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Jacopo Sgrignani

Scientist, IRB, Bellinzona
Verified email at irb.usi.ch
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[HTML][HTML] Autoantibodies against chemokines post-SARS-CoV-2 infection correlate with disease course

…, L Podešvová, M Pedotti, D Jarrossay, J Sgrignani… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 associates with diverse
symptoms, which can persist for months. While antiviral antibodies are protective, those targeting …

Compartmentalized activities of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex sustain lipogenesis in prostate cancer

…, M Losa, G Civenni, CV Catapano, J Sgrignani… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The mechanisms by which mitochondrial metabolism supports cancer anabolism remain
unclear. Here, we found that genetic and pharmacological inactivation of pyruvate …

[HTML][HTML] Structural biology of STAT3 and its implications for anticancer therapies development

J Sgrignani, M Garofalo, M Matkovic, J Merulla… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Transcription factors are proteins able to bind DNA and induce the transcription of specific
genes. Consequently, they play a pivotal role in multiple cellular pathways and are frequently …

Human neutralizing antibodies to cold linear epitopes and subdomain 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein

…, AA Shanbhag, A Celoria, J Sgrignani… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants
diminishes the efficacy of vaccines and antiviral monoclonal antibodies. Continued development …

Functionalized Fe‐filled multiwalled carbon nanotubes as multifunctional scaffolds for magnetization of cancer cells

…, F De Leo, F Pineux, J Sgrignani… - Advanced Functional …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
With the aim to design addressable magnetically‐active carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for cancer
treatment, the use of Fe‐filled CNTs (Fe@MWCNTs) as multifunctional scaffolds is reported …

[HTML][HTML] Compounds targeting OSBPL7 increase ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux preserving kidney function in two models of kidney disease

…, J Pressly, L Barisoni, A Mendez, J Sgrignani… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Impaired cellular cholesterol efflux is a key factor in the progression of renal, cardiovascular,
and autoimmune diseases. Here we describe a class of 5-arylnicotinamide compounds, …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning analyses of antibody somatic mutations predict immunoglobulin light chain toxicity

…, M Foglierini, M Matkovic, J Sgrignani… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In systemic light chain amyloidosis (AL), pathogenic monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains
(LC) form toxic aggregates and amyloid fibrils in target organs. Prompt diagnosis is crucial …

Influence of the membrane lipophilic environment on the structure and on the substrate access/egress routes of the human aromatase enzyme. A computational study

J Sgrignani, A Magistrato - Journal of chemical information and …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Human aromatase (HA), an enzyme located on the membrane of the endoplasmatic
reticulum, is of crucial biological importance in the biosynthesis of estrogens. High levels of …

[HTML][HTML] EZH2-induced lysine K362 methylation enhances TMPRSS2-ERG oncogenic activity in prostate cancer

…, D Shinde, D Albino, A Mitra, J Sgrignani… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion is the most frequent alteration observed in human prostate
cancer. However, its role in disease progression is still unclear. In this study, we uncover an …

QM/MM MD simulations on the enzymatic pathway of the human flap endonuclease (hFEN1) elucidating common cleavage pathways to RNase H enzymes

J Sgrignani, A Magistrato - Acs Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
Flap endonucleases (FENs) are nucleic acid hydrolyzing enzymes in charge of excising 5′-small
DNA and RNA fragments (flaps) protruding from nucleic acid structures during the …