of Human Populations in South and Central Asia

    Vagheesh M. Narasimhan;Nick Patterson;Nick Patterson;Priya Moorjani;Nadin Rohland;Nadin Rohland

  • Selectivity of 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzotriazole, an ATP site-directed inhibitor of protein kinase CK2 ('casein kinase-2').

    Stefania Sarno;Helen Reddy;Flavio Meggio;Maria Ruzzene

  • Protein kinase CK2 phosphorylates and upregulates Akt/PKB.

    G Di Maira;M Salvi;G Arrigoni;O Marin

  • The Protein Kinase CK2 Facilitates Repair of Chromosomal DNA Single-Strand Breaks

    Joanna I. Loizou;Sherif F. El-Khamisy;Anastasia Zlatanou;David J. Moore

  • The selectivity of inhibitors of protein kinase CK2: an update.

    Mario A Pagano;Jenny Bain;Zygmunt Kazimierczuk;Stefania Sarno

  • Toward the rational design of protein kinase casein kinase-2 inhibitors.

    Stefania Sarno;Stefano Moro;Flavio Meggio;Giuseppe Zagotto

  • Optimization of protein kinase CK2 inhibitors derived from 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzimidazole.

    Mario A Pagano;Mariola Andrzejewska;Maria Ruzzene;Stefania Sarno

  • Protein kinase CK2: a potential therapeutic target for diverse human diseases.

    Christian Borgo;Claudio D'Amore;Stefania Sarno;Mauro Salvi

  • Extraordinary pleiotropy of protein kinase CK2 revealed by weblogo phosphoproteome analysis.

    Mauro Salvi;Stefania Sarno;Luca Cesaro;Hideji Nakamura

  • Structural features underlying selective inhibition of protein kinase CK2 by ATP site‐directed tetrabromo‐2‐benzotriazole

    Roberto Battistutta;Erika De Moliner;Stefania Sarno;Giuseppe Zanotti

  • The replacement of ATP by the competitive inhibitor emodin induces conformational modifications in the catalytic site of protein kinase CK2.

    Roberto Battistutta;Stefania Sarno;Erika De Moliner;Elena Papinutto

  • Identification of ellagic acid as potent inhibitor of protein kinase CK2: a successful example of a virtual screening application.

    Giorgio Cozza;Paolo Bonvini;Elisa Zorzi;Giorgia Poletto

  • QUINALIZARIN AS A POTENT, SELECTIVE AND CELL PERMEABLE INHIBITOR OF PROTEIN KINASE CK2.

    Giorgio Cozza;Marco Mazzorana;Elena Papinutto;Jenny Bain

  • Unprecedented selectivity and structural determinants of a new class of protein kinase CK2 inhibitors in clinical trials for the treatment of cancer.

    Roberto Battistutta;Giorgio Cozza;Fabrice Pierre;Elena Papinutto

  • Inhibition of Protein Kinase CK2 by Flavonoids and Tyrphostins. A Structural Insight.

    Graziano Lolli;Giorgio Cozza;Marco Mazzorana;Elena Tibaldi

  • Biochemical and three-dimensional-structural study of the specific inhibition of protein kinase CK2 by [5-oxo-5,6-dihydroindolo-(1,2-a)quinazolin-7-yl]acetic acid (IQA).

    Stefania Sarno;Erika De Moliner;Maria Ruzzene;Mario A. Pagano

  • Protein Kinase CK2 Mutants Defective in Substrate Recognition PURIFICATION AND KINETIC ANALYSIS

    S. Sarno;P. Vaglio;F. Meggio;O.-G. Issinger

  • Inspecting the Structure-Activity Relationship of Protein Kinase CK2 Inhibitors Derived from Tetrabromo-Benzimidazole

    Roberto Battistutta;Marco Mazzorana;Stefania Sarno;Zygmunt Kazimierczuk

  • Tetrabromocinnamic acid (TBCA) and related compounds represent a new class of specific protein kinase CK2 inhibitors.

    Mario A. Pagano;Giorgia Poletto;Giovanni Di Maira;Giorgio Cozza

  • Protein kinase CK2 as a druggable target

    Stefania Sarno;Lorenzo A. Pinna

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenzo A. Pinna
Lorenzo A. Pinna University of Padua
Flavio Meggio
Flavio Meggio University of Padua
Oriano Marin
Oriano Marin University of Padua
Maria Ruzzene
Maria Ruzzene University of Padua
Giuseppe Zanotti
Giuseppe Zanotti University of Padua
Stefano Moro
Stefano Moro University of Padua
Anna Maria Brunati
Anna Maria Brunati University of Padua
Claudio Franceschi
Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna
Ene Metspalu
Ene Metspalu University of Tartu

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Stefania Sarno

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles