Correale S, Esposito C, Pirone L, Vitagliano L, Di Gaetano S, Pedone E
A biophysical characterization of the folded domains of KCTD12: insights into interaction with the GABA(B2) receptor
Journal Of Molecular Recognition (ISSN: 0952-3499, 0952-2349), 2013 Oct; 26(10): 488-495.

Pirone L, Del Gatto A, Di Gaetano S, Saviano M, Capasso D, Zaccaro L, Pedone E
A Multi-Targeting Approach to Fight SARS-CoV-2 Attachment
Front Mol Biosci (ISSN: 2296-889xlinking), 2020 Aug 3; 7: 186-186.

Bosso A, Pirone L, Gaglione R, Pane K, Del Gatto A, Zaccaro L, Di Gaetano S, Diana D, Fattorusso R, Pedone E, Cafaro V, Haagsman HP, Van Dijk A, Scheenstra MR, Zanfardino A, Crescenzi O, Arciello A, Varcamonti M, Veldhuizen EJA, Di Donato A, Notomista E, Pizzo E
A new cryptic host defense peptide identified in human 11-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 beta-like: from in silico identification to experimental evidence
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0005-2728, 0006-3002print, 1570-9639print), 2017 Apr 25; N/D: N/D-N/D.

Gallo G, Antonucci I, Pirone L, Amoresano A, Contursi P, Limauro D, Pedone E, Bartolucci S, Fiorentino G
A physicochemical investigation on the metal binding properties of TtSmtB, a thermophilic member of the ArsR/SmtB transcription factor family
Int J Biol Macromol (ISSN: 0141-8130linking, 1879-0003electronic), 2019 Jul 26; 138: 1056-1063.

Di Gaetano S, Del Gatto A, Pirone L, Comegna D, Zaccaro L, Saviano M, Arcà B, Capasso D, Pedone E
A selective αvβ5 integrin antagonist hidden into the anophelin family protein cE5 from the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Peptide Science, 2018; N/D: N/D-N/D.

Contursi P, D'Ambrosio K, Pirone L, Pedone E, Aucelli T, She Q, De Simone G, Bartolucci S
C68 from the Sulfolobus islandicus plasmid-virus pSSVx is a novel member of the AbrB-like transcription factor family
Biochem J (ISSN: 0264-6021, 1470-8728electronic, 0264-6021linking), 2011 Apr 1; 435(1): 157-166.

Smaldone G, Pirone L, Balasco N, Di Gaetano S, Pedone E, Vitagliano L
Cullin 3 recognition is not a universal property among KCTD proteins
Plosone (ISSN: 1932-6203, 1932-6203electronic, 1932-6203linking), 2015 May 14; 10(5): e0126808-e0126808.

De Paola I, Pirone L, Palmieri M, Balasco N, Esposito L, Russo L, Mazza D, Di Marcotullio L, Di Gaetano S, Malgieri G, Vitagliano L, Pedone E, Zaccaro L
Cullin3 - BTB interface: A novel target for stapled peptides
Plosone (ISSN: 1932-6203, 1932-6203electronic, 1932-6203linking), 2015 Apr 7; 10(4): e0121149-e0121149.

Mercurio FA, Di Natale C, Pirone L, Marasco D, Calce E, Vincenzi M, Pedone EM, De Luca S, Leone M
Design and analysis of EphA2-SAM peptide ligands: A multi-disciplinary screening approach
Bioorg Chem (ISSN: 0045-2068linking, 1090-2120electronic), 2019 Mar; 84: 434-443.

Pirone L, Correale S, De Paola I, Zaccaro L, De Simone G, Vitagliano L, Pedone E, Di Gaetano S
Design, synthesis and characterization of a peptide able to bind proteins of the KCTD family: implications for KCTD - cullin 3 recognition
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2011 May; 17(5): 373-376.

Sacchi S, Cappelletti P, Pirone L, Smaldone G, Pedone E, Pollegioni L
Elucidating the role of the pLG72 R30K substitution in schizophrenia susceptibility
Febs Lett (ISSN: 1873-3468, 0014-5793, 0014-5793print), 2017 Feb; 591(4): 646-655.

Mercurio FA, Di Natale C, Pirone L, Vincenzi M, Marasco D, De Luca S, Pedone EM, Leone M
Exploring the ability of cyclic peptides to target SAM domains: a computational and experimental study
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227linking, 1439-7633), 2020 Mar 2; 21(5): 702-711.

Esposito V, Pirone L, Mayol L, Pedone E, Virgilio A, Galeone A
Exploring the binding of d(GGGT)4 to the HIV-1 integrase: An approach to investigate G-quadruplex aptamer/target protein interactions
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084, 1638-6183, 0300-9084linking), 2016; 127: 19-22.

Ruggiero A, Squeglia F, Pirone L, Correale S, Berisio R
Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of a major fragment of the resuscitation-promoting factor RpfB from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids (ISSN: 1744-3091, 1744-4309), 2011 Jan 1; 67(1): 164-168.

Pirone L, Di Gaetano S, Rizzarelli E, Bellia F, Pedone E
Focusing on the functional characterization of the anserinase from Oreochromis niloticus
Int J Biol Macromol (ISSN: 0141-8130linking, 1879-0003electronic), 2019 Feb 22; 130: 158-165.

Malgieri G, D'Abrosca G, Pirone L, Toto A, Palmieri M, Russo L, Sciacca MFM, Tate R, Sivo V, Baglivo I, Majewska R, Coletta M, Pedone PV, Isernia C, De Stefano M, Gianni S, Pedone EM, Milardi D, Fattorusso R
Folding mechanisms steer the amyloid fibril formation propensity of highly homologous proteins
Chem Sci (ISSN: 2041-6520linking, 2041-6520print, 2041-6539), 2018 Apr 7; 9(13): 3290-3298.

Pirone L, Ripoll-rozada J, Leone M, Ronca R, Lombardo F, Fiorentino G, Andersen JF, Pereira PJB, Arcà B, Pedone E
Functional analyses yield detailedinsight into the mechanism of thrombin inhibition by the antihemostatic salivary protein cE5 from Anopheles gambiae
Jbc Papers (ISSN: 0021-9258linking, 1083-351x), 2017 Jul 28; 292(30): 12632-12642.

Pedone E, Fiorentino G, Pirone L, Contursi P, Bartolucci S, Limauro D
Functional and structural characterization of protein disulfide oxidoreductase from Thermus thermophilus HB27
Extremophiles (ISSN: 1431-0651, 1433-4909, 1433-4909electronic), 2014 Jul; 18(4): 723-731.

Mercurio FA, Marasco D, Pirone L, Scognamiglio PL, Pedone E, Pellecchia M, Leone M
Heterotypic Sam-Sam Association Between Odin-Sam1 And Arap3-Sam: Binding Affinity And Structural Insights
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-9422, 1439-7633), 2013 Jan 2; 14(1): 100-106.

Limauro D, Pedone E, Pirone L, Bartolucci S
Identification and characterization of 1-Cys peroxiredoxin from Sulfolobus solfataricus and its involvement in the response to oxidative stress
Febs Journal (ISSN: 1742-464x), 2006 Feb; 273(4): 721-731.

Pirone L, Pitzer JE, D'Abrosca G, Fattorusso R, Malgieri G, Pedone EM, Pedone PV, Roop RM, Baglivo I
Identifying the region responsible for Brucella abortus MucR higher-order oligomer formation and examining its role in gene regulation
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2018 Nov 22; 8(1): 17238-17238.

Montanari R, Capelli D, Yamamoto K, Awaishima H, Nishikata K, Barendregt A, Heck AJR, Loiodice F, Altieri F, Paiardini A, Grottesi A, Pirone L, Pedone E, Peiretti F, Brunel JM, Itoh T, Pochetti G
Insights into PPARγ Phosphorylation and Its Inhibition Mechanism
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623linking, 0022-2623print, 1520-4804), 2020 May 14; 63(9): 4811-4823.

Gaglione R, Pirone L, Farina B, Fusco S, Smaldone G, Aulitto M, Dell'Olmo E, Roscetto E, Del Gatto A, Fattorusso R, Notomista E, Zaccaro L, Arciello A, Pedone E, Contursi P
Insights into the anticancer properties of the first antimicrobial peptide from Archaea
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0005-2728, 0006-3002print, 0304-4165linking), 2017 Jun 15; 1861(9): 2155-2164.

Amato T, Virgilio A, Pirone L, Vellecco V, Bucci M, Pedone E, Esposito V, Galeone A
Investigating the properties of TBA variants with twin thrombin binding domains
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322linking, 2045-2322electronic), 2019 Jun 24; 9(1): 9184-9184.

Pirone L, Smaldone G, Spinelli R, Barberisi M, Beguinot F, Vitagliano L, Miele C, Di Gaetano S, Raciti GA, Pedone E
KCTD1: A novel modulator of adipogenesis through the interaction with the transcription factor AP2alpha
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids (ISSN: 1388-1981linking), 2019 Aug 26; 1864(12): 158514-158514.

Diana D, Smaldone G, De Antonellis P, Pirone L, Carotenuto M, Alonzi A, Di Gaetano S, Zollo M, Pedone E, Fattorusso R
Mapping Functional Interaction Sites of Human Prune C-Terminal Domain by NMR Spectroscopy in Human Cell Lysates
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2013 Sep 9; 19(37): 12217-12220.

Baglivo I, Pirone L, Pedone E, Pitzer JE, Muscariello L, Marino MM, Malgieri G, Freschi A, Chambery A, Roop Ii RM, Pedone PV
Ml proteins from Mesorhizobium loti and MucR from Brucella abortus: an AT-rich core DNA-target site and oligomerization ability
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2017 Nov 17; 7(1): 15805-15805.

Farina B, Doti N, Pirone L, Malgieri G, Pedone E, Ruvo M, Fattorusso R
Molecular basis of the PED/PEA15 interaction with the C-terminal fragment of phospholipase D1 revealed by NMR spectroscopy
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 1570-9639, 0006-3002, 0925-4439), 2013 Sep; 1834(8): 1572-1580.

Smaldone G, Balasco N, Pirone L, Caruso D, Di Gaetano S, Pedone EM, Vitagliano L
Molecular basis of the scalp-ear-nipple syndrome unraveled by the characterization of disease-causing KCTD1 mutants
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322linking, 2045-2322electronic), 2019 Jul 19; 9(1): 10519-10519.

Pirone L, Caldinelli L, Di Lascio S, Di Girolamo R, Di Gaetano S, Fornasari D, Pollegioni L, Benfante R, Pedone E
Molecular insights into the role of the polyalanine region in mediating PHOX2B aggregation
Febs J (ISSN: 1742-464xlinking), 2019 Apr 7; 286(13): 2505-2521.

Correale S, Pirone L, Di Marcotullio L, De Smaele E, Greco A, Mazzà D, Moretti M, Alterio V, Vitagliano L, Di Gaetano S, Gulino A, Pedone E
Molecular organization of the cullin E3 ligase adaptor KCTD11
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084, 1638-6183, 1638-6183electronic), 2011 Apr; 93(4): 715-724.

Balasco N, Pirone L, Smaldone G, Di Gaetano S, Esposito L, Pedone E, Vitagliano L
Molecular recognition of Cullin3 by KCTDs: Insights from experimental and computational investigations
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0925-4439, 0006-3002, 1570-9639), 2014 Jul; 1844(7): 1289-1298.

Di Gaetano S, Capasso D, Delre P, Pirone L, Saviano M, Pedone E, Mangiatordi GF
More Is Always Better Than One: The N-Terminal Domain of the Spike Protein as Another Emerging Target for Hampering the SARS-CoV-2 Attachment to Host Cells
Int J Mol Sc (ISSN: 1422-0067linking, 1422-0067electronic), 2021 Jun 16; 22 (12 ): N/D-N/D.

Baglivo I, Pirone L, Malgieri G, Fattorusso R, Roop Ii RM, Pedone EM, Pedone PV
MucR binds multiple target sites in the promoter of its own gene and is a heat-stable protein: Is MucR a H-NS-like protein?
Febs Open Bio (ISSN: 2211-5463print, 2211-5463linking), 2018 Mar 31; 8(4): 711-718.

Carotenuto M, Pedone E, Diana D, de Antonellis P, Džeroski S, Marino N, Navas L, Di Dato V, Scoppettuolo MN, Cimmino F, Correale S, Pirone L, Monti SM, Bruder E, Zenko B, Slavkov I, Pastorino F, Ponzoni M, Schulte JH, Schramm A, Eggert A, Westermann F, Arrigoni G, Accordi B, Basso G, Saviano M, Fattorusso R, Zollo M
Neuroblastoma tumorigenesis is regulated through the Nm23-H1/h-Prune C-terminal interaction
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2013 Mar 1; 3: 1351-1351.

Farina B, Pirone L, Russo L, Viparelli F, Doti N, Pedone C, Pedone E, Fattorusso R
NMR backbone dynamics studies of human PED/PEA-15 outline protein functional sites
Febs J (ISSN: 1742-4658, 1742-464x, 1742-4658electronic), 2010 Oct; 277(20): 4229-4240.

Mercurio FA, Di Natale C, Pirone L, Scognamiglio PL, Marasco D, Pedone EM, Saviano M, Leone M
Peptide Fragments of Odin-Sam1: Conformational Analysis and Interaction Studies with EphA2-Sam
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-4227linking), 2015; 16(11): 1629-1636.

Tito A, Colantuono C, Pirone L, Pedone E, Intartaglia D, Giamundo G, Conte I, Vitaglione P, Apone F
Pomegranate Peel Extract as an Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Binding to Human ACE2 Receptor (in vitro): A Promising Source of Novel Antiviral Drugs
Front Chem (ISSN: 2296-2646linking), 2021 Apr 28; 9: 638187-638187.

Pirone L, Smaldone G, Esposito C, Balasco N, Petoukhov MV, Spilotros A, Svergun DI, Di Gaetano S, Vitagliano L, Pedone E
Proteins involved in sleep homeostasis: Biophysical characterization of INC and its partners
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084, 1638-6183, 0300-9084linking), 2016 Sep 24; 131: 106-114.

Birolo L, Sacchi S, Smaldone G, Molla G, Leo G, Caldinelli L, Pirone L, Eliometri P, Di Gaetano S, Orefice I, Pedone E, Pucci P, Pollegioni L
Regulating levels of the neuromodulator d-serine in human brain: structural insight into pLG72 and d-amino acid oxidase interaction
Febs J (ISSN: 1742-464x), 2016 Sep; 283(18): 3353-3370.

Mercurio FA, Pirone L, Di Natale C, Marasco D, Pedone EM, Leone M
Sam domain-based stapled peptides: Structural analysis and interaction studies with the Sam domains from the EphA2 receptor and the lipid phosphatase Ship2
Bioorg Chem (ISSN: 0045-2068linking, 1090-2120electronic), 2018 Oct; 80: 602-610.

Ibarra LE, Camorani S, Agnello L, Pedone E, Pirone L, Chesta CA, Palacios RE, Fedele M, Cerchia L
Selective Photo-Assisted Eradication of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells through Aptamer Decoration of Doped Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles
Pharmaceutics (ISSN: 1999-4923linking, 1999-4923electronic), 2022 Mar 12; 14(3): N/D-N/D.

Mercurio FA, Marasco D, Pirone L, Pedone E, Pellecchia M,  Leone M
Solution Structure of the First Sam Domain of Odin and Binding Studies with the EphA2 Receptor
Biochemistry (ISSN: 0006-2960, 1520-4995, 1520-4995electronic), 2012 Mar 13; 51(10): 2136-2145.

Contursi P, Farina B, Pirone L, Fusco S, Russo L, Bartolucci S, Fattorusso R, Pedone E
Structural and functional studies of Stf76 from the Sulfolobus islandicus plasmid-virus pSSVx: a novel peculiar member of the winged helix-turn-helix transcription factor family
Nucleic Acids Res (ISSN: 0305-1048, 1362-4962), 2014; 42(9): 5993-6011.

D'Abrosca G, Paladino A, Baglivo I, Russo L, Sassano M, Grazioso R, Iacovino R, Pirone L, Pedone E, Pedone P, Isernia C, Fattorusso R, Malgieri G
Structural Insight of the Full-Length Ros Protein: A Prototype of the Prokaryotic Zinc-Finger Family
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322linking, 2045-2322electronic), 2020 Jun 9; 10(1): 9283-9283.

Mercurio FA, Costantini S, Di Natale C, Pirone L, Guariniello S, Scognamiglio PL, Marasco D, Pedone EM, Leone M
Structural investigation of a C-terminal EphA2 receptor mutant: Does mutation affect the structure and interaction properties of the Sam domain?
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0005-2728, 0006-3002print, 1570-9639linking), 2017 Jun 06; 1865(9): 1095-1104.

Limauro D, De Simone G, Pirone L, Bartolucci S, D'Ambrosio K, Pedone E
Sulfolobus solfataricus thiol redox puzzle: characterization of an atypical protein disulfide oxidoreductase
Extremophiles (ISSN: 1431-0651, 1433-4909, 1433-4909electronic), 2014 Mar; 18(2): 219-228.

Di Gaetano S, Bedini E, Landolfi A, Pedone E, Pirone L, Saviano M, Traboni S, Capasso D, Iadonisi A
Synthesis of diglycosylated (di)sulfides and comparative evaluation of their antiproliferative effect against tumor cell lines: A focus on the nature of sugar-recognizing mediators involved
Carbohyd Res (ISSN: 0008-6215linking), 2019 Aug 1; 482: 107740-107740.

Mercurio FA, Marasco D, Di Natale C, Pirone L, Costantini S, Pedone EM, Leone M
Targeting EphA2-Sam and Its Interactome: Design and Evaluation of Helical Peptides Enriched in Charged Residues
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-4227linking), 2016 Nov 17; 17(22): 2179-2188.

Smaldone G, Pirone L, Pedone E, Marlovits T, Vitagliano L, Ciccarelli L
The BTB domains of the potassium channel tetramerization domain proteins prevalently assume pentameric states
Febs Lett (ISSN: 0014-5793, 0014-5793print, 1873-3468), 2016 Jun; 590(11): 1663-1671.

Smaldone G, Pirone L, Capolupo A, Vitagliano L, Monti MC, Di Gaetano S, Pedone E
The essential player in adipogenesis GRP78 is a novel KCTD15 interactor
Int J Biol Macromol (ISSN: 1879-0003electronic, 0141-8130linking), 2018 Aug; 115: 469-475.

Notomista E, Falanga A, Fusco S, Pirone L, Zanfardino A, Galdiero S, Varcamonti M, Pedone E, Contursi P
The identification of a novel Sulfolobus islandicus CAMP-like peptide points to archaeal microorganisms as cell factories for the production of antimicrobial molecules
Microb Cell Fact (ISSN: 1475-2859), 2015; 14(1): N/D-N/D.

Mercurio FA, Di Natale C, Pirone L, Iannitti R, Marasco D, Pedone EM, Palumbo R, Leone M
The Sam-Sam interaction between Ship2 and the EphA2 receptor: design and analysis of peptide inhibitors
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2017 Dec 12; 7(1): 17474-17474.

Senatore E, Chiuso F, Rinaldi L, Intartaglia D, Donne RD, Pedone E, Catalanotti B, Pirone L, Fiorillo B, Moraca F, Giamundo G, Scala G, Raffeiner A, Torres-quesada O, Stefan E, Kwiatkowski M, Pijkeren A, Morleo M, Franco B, Garbi C, Conte I, Feliciello A
The TBC1D31/praja2 complex controls primary ciliogenesis through PKA-directed OFD1 ubiquitylation
Embo J (ISSN: 0261-4189linking), 2021 May 17; 40(10): e106503-N/D.

Pirone L, Esposito C, Correale S, Graziano G, Di Gaetano S, Vitagliano L, Pedone E
Thermal and chemical stability of two homologous POZ/BTB domains of KCTD proteins characterized by a different oligomeric organization
Biomed Res Int (ISSN: 2314-6133, 2314-6141, 2314-6141electronic), 2013; 2013: 162674-162674.

Bellia F, Lanza V, Garcia-vinuales S, Ahmed IMM, Pietropaolo A, Iacobucci C, Malgieri G, D'Abrosca G, Fattorusso R, Nicoletti VG, Sbardella D, Tundo GR, Coletta M, Pirone L, Pedone E, Calcagno D, Grasso G, Milardi D
Ubiquitin binds the amyloid beta peptide and interferes with its clearance pathways
Chem Sci (ISSN: 2041-6520linking, 2041-6520print), 2019 Jan 10; 10 (9 ): 2732-2742.