Brigida Bochicchio

Dr. Brigida Bochicchio

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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 October 2003 in Biochemistry
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ATAntonio M. Tamburro
Antonio M. Tamburro
BBBrigida Bochicchio
Brigida Bochicchio
Antonietta PepeAntonietta Pepe
Antonietta Pepe

1 January 2005 in Journal of Biological Chemistry
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ATAntonio Mario Tamburro
Antonio Mario Tamburro
Antonietta PepeAntonietta Pepe
Antonietta Pepe
BBBrigida Bochicchio
Brigida Bochicchio
DQDaniela Quaglino
Daniela Quaglino
IRIvonne Pasquali Ronchetti
Ivonne Pasquali Ronchetti
Elastin is known to self-aggregate in twisted-rope filaments. However, an ultrastructural organization different from the fibrils typical of elastin, but rather similar to those shown by amyloid networks, is shown by the polypeptide sequence encoded by exon 30 of human tropoelastin. To better understand the molecular properties of this sequence to give amyloid fibers, we used CD, NMR, and FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) to identify the structural characteristics of the peptide. In this study, we have demonstrated, by FTIR, that antiparallel β-sheet conformation is predominant in the exon 30 fibers. These physical-chemical studies were combined with transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy to analyze the supramolecular structure of the self-assembled aggregate. These studies show the presence of fibrils that interact side-by-side probably originating from an extensive self-interaction of elemental cross β-structures. Similar sequences, of the general type XGGZG(X, Z = V, L, A, I), are widely found in many proteins such as collagens IV and XVII, major prion protein precursor, amyloid β A4 precursor protein-binding family, etc., thus suggesting that this sequence could be involved in contributing to the self-assembly of amyloid fibers even in other proteins.

27 June 2011 in Biomacromolecules
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ABAngelo Bracalello
Angelo Bracalello
VSValentina Santopietro
Valentina Santopietro
Massimo VassalliMassimo Vassalli
Massimo Vassalli
GMGiovanni Marletta
Giovanni Marletta
ROSANNA DEL GAUDIOROSANNA DEL GAUDIO
ROSANNA DEL GAUDIO
Antonietta PepeAntonietta Pepe
Antonietta Pepe

21 February 2008 in Chirality
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BBBrigida Bochicchio
Brigida Bochicchio
Antonietta PepeAntonietta Pepe
Antonietta Pepe
ATAntonio M. Tamburro
Antonio M. Tamburro

18 July 2006 in Biochemistry
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ATAntonio Mario Tamburro
Antonio Mario Tamburro
Antonietta PepeAntonietta Pepe
Antonietta Pepe
BBBrigida Bochicchio
Brigida Bochicchio