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Rebolj,K., B.Bakrac, M.Garvas, K.Ota, M.Sentjurc, C.Potrich, M.Coraiola, R.Tomazzolli, M.Dalla Serra, P.Macek, and K.Sepcic.
2010. EPR and FTIR studies reveal the importance of highly ordered sterol-enriched membrane domains for ostreolysin activity.
BBA - Biomembranes In press. (pdf)
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- C. Potrich, H. Bastiani, D.A. Colin, S. Huck, G. Prévost and M. Dalla Serra.
2008. The influence of cholesterol and cone-shaped lipids in Staphylococcus aureus gamma-hemolysins pore formation.
J. Membr. Biol. 227:13-24 (pdf)
- Kristan,K., G.Viero, M.Dalla Serra, P.Macek, and G.Anderluh. 2009.
Molecular mechanism of pore formation by actinoporins. Toxicon 54:1125-1134
(pdf)
- Tejuca,M., G.Anderluh, and M.Dalla Serra. 2009.
Sea anemone cytolysins as toxic component of immunotoxins. Toxicon 54:1206-1214
(pdf)
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- Dalla Serra M., O.Cirioni, R.M.Vitale, G.Renzone, M.Coraiola, A.Giacometti, C.Potrich,
E.Baroni, G.Guella, M.Sanseverino, S. De Luca, G.Scalise, P.Amodeo, and A.Scaloni. 2008. Structural features affecting antimicrobial activity, membrane
interaction and resistance to proteases of distinctin. Biochemistry 47:7888-99 (pdf)
- Gagos, M., Herec M., Arczewska M., Czernel G., Dalla Serra M. and Gruszecki W.I. 2008.
Anomalously high aggregation level of the polyene antibiotic amphotericin B in acidic medium: Implication for the pharmacological action. Biophys. Chem. 136:44-49 (pdf)
- S.Rabzelj, G.Viero, I.Gutiérrez-Aguirre, V.Turk, M.Dalla Serra, G.Anderluh and E.Zerovnik
2008.
Interaction with model membranes and pore formation by human stefin B; studying the native and prefibrillar states. FEBS J. 275:2455-2466 (pdf)
- Velia Minicozzi, Francesco Stellato, Massimiliano Comai, Mauro Dalla Serra, Cristina Potrich, Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke, Silvia Morante 2008.
Identifying the minimal Cu and Zn binding site sequence in amyloid beta peptides. J.Biol.Chem. 283:10784-10792 (pdf)
- G. Viero G., A. Gropuzzo, O. Joubert, D. Keller, G. Prévost and M. Dalla Serra 2008.
A molecular pin to study the dynamics of beta-barrel formation in pore-forming toxins on erythrocytes: a sliding model. Cell.Mol.Life Sci. 65(2):312-23. (pdf)
- Coraiola M., R. Paletti, A. Fiore, V. Fogliano and M. Dalla Serra 2008.
Fuscopeptins, antimicrobial lipodepsipeptides from Pseudomonas fuscovaginae, are channel forming peptides active on biological and model membranes. J. Pept. Sci. 496-502 (pdf)
- Benvenuto,A., V.Guarnieri, L.Lorenzelli, C.Collini, M.Decarli, A.Adami, C.Potrich, L.Lunelli, R.Canteri, and C.Pederzolli 2007.
Fabrication of a MEMS-based separation module for liquid chromatography. Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical 130:181-186 (pdf)
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- Kristan,K., G.Viero, P.Macek, M. Dalla Serra, and G.Anderluh 2007.
The Equinatoxin N-Terminus is transferred across planar bilayers and helps to stabilise the transmembrane pore. FEBS J 274:539-550 (pdf)
- Joubert,O.; Voegelin,J.; Guillet,V; Tranier,S.; Werner,S.; Colin,D.A.; Dalla Serra,M.; Keller,D.; Monteil,H.; Mourey,L.; Prévost,G. 2007
Distinction between pore assembly by staphylococcal a-toxin versus leucotoxins. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology ID25935: 1-13 pdf (or link to the journal page)
- Sujak,A.; Gagos,M.; M. Dalla Serra; Gruszecki,W.I. 2007. Organization of two-component monomolecular layers formed with dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin
Mol.Membr.Biol. 14:1-11 (pdf)
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- Martinez,D.; Morera,V.; Garcia,Y.; Casallanovo,F.;Potrich,C.; Dalla Serra,M.; Schreier,S.; Menestrina,G.; Lissi,E.; Raida,M.; Alvarez,C.; Lanio,M.E 2006.
N-terminal-bearing peptide derived from the pore-forming protein Sticholysin II interacts with lipid bilayer.
Biotecnología Aplicada 23:300-304 pdf
- Coraiola,M.; Lo Cantore,P.; Lazzaroni,S.; Evidente,A.; Iacobellis,N.S. ; and Dalla Serra,M. 2006.
Tolaasin I and WLIP, Lipodepsipeptides from Pseudomonas tolaasii and P. "reactans", permeabilize model membranes Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes 1758: 1713-1722 pdf
- Lo Cantore,P.; Lazzaroni,S.; Coraiola,M.; Dalla Serra,M.; Cafarchia,C. and Iacobellis,N.S. 2006.
Biological Characterisation of WLIP produced by Pseudomonas reactans strain NCPPB1311 Mol.Plant-Microb. Interact. 19: 1113-1120 pdf
- Joubert,O.; Viero,G.; Keller,D.; Martinez,E.; Colin,D.; Monteil,H.; Mourey,L.; Dalla Serra, M.; and Prévost,G. 2006.
Engineered covalent leucotoxin heterodimers form functional pores: insights into S-F interactions. Biochemical Journal 396: 381-389 pdf
- Ana García-Sáez, Manuela Coraiola, Mauro Dalla Serra, Ismael Mingarro, Peter Muller and Jesús Salgado 2006. Peptides corresponding to helices 5 and 6 of Bax can independently form large pores of lipidic nature. FEBS Journal 273: 971-981 pdf
- Alison Drechsler, Cristina Potrich, Jennifer K. Sabo, Mattia Frisanco, Graziano Guella Mauro Dalla Serra,Gregor Anderluh, Frances Separovic, and Raymond S. Norton 2006.
Structure and Activity of the N-Terminal Region of the Eukaryotic Cytolysin Equinatoxin II. Biochemistry 45: 1818-1828 (pdf)
- Bonini,F., R.Traini, F.Comper, G.Fracasso, R.Tomazzolli, M.Dalla Serra and M.Colombatti 2006.
N-terminal deletion affects catalytic activity of saporin toxin. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 98: 1130-1139 (pdf)
- Francesco Stellato,Gianfranco Menestrina, Mauro Dalla Serra, Cristina Potrich, Rossella Tomazzolli, Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke and Silvia Morante,2006.
METAL BINDING IN AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES SHOWS INTRA- AND INTER-PEPTIDE COORDINATION MODES. European Biophysics Journal 35: 340-351 pdf
- Rossella Tomazzolli, Mauro Dalla Serra, Giuseppe Bellisola, Marco Colombatti, Graziano Guella 2006.
A fluorescence-based assay for the reductase activity of protein disulfide isomerase. Anal. Biochem. 350: 105-112 pdf
- L. BABA MOUSSA, S. WERNER, M. CORAIOLA, D.A. COLIN, D. KELLER, A. SANNI, M. DALLA SERRA, H. MONTEIL, G. PRÉVOST 2006.
Site directed mutagenesis to assess the binding capacity of class S protein of Staphylococcus aureus leucotoxins to the surface of polymorphonuclear cells. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology Article ID 80101, 1-8 pdf (or link to the journal page)
- Viero,G.; Cunaccia,R.; Keller,D.; Werner,S.; Monteil,H.; Prévost,G.; Menestrina,G.; and Dalla Serra,M. 2006.
Homologous versus heterologous interactions in the pore of bicomponent staphylococcal gamma-hemolysins. Biochemical Journal 394: 217-225 pdf
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- Dalla Serra,M.; Coraiola,M.; Viero,G.; Comai,M.; Potrich,C.; Ferreras,M.; Baba-Moussa,L.; Colin,D.A.; Menestrina,G.; Bhakdi,S. and Prévost,G.; 2005.
Staphylococcus aureus bi-component gamma-hemolysins, HlgA, HlgB and HlgC can form mixed pores containing all components. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 45: 1539-1545 pdf
- Gagos,M.; Gabrielska,J.; Dalla Serra,M.; Gruszecki,W.I.. 2005.
Binding of antibiotic amphotericin B to lipid membranes: Monomolecular layer technique and linear dichroism-FTIR studies. Molecular Membrane Biology (pre-print) pdf
- Gagos,M.; Menestrina,G.;, Niewiadomyc,A.; Gruszecki,W.I.. 2005.
Molecular organization of the antifungal and anticancer drug 2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenylo)-5,6-dichlorobenzothiazole in solution and in monolayers: An effect of pH.J.Photochem.Photobiol.B 80: 101-106 pdf
- García-Sáez,A.J., M.Coraiola, M.Dalla Serra, I.Mingarro, G.Menestrina and J.Salgado. 2005.
Peptides derived from apoptotic Bax and Bid reproduce the poration activity of the parent full-length proteins. Biophys. J. 88: 3976-3990 pdf
- C. Potrich, R. Tomazzolli, M. Dalla Serra, G. Anderluh, P. Malovrh, P. Macek, G. Menestrina and M.Tejuca. 2005.
Cytotoxic Activity of a Tumor Protease-Activated Pore-Forming
Toxin
Bioconj. Chem. 16: 369-376 pdf
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- Valerie Guillet, Pierre Roblin, Sandra Werner, Manuela Coraiola, Gianfranco
Menestrina, Henri Monteil, Gilles Prevost, and Lionel Mourey 2004.
Crystal structure of leucotoxin S component: new insight into the staphylococcal beta-barrel pore-forming toxins
J.Biol.Chem. 279(39):41028-37 pdf
- Scaloni A, Dalla Serra M, Amodeo P, Mannina L, Vitale RM, Segre AL, Cruciani O, Lodovichetti F, Greco ML, Fiore A, Gallo M, D'Ambrosio C, Coraiola M, Menestrina G, Graniti A and Fogliano V. 2004.
Structure, conformation and biological activity of a novel lipodepsipeptide from Pseudomonas corrugata: cormycin A. Biochem.J. 384: 25-36 pdf
- Morante S, Gonzalez-Iglesias R, Potrich C, Meneghini C, Meyer-Klaucke W, Menestrina G, Gasset M. 2004.
Inter- and intra-octarepeat Cu(II) site geometries in the prion protein: Implications in Cu(II) binding cooperativity and Cu(II)-mediated assemblies. J.Biol.Chem. 279: 11753-11759 pdf
- Bellisola G, Fracasso G, Ippoliti R, Menestrina G,
Rose´n A, Solda` S, Udali S, Tomazzolli R, Tridente G, Colombatti M. 2004.
Reductive activation of ricin and ricin A-chain immunotoxins by protein disulfide isomerase and thioredoxin reductase Biochem.Pharmacol. 67: 1721-1731 pdf
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- Anderluh,G., Dalla Serra,M., Viero,G., Guella,G., Macek,P. and Menestrina,G. 2003.
Pore formation by Equinatoxin II, an Eukaryotic Protein Toxin, Occurs by Induction of Non-lamellar Lipid Structures J.Biol.Chem. 278: 45216-45223 pdf
- Menestrina,G., Dalla Serra,M., Comai,M., Coraiola,M., Viero,G., Werner,S., Colin,D.A., Monteil,H. and Prévost,G. 2003 Ion channels and bacterial infection: the case of -barrel pore-forming protein toxins of Staphylococcus aureus FEBS Lett. 552: 54-60 pdf
- Malovrh,P., Viero,G., Dalla Serra,M., Podlesek,Z., Lakey,J.H., Macek,P., Menestrina,G. and Anderluh†,G. 2003.
A Novel Mechanism of Pore-Formation: Membrane Penetration by the N-Terminal
Amphipathic Region of Equinatoxin J.Biol.Chem. 278: 22678-22685 pdf
- Sepcic,K., Berne,S., Potrich,C., Turk,T., Macek,P. and Menestrina G. 2003.
Interaction of ostreolysin, a cytolytic protein from the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, with lipid membranes and modulation by lysophospholipids Eur J Biochem 270: 1199-1210. pdf
- Alvarez,C., Casallanovo,F., Shida,C.S., Nogueira,L.V., Martinez,D., Tejuca,M., Pazos,I.F.,
Lanio,M.E., Menestrina,G., Lissi,E. and Schreier,S. 2003. Binding of sea anemone pore-forming toxins sticholysins
I and II to interfaces - Modulation of conformation and activity, and lipid/protein interaction Chem Phys Lipids 122: 97-105 pdf
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- Carpaneto,A., Dalla Serra,M., Menestrina,G., Fogliano,V., Gambale,F. 2002. The phytotoxic lipodepsipeptide syringopeptin 25A from Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae forms ion channels in sugar beet vacuoles. J Membr Biol. 188(3):237-248 pdf
- Comai,M., Dalla Serra,M., Coraiola, M., Werner, S., Colin D., Monteil, H., Prévost, G. and Menestrina, G. 2002. Protein engineering modulates the transport properties and ion selectivity of the pores formed by staphylococcal gamma-hemolysins in lipid membranes. Molecular Microbiology 44 (5):1251-1267 pdf
- Werner,S., Colin,D. A., Coraiola,M., Menestrina,G., Monteil,H. and Prévost G. 2002. Retrieving biological activity from LukF-PV mutants combined with different S components implies compatibility between the stem
domains of these staphylococcal bicomponent leucotoxins. Infection and Immunity 70 (3):1310-1318 pdf
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- Menestrina, G., M. Dalla Serra, and G. Prévost. 2001. Mode of action of beta-barrel pore-forming toxins of the staphylococcal gamma-hemolysin family. Toxicon 39(11):1661-1672 pdf
- Schwartz, J.-L., L. Potvin, F. Coux, J.-F. Charles, C. Berry, M. J. Humphreys, A. F. Jones, I. Bernhart, M. Dalla Serra, and G. Menestrina. 2001. Permeabilization of model lipid membranes by Bacillus sphaericus mosquitocidal binary toxin and its individual components. J. Membrane Biol. 184:171-183 pdf
- Tejuca, M., M. Dalla Serra, C. Alvarez, C. Potrich, and G. Menestrina. 2001. Sizing the radius of the pore formed in erythrocytes and lipid vesicles by the toxin sticholysin I from the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus. J. Membrane Biol. 183:125-135. pdf
- Alvarez, C., M. Dalla Serra, C. Potrich, I. Bernhart, M. Tejuca, D. Martinez, I. F. Pazos, M. E. Lanio, and G. Menestrina. 2001. Effects of lipid composition on membrane permeabilization by Sticholysin I and II, two cytolysins of the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus. Biophys. J. 80:2761-2774. pdf
Rothstein, D. M., P. Spacciapoli, L. T. Tran, T. Xu, F. D. Roberts, M. Dalla Serra, D. K. Buxton, F. G. Oppenheim, and P. Friden. 2001. Anticandida activity is retained in p-113, a 12-amino-acid fragment of histatin 5. Antimicrob.Agents Chemother. 45:1367-1373. pdf
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Anderluh, G., A. Barlic, C. Potrich, P. Macek, and G. Menestrina. 2000. Lysine 77 is a key residue in aggregation of equinatoxin II, a pore-forming toxin from sea anemone Actinia equina. J. Membrane Biol. 173:47-55. pdf
de Leeuw, E., K. te Kaat, C. Moser, G. Menestrina, R. A. Demel, B. de Kruijff, B. Oudega, J. Luirink, and I. Sinning. 2000. Anionic phospholipids are involved in membrane association of FtsY and stimulate its GTPase activity. EMBO J. 19:531-541. pdf
Gu, L. Q., M. Dalla Serra, J. B. Vincent, G. Vigh, S. Cheley, O. Braha, and H. Bayley. 2000. Reversal of charge selectivity in transmembrane protein pores by using noncovalent molecular adapters. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97:3959-3964. pdf
Lorenzetti, I., A. Meneguzzi, G. Fracasso, C. Potrich, L. Costantini, E. Chiesa, G. Legname, G. Menestrina, G. Tridente, and M. Colombatti. 2000. Genetic drafting of membrane-acting peptides to the cytotoxin dianthin augments its ability to destabilize lipid bilayers and enhances its cytotoxic potential as the component of transferrin-toxin conjugates. Int. J. Cancer 86:582-589. pdf
Malovrh, P., A. Barlic, Z. Podlesek, G. Menestrina, P. Macek, and G. Anderluh. 2000. Structure/function studies of thryptophan mutants of equinatoxin II, a sea anemone pore-forming protein. Biochem. J. 346:223-232. pdf
Potrich, C., G. Viero, M. Tejuca, G. Anderluh, P. Macek, and G. Menestrina. 2000. Construction of new immunotoxins by linking equinatoxin II to monoclonal antibodies via the biotin-avidin interaction. Cytotoxic effects on human tumor cells. Acta Biol. Sloven. 43:47-51.
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Anderluh, G., A. Barlic, Z. Podlesek, P. Macek, J. Pungercar, F. Gubensek, M. Zecchini, M. Dalla Serra, and G. Menestrina. 1999. Cysteine scanning mutagenesis of an eucaryotic pore-forming toxin from sea anemone: topology in lipid membranes. Eur. J. Biochem. 263:128-136. pdf
Dalla Serra, M., G. Fagiuoli, P. Nordera, I. Bernhart, C. Della Volpe, D. Di Giorgio, A. Ballio, and G. Menestrina. 1999. The interaction of lipodepsipeptide toxins from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae with biological and model membranes: a comparison of syringotoxin, syringomycin and syringopeptins. Mol. Plant - Microbe Interact. 12:391-400. pdf
Dalla Serra, M., P. Nordera, I. Bernhart, D. Di Giorgio, A. Ballio, and G. Menestrina. 1999. Conductive properties and gating of channels formed by syringopeptin 25-A, a bioactive lipodepsipeptide from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, in planar lipid membranes. Mol. Plant - Microbe Interact. 12:401-409. pdf
Dalla Serra, M., J. M. Sutton, F. Höper, J. A. Downie, and G. Menestrina. 1999. Effects of calcium and protons on the secondary structure of the nodulating protein NodO from Rhyzobium legominosarum bv. viciae. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 263:516-522. pdf
Menestrina, G., V. Cabiaux, and M. Tejuca. 1999. Secondary structure of sea anemone cytolysins in soluble and membrane bound form by infrared spectroscopy. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 254:174-180. pdf
Tejuca, M., G. Anderluh, P. Macek, C. Alvarez, M. E. Lanio, R. Marcet, D. Torres, J. Sarracent, M. Dalla Serra, and G. Menestrina. 1999. Antiparasite activity of sea anemone cytolysins on Giardia duodenalis and specific targeting with anti-Giardia antibodies. Int. J. Parasitol. 29:489-498. pdf
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- Anderluh, G., A. Barlic, I. Krizaj, G. Menestrina, F. Gubensek, and P. Macek. 1998. Avidin-FITC topological studies with three cysteine mutants of equinatoxin II, a sea anemone pore-forming protein. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 242:187-190. pdf
- Baba-Moussa, L., G. Prévost, G. Menestrina, H. Monteil, D. A. Colin, and S. Werner. 1998. Role of threonine 28 in the pore formation by staphylococcal bi-component leukotoxins. Toxicon 36:1731.
Ferreras, M., F. Höper, M. Dalla Serra, D. A. Colin, G. Prévost, and G. Menestrina. 1998. The interaction of Staphylococcus aureus bi-component gamma hemolysins and leucocidins with cells and model membranes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1414:108-126. pdf
Nordera, P., and G. Menestrina. 1998. Proteolytic cleavage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A in the presence of lipid bilayers of different composition. FEBS Lett. 421:268-272. pdf
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- Macek, P., M. Zecchini, K. Stanek, and G. Menestrina. 1997. Effects of membrane-partitioned n-alcohols and fatty acids on pore-forming activity of a sea anemone toxin. Eur. Biophys. J. 25:155-162.
Meunier, O., M. Ferreras, G. Supersac, F. Höper, L. Baba-Moussa, H. Monteil, D. A. Colin, G. Menestrina, and G. Prévost. 1997. A predicted â-sheet from class S components of staphylococcal gamma-hemolysins is essential for the secondary interaction of the class F component. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1326:275-286. pdf
Nordera, P., M. Dalla Serra, and G. Menestrina. 1997. The adsorption of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A to phospholipid monolayers is controlled by pH and surface potential. Biophys. J. 73:1468-1478. pdf
Sepcic, K., G. Guella, I. Mancini, F. Pietra, M. Dalla Serra, G. Menestrina, K. Tubbs, P. Macek, and T. Turk. 1997. Characterization of anticholinesterase-active 3-alkylpyridinium polymers from the marine sponge Reniera sarai in aqueous solutions. J. Nat. Prod. 60:991-996. pdf
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- Ferreras, M., G. Menestrina, T. J. Foster, D. A. Colin, G. Prévost, and Y. Piémont. 1996. Permeabilisation of lipid bilayers by Staphylococcus aureus gamma-toxins. In Bacterial Protein Toxins. P. L. Frandsen, J. E. Alouf, P. Falmagne, F. J. Fehrenbach, J. H. Freer, C. Montecucco, S. Olsnes, R. Rappuoli, and T. Wadstrom, editors. Gustav-Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart. 105-106.
Menestrina, G., C. Pederzolli, M. Dalla Serra, M. Bregante, and F. Gambale. 1996. Permeability increase induced by Escherichia coli hemolysin A in human macrophages is due to the formation of ionic pores: a patch clamp characterization. J. Membrane Biol. 149:113-121.
Tejuca, M., M. Dalla Serra, M. Ferreras, M. E. Lanio, and G. Menestrina. 1996. The mechanism of membrane permeabilisation by sticholysin I, a cytolysin isolated from the venom of the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus. Biochemistry 35:14947-14957. pdf
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- Chignola, R., C. Anselmi, M. Dalla Serra, A. Franceschi, G. Fracasso, M. Pasti, E. Chiesa, J. M. Lord, G. Tridente, and M. Colombatti. 1995. Self-potentiation of ligand-toxin conjugates containing ricin A chain fused with viral structures. J. Biol. Chem. 270:23345-23351. pdf
Macek, P., M. Zecchini, C. Pederzolli, M. Dalla Serra, and G. Menestrina. 1995. Intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence of equinatoxin II, a pore-forming polypeptide from the sea anemone Actinia equina L., monitors its interaction with lipid membranes. Eur. J. Biochem. 234:329-335.
Menestrina, G., M. Dalla Serra, C. Pederzolli, M. Bregante, and F. Gambale. 1995. Bacterial hemolysins and leukotoxins affect target cells by forming large exogenous pores into their plasma membrane. Escherichia coli hemolysin A as a case example. Biosci. Rep. 15:543-552.
Menestrina, G., M. Ropele, M. Dalla Serra, C. Pederzolli, F. Hugo, S. Pellet, and R. A. Welch. 1995. Binding of antibodies to functional epitopes on the pore formed by E.coli hemolysin in cells and model membranes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1238:72-80.
Nordera, P., and G. Menestrina. 1995. The interaction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A with lipid membranes and the role in its internalization. Protein Sci. 4:86.
Pederzolli, C., G. Belmonte, M. Dalla Serra, P. Macek, and G. Menestrina. 1995. Biochemical and cytotoxic properties of conjugates of transferrin with equinatoxin II, a cytolysin from a sea anemone. Bioconjugate Chem. 6:166-173. pdf
Book Chapters
Paletti,R.; Coraiola,M.; Cimmino,A.; Lo Cantore,P.; Evidente,A.; Iacobellis,N.S.; Dalla Serra,M. 2008. WLIP and Analogues of Tolaasin I, Lipodepsipeptides from Pseudomonas reactans and Pseudomonas tolaasii. A Comparison of Their Activity on Natural and Model MembranesIn Pseudomonas syringae and related pathogens. Identification, Epidemiology and Genomics. Fatmi,M; Collmer,A.; Iacobellis,N.S.; Mansfield,J.W.; Murillo,J.; Schaad,N.W.; Ullrich,M., Dordrecht (NL):Kluwer Academic Publishers in press. pdf
Joubert,O., C.Potrich, V.Guillet, L.Mourey, P.Roblin, D.Keller, G.Viero, E.Forestier, E.Martinez, L.Baba-Moussa, H.Monteil, D.A.Colin, M.Dalla Serra, and G.Prévost. 2005. Les leucotoxines de staphylocoque : de l'investigation bio-structurale vers la notion d'inhibiteurs. In Toxines et douleur. Bon C., editor. Lavoisier (TEC & DOC), Paris (France). 75-84. pdf
Prévost,G., L.Mourey, D.A.Colin, H.Monteil,M.Dalla Serra, and G.Menestrina . 2005. Alpha-helix and Beta-barrel pore-forming toxins (leucocidins, alpha-, gamma- and delta-cytolysins) of Staphylococcus aureus. In The Comprehensive Sourcebook of Bacterial Protein Toxins. J.E.Alouf and J.H.Freer, editors. Academic Press, Amsterdam. 588-605. pdf
G. Menestrina, M. Coraiola , V. Fogliano, A. Fiore, I. Grgurina, A. Carpaneto, F. Gambale and M. Dalla Serra. 2003. Antimicrobial lipodepsipeptides from Pseudomonas spp: a comparison of their activity on model membranes. In Pseudomonas syringae and related pathogens. Biology and Genetic, S. N. Iacobellis, Dordrecht (NL):Kluwer Academic Publishers 185-198. pdf
G. Prévost, G. Menestrina, D. A. Colin, S. Werner,
S. Bronner, M. Dalla Serra, L. Baba Moussa, M. Coraiola, A. Gravet and H. Monteil. 2003. Staphylococcal bicomponent
leucotoxins, mechanism of action, impact on cells and contribution to virulence. In Pore-forming peptides and proteins. G. Menestrina, M. Dalla Serra and P. Lazarovici editors. Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK. 3-26. pdf
M. Dalla Serra, G. Menestrina, A. Carpaneto, F. Gambale,
V. Fogliano and A. Ballio. 2003. Molecular mechanisms of action of syringopeptins, antifungal peptides from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. In Pore-forming peptides and proteins. G. Menestrina, M. Dalla Serra and P. Lazarovici editors. Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK. 272-295. pdf
Anderluh, G., and G. Menestrina. 2001. Pore-forming proteins from sea anemones and the construction of immunotoxins for selective killing of harmful cells. In Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology, Volume 6; Bio-organic compounds: chemistry and medical applications. M. Fingerman, and R. Nagabhushanam, editors. Science Publishers, Inc., Enfield, USA. 131-148.
Prévost, G., L. Mourey, D. A. Colin, and G. Menestrina. 2001. Staphylococcal pore-forming toxins. In Pore-forming toxins. F. G. van der Goot, editors. Springer Verlag, Berlin. 53-83.
Dalla Serra, M., and G. Menestrina. 2000. Characterisation of molecular properties of pore-forming toxins with planar lipid bilayers. In Bacterial toxins, methods and protocols. O. Holst, editors. Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey. 171-188. pdf
Menestrina, G. 2000. Use of Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for secondary structure determination of staphylococcal pore-forming toxins. In Bacterial toxins, methods and protocols. O. Holst, editors. Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey. 115-132. pdf
Menestrina, G., and M. Dalla Serra. 2001. Pore-forming toxins. In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences Nature Publishing Group, Macmillan Reference Ltd, London. pdf
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