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Name | Luciano Pirone |
Area | Research&Development |
Position | Researcher |
Work site | Naples - Castellino |
Address | Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Naples - Italy |
luciano.pironecnr.it | |
Skype ID | lucianopirone@outlook.it |
IBB-CNR (Italy) |
Institute of Biostructure and
Bioimaging of the National Research Council, Naples |
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From 30/09/2019 |
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Principal activities
Interests
Ph.D. Molecular
Biotechnology
Master
Degree Industrial
Biotechnology
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Identification and functional
and structural characterization of a therapeutic target (gene/protein). The
research activities include structural biology and molecular biology studies using
biochemical and biophysical techniques.
Protein
structure-function relationship, protein–protein interactions;; biophysical
characterization; antimicrobial and antitumoral peptides; static and dynamic
light scattering; thermophoresis; ITC.
EDUCATION
University
of Naples Federico II, Faculty of Biotechnological Sciences. Date:
11/01/2010
Thesis
title: Medulloblastoma tumour suppressor factor RENKCTD11: structure and
function based design and development of new compounds for therapeutic
interest. Institute of Biostructure and
Bioimaging (CNR), Via Tommaso De Amicis,
95, 80145 Naples (Italy) Date: 06/06/2005 - 05/06/2007 Program title: ▪ STRUIM - Training of specialists in
the field of biostructures and bioimaging. University
of Naples Federico II, Faculty of Biotechnological Sciences. Date:
30/03/2004 Thesis
title: Study of genetic systems for the expression of the putative cellulase
SsCelS from Sulfolobus solfataricus.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
My research is strongly focused
on the structure-activity-function relationship in proteins relevant to
biomedicine and biotechnology, aiming at the understanding of the molecular
determinants underlying their biological activities. We use methodologies of
both structural and molecular biology; starting from genes, we are able to
express and purify protein samples useful for the structural
characterization. We can use several experimental techniques for the study of
the macromolecular structures: Dynamic Light Scattering and circular
dichroism. Structural studies are generally associated with a biophysical and
functional characterization of the samples under study. In doing this we
exploit techniques such as UV-VIS spectroscopy, Fluorimetry, Isothermal Titration
Calorimetry and Microscale Thermophoresis. Furthermore, we often use advanced
methods in molecular biology in order to prepare ad-hoc point mutants to gain
further insights into the proteins biological functions.
SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION/MANAGERIAL
I am author and co-author of 55 international
journals. The h-index is 16 (Web of Science - Scopus). Total
citation: more than 600
I am Guest Editor of International Journal of Molecular Science
Special Issue “Structure–Function Relationship in Proteins Correlated with
the Insurgence of Diseases" (Impact factor 4.556, 2019).
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