Fabio Benfenati - Selected Publications#

Bibliometric indexes:

SCOPUS: h-index = 67; publications 391; citations 16700

1. DiFrancesco ML, Lodola F, Colombo E, Maragliano L, Bramini M, Paternò GM, Baldelli P, Serra MD, Lunelli L, Marchioretto M, Grasselli G, Cimò S, Colella L, Fazzi D, Ortica F, Vurro V, Eleftheriou CG, Shmal D, Maya-Vetencourt JF, Bertarelli C, Lanzani G, Benfenati F (2020) Neuronal firing modulation by a membrane-targeted photoswitch. Nature Nanotechnology 2020 Feb 3. doi:10.1038/s41565-019-0632-6. Impact Factor (2018/19) = 33.4

2. Fruscione F, Valente P, Sterlini B, Romei A, Baldassari S, Fadda M, Prestigio C, Giansante G, Sartorelli J, Rossi P, Rubio A, Gambardella A, Nieus T, Broccoli V, Fassio A, Baldelli P, Corradi A, Zara F, Benfenati F (2018) PRRT2 controls neuronal excitability by negatively modulating Na+ channel 1.2/1.6 activity. Brain 141:1000-1016. Impact Factor (2018/19) = 11.8

3. Piccini A, Castroflorio E, Valente P, Guarnieri FC, Aprile D, Michetti C, Bramini M, Giansante G, Pinto B, Savardi A, Cesca F, Bachi A, Cattaneo A, Wren JD, Fassio A, Valtorta F, Benfenati F*, Giovedì S* (2017) APache is an AP2-interacting protein involved in synaptic vesicle trafficking and neuronal development. Cell Reports 21: 3596-3611 (*last co-author) Impact Factor (2018/19) = 7.8

4. Maya-Vetencourt JF, Ghezzi D, Antognazza MR, Colombo E, Mete M, Feyen P, Desii A, Buschiazzo A, Di Paolo M, Di Marco S, Ticconi F, Emionite L, Shmal D, Marini C, Donelli I, Freddi G, Maccarone R, Bisti S, Sambuceti G, Pertile G, Lanzani G, Benfenati F (2017) A fully organic retinal prosthesis restores vision in a rat model of degenerative blindness. Nature Materials 16: 681-689. Impact Factor (2018/19) = 38.9

5. Bramini M, Sacchetti S, Armirotti A, Rocchi A, Vázquez E, León Castellanos V, Bandiera T, Cesca F, Benfenati F (2016) Graphene oxide nanosheets disrupt lipid composition, Ca2+ homeostasis, and synaptic transmission in primary cortical neurons. ACS Nano 10: 7154-7171. Impact Factor (2018/19) = 13.9

6. Valente P, Castroflorio E, Rossi P, Fadda M, Sterlini B, Cervigni RI, Prestigio C, Giovedì S, Onofri F, Mura E, Guarnieri FC, Marte A, Orlando M, Zara F, Fassio A, Valtorta F, Baldelli P, Corradi A, Benfenati F (2016) PRRT2 Is a key component of the Ca2+-dependent neurotransmitter release machinery. Cell Reports 15: 117-131. Impact Factor (2018/19) = 7.8

7. Paonessa F, Criscuolo S, Sacchetti S, Amoroso D, Scarongella H, Pecoraro Bisogni F, Carminati E, Pruzzo G, Maragliano L, Cesca F, Benfenati F (2016) Regulation of neural gene transcription by optogenetic inhibition of the RE1-silencing transcription factor. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 113: E91-100.1. Impact Factor (2018/19) = 9.6

8. Ghezzi D, Antognazza MR, Maccarone R, Bellani S, Lanzarini E, Martino N, Mete M, Pertile G, Bisti S, Lanzani G, Benfenati F (2013) A polymer optoelectronic interface restores light sensitivity in blind rat retinas. Nature Photonics 7: 400-406. Impact Factor (2018/19) = 31.6

9. Medrihan L, Cesca F, Raimondi A, Lignani G, Baldelli P, Benfenati F (2013) Synapsin II desynchronizes neurotransmitter release at inhibitory synapses by a functional interaction with presynaptic Ca2+ channels. Nature Comm. 4:1512. Impact Factor (2018/19) = 11.9

10. Benfenati F, Valtorta F, Rubenstein JL, Gorelick F, Greengard P, Czernik AJ (1992) Synaptic vesicle-associated Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II is a binding protein for Synapsin I Nature 359: 417-420. Impact Factor (2018/19) = 43.0