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Mauro Dalla Serra

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Born in 1962, married with two sons (1994 and 2002). 1990: Degree in Physics at the Univ. of Trento; 1998-1999: Post-Doc position as Assistant Scientist Researcher at the Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (Supervisor Hagan Bayley); Qualified as Full University Professor at the National Scientific Qualification 2012 in Applied Physics (sector 02/B3) and in General Biochemistry & Clinical Biochemistry (sector 05/E1). Presently, I am Research Director at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and Director of the CNR - Institute of Biophysics. I’m an active member of the Italian Society for Pure and Applied Biophysics (SIBPA); since 2015 I’m serving EBSA as a member of the Executive Committee acting as vice-president since 2023; I’m Italian Vice-Delegate to IUPAB.

orcid://0000-0003-1048-2739,

Contact:

- Email mauro.dallaserra@cnr.it
- Phone +39-348-0155177
- Location Trento

Research interests:

- Host-Pathogen Interaction (Principal investigator)
- Bio-hybrid interfaces to study neuromorphic functionalities
- Integrated approaches to study translational defects in neurodegenerative diseases and bacterial infections
- Biosurfaces for Lab-on-a-chip and biosensors

Further collaborations:

- Graziano Guella, UniTN, Trento
- Cecilia Pederzolli, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento
- Claudio Moser, Fondazione Edmund Mach, S. Michele all’Adige (TN)
- Alberto Diaspro, Uni Genova & IIT, Genova
- Silvia Caponi, CNR-IOM, Perugia
- Maria Vittoria Modica, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Roma
- Gregor Anderluh, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
- Robert Gilbert, Uni Oxford, Oxford (UK)

Financial support:

- European Venom Network (EUVEN), CA19144, Cost Action
- 4th EU-LAC Multi-thematics Joint Call for collaborative projects between researchers from Europe, Latin-America and the Caribbean countries

Key publications:

Modica, Maria Vittoria, Rafi Ahmad, Stuart Ainsworth, Gregor Anderluh, Agostinho Antunes, Dimitris Beis, Figen Caliskan, et al. «The New COST Action European Venom Network (EUVEN)—Synergy and Future Perspectives of Modern Venomics». GigaScience 10, n. 3 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giab019.

DiFrancesco, Mattia Lorenzo, Francesco Lodola, Elisabetta Colombo, Luca Maragliano, Mattia Bramini, Giuseppe Maria Paternò, Pietro Baldelli, et al. «Neuronal Firing Modulation by a Membrane-Targeted Photoswitch». Nature Nanotechnology 15, n. 4 (2020): 296–306. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0632-6.

Toparlak, O.D., J. Zasso, S. Bridi, M. Dalla Serra, P. Macchi, Luciano Conti, M-L Baudet, e S.S. Mansy. «Control of neural stem cells differentiation and neuronal processes by artificial cells regulated activity». Science Advances 6, n. 38 (2020): eabb4920. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb4920.

Lauria, Fabio, Paola Bernabò, Toma Tebaldi, Ewout Joan Nicolaas Groen, Elena Perenthaler, Federica Maniscalco, Annalisa Rossi, et al. «SMN-Primed Ribosomes Modulate the Translation of Transcripts Related to Spinal Muscular Atrophy». Nature Cell Biology 22 (2020): 1239–51. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-020-00577-7.

Gilbert,R., Dalla Serra, M., Froelich, C.J., Wallace, M., e Anderluh, G. «Membrane pore formation at protein-lipid interfaces». Trends in Biochemical Sciences 39, n. 11 (2014): 510–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2014.09.002.

Lentini, R, Perez Santero, S, Chizzolini, F, Cecchi, D, Fontana, J, Marchioretto, M., Del Bianco, C, et al. «Integrating artificial with natural cells to translate chemical messages that direct E. coli behavior». Nature Communications 5, fasc. 4012 (2014): 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5012.

Publications (71):

Targeting the Gut: A Systematic Review of Specific Drug Nanocarriers
Garbati, Patrizia; Picco, Cristiana; Magrassi, Raffaella; Signorello, Paolo; Cacopardo, Ludovica; DALLA SERRA, Mauro; Grazia Faticato, Maria; De Luca, Maria; Balestra, Francesco; Principia Scavo, Maria; Viti, Federica
PHARMACEUTICS, 16, 2024
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16030431

Vitis vinifera Lipoxygenase LoxA is an Allosteric Dimer Activated by Lipidic Surfaces
Pilati, S.; Wild, K.; Gumiero, A.; Holdermann, I.; Hackmann, Y.; Dalla Serra, M.; Guella, G.; Moser, C.; Sinning, I.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 436, 2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168821

Artificial cells drive neural differentiation
Toparlak, O. Duhan; Zasso, Jacopo; Bridi, Simone; Dalla Serra, Mauro; Macchi, Paolo; Conti, Luciano; Baudet, Marie-Laure; Mansy, Sheref S.
Science Advances, 6, 2020
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb4920

Graphene oxide nanocomposite magnetic microbeads for the remediation of positively charged aromatic compounds
Minati, L.; Speranza, G.; Micheli, V; Dalla Serra, M.; Clamer, M.
Dalton Transactions, 49, 2020
DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04605d

Neuronal firing modulation by a membrane-targeted photoswitch
DiFrancesco, Mattia Lorenzo; Lodola, Francesco; Colombo, Elisabetta; Maragliano, Luca; Bramini, Mattia; Paterno, Giuseppe Maria; Baldelli, Pietro; Dalla Serra, Mauro; Lunelli, Lorenzo; Marchioretto, Marta; Grasselli, Giorgio; Cimo, Simone; Colella, Letizi
Nature Nanotechnology, 15, 2020
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-019-0632-6

SMN-primed ribosomes modulate the translation of transcripts related to spinal muscular atrophy
Lauria, Fabio; Bernabo, Paola; Tebaldi, Toma; Groen, Ewout Joan Nicolaas; Perenthaler, Elena; Maniscalco, Federica; Rossi, Annalisa; Donzel, Deborah; Clamer, Massimiliano; Marchioretto, Marta; Omersa, Neza; Orri, Julia; Dalla Serra, Mauro; Anderluh, Grego
Nature Cell Biology, 22, 2020
DOI: 10.1038/s41556-020-00577-7

Biophysical Approaches to Protein Folding and Disease, a satellite meeting to the IUPAB-EBSA congress
Dalla Serra M, Gilbert RJC, Matagne A, England P
European biophysics journal, 2018
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-018-1288-0

Non-contact mechanical and chemical analysis of single living cells by microspectroscopic techniques
Mattana S, Mattarelli M, Urbanelli L, Sagini K, Emiliani C, Dalla Serra M, Fioretto D, Caponi S
Light: Science & Applications, 7, 2018
DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2017.139

DOPAL derived alpha-synuclein oligomers impair synaptic vesicles physiological function
Plotegher N, Berti G, Ferrari E, Tessari I, Zanetti M, Lunelli L, Greggio E, Bisaglia M, Veronesi M, Girotto S, Dalla Serra M, Perego C, Casella L, Bubacco L
Scientific reports , 7, 2017
DOI: 10.1038/srep40699

Plasma assisted surface treatments of biomaterials
Minati L, Migliaresi C, Lunelli L, Viero G, Dalla Serra M, Speranza G
Biophysical chemistry , 229, 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2017.07.003

Primary cortical neurons on PMCS TiO2 films towards bio-hybrid memristive device: A morpho-functional study.
Roncador A, Jimenez-Garduño AM, Pasquardini L, Giusti G, Cornella N, Lunelli L, Potrich C, Bartali R, Aversa L, Verucchi R, Serra MD, Caponi S, Iannotta S, Macchi P, Musio C
Biophysical chemistry , 229, 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2017.04.010

Regional Biophysics Conference - RBC2016
Dalla Serra M, Tossi A
European biophysics journal, 46, 2017
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-017-1265-z

The unexpected tuners: Are LNCRNAS regulating host translation during infections?
Knap P, Tebaldi T, Di Leva F, Biagioli M, Dalla Serra M, Viero G
Toxins , 9, 2017
DOI: 10.3390/toxins9110357

A multidisciplinary approach to study the functional properties of neuron-like cell models constituting a living bio-hybrid system: SH-SY5Y cells adhering to PANI substrate
Caponi S, Mattana S, Ricci M, Sagini K, Juarez-Hernandez LJ, Jimenez-Garduno AM, Cornella N, Pasquardini L, Urbanelli L, Sassi P, Morresi A, Emiliani C, Fioretto D, Dalla Serra M, Pederzolli C, Iannotta S, Macchi P, Musio C
AIP advances American Institute of Physics , 6, 2016
DOI: 10.1063/1.4966587

Bio-hybrid interfaces to study neuromorphic functionalities: New multidisciplinary evidences of cell viability on poly(anyline) (PANI), a semiconductor polymer with memristive properties
Juarez-Hernandez L.J.; Cornella N.; Pasquardini L.; Battistoni S.; Vidalino L.; Vanzetti L.; Caponi S.; Serra M.D.; Iannotta S.; Pederzolli C.; Macchi P.; Musio C.
Biophysical chemistry, 208, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2015.07.008

In memory of Gianfranco Menestrina Preface
Gambale F, Dalla Serra M
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes, 1858, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.01.001

Pore formation by actinoporins, cytolysins from sea anemones
Rojko N.; Dalla Serra M.; MacEk P.; Anderluh G.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes, 1858, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.09.007

Raman micro-spectroscopy study of living SH-SY5Y cells adhering on different substrates
Caponi, S.; Mattana, S.; Ricci, M.; Ricci, M.; Sagini, K.; Urbanelli, L.; Sassi, P.; Morresi, A.; Emiliani, C.; Emiliani, C.; Dalla Serra, M.; Iannotta, S.; Musio, C.; Fioretto, D.; Fioretto, D.
Biophysical chemistry, 208, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2015.07.009

Fast Flow Microfluidics and Single-Molecule Fluorescence for the Rapid Characterization of ?-Synuclein Oligomers
Horrocks M.H.; Tosatto L.; Dear A.J.; Garcia G.A.; Iljina M.; Cremades N.; Dalla Serra M.; Knowles T.P.J.; Dobson C.M.; Klenerman D.
Analytical chemistry , 87, 2015
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01811

Global translation variations in host cells upon attack of lytic and sublytic Staphylococcus aureus alpha-haemolysin.
Clamer, Massimiliano; Tebaldi, Toma; Marchioretto, Marta; Bernabo, Paola; Bertini, Efrem; Guella, Graziano; Dalla Serra, Mauro; Quattrone, Alessandro; Viero, Gabriella
Biochemical journal (online), 472, 2015
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20150284

Internalization of staphylococcal leukotoxins that bind and divert C5aR is required for intracellular Ca2+ mobilization by human neutrophils.
Tawk, M and Zimmermann-Meisse, G and Bossu, J-L , Potrich, C. , Boucier,T., Dalla Serra, M., Poulain,B. ,Gilles Prévost and Emmanuel Jover
Cellular microbiology , 17, 2015
DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12434

One-step synthesis of magnetic gold nanostars for bioimaging applications
Minati L, Antonini V, Dalbosco L, Benetti F, Migliaresi C, Dalla Serra M, Speranza G
RSC advances, 5, 2015
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra20321j

Perforin oligomers form arcs in cellular membranes: a locus for intracellular delivery of granzymes
Metkar S.S.; Marchioretto M.; Antonini V.; Lunelli L.; Wang B.; Gilbert R.J.; Anderluh G.; Roth R.; Pooga M.; Pardo J.; Heuser J.E.; Dalla Serra M.; Froelich C.J.
Cell death and differentiation (online), 22, 2015
DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2014.110

Plasticity of Lysteriolysin O Pores and its Regulation by pH and Unique Histidine.
Podobnik, Marjetka; Marchioretto, Marta; Zanetti, Manuela; Bavdek, Andrej; Kisovec, Matic; Cajnko, Misa Mojca; Lunelli, Lorenzo; Dalla Serra, Mauro; Anderluh, Gregor
Scientific reports , 5, 2015
DOI: 10.1038/srep09623

Single-molecule FRET studies on alpha-synuclein oligomerization of Parkinson's disease genetically related mutants
Tosatto, Laura; Tosatto, Laura; Horrocks, Mathew H.; Dear, Alexander J.; Knowles, Tuomas P.J.; Dalla Serra, Mauro; Cremades, Nunilo; Cremades, Nunilo; Dobson, Christopher M.; Klenerman, David
Scientific reports, 5, 2015
DOI: 10.1038/srep16696

A new cells-compatible microfluidic device for single channel recordings
Zanetti M.; Maniglio D.; Fasoli C.; Pola M.; Borga E.; Corradi C.; DallaSerra M.; Iannotta S.; Motta A.; Toccoli T.
Electroanalysis , 26, 2014
DOI: 10.1002/elan.201400152

Combinatorial Plasma Polymerisation Approach to Produce thin films for Testing Cell Proliferation
V. Antonini, S. Torrengo, L. Marocchi, L. Minati, M. Dalla Serra,G. Bao, G. Speranza
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 113, 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.09.020

Functional Characterization of Sticholysin I and W111C Mutant Reveals the Sequence of the Actinoporin's Pore Assembly.
Antonini, Valeria; Perez-Barzaga, Victor; Bampi, Silvia; Penton, David; Martinez, Diana; Dalla Serra, Mauro; Tejuca, Mayra
PloS one, 9, 2014
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110824

Integrating artificial with natural cells to translate chemical messages that direct E. coli behaviour
Lentini R.; Santero S.P.; Chizzolini F.; Cecchi D.; Fontana J.; Marchioretto M.; Del Bianco C.; Terrell J.L.; Spencer A.C.; Martini L.; Forlin M.; Assfalg M.; Serra M.D.; Bentley W.E.; Mansy S.S.
Nature communications, 5, 2014
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5012

Membrane pore formation at protein-lipid interfaces
Robert J.C. Gilbert1, Mauro Dalla Serra2, Christopher J. Froelich3, Mark I. Wallace4,and Gregor Anderluh
Trends in biochemical sciences , 39, 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2014.09.002

Effects of MACPF/CDC proteins on lipid membranes
Gilbert, R.J.C., Mikelj, M., Dalla Serra, M., Froelich, C.J., Anderluh, G.
Cellular and molecular life sciences, 70, 2013
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1153-8

Membrane damage by an alpha-helical pore-forming protein, Equinatoxin II, proceeds through a succession of ordered steps
Rojko N1, Kristan K?, Viero G, ?erovnik E, Ma?ek P, Dalla Serra M, Anderluh G.
Journal of biological chemistry, 288, 2013
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.481572

p-Sulfonato-calix[n]arenes inhibit staphylococcal bicomponent leukotoxins by supramolecular interactions
Laventie BJ1, Potrich C, Atmanène C, Saleh M, Joubert O, Viero G, Bachmeyer C, Antonini V, Mancini I, Cianferani-Sanglier S, Keller D, Colin DA, Bourcier T, Anderluh G, van Dorsselaer A, Dalla Serra M, Prévost G
Biochemical journal, 450, 2013
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20121628

pH-activated doxorubicin release from polyelectrolyte complex layer coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles
L. Minati1,V. Antonini2, M. Dalla Serra2, G. Speranza3,1, F. Enrichi 4,1, P. Riello5
Microporous and mesoporous materials, 180, 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.06.016

The peach (Prunus persica) defensin PpDFN1 displays antifungal activity through specific interactions with the membrane lipids
V. Nanni, M. Zanetti, M. Bellucci, C. Moser, P. Bertolini, G. Guella, M. Dalla Serra, E. Baraldi
Plant pathology, 62, 2013
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2012.02648.x

What planar lipid membranes tell us about the pore-forming activity of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins
Marta Marchioretto, Marjetka Podobnik, Mauro Dalla Serra, Gregor Anderluh
Biophysical chemistry, 182, 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2013.06.015

y-Hemolysin oligomeric structure and effect of its formation on supported lipid bilayers: an AFM investigation
Alessandrini A; Viero G; Dalla Serra M; Prévost G; Facci P
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes, 1828, 2013

Alpha-synuclein pore forming activity upon membrane association
Tosatto, L; Andrighetti, Ao; Plotegher, N; Antonini, V; Tessari, I; Ricci, L; Bubacco, ; Dalla Serra, M
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES, 1818, 2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.07.007

Identification and Characterization of the Defensin-Like Gene Family of Grapevine
Giacomelli L; Nanni V; Lenzi L; Zhuang J; Dalla Serra M; Banfield MJ; Town CD; Silverstein KAT; Baraldi E; Moser C
Molecular plant-microbe interactions, 25, 2012

Multifunctional Branched Gold-Carbon Nanotube Hybrid for Cell Imaging and Drug Delivery
Minati L; Antonini V; Dalla Serra M; Speranza G
Langmuir, 28, 2012

pH dependence of listeriolysin O aggregation and pore-forming ability
Bavdek A, Kostanjek R, Antonini V, Lakey JH, Dalla Serra M, Gilbert RJ, Anderluh G
Febs Journal, 279, 2012

Sustained in vitro release and cell uptake of doxorubicin adsorbed onto gold nanoparticles and covered by a polyelectrolyte complex layer
Minati L; Antonini V; Torrengo S; Serra MD; Boustta M; Leclercq X; Migliaresi C; Vert M; Speranza G
International journal of pharmaceutics , 438, 2012

Human perforin employs different avenues to damage membranes
Praper T, Sonnen A, Viero G, Kladnik A, Froelich CJ, Anderluh G, Dalla Serra M, Gilbert R
Journal of biological chemistry, 286, 2011

Perforin activity at membranes leads to invaginations and vesicle formation
Praper T, Sonnen AF, Kladnik A, Andrighetti AO, Viero G, Morris KJ, Volpi E, Lunelli L, Dalla Serra M, Froelich CJ, Gilbert RJ, Anderluh G
Proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america, 108, 2011
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1107473108

Synthesis and characterization of Raman active gold nanoparticles
Minati L, Torrengo S, Rossi B, Dalla Serra M, Antonini V, Speranza G
Colloids and surfaces a-physicochemical and engineering aspects, 386, 2011

EPR and FTIR studies reveal the importance of highly ordered sterol-enriched membrane domains for ostreolysin activity.
Rebolj K, Bakrac B, Garvas M, Ota K, Sentjurc M, Potrich C, Coraiola M, Tomazzolli R, Dalla Serra M, Macek P, Sepcic K
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes, 1798, 2010

Molecular mechanism of pore formation by actinoporins
Kristan K, Viero G, Dalla Serra M, Macek P, Anderluh G
Toxicon, 54, 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.02.026

Sea anemone cytolysins as toxic component of immunotoxins.
Tejuca M, Anderluh G, Dalla Serra M
Toxicon, 54, 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.02.025

The influence of cholesterol and cone-shaped lipids in Staphylococcus aureus gamma-hemolysins pore formation.
Potrich C, Bastiani H, Colin DA, Huck S, Prevost G, Dalla Serra M
Journal of membrane biology, 227, 2009
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-008-9140-6

A molecular pin to study the dynamics of b-barrel formation in Pore Forming Toxins on erythrocytes: a sliding model
G. Viero;a* A. Gropuzzo;a O. Joubert;b+ D. Keller;b G. Prevost;b and M. Dalla Serra;a
Cellular and molecular life sciences , 65, 2008
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7491-2

Anomalously high aggregation level of the polyene antibiotic amphotericin B in acidic medium: Implication for the pharmacological action.
Gagos M., Herec M., Arczewska M., Czernel G., Dalla Serra M., and Gruszecki W.I.
Biophysical chemistry, 136, 2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2008.04.005

Fuscopeptins, antimicrobial lipodepsipeptides from Pseudomonas fuscovaginae, are channel forming peptides active on biological and model membranes.
Coraiola,M., R.Paletti, A.Fiore, V.Fogliano, and M.Dalla Serra.
Journal of peptide science, 14, 2008
DOI: 10.1002/psc.970

Identifying the minimal Cu and Zn binding site sequence in amyloid beta peptides.
Velia Minicozzi;? Francesco Stellato;? Massimiliano Comai;§ Mauro Dalla Serra;§ Cristina Potrich;§1Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke;¶ and Silvia Morante;?2
Journal of biological chemistry, 283, 2008
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M707109200

Interaction with model membranes and pore formation by human stefin B; studying the native and prefibrillar states.
Rabzelj S., Viero G., Gutierrez-Aguirre I., Turk V., Dalla Serra M., Anderluh G., and Zerovnik E.
The FEBS journal, 275, 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06390.x

Structural features of distinctin affecting peptide biological and biochemical properties
Dalla Serra M; Cirioni O; Vitale RM; Renzone G; Coraiola M; Giacometti A; Potrich C; Baroni E; Guella G; Sanseverino M; De Luca S; Scalise G; Amodeo P; Scaloni A.
Biochemistry , 47, 2008
DOI: 10.1021/bi800616k

Distinction between Pore Assembly by Staphylococcal alpha-Toxin versus Leukotoxins.
Joubert O., Voegelin J., Guillet V, Tranier S., Werner S., Colin D. A., Dalla Serra M., Keller D., Monteil H., Mourey L., and Prévost G.
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 25935, 2007
DOI: 10.1155/2007/25935

The Equinatoxin N-Terminus is Transferred Across Planar Bilayers and Helps to Stabilise the Transmembrane Pore
Kristan K., Viero G., Maèek P., Dalla Serra M., Anderluh, G.
The FEBS journal, 274, 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05608.x

A fluorescence-based assay for the reductase activity of protein disulfide isomerase.
Rossella Tomazzolli;Mauro Dalla Serra;Giuseppe Bellisola;Marco Colombatti;Graziano Guella
Analytical biochemistry, 350, 2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.11.037

Biological Characterization of White Line-Inducing Principle (WLIP) Produced by Pseudomonas reactans NCPPB1311
Pietro Lo Cantore;Silvia Lazzaroni;Manuela Coraiola;Mauro Dalla Serra;Claudia Cafarchia;Antonio Evidente and Nicola S. Iacobellis
Molecular plant-microbe interactions, 19, 2006
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-19-1113

Engineered covalent leucotoxin heterodimers form functional pores: insights into S-F interactions.
Olivier JOUBERT;Gabriella VIERO;Daniel KELLER;Eric MARTINEZ;Didier A. COLIN;Henri MONTEIL;Lionel MOUREY;Mauro DALLA SERRA and Gilles PREVOST
Biochemical journal , 396, 2006
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20051878

Homologous versus heterologous interactions in the pore of bicomponent staphylococcal g -hemolysins.
Gabriella VIERO; Romina CUNACCIA; Gilles PREVOST; Sandra WERNER; Henri MONTEIL; Daniel KELLER; Olivier JOUBERT; Gianfranco MENESTRINA and Mauro DALLA SERRA
Biochemical journal , 394, 2006
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20051210

Metal binding in amyloid beta-peptides shows intra- and inter-peptide coordination modes
Stellato F., Menestrina G., Dalla Serra M., Potrich C., Tomazzolli R., Meyer-Klaucke W., Morante S.
European biophysics journal, 35, 2006
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-005-0041-7

N-terminal deletion affects catalytic activity of saporin toxin.
Bonini F., Traini R., Comper F., Fracasso G., Tomazzolli R., Dalla Serra M., Colombatti M.
Journal of cellular biochemistry, 98, 2006
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20845

Peptides corresponding to helices 5 and 6 of Bax can independently form large pores of lipidic nature.
García-Sáez A. J., Coraiola M., Dalla Serra M., Mingarro I., Muller P., Salgado J.
The FEBS journal, 273, 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05123.x

Site directed mutagenesis to assess the binding capacity of class S protein of Staphylococcus aureus leucotoxins to the surface of polymorphonuclear cells.
Moussa LB., Werner S., Coraiola M., Colin D.A., Keller D., Sanni A., Dalla Serra M., Monteil H., Prévost G.
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2006, 2006
DOI: 10.1155/JBB/2006/80101

Structure and activity of the N-terminal region of the eukaryotic cytolysin equinatoxin II.
Drechsler A., Potrich C., Sabo J. K., Frisanco M., Guella G., Dalla Serra M., Anderluh G., Separovic F., Norton R. S.
Biochemistry , 45, 2006
DOI: 10.1021/bi052166o

WLIP and tolaasin I, lipodepsipeptides from Pseudomonas reactans and Pseudomonas tolaasii, permeabilise model membranes
M. Coraiola;P. Lo Cantore;S. Lazzaroni;A. Evidente;N.S. Iacobellis;M. Dalla Serra
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes, 1758, 2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.06.023

Cytotoxic activity of a tumor protease-activated pore-forming toxin.
Potrich, C; Tomazzolli, R; DALLA SERRA, Mauro; Anderluh, G; Malovrh, P; Macek, P; Menestrina, G; Mtejuca,
BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY, 16, 2005
DOI: 10.1021/bc049873z

The phytotoxic lipodepsipeptide syringopeptin 25A from Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae forms ion channels in sugar beet vacuoles
Carpaneto A.; Dalla Serra M.; Menestrina G.; Fogliano V.; Gambale F.
THE JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE BIOLOGY, 188, 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-001-0187-x

Effects of lipid composition on membrane permeabilization by sticholysin I and II, two cytolysins of the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus.
Valcarcel C.A. ; Dalla Serra M. ; Potrich C. ; Bernhart I. ; Tejuca M. ; Martinez D. ; Pazos F. ; Lanio M.E. ; Menestrina G.
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (PRINT), 80, 2001
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76244-

Sizing the radius of the pore formed in erythrocytes and lipid vesicles by the toxin sticholysin I from the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus
Tejuca, M; Dalla Serra, M; Potrich, C; Alvarez, C; Menestrina, G
THE JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE BIOLOGY, 183, 2001
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-001-0060-y