Luca Morelli

Prof. Luca Morelli

University of Pisa, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery
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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

24Years (2003-Present)

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

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1 June 2016 in European Urology
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AMAndrea Moglia
Andrea Moglia
Vincenzo FerrariVincenzo Ferrari
Vincenzo Ferrari
Luca MorelliLuca Morelli
Luca Morelli
MFMauro Ferrari
Mauro Ferrari
FMFranco Mosca
Franco Mosca
ACAlfred Cuschieri
Alfred Cuschieri

19 August 2020 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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BLBriardo Llorente
Briardo Llorente
STSalvador Torres-Montilla
Salvador Torres-Montilla
Luca MorelliLuca Morelli
Luca Morelli
Igor Florez-SarasaIgor Florez-Sarasa
Igor Florez-Sarasa
José Tomás MatusJosé Tomás Matus
José Tomás Matus
MRManuel Rodriguez-Concepcion
Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion
Significance: Carotenoids are natural pigments whose properties as provitamin A and health-promoting phytonutrients make them ideal targets for biofortification. Here, we show that plastids specialized in carotenoid overaccumulation named chromoplasts can be synthetically produced in plant tissues that do not naturally develop them. We further demonstrate that differentiation of chromoplasts from leaf chloroplasts not just causes but requires both a reduction in photosynthetic activity and a stimulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in a process hardwired to a major reprogramming of global gene expression and cell metabolism. The synthetic system that we report here should allow to boost the nutritional quality of green vegetables and forage crops once their photosynthetic activity is dispensable (e.g., just before harvesting).

1 August 2012 in Archives of Surgery
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APAndrea Pietrabissa
Andrea Pietrabissa
FSFabio Sbrana
Fabio Sbrana
Luca MorelliLuca Morelli
Luca Morelli
FBFrancesco Badessi
Francesco Badessi
LPLuigi Pugliese
Luigi Pugliese
GSGiuseppe Spinoglio
Giuseppe Spinoglio
Research from JAMA Surgery — Overcoming the Challenges of Single-Incision Cholecystectomy With Robotic Single-Site Technology

2 January 2018 in Oncotarget
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Giulia MalaguarneraGiulia Malaguarnera
Giulia Malaguarnera
RMRoberto Madeddu
Roberto Madeddu
VCVito Emanuele Catania
Vito Emanuele Catania
GBGaetano Bertino
Gaetano Bertino
Luca MorelliLuca Morelli
Luca Morelli
SLSaverio Latteri
Saverio Latteri
Anorectal mucosal melanoma Anorectal mucosal melanoma

27 May 2004 in Surgical Endoscopy
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APAndrea Pietrabissa
Andrea Pietrabissa
CMC. Moretto
C. Moretto
GAG. Antonelli
G. Antonelli
Luca MorelliLuca Morelli
Luca Morelli
EME. Marciano
E. Marciano
FMF. Mosca
F. Mosca

31 July 2016 in International Journal of Colorectal Disease
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Luca MorelliLuca Morelli
Luca Morelli
SGSimone Guadagni
Simone Guadagni
VLValentina Lorenzoni
Valentina Lorenzoni
GFGregorio Di Franco
Gregorio Di Franco
LCLuigi Cobuccio
Luigi Cobuccio
GTGiuseppe Turchetti
Giuseppe Turchetti