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Stefano Gustincich is affiliated with the Italian Institute of Technology in Italy and has made significant contributions in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans over 161 publications, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Cancer Research, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's primary research topics include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Stefano Gustincich has published extensively in several scientific venues. Their most frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 15 publications
  • Nature Communications with 6 publications
  • Nucleic Acids Research with 4 publications
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids with 3 publications
  • Research Square (Research Square) with 3 publications

Among recent papers, notable works include:

  • Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • SINEUP long non-coding RNA acts via PTBP1 and HNRNPK to promote translational initiation assemblies, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Recombination of repeat elements generates somatic complexity in human genomes, 2022, Cell
  • De Novo VPS4A Mutations Cause Multisystem Disease with Abnormal Neurodevelopment, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Probing TDP-43 condensation using an in silico designed aptamer, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in their research include Remo Sanges, Luca Pandolfini, Gian Gaetano Tartaglia, Piero Carninci, and Federico Ansaloni, reflecting a network of interdisciplinary cooperation.

Best Publications

  • The Transcriptional Landscape of the Mammalian Genome

    P. Carninci;T. Kasukawa;S. Katayama;J. Gough

  • Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs

    Y. Okazaki;M. Furuno;T. Kasukawa;J. Adachi

  • A promoter-level mammalian expression atlas

    Alistair R.R. Forrest;Hideya Kawaji;Michael Rehli;J. Kenneth Baillie

  • Genome-wide analysis of mammalian promoter architecture and evolution

    Piero Carninci;Albin Sandelin;Boris Lenhard;Boris Lenhard;Shintaro Katayama

  • Direct generation of functional dopaminergic neurons from mouse and human fibroblasts

    Massimiliano Caiazzo;Maria Teresa Dell’Anno;Elena Dvoretskova;Dejan Lazarevic;Dejan Lazarevic

  • Long non-coding antisense RNA controls Uchl1 translation through an embedded SINEB2 repeat

    Claudia Carrieri;Laura Cimatti;Marta Biagioli;Marta Biagioli;Anne Beugnet

  • Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection

    J. Kawai;A. Shinagawa;K. Shibata;M. Yoshino

  • Somatic retrotransposition alters the genetic landscape of the human brain

    J. Kenneth Baillie;Mark W. Barnett;Kyle R. Upton;Daniel J. Gerhardt

  • A fast method for high-quality genomic DNA extraction from whole human blood.

    Stefano Gustincich;G Manfioletti;G Del Sal;C Schneider

  • FANTOM5 CAGE profiles of human and mouse samples

    Shuhei Noguchi;Takahiro Arakawa;Shiro Fukuda;Masaaki Furuno

  • Unexpected expression of α- and β-globin in mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons and glial cells

    Marta Biagioli;Milena Pinto;Daniela Cesselli;Marta Zaninello

  • AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit defects are a cause of neurodevelopmental disorders

    Vincenzo Salpietro;Vincenzo Salpietro;Vincenzo Salpietro;Christine L Dixon;Hui Guo;Hui Guo;Oscar D Bello

  • Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19.

    Liam Gaziano;Claudia Giambartolomei;Alexandre C Pereira;Anna Gaulton

  • Targeting a Complex Transcriptome: The Construction of the Mouse Full-Length cDNA Encyclopedia

    Piero Carninci;Kazunori Waki;Toshiyuki Shiraki;Hideaki Konno

  • Linking promoters to functional transcripts in small samples with nanoCAGE and CAGEscan

    Charles Plessy;Nicolas Bertin;Hazuki Takahashi;Roberto Simone

  • Spontaneous Activity of Solitary Dopaminergic Cells of the Retina

    Andreas Feigenspan;Stefano Gustincich;Bruce P. Bean;Elio Raviola

  • Genome-wide detection and analysis of hippocampus core promoters using DeepCAGE

    Eivind Valen;Giovanni Pascarella;Alistair Morgan Chalk;Norihiro Maeda

  • Inhibition of α-Synuclein Fibrillization by Dopamine Is Mediated by Interactions with Five C-Terminal Residues and with E83 in the NAC Region

    Fernando E. Herrera;Fernando E. Herrera;Alessandra Chesi;Alessandra Chesi;Katerina E. Paleologou;Adrian Schmid

  • The complexity of the mammalian transcriptome.

    Stefano Gustincich;Albin Sandelin;Charles Plessy;Shintaro Katayama

  • Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19

    Liam Gaziano;Liam Gaziano;Claudia Giambartolomei;Claudia Giambartolomei;Alexandre C Pereira;Alexandre C Pereira;Anna Gaulton

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Schneider
Claudio Schneider University of Udine
Alistair R. R. Forrest
Alistair R. R. Forrest Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
David A. Hume
David A. Hume University of Queensland
Christine A. Wells
Christine A. Wells University of Melbourne
Elio Raviola
Elio Raviola Harvard University
Yasushi Okazaki
Yasushi Okazaki Juntendo University

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