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Valeria Marigo is affiliated with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy and specializes in research spanning biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work mainly focuses on molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and ophthalmology, with additional contributions to pharmaceutical science and cell biology.

The research topics covered by Marigo include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Marigo demonstrate a focus on retinal degeneration and related molecular mechanisms. These include:

  • "Molecular mechanisms underlying inherited photoreceptor degeneration as targets for therapeutic intervention," 2024, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Activation of cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Restricts Melanoma Growth and Invasion by Interfering with the EGF/EGFR Pathway," 2021, Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • "Optimization of an Injectable Hydrogel Depot System for the Controlled Release of Retinal-Targeted Hybrid Nanoparticles," 2022, Pharmaceutics
  • "Identification of Novel Substrates for cGMP Dependent Protein Kinase (PKG) through Kinase Activity Profiling to Understand Its Putative Role in Inherited Retinal Degeneration," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Targeting molecular pathways for the treatment of inherited retinal degeneration," 2020, Neural Regeneration Research

Marigo frequently collaborates with several researchers, reflecting a network of scientific partnership. These coauthors include:

  • Andrea Bighinati
  • Elisa Adani
  • Li Huang
  • Antonella Comitato
  • Francesca Fanelli

The scientist's work appears regularly in a selection of journals, indicating a consistent presence within established academic venues. These include:

  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Pharmaceutics
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Biochemical evidence that Patched is the Hedgehog receptor

    Valeria Marigo;Robert A. Davey;Yi Zuo;James M. Cunningham

  • SONIC HEDGEHOG DIFFERENTIALLY REGULATES EXPRESSION OF GLI AND GLI3 DURING LIMB DEVELOPMENT

    Valeria Marigo;Randy L. Johnson;Andrea Vortkamp;Clifford J. Tabin

  • Regulation of Patched by Sonic Hedgehog in the Developing Neural Tube

    Valeria Marigo;Clifford J. Tabin

  • Conservation in hedgehog signaling: induction of a chicken patched homolog by Sonic hedgehog in the developing limb

    Valeria Marigo;Matthew P. Scott;Ronald L. Johnson;Lisa V. Goodrich

  • Apoptosis in retinal degeneration involves cross-talk between apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and caspase-12 and is blocked by calpain inhibitors.

    Daniela Sanges;Antonella Comitato;Roberta Tammaro;Valeria Marigo

  • Novel Adeno-Associated Virus Serotypes Efficiently Transduce Murine Photoreceptors

    Mariacarmela Allocca;Claudio Mussolino;Maria Garcia-Hoyos;Daniela Sanges

  • Cloning, expression, and chromosomal location of SHH and IHH: two human homologues of the Drosophila segment polarity gene hedgehog

    Valeria Marigo;Drucilla J. Roberts;Drucilla J. Roberts;Scott M.K. Lee;Olga Tsukurov

  • Human chromosome 21 gene expression atlas in the mouse

    Alexandre Reymond;Alexandre Reymond;Valeria Marigo;Murat B. Yaylaoglu;Antonio Leoni

  • Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs Expressed in the Mouse Eye

    Marianthi Karali;Ivana Peluso;Valeria Marigo;Sandro Banfi

  • Expression pattern of the Tbr2 (Eomesodermin) gene during mouse and chick brain development.

    Alessandro Bulfone;Salvador Martinez;Valeria Marigo;Marilena Campanella

  • Emilin, a component of elastic fibers preferentially located at the elastin-microfibrils interface.

    Giorgio M. Bressan;Daniela Daga-Gordini;Alfonso Colombatti;Ines Castellani

  • Vax2 inactivation in mouse determines alteration of the eye dorsal-ventral axis, misrouting of the optic fibres and eye coloboma.

    Anna Maria Barbieri;Vania Broccoli;Paola Bovolenta;Giovanna Alfano

  • In vivo Editing of the Human Mutant Rhodopsin Gene by Electroporation of Plasmid-based CRISPR/Cas9 in the Mouse Retina

    Maria Carmela Latella;Maria Teresa Di Salvo;Fabienne Cocchiarella;Daniela Benati

  • Programmed cell death in retinal degeneration: targeting apoptosis in photoreceptors as potential therapy for retinal degeneration.

    Valeria Marigo

  • Oa1 knock-out: new insights on the pathogenesis of ocular albinism type 1

    Barbara Incerti;Katia Cortese;Alessandro Pizzigoni;Enrico M. Surace

  • Cross-talk between two apoptotic pathways activated by endoplasmic reticulum stress: differential contribution of caspase-12 and AIF

    Daniela Sanges;Valeria Marigo

  • Combination of cGMP analogue and drug delivery system provides functional protection in hereditary retinal degeneration.

    Eleonora Vighi;Dragana Trifunovic;Patricia Veiga-Crespo;Andreas Rentsch

  • Mutations in TOPORS Cause Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa with Perivascular Retinal Pigment Epithelium Atrophy

    Christina F. Chakarova;Myrto G. Papaioannou;Hemant Khanna;Irma Lopez

  • Unravelling the Complexity of Inherited Retinal Dystrophies Molecular Testing: Added Value of Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing.

    Isabella Bernardis;Laura Chiesi;Elena Tenedini;Lucia Artuso

  • Human chromosome 21 gene expression atlas in the mouse.

    Valeria Marigo;A. Reymond;M. B. Yaylaoglu;A. Leoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine
Alberto Auricchio
Alberto Auricchio Telethon Institute Of Genetics And Medicine
Clifford J. Tabin
Clifford J. Tabin Harvard University
Sandro Banfi
Sandro Banfi University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Shomi S. Bhattacharya
Shomi S. Bhattacharya University College London
Carlo Tacchetti
Carlo Tacchetti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
marius ueffing
marius ueffing University of Tübingen
Graça Raposo
Graça Raposo Institut Curie
Alexandre Reymond
Alexandre Reymond University of Lausanne
Stylianos E. Antonarakis
Stylianos E. Antonarakis University of Geneva

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