Monica Averna

1.4k total citations
59 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Monica Averna is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Monica Averna has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cell Biology, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Monica Averna's work include Calpain Protease Function and Regulation (42 papers), Connexins and lens biology (17 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (14 papers). Monica Averna is often cited by papers focused on Calpain Protease Function and Regulation (42 papers), Connexins and lens biology (17 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (14 papers). Monica Averna collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Australia and Sweden. Monica Averna's co-authors include S. Pontremoli, F. Salamino, Roberta De Tullio, Edon Melloni, Roberto Stifanese, Mario Passalacqua, Marco Pedrazzi, Bianca Sparatore, Roberto Minafra and Chiara Cervetto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Monica Averna

56 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers

Monica Averna
Roberta De Tullio Italy
Dongsi Lu United States
Mitsuyoshi Azuma United States
Eiichi Takaki Japan
Barbara A. Spruce United Kingdom
Ikuko Iwamoto Japan
Boyang Chu United States
Giovanni Tulipano Italy
Richard A. Newton Australia
Thomas M. Bennett United States
Roberta De Tullio Italy
Monica Averna
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Averna, Monica, Diego Guidolin, Marco Pedrazzi, et al.. (2025). Dual Oxytocin Signals in Striatal Astrocytes. Biomolecules. 15(8). 1122–1122. 1 indexed citations
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Averna, Monica, Diego Guidolin, Marco Pedrazzi, et al.. (2024). Control of Dopamine Signal in High-Order Receptor Complex on Striatal Astrocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(16). 8610–8610. 2 indexed citations
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Casazza, Alessandro Alberto, Marco Pedrazzi, Franco Onofri, et al.. (2024). Temperature-Dependent Olive Pomace Extraction for Obtaining Bioactive Compounds Preventing the Death of Murine Cortical Neurons. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(2). 907–907. 3 indexed citations
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Spinelli, Sonia, Federica Barbieri, Monica Averna, et al.. (2024). Expression of calpastatin hcast 3-25 and activity of the calpain/calpastatin system in human glioblastoma stem cells: possible involvement of hcast 3-25 in cell differentiation. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 11. 1359956–1359956. 1 indexed citations
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Pedrazzi, Marco, Roberta De Tullio, Marcello Manfredi, et al.. (2023). Modulation of Plasmatic Matrix Metalloprotease 9: A Promising New Tool for Understanding the Variable Clinical Responses of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis to Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulators. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(17). 13384–13384. 1 indexed citations
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Averna, Monica, Diego Guidolin, Elena Gatta, et al.. (2023). Heteromerization of Dopamine D2 and Oxytocin Receptor in Adult Striatal Astrocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(5). 4677–4677. 13 indexed citations
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Averna, Monica, Diego Guidolin, Marco Pedrazzi, et al.. (2022). Heterodimer of A2A and Oxytocin Receptors Regulating Glutamate Release in Adult Striatal Astrocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(4). 2326–2326. 16 indexed citations
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Cervelli, Manuela, Monica Averna, Laura Vergani, et al.. (2022). The Involvement of Polyamines Catabolism in the Crosstalk between Neurons and Astrocytes in Neurodegeneration. Biomedicines. 10(7). 1756–1756. 19 indexed citations
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Cervetto, Chiara, Monica Averna, Laura Vergani, et al.. (2021). Reactive Astrocytosis in a Mouse Model of Chronic Polyamine Catabolism Activation. Biomolecules. 11(9). 1274–1274. 20 indexed citations
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Pedrazzi, Marco, Elettra Barberis, Roberta De Tullio, et al.. (2021). Identification of Potential Leukocyte Biomarkers Related to Drug Recovery of CFTR: Clinical Applications in Cystic Fibrosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(8). 3928–3928. 12 indexed citations
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Pedrazzi, Marco, Alessandro Alberto Casazza, Enrico Millo, et al.. (2020). A Bioactive Olive Pomace Extract Prevents the Death of Murine Cortical Neurons Triggered by NMDAR Over-Activation. Molecules. 25(19). 4385–4385. 5 indexed citations
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Sparatore, Bianca, Marco Pedrazzi, Anna Garuti, et al.. (2019). A new human calpastatin skipped of the inhibitory region protects calpain-1 from inactivation and degradation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1866(8). 1260–1271. 5 indexed citations
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Averna, Monica, Federico Cresta, Marco Pedrazzi, et al.. (2016). Abnormal activation of calpain and protein kinase Cα promotes a constitutive release of matrix metalloproteinase 9 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from cystic fibrosis patients. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 604. 103–112. 13 indexed citations
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Averna, Monica, Roberta De Tullio, Marco Pedrazzi, et al.. (2015). Interaction between Calpain-1 and HSP90: New Insights into the Regulation of Localization and Activity of the Protease. PLoS ONE. 10(1). e0116738–e0116738. 15 indexed citations
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Averna, Monica, Roberto Stifanese, Roberta De Tullio, et al.. (2011). Evidence for alteration of calpain/calpastatin system in PBMC of cystic fibrosis patients. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1812(12). 1649–1657. 10 indexed citations
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Roperto, Sante, Roberta De Tullio, Cinzia Raso, et al.. (2010). Calpain3 Is Expressed in a Proteolitically Active Form in Papillomavirus-Associated Urothelial Tumors of the Urinary Bladder in Cattle. PLoS ONE. 5(4). e10299–e10299. 35 indexed citations
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Stifanese, Roberto, Monica Averna, Roberta De Tullio, et al.. (2009). Adaptive Modifications in the Calpain/Calpastatin System in Brain Cells after Persistent Alteration in Ca2+ Homeostasis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(1). 631–643. 40 indexed citations
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Tullio, Roberta De, Claudia Cantoni, Carola Prato, et al.. (2008). Involvement of exon 6-mediated calpastatin intracellular movements in the modulation of calpain activation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1790(3). 182–187. 19 indexed citations
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Melloni, E., et al.. (2003). Changes in calpastatin localization and expression during calpain activation: a new mechanism for the regulation of intracellular Ca 2+ -dependent proteolysis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 60(12). 2669–2678. 33 indexed citations
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Melloni, Edon, Roberta De Tullio, Monica Averna, et al.. (1998). Properties of calpastatin forms in rat brain. FEBS Letters. 431(1). 55–58. 34 indexed citations

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