Estella Rao
Research staff
10/2019-to date: Post Doc Fellowship at CNR-IBF, Palermo 03/2018-09/2019: Research Fellowship at CNR-IBF, Palermo 2017: PhD in “Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology”, University of Palermo 05-12/2016: Training period as “Jr Specialist” at “Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics”, University of California, Irvine 09-12/2014: Fellowship, University of Palermo 02-08/2014: Fellowship, University of Palermo 2013: Master’s Degree in Physics, University of Palermo 2007: Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, University of Palermo
orcid://0000-0002-1202-5083,
Contact:
- Email estella.rao@ibf.cnr.it
- Phone +39-091-6809556
- Location Palermo
Research interests:
- Cell-based technologies and bioactives for research and innovation (Cell-Tech Hub)
Key publications:
Nanoalgosomes: Introducing extracellular vesicles produced by microalgae Adamo et al., Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2021, 10(6), e12081
Agarose/?-carrageenan-based hydrogel film enriched with natural plant extracts for the treatment of cutaneous wounds Ditta et al., International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020, 164, pp. 2818–2830
Water extract of cryphaea heteromalla (Hedw.) d. mohr bryophyte as a natural powerful source of biologically active compounds Provenzano et al., International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019, 20(22), 5560
Recombinant mussel protein Pvfp-5?: A potential tissue bioadhesive Santonocito et al., Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019, 294(34), pp. 12826–12835
Comparison between iMSD and 2D-pCF analysis for molecular motion studies on in vivo cells: The case of the epidermal growth factor receptor Malacrida, L., Rao, E., Gratton, E. Methods, 2018, 140-141, pp. 74–84
Publications (12):
DetectEV: A functional enzymatic assay to assess integrity and bioactivity of extracellular vesiclesAdamo, Giorgia; Picciotto, Sabrina; Gargano, Paola; Paterna, Angela; Raccosta, Samuele; Rao, Estella; Romancino, Daniele Paolo; Ghersi, Giulio; Manno, Mauro; Salamone, Monica; Bongiovanni, Antonella
JOURNAL OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES, 14, 2025
DOI: 10.1002/jev2.70030
Extracellular vesicles from the microalga Tetraselmis chuii are biocompatible and exhibit unique bone tropism along with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
Adamo, Giorgia; Santonicola, Pamela; Picciotto, Sabrina; Gargano, Paola; Nicosia, Aldo; Longo, Valeria; Aloi, Noemi; Romancino, Daniele; Paterna, Angela; Rao, Estella; Raccosta, Samuele; Noto, Rosina; Salamone, Monica; Deidda, Irene; Costa, Salvatore; DI SANO, Caterina; Zampi, Giuseppina; Morsbach, Svenja; Landfester, Katharina; Colombo, Paolo; Wei, Mingxing; Bergese, Paolo; Touzet, Nicolas; Manno, Mauro; DI SCHIAVI, Elia; Bongiovanni, Antonella
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY, 7, 2024
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06612-9
alphaS1-Casein administration to a C. elegans model of Alzheimer's disease through proteoliposome delivery
Carrotta, Rita; Paterna, Angela; Santonicola, Pamela; DI PRIMA, Giulia; Rao, Estella; Raccosta, Samuele; Zampi, Giuseppina; Oscar, Moran; Manno, Mauro; DI SCHIAVI, Elia; Librizzi, Fabio
EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS, 52, 2023
αS1-Casein-Loaded Proteo-liposomes as Potential Inhibitors in Amyloid Fibrillogenesis: In Vivo Effects on a C. elegans Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Paterna, A.; Santonicola, P.; Di Prima, G.; Rao, E.; Raccosta, S.; Zampi, G.; Russo, C.; Moran, O.; Manno, M.; Di Schiavi, E.; Librizzi, F.; Carrotta, R.
ACS CHEMICAL NEUROSCIENCE, 14, 2023
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00239
Extracellular Vesicles From Microalgae: Uptake Studies in Human Cells and Caenorhabditis elegans
Picciotto, Sabrina; Santonicola, Pamela; Paterna, Angela; Rao, Estella; Raccosta, Samuele; Romancino Daniele, Paolo; Noto, Rosina; Touzet, Nicolas; Manno, Mauro; DI SCHIAVI, Elia; Bongiovanni, Antonella; Adamo, Giorgia
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 10, 2022
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.830189
Isolation of extracellular vesicles from microalgae: Towards the production of sustainable and natural nanocarriers of bioactive compounds
Picciotto, Sabrina; Barone, Maria E.; Fierli, David; Aranyos, Anita; Adamo, Giorgia; Bo?i?, Darja; Romancino, Daniele P.; Stanly, Christopher; Parkes, Rachel; Morsbach, Svenja; Raccosta, Samuele; Paganini, Carolina; Cusimano, Antonella; Martorana, Vincenzo; Noto, Rosina; Carrotta, Rita; Librizzi, Fabio; Capasso Palmiero, Umberto; Santonicola, Pamela; Igli?, Ales; Gai, Meiyu; Corcuera, Laura; Kisslinger, Annamaria; Di Schiavi, Elia; Landfester, Katharina; Liguori, Giovanna L.; Kralj-Igli?, Veronika; Arosio, Paolo; Pocsfalvi, Gabriella; Manno, Mauro; Touzet, Nicolas; Bongiovanni, Antonella
biomaterials science (print)issn: 2047-4830royal society of chemistry, 9, 2021
DOI: 10.1039/d0bm01696a
Nanoalgosomes: Introducing extracellular vesicles produced by microalgae
Adamo, Giorgia; Fierli, David; Romancino, Daniele P.; Picciotto, Sabrina; Barone, Maria E.; Aranyos, Anita; Bo?i?, Darja; Morsbach, Svenja; Raccosta, Samuele; Stanly, Christopher; Paganini, Carolina; Gai, Meiyu; Cusimano, Antonella; Martorana, Vincenzo; Noto, Rosina; Carrotta, Rita; Librizzi, Fabio; Randazzo, Loredana; Parkes, Rachel; Capasso Palmiero, Umberto; Rao, Estella; Paterna, Angela; Santonicola, Pamela; Igli?, Ales; Corcuera, Laura; Kisslinger, Annamaria; Di Schiavi, Elia; Liguori, Giovanna L.; Landfester, Katharina; Kralj-Igli?, Veronika; Arosio, Paolo; Pocsfalvi, Gabriella; Touzet, Nicolas; Manno, Mauro; Bongiovanni, Antonella
journal of extracellular vesiclesissn: 2001-3078järfälla : co-action pub., 10, 2021
DOI: 10.1002/jev2.12081
Agarose/κ-carrageenan-based hydrogel film enriched with natural plant extracts for the treatment of cutaneous wounds
Ditta, L.A., Rao, E., Provenzano, F., Sánchez, J.L., Santonocito, R., Passantino, R., Costa, M.A., Sabatino, M.A., Dispenza, C., Giacomazza, D., San Biagio, P.L., Lapasin, R.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 164, 2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.170
Blue autofluorescence in protein aggregates "lighted on" by UV induced oxidation
Fricano A, Librizzi F, Rao E, Alfano C, Vetri V
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics, 1867, 2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2019.07.011
Direct observation of alpha-lactalbumin, adsorption and incorporation into lipid membrane and formation of lipid/protein hybrid structures
Rao E, Foderà V, Leone M, Vetri V
Biochimica et biophysica acta. G, General subjects, 1863, 2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2019.02.005
Recombinant mussel protein Pvfp-5?: A potential tissue bioadhesive
Santonocito R1, Venturella F2,3, Dal Piaz F4, Morando MA3, Provenzano A, Rao E, Costa MA, Bulone D, San Biagio PL, Giacomazza D, Sicorello A, Alfano C, Passantino R, Pastore A
Journal of biological chemistry, 294, 2019
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.009531
Water Extract of Cryphaea heteromalla (Hedw.) D. Mohr Bryophyte as a Natural Powerful Source of Biologically Active Compounds
Provenzano F, Sánchez JL, Rao E, Santonocito R, Ditta LA, Borrás Linares I, Passantino R, Campisi P, Dia MG, Costa MA, Segura-Carretero A, San Biagio PL, Giacomazza D
International journal of molecular sciences, 20, 2019
DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225560