Prof. Francesco Filippini

University of Padua, Italy

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2005, Associate Professor (Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics), Faculty of Sciences, University of Padua

1995, Assistant Professor (Molecular Biology), Faculty of Sciences, University of Padua

1993, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Genetics, University of Naples

1988, M.S., Biological Sciences, University of Naples

Publications(Selected)

1. Vascon, F., De Felice, S., Gasparotto, M., et al. (2025). Snapshots of Pseudomonas aeruginosa SOS response reveal structural requisites for LexA autoproteolysis. iScience, 28(2), Article 111726.
2. Conte, A., Gulmini, N., Costa, F., et al. (2024). NERVE 2.0: boosting the new enhanced reverse vaccinology environment via artificial intelligence and a user-friendly web interface. BMC Bioinformatics, 25(1), Article 378.
3. Vello, F., Filippini, F., & Righetto, I. (2024). Bioinformatics Goes Viral: I. Databases, Phylogenetics and Phylodynamics Tools for Boosting Virus Research. Viruses, 16(9), Article 1425.
4. Chinellato, M., Villano, G., Novo, E., et al. (2024). Discovering 1-piperidine propionic acid inhibiting effect on protease activated receptor 2 and serpinb3 as a new therapeutic strategy for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. Journal of Hepatology, 80(Suppl 1), S612.
5. Gasparotto, M., Dall'Ara, E., Vacca, M., et al. (2023). VAMP7j: A Splice Variant of Human VAMP7 That Modulates Neurite Outgrowth by Regulating L1CAM Transport to the Plasma Membrane. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(24), Article 17326.
6. Chinellato, M., Gasparotto, M., Quarta, S., et al. (2023). 1-Piperidine Propionic Acid as an Allosteric Inhibitor of Protease Activated Receptor-2. Pharmaceuticals, 16(10), Article 1486.
7. Baggio, G., Filippini, F., & Righetto, I. (2023). Comparative Surface Electrostatics and Normal Mode Analysis of High and Low Pathogenic H7N7 Avian Influenza Viruses. Viruses, 15(2), Article 305.
8. Righetto, I., Gasparotto, M., Casalino, L., et al. (2023). Exogenous Players in Mitochondria-Related CNS Disorders: Viral Pathogens and Unbalanced Microbiota in the Gut-Brain Axis. Biomolecules, 13(1), Article 169.
9. Gasparotto, M., Lee, Y. S., Palazzi, A., et al. (2022). Nuclear and Cytoplasmatic Players in Mitochondria-Related CNS Disorders: Chromatin Modifications and Subcellular Trafficking. Biomolecules, 12(5), Article 625.
10. Robescu, M. S., Loprete, G., Gasparotto, M., et al. (2022). The Family Keeps on Growing: Four Novel Fungal OYEs Characterized. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(6), Article 3050.
11. Gasparotto, M., Bellet, P., Scapin, G., et al. (2022). 3D Printed Graphene-PLA Scaffolds Promote Cell Alignment and Differentiation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(3), Article 1736.
12. Blasi, G., Bortoletto, E., Gasparotto, M., et al. (2022). A glimpse on metazoan ZNFX1 helicases, ancient players of antiviral innate immunity. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 121, 456-466.
13. Blasi, G., Bortoletto, E., Gasparotto, M., et al. (2022). Antiviral sensors and ZNFX1 in the innate immunity of invertebrates. ISJ-Invertebrate Survival Journal, 19, 71.
14. Gasparotto, M., Gomez, Y. S. H., Peterle, D., et al. (2022). NOG-Derived Peptides Can Restore Neuritogenesis on a CRASH Syndrome Cell Model. Biomedicines, 10(1), Article 102.
15. Scapin, G., Gasparotto, M., Peterle, D., et al. (2021). A conserved Neurite Outgrowth and Guidance motif with biomimetic potential in neuronal Cell Adhesion Molecules. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 19, 5622-5636.
16. Bellet, P., Gasparotto, M., Pressi, S., et al. (2021). Graphene-Based Scaffolds for Regenerative Medicine. Nanomaterials, 11(2), Article 404.
17. Righetto, I., & Filippini, F. (2020). Normal modes analysis and surface electrostatics of haemagglutinin proteins as fingerprints for high pathogenic type A influenza viruses. BMC Bioinformatics, 21(Suppl 10), Article 354.
18. Robescu, M. S., Rubini, R., Beneventi, E., et al. (2020). From the Amelioration of a NADP+-dependent Formate Dehydrogenase to the Discovery of a New Enzyme: Round Trip from Theory to Practice. ChemCatChem, 12(9), 2478-2487.
19. Tonellato, M., Piccione, M., Gasparotto, M., et al. (2020). Commitment of Autologous Human Multipotent Stem Cells on Biomimetic Poly-L-Lactic Acid-Based Scaffolds Is Strongly Influenced by Structure and Concentration of Carbon Nanomaterial. Nanomaterials, 10(3), Article 415.
20. Niero, M., Righetto, I., Beneventi, E., et al. (2020). Unique Features of a New Baeyer-Villiger Monooxygenase from a Halophilic Archaeon. Catalysts, 10(1), Article 128.

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WOS ResearcherID: AAH-2897-2021