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Cesare Montecucco

Cesare Montecucco

Professore ordinario di Patologia generale nell'Università di Padova 

- s.c.r. 10 ottobre 1999, s.e. 19 luglio 2007 
Nato a Trento il 1.11.1947, si è laureato prima in Chimica e poi in Biologia cum laude presso l'Università di Padova dove è attualmente Professore Ordinario di Patologia Generale presso la Facoltà di Scienze MFN.
Ha svolto ricerche presso le Università di Cambridge ed Utrecht, l'Istituto Pasteur di Parigi ed l'EMBL di Heidelberg. Si occupa dello studio dei meccanismi molecolari e cellulari alla base della patogenesi di malattie causate da batteri patogeni per l'uomo. Questi studi hanno portato all'ottenimento di alcuni risultati di importanza sia strettamente scientifica che applicativa nei confronti di alcune patologie umane quali tetano, botulismo, ulcere e tumori dello stomaco e di malattie caratterizzate da iperfunzione di terminali nervosi colinergici sia autonomici che scheletrici. Inoltre, collabora attivamente con La Chiron-Vaccines di Siena alla messa a punto di un vaccino anti Helicobacter pylori, il batterio responsabile di gravi patologie gastroenteriche.
Il prof. C. Montecucco ha ricevuto il premio 1993 della Harvard Medical School, il premio 1998 del Consorzio Italiano per le Biotecnologie ed il premio 2000 della Deutsche Gesellschat fur Hygiene und Mikrobiologie. 
Dirige il Centro CNR per lo Studio delle Biomembrane di Padova ed è membro del Council dell'European Molecular Biology Organization, dei Comitati di Valutazione dell'Istituto Pasteur di Parigi, del Centro d'Immunologia di Marsiglia, del Consiglio Scientifico del Centro CNR A. Salvatore di Napoli, e del Nucleo di Valutazione dell'Università di Padova.
E' inoltre membro del Comitato Editoriale di otto riviste scientifiche internazionali ed ha svolto relazioni in più di centotrenta Congressi e Scuole internazionali.
E' membro dell'EMBO, dell'Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti e dell'Accademia Europea.
Bibliografia Essenziale 
LIST of PUBLICATIONS of Prof. C. MONTECUCCO
Experimental Papers 
150. TUGNOLI, V., MARCHESE RAGONA, R., DE GRANDIS, D., ELEOPRA, R. & MONTECUCCO, C. The treatment of Frey syndrome with botulinum toxin type F. Arch. Otolaryng. Head & Neck Surg. (2001) 127, 339-340. 
149. MONTEMURRO, P., BARBUTI, G., DUNDON, W., MONTECUCCO, C., DEL GIUDICE, G., RAPPUOLI, R., COLUCCI, M., SEMERARO, N., DE RINALDIS, P. & PAPINI, E. HP-NAP of Helicobacter pylori alters the coagulation-fibrinolysis balance of human blood mononuclear cells by stimulating the expression of Tissue Factor and PAI-2. J. Infect. Dis. (2001) 183, 1055-1062 .
148. PELLIZZARI, R., GUIDI-RONTANI, C., VITALE, G., MOCK, M. & MONTECUCCO, C. Lethal factor od Bacillus anthracis cleaves the N-terminus of MAPKKs: analysis of the intracellular consequences in macrophages. Int. J. Med. Microbiol. . (2000), 290, 421-427. 
147. VITALE, G., BERNARDI, L., NAPOLETANI, G., MOCK, M. & MONTECUCCO, C. Susceptibility of MAP kinase kinases to anthrax lethal factor proteolysis: target specificity and cleavage sites. Biochem. J. (2000) 352, 739-745. 
146. BERNARDI, L., VITALE, G., MONTECUCCO, C. & MUSACCHIO, A. Expression,crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of recombinant Bacillus anthracis lethal factor. Acta Crystallographica, (2000) D56, 1449-1451.
145. HERREROS, J., LALLI, G., MONTECUCCO, C. & SCHIAVO, G. Tetanus toxin fragment C binds to a protein present in neuronal cell lines and motoneurons. J. Neurochem., (2000) 74, 1941-1950
144. de BERNARD, M., MOSCHIONI, M., NAPOLITANI , G., RAPPUOLI, R. & MONTECUCCO, C. The VacA toxin of Helicobacter pylori identifies a new intermediate filament-interacting protein. EMBO J., (2000), 19, 48-56.
143. SATIN, B., DEL GIUDICE, G., DELLA BIANCA, V., G., DUSI, S., LAUDANNA, C., TONELLO, F., KELLEHER, D., RAPPUOLI, R., MONTECUCCO, C. & ROSSI, F. The Neutrophil Activating Protein (HP-NAP) of Helicobacter pylori is a protective antigen and a major virulence factor J. Exp. Med, (2000) 191, 1467-1476.
142. PELLIZZARI, R., GUIDI-RONTANI, C., VITALE, G., MOCK, M. & MONTECUCCO,C. Effects of anthrax lethal factor cleavage of MEKs on macrophages. FEBS Lett.. (1999), 462, 199-204.
141. VERDERIO, C., COCO, S., BACCI, A., ROSSETTO, O., DE CAMILLI, P., MONTECUCCO, C. and MATTEOLI, M.. Tetanus toxin blocks the exocytosis of synaptic vesicles clustered at synapses but not of synaptic vesicles in isolated axons.. J. Neuroscience (1999) 19, 6723-6732.
140. SZABO, I., BRUTSCHE; S., TOMBOLA, F.,, MOSCHIONI, M., SATIN, B.,TELFORD, J.L., RAPPUOLI, R., MONTECUCCO, C., PAPINI, E. & ZORATTI, M. Formation of anion-selective channels in the cell plasma membrane by the toxin VacA of Helicobacter pylori is required for its biological activity. EMBO J.. (1999) 18, 5517-5527
139. TOMBOLA, F., OREGNA, F., BRUTSCHE, S., SZABO, RAPPUOLI, R., MONTECUCCO, C., PAPINI, E. & ZORATTI, M. . Inhibition of the vacuolating and anion activities of the VacA toxin of Helicobacter pylori. FEBS Lett. (1999) 460, 221-225.
138. TONELLO, F., DUNDON, W.G., SATIN, B., MOLINARI, M., TOGNON, G.,GRANDI, G., DEL GIUDICE, G., RAPPUOLI, R. & MONTECUCCO. The Helicobacter pylori neutrophil activating protein is an iron binding protein with dodecameric structure. Mol. Microbiol. (1999) 34, 238-247.
137. LALLI, G., HERREROS, J., OSBORNE, S.L., MONTECUCCO, C., ROSSETTO, O. & SCHIAVO, G. Functional characterization of tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins binding domains. J. Cell Sci. (1999) 112, 2715-2724 
136. WASHBOURNE, P., BORTOLETTO, N., GRAHAM, M.E., WILSON, M.C., BURGOYNE, R.D. & MONTECUCCO, C. Botulinum Neurotoxin E insensitive mutants of SNAP-25 fail to bind VAMP, but support exocytosis. J. Neurochem. (1999) 73, 2424-2433
135. PELICIC, V., REYRAT, J.-M., SARTORI, L.,PAGLIACCIA, C., RAPPUOLI, R., TELFORD, J.L. MONTECUCCO, C. & PAPINI, E. Helicobacter pylori VacA cytotoxin associated with bacteria increases epithelial permeability independently of its vacuolating activity. Microbiology (1999) 145, 2043-2050. 
134. VERDERIO, C., COCO, S., ROSSETTO, O., MONTECUCCO, C. and MATTEOLI, M.. Internalization and proteolytic action of botulinum toxins in CNS neurons and astrocytes.. J. Neurochem. (1999) 73, 372-379. 
133. TOMBOLA, F., CARLESSO, C., SZABO, I., REYRAT, J.M., TELFORD, J.L., RAPPUOLI, R., MONTECUCCO, C., PAPINI, E. & ZORATTI, M. Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin forms anion-selective channels in planar lipid bilayers. Biophys. J.. (1999) 76, 1401-1409
132. TONELLO, F., PELLIZZARI, R., PASQUALATO, S., GRANDI, G., PEGGION, E. & MONTECUCCO. Recombinant and truncated tetanus neurotoxin light chain: Cloning, Expression, Purification and Proteolytic Activity. Prot. Expres. Purif. (1999) 15, 221-227 
131. BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI, Z., TAHAR, M.S., MONTECUCCO, C., SANSONETTI, P.J. & PARSOT, C. SepA, the 110 kDa protein secreted by Shigella flexneri: two structure and proteolytic activity. Microbiology (1998) 144, 1815-1822.
130. ELEOPRA, R., TUGNOLI, V., ROSSETTO, O., DE GRANDIS, D. & MONTECUCCO, C. Different time courses of recovery after poisoning with botulinum neurotoxin serotypes A and E in humans. Neurosci. Lett. (1998) 256, 135-138. 
129. DE BERNARD, M., MOSCHIONI, M., PAPINI, E., TELFORD, J.L., RAPPUOLI, R. & MONTECUCCO, C. TPA and butyrate increase cell sensitivity to the vacuolating toxin of Helicobacter pylori. FEBS Lett. (1998) 436, 218-222.
128. WASHBOURNE, P., PELLIZZARI, R., ROSSETTO, O., BORTOLETTO, N., TUGNOLI, V., DE GRANDIS, D., ELEOPRA, R. and MONTECUCCO, C. On the action of botulinum neurotoxins A and E at cholinergic terminals. J. Physiol. (Paris) (1998) 92, 135-139. 
127. PELLIZZARI, R., ROSSETTO, O. , WASHBOURNE, P., TONELLO, F., NICOTERA, P. & MONTECUCCO, C. In vitro biological activity and toxicity of tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins. Toxicol. Lett. (1998) 103, 191-197.
126. DE BERNARD, M., BURRONI, D., PAPINI, E., RAPPUOLI, R., TELFORD, J. L. & MONTECUCCO, C. Identification of the Helicobacter pylori VacA toxin active domain active in the cell cytosol. Infect. Immun. (1998) 66, 6014-6016
125. VITALE, G., PELLIZZARI, R., RECCHI, C., NAPOLITANI, G., MOCK, M. & MONTECUCCO, C. Anthrax Lethal factor cleaves the N-terminus of MAPKKs and induces Tyrosine/Threonine phosphorylation of MAPKs in cultured macrophages.. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (1998) 248, 706-711.
124. DE BERNARD, M., MOSCHIONI, M., PAPINI, E., TELFORD, J., RAPPUOLI, R. & MONTECUCCO, C. Cell vacuolization induced by Helicobacter pylori VacA toxin: cell line sensitivity and quantitative extimation. Toxicol. Lett. (1998) 99, 109-115.
123. MOLINARI, M., GALLI, C., DE BERNARD, M., NORAIS, N., RUYSSCHAERT, J.M., RAPPUOLI, R. and MONTECUCCO, C. The acid activation of Helicobacter pylori toxin VacA: structural and membrane binding studies. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (1998) 248, 334-340. 
122. PAPINI, E., SATIN, B., NORAIS, N., DE BERNARD, M., TELFORD, J.L., RAPPUOLI, R. and MONTECUCCO, C. Selective increase of the permeability of polarised epithelial cell monolayers by Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin. J. Clin. Inv. (1998) 102, 813-820.
121. MOLINARI,M., SALIO, M., GALLI, C., NORAIS, N., RAPPUOLI, R., LANZAVECCHIA, A. & MONTECUCCO, C. Selective inhibition of Li-dependent antigen presentation by Helicobacter pylori toxin VacA. J. Exp. Med. (1998) 187, 135-140.
120. ELEOPRA, R., TUGNOLI, V., ROSSETTO, O., MONTECUCCO, C. & DE GRANDIS, D. Botulinum neurotoxin serotype C: a novel effective botulinum toxin therapy in human. Neurosci. Lett. (1997) 224, 91-94.
119. WASHBOURNE, P., PELLIZZARI, R., BALDINI, G., WILSON, M.C. & MONTECUCCO, C. Botulinum neurotoxin types A and E require the SNARE motif in SNAP-25 for proteolysis. FEBS Lett. (1997)418, 1-5. 
118. DE BERNARD, M., ARICO', B., PAPINI, E., RIZZUTO, R., GRANDI, C., RAPPUOLI, R. & MONTECUCCO, C. Helicobacter pylori toxin VacA. Induces vacuole formation by acting in the cell cytosol. Mol. Microbiol. (1997) 26, 665-674.
116. MOLINARI,M., GALLI, C., NORAIS, N., TELFORD, J., RAPPUOLI, R., LUZIO, J.P.. & MONTECUCCO, C. Vacuoles induced by Helicobacter pylori toxin contain both late endosomal and lysosomal markers. J. Biol. Chem. (1997) 272, 25339-25344. 
115. SATIN, B., NORAIS, N., TELFORD, J., RAPPUOLI, R., MURGIA, M., MONTECUCCO, C. & PAPINI, E. Effect of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin on maturation and extracellular release of procathepsin D and epidermal growth factor degradation. J. Biol. Chem. (1997) 272, 25022-25028.
114. LEIST, M., FAVA, E., MONTECUCCO, C. and NICOTERA, P. Peroxynitrite and NO-donors induce neuronal apoptosis by eliciting autocrine excitotoxicity. Eur. J. Neurosci. (1997) 9, 1488-1498 
113. PELLIZZARI, R., MASON, S., SHONE, C.C. & MONTECUCCO, C. The interaction of synaptic vesicle-associated membrane protein synaptobrevin with botulinum neurotoxins D and F. Febs. Lett. (1997)409, 339-342. 
112. TONELLO, F., SCHIAVO, G. & MONTECUCCO, C. Metal-substituted tetanus neurotoxin. Biochem. J. (1997) 322, 507-510
111. PAPINI, E., SATIN, B., BUCCI, C., DE BERNARD, M., TELFORD, J.,MANETTI, R., RAPPUOLI, R. ZERIAL, M. and MONTECUCCO, C. The small GTP-binding protein rab7 is essential for cellular vacuolation induced by Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin. EMBO J. (1997) 16, 15-24
110. MENARD, A., PAPINI, E., MOCK, M. and MONTECUCCO, C. The cytotoxic activity of Bacillus anthracis lethal factor is inhibited by LTA4 hydrolase and metalloproteinase inhibitors. Biochem. J. (1996) 320, 687-691
109. MATTEOLI, M., VERDERIO, C., ROSSETTO, O., IEZZI, N., COCO, S., SCHIAVO and MONTECUCCO, C. Synaptic vesicle endocytosis mediates the entry of tetanus neurotoxin into hyppocampal neurons. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1996) 93, 13310-13315.
108. PELLIZZARI, R., ROSSETTO, O., LOZZI, L., GIOVEDI, S., JOHNSON, E., SHONE, CC. and MONTECUCCO, C. Structural determinants of the specificity for VAMP/synaptobrevin of tetanus and botulinum type B and G neurotoxins. J. Biol. Chem. (1996) 271, 20353-20358 
107. MENARD, A., ALTENDORF, K., BREVES, D., MOCK, M. and MONTECUCCO, C. The vacuolar ATPase proton pump is required for the cytotoxicity of Bacillus anthracis lethal factor. FEBS Lett. (1996) 386, 161-164
106. WITCOME, M., ROSSETTO, O., MONTECUCCO, C. and SHONE, C.C. Substrate residues distal to the cleavage site of botulinum type B neurotoxin play a role in determining the specificity of its endopeptidase activity. FEBS Lett. (1996) 386, 133-136 
105. WILLIAMSON, L.C., HALPERN, J.L., MONTECUCCO, C., BROWN, J.E. and NEALE, E.A. Clostridial neurotoxins and substrate proteolysis in intact neurons: botulinum neurotoxin C acts on SNAP-25. J. Biol. Chem. (1996) 271, 7694-7699. 
104. OSEN-SAND, A., STAPLE, J.K., NALDI, E., SCHIAVO, G., ROSSETTO, O., PETITPIERRE, S., MALGAROLI, A., MONTECUCCO, C. and CATSICAS, S. Common and distinct fusion-proteins in axonal growth and transmitter release. J. Comp. Neurol. (1996) 367, 222-234. 
103. PAPINI, E., GOTTARDI, E., SATIN, B., de BERNARD, M., MARCHETTI, M., TELFORD, J., RAPPUOLI, R., SATO, H. & MONTECUCCO, C. The vacuolar ATPase proton pump is present on intracellular vacuoles induced by Helicobacter pylori. J. Med. Microbiol. (1996) 44, 1-6 
102. MORANTE, S., FURENLID, L., SCHIAVO, G., TONELLO, ZWILLING, R. & MONTECUCCO, C. A X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of zinc coordination in tetanus neurotoxin, astacin, thermolysin and alkaline protease. Eur. J. Biochem. (1996) 235, 606-612.
101. MOLL G., PAPINI E., COLONNA R., BURRONI D., TELFORD J., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Lipid interaction of the 37 kDa and 58 kDa fragments of the Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin. Eur. J. Biochem. (1996) 234, 947-952 
100. ROSSETTO O., GORZA L., SCHIAVO G., SCHIAVO N., SCHELLER R.H. & MONTECUCCO C. VAMP/synaptobrevin isoforms 1 and 2 are widely and differentially expressed in non neuronal tissues. J. Cell Biol. (1996) 132, 167-179
99. MENARD A., MOCK M. & MONTECUCCO, C. Similarities among the lethal factor of Bacillus anthracis and leukotriene A4 hydrolase. Mol. Microbiol.(1996) 18, 991-992
98. MANETTI R., MASSARI P. BURRONI D., DE BERNARD M., MARCHINI A., OLIVIERI R., MONTECUCCO C., RAPPUOLI R. & TELFORD J. Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin:importance of native conformation for induction of neutralizing antibodies. Infect. Immun. (1995) 63, 4476-4480.
97. DE BERNARD M., PAPINI E., DE FILIPPIS E., GOTTARDI E., TELFORD J., MANETTI M., FONTANA A., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Low pH activates the Vacuolating Toxin of Helicobacter pylori which becomes acid and pepsin resistant. J. Biol. Chem. (1995) 270, 23937-23940 
96. MONTICH G.G., MONTECUCCO C., PAPINI E. & MARSH D. Insertion of diphtheria toxin in lipid bilayers studied by spin label ESR. Biochemistry (1995) 34, 11561-11567
95. REGAZZI R., WOLHEIM C., LANG J., THELER J.M., ROSSETTO O., MONTECUCCO C., SADOUL K., WELLER U. PALMER U. & THORENS B. VAMP-2 and cellubrevin are expressed in pancreatic á-cells and are essential for Ca2+- but not GTPS-induced secretion. EMBO J. (1995) 14,2723-2730. 
94. NIELANDER H.B., ONOFRI F., VALTORTA F., SCHIAVO G., MONTECUCCO C., GREENGARD P. and BENFENATI F. Phosphorylation of VAMP/synaptobrevin in synaptic vesicles by endogenous protein kinases. J. Neurochem. (1995) 65, 1712-1720. 
93. WASHBOURNE P., SCHIAVO G. & MONTECUCCO C. VAMP-2 forms a complex with synaptophysin. Biochem. J. (1995) 305, 721-724. 
92. IKONEN E., TAGAYA M., ULLRICH O., MONTECUCCO C. & SIMONS K. Different requirements for NSF, SNAP, and Rab proteins in apical and basolateral transport in MDCK cells. Cell (1995) 81, 571-580 
91. DE FILIPPIS V., VANGELISTA L., SCHIAVO G., TONELLO F. & MONTECUCCO C. Structural studies on the zinc-endopeptidase light chain tetanus neurotoxin. Eur. J. Biochem. (1995) 229, 61-69 
90. SADOUL K., LANG J., MONTECUCCO C., WELLER U., REGAZZI R., CATSICAS S., WOLLHEIM C.B. & HALBAN, P.A. SNAP-25 is expressed in islets of Langerhans and is involved in insulin release. J. Cell Biol. (1995) 128, 1019-1028.
89. ROSSETTO O., DELOYE F., POULAIN B., PELLIZZARI R., SCHIAVO G. & MONTECUCCO, C. The metallo-proteinase activity of tetanus and botulism neurotoxins. J. Physiol. (Paris) (1995) 89, 43-50 
88. SCHIAVO G. & MONTECUCCO C. Tetanus and Botulinum neurotoxins: isolation and assay. Methods Enzymol. (1995) 248, 643-652.
87. SCHIAVO G., SHONE C.C., BENNETT M.K., SCHELLER R.H. & MONTECUCCO C. Botulinum neurotoxin C cleaves a single peptide bond within the carboxyl-terminal region of different syntaxin isoforms. J. Biol. Chem. (1995) 270, 10566-10570
86. KOCHI S.K., SCHIAVO G., MOCK M. & MONTECUCCO C. Zinc content of the Bacillus anthracis lethal factor. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. (1994), 124, 343-348.
85. ROSSETTO O., SCHIAVO G., MONTECUCCO C., POULAIN B., DELOYE F., LOZZI L. & SHONE C.C. SNARE motif and neurotoxin binding. Nature (1994) 372, 415-416.
84. PAPINI E., DE BERNARD M., MILIA E., BUGNOLI M., ZERIAL M., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Cellular vacuoles induced by Helicobacter pylori originate from late endosomal compartments. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1994), 91, 9720-9724 
83. SCHIAVO G., MALIZIO C., TRIMBLE W.S., POLVERINO DE LAURETO P., MILAN G., SUGIYAMA H., JOHNSON E.A. & MONTECUCCO C. Botulinum G neurotoxin cleaves VAMP/synaptobrevin at a single Ala-Ala peptide bond. J. Biol. Chem. (1994) 269, 20213-20216 
82. TELFORD J.L., GHIARA P., DELL'ORCO M., COMANDUCCI M., BURRONI D.,BUGNOLI M., TECCE M.F., CENSINI S., COVACCI A., XIANG Z., PAPINI E., MONTECUCCO C. & RAPPUOLI R. Gene structure of the Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin and evidence of its key role in gastric disease. J. Exp. Med. (1994) 179, 1653-1658 
81. PATARNELLO T., BARGELLONI L., ROSSETTO, O., SCHIAVO G. & MONTECUCCO C. Neurotransmission and secretion. Nature (1993) 364, 581-582 
80. SCHIAVO G., SANTUCCI A., DASGUPTA B.R., METHA P.P., JONTES J., BENFENATI F., WILSON M.C. & MONTECUCCO C. Botulinum eurotoxins serotypes A and E cleave SNAP-25 at distinct COOH-terminal peptide bonds. F.E.B.S. Lett. (1993), 335, 99-103 
79. SCHIAVO G., ROSSETTO O., CATSICAS S., POLVERINO DE LAURETO P., DASGUPTA B.R., BENFENATI F. & MONTECUCCO C. Identification of the nerve-terminal targets of botulinum neurotoxins serotypes A, D and E. J. Biol. Chem. (1993) 268, 23784-23787
78. PAPINI E., DE BERNARD M., BUGNOLI M., MILIA E., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Cell vacuolization induced by Helicobacter pylori: inhibition by bafilomycins A1, B1, C1 and D. F.E.M.S. Microbiol. Lett. (1993), 113, 155-160
77. POULAIN B., ROSSETTO O., DELOYE F., SCHIAVO G., TAUC L. & MONTECUCCO C. Antibodies against rat-brain VAMP/synaptobrevin prevent inhibition of acetylcholine release by tetanus toxin or botulinum neurotoxin type B. J. Neurochem.(1993), 61, 1175-1178 
76. SCHIAVO G., SHONE C.C., ROSSETTO O., ALEXANDER F.C.G. & MONTECUCCO C. Botulinum neurotoxin serotype F is a zinc endopeptidase specific for VAMP/synaptobrevin. J. Biol. Chem. (1993) 268, 11516-11519. 
75. PAPINI E., BUGNOLI M., DE BERNARD B., FIGURA N., RAPPUOLI R. &MONTECUCCO C. Bafilomycin A1 inhibits Helicobacter pylori induced vacuolization of HeLa cells. Mol. Microbiol. (1993), 7, 323-327. 
74. PAPINI E., CABRINI G. & MONTECUCCO C. Cystic fibrosis cells sensitivity to diphtheria toxin. Toxicon (1993) 31, 359-362. 
73. PAPINI E., RAPPUOLI R., MURGIA M. & MONTECUCCO C. Cell penetration of diphtheria toxin: reduction of the interchain disulfide bridge is the rate limiting step of translocation in the cytosol. J. Biol. Chem. (1993), 268, 1567-1574.
72. SCHIAVO G., BENFENATI F., POULAIN B., ROSSETTO O., POLVERINO DE LAURETO P., DAS GUPTA B.R. & MONTECUCCO C. Tetanus and botulinum B neurotoxins block neurotransmitter release by proteolytic cleavage of synaptobrevin. Nature (1992), 359, 832-835.
71. SCHIAVO G., POULAIN B., ROSSETTO O., BENFENATI F., TAUC L. & MONTECUCCO C. Tetanus toxin is a zinc protein and its inhibition of neurotransmitter release depends on zinc. EMBO J. (1992), 11, 3577-3583. 
70. ROSSETTO O., SCHIAVO G., POLVERINO DE LAURETO P., FABBIANI S. & MONTECUCCO C. Surface topography of histidine residues of tetanus toxin probed by immobilized-metal-ion affinity chromatography. Biochem. J. (1992) 285, 9-12.
69. CALAPPI E., MASSERINI M., SCHIAVO G., MONTECUCCO C. & TETTAMANTI G. Lipid interaction of tetanus neurotoxin: a calorimetric and fluorescence spectroscopy study. F.E.B.S. Lett. (1992), 309, 107-110.
68. SCHIAVO G., ROSSETTO O., SANTUCCI A., DASGUPTA B.R. & MONTECUCCO C. Botulinum neurotoxins A, B and E are zinc proteins. J. Biol. Chem. (1992), 267, 23479-23483. 
67. MONTECUCCO C., PAPINI E., SCHIAVO G., PADOVAN E. & ROSSETTO R. Ion channel and membrane translocation of diphtheria toxin. F.E.M.S. Microbiol. Immunol. (1992), 105, 101-111.
66. SCHIAVO G., FERRARI G., ROSSETTO O. & MONTECUCCO C. Tetanus toxin receptor: specific cross-linking of tetanus toxin to a protein of NGF-differentiated PC12 cells. F.E.B.S Lett. (1991) 290, 227-230.
65. SCHIAVO G., DEMEL R. & MONTECUCCO C. On the role of polysialogangliosides as tetanus toxin receptors: a study with lipid monolayers. Eur. J. Biochem. (1991) 199, 705-711. 
64. DEMEL R., SCHIAVO G., DE KRUIJFF B. & MONTECUCCO C. Lipid interaction of diphtheria toxin and mutants: a study with phospholipid and protein monolayers. Eur. J. Biochem. (1991) 197, 481-486. 
63. DOMENIGHINI M., MONTECUCCO C., RIPKA W.C. & RAPPUOLI R. Computer modelling of the NAD binding site of ADP-ribosylating toxins: active-site structure and mechanism of NAD binding. Molec. Microbiol. (1991) 5, 23-31.
62. PADOVAN E., PAPINI E., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Determination of diphtheria toxin neutralizing antibody titers with a cell protein synthesis inhibition assay. Med. Microbiol. Immunol. (1991) 180, 29-35.
61. PAPINI E., SANTUCCI A., SCHIAVO G., DOMENIGHINI M., NERI P., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Tyr-65 is photolabeled by 8-azido-adenine and 8-azido-adenosine at the NAD binding site of diphtheria toxin. J. Biol. Chem. (1991) 266, 2494-2498. 
60. SCHIAVO G., BOQUET P., DASGUPTA B.R. & MONTECUCCO C. Membrane interactions of tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins: a photolabelling study with photoactivatable phospholipids. J. Physiol. (Paris) (1990) 84, 180-187. 
59. SCHIAVO G., PAPINI E., GENNA G. & MONTECUCCO C. An intact interchain disulfide bond is required for the neurotoxicity of tetanus toxin. Infect. Immun. (1990) 58, 4136-4141.
58. PAPINI E., SCHIAVO G., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Histidine-21 is involved in diphtheria toxin NAD binding. Toxicon (1990), 28, 631-635.
57. HARSHMAN S., BOQUET P., DUFLOT E., ALOUF J., MONTECUCCO C. & PAPINI E. Staphylococcal à-toxin: a study of membrane penetration and pore formation. J. Biol. Chem. (1989) 264, 14978-14984. 
56. PAPINI E., SCHIAVO G., SANDONA' D., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Histidine-21 is at the NAD binding site of diphtheria toxin. J. Biol. Chem. (1989) 264, 12385-12388.
55. MONTECUCCO C., SCHIAVO G. & DASGUPTA B.R. Effect of pH on the interaction of botulinum neurotoxins A, B and E with liposomes. Biochem. J. (1989) 259, 47-53.
54. PAPINI E., SANDONA' D., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. On the membrane translocation of diphtheria toxin: at low pH the toxin induces ion channels on cells. EMBO J. (1988) 7, 3363-3369. 
53. XU S., CRAMER W.A., PETERSON A.A., HERMODSON M. & MONTECUCCO C. Dynamic >properties of membrane proteins: reversible insertion into membrane vesicles of a colicin E1 channel-forming peptide. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1988) 85, 7531-7535. 
52. MONTECUCCO C., SCHIAVO G., GAO Z., BAUERLEIN E., BOQUET P. & DASGUPTA B.R. Interaction of botulinum and tetanus toxins with the lipid bilayer surface. Biochem. J. (1988) 251, 379-383 
51. MONTECUCCO C. Photoreactive lipids for the study of membrane-penetrating toxins. Methods Enzymol. (1988) 165, 347-357
50. MULDERS J.W.M., VOORTER C.E.M., LAMERS C., de HAARD-HOCKMAN W.A., MONTECUCCO C., van de VEN W.J.M., BLOEMENDAL H. & de JONG W.W. MP17, a fiber-specific intrinsic membrane protein from mammalian eye lens. Curr. Eye Res. (1988) 7, 207-219 
49. BAIOCCHI M., PESCARMONA M., BRUSCHI M.L., MONTECUCCO C., SQUATRITI T. & >TOMASI M. Selective estraction of hemagglutinin and matrix protein from Sendai virions by employing trifluoperazine as a detergent. F.E.B.S. Lett. (1988) 238, 171-174
48. MONTECUCCO C. On the enzymatic activity of tetanus toxin. Toxicon (1987) 25, 1255-1257
47. MONTECUCCO C., PAPINI E. & PITTON G. Does tetanus toxin have a sequence homology with the hemagglutinin of influenza virus? Toxicon (1987) 25, 911-912
46. PAPINI E., COLONNA R., CUSINATO F., MONTECUCCO C., TOMASI M. & RAPPUOLI, R. Lipid interaction of diphtheria toxin and mutants with altered fragment B: Part I. Liposome aggregation and fusion. Eur. J. Biochem.(1987) 169, 629-635.
45. PAPINI E., SCHIAVO G., TOMASI M., COLOMBATTI M., RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Lipid interaction of diphtheria toxin and mutants with altered fragment B: Part II. Hydrophobic photolabelling and cell intoxication. Eur. J. Biochem. (1987) 169, 637-644 
44. PAPINI E., COLONNA R., SCHIAVO G., CUSINATO F., TOMASI M. & RAPPUOLI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Diphtheria toxin and its mutant crm 197 differ in their interaction with lipids. F.E.B.S. Lett. (1987) 215, 73-78 
43. MOSCUFO N., GALLINA A., SCHIAVO G., MONTECUCCO C. & TOMASI M. Multiple lipid interactions of Sendai virus fusogenic protein. J. Biol. Chem. (1987) 262, 11490-11496 
42. BISSON R., SCHIAVO G. & MONTECUCCO C. ATP induces conformational changes in mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase: effect on the cytochrome c binding site. J. Biol. Chem. (1987) 262, 5592-5598
41. MONTECUCCO C., SCHIAVO G., BACCI, B. & BISSON R. Isolation and characterization of cytochrome c oxidase from bird and fish heart mitochondria. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (1987) 87B, 851-856
40. VOLPE P., GUTWENIGER H.E. & MONTECUCCO C. Photolabeling of the integral proteins of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum: comparison of junctional and nonjunctional membrane fractions. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. (1987) 253, 138-145. 
39. MONTECUCCO C. & SCHIAVO G. A photoactive phospholipid for the labelling of membrane components: 1-palmitoyl-2(p-benzoyl)benzoyl phosphatidylcholine. Biochem. J. (1986) 237, 309-312. 
38. DEGLI ESPOSTI M., AVITABILE E., BARILLI M., SCHIAVO G., MONTECUCCO C. and LENAZ G. Comparative biochemistry of the ubiquinol:cytochrome c oxidoreductase isolated from different heart mitochondria. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (1986) 85, 543-552. 
37. ESCUYER V., BOQUET P., PERRIN D., MONTECUCCO C. & MOCK M. A pH induced increase in hydrophobicity as a possible step in the penetration of colicin E3 through bacterial membranes. J. Biol. Chem. (1986) 261, 10891-10898. 
36. MONTECUCCO C., TOMASI G., SCHIAVO G. & RAPPUOLI R. Hydrophobic photolabelling of pertussis toxin subunits intracting with lipids. F.E.B.S Lett. (1986) 194, 301-304. 
35. MONTECUCCO C., SCHIAVO G. & BISSON R. ATP binding to bovine heart cytochrome c oxidase: a photoaffinity labelling study. Biochem. J. (1986) 234, 241-243. 
34. MONTECUCCO C., SCHIAVO G., BRUNNER J., DUFLOT E., BOQUET P. & ROA M. Tetanus toxin is labeled with photoactivatable phospholipids at low pH. Biochemistry (1986) 25, 919-924.
33. GUTWENIGER H. & MONTECUCCO C. Hydrophobic photolabelling of sarcoplasmic reticulum with 125I-TID. Int. J. Biochem. (1985) 17, 867-871 
32. GIRAUDAT J., MONTECUCCO C., BISSON R. & CHANGEUX J.P. Transmembrane topology of acetylcholine receptor subunits probed with photoreactive phospholipids. Biochemistry (1985) 24, 3121-3127
31. BISSON R. & MONTECUCCO C. Helical packing in the hydrophobic sector of cytochrome c oxidase. J. Inorg. Biochem. (1985) 23, 177-182
30. GUTWENIGER H.E. & MONTECUCCO C. Labelling of the integral proteins of sarcoplasmic-reticulum membranes. Biochem. J. (1984) 220, 613-616 
29. MONTECUCCO C., DABBENI-SALA., FRIEDL P. & GALANTE Y.M. Membrane topology of ATP synthase from bovine heart mitochondria and Escherichia coli. Eur. J. Biochem. (1983) 132, 189-194 
28. HOPPE J., MONTECUCCO C. & FRIEDL P. Labeling of subunit b of the ATP synthase from Escherichia coli with a photoreactive phospholipid analogue. J. Biol. Chem. (1983) 258, 2882-2885. 
27. BISSON R. & MONTECUCCO C. Different polypeptides of bovine heart cytochrome c oxidase are in contact with cytochrome c. FEBS Lett. (1982) 150, 49-53 
26. TOMASI M., D'AGNOLO G. & MONTECUCCO C. Micellar gangliosides mediate the lipid insertion of cholera toxin protomer A. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1982) 692, 339-344 
25. MONTECUCCO C., SMITH G.A., DABBENI-SALA F., JOHANNSSON A., GALANTE Y.M. & BISSON R. Bilayer thickness and enzymatic activity in the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase and ATPase complex. FEBS Lett. (1982) 144, 145-148 
24. GUTWENIGER H., BISSON R. & MONTECUCCO C. Membrane topology of beef-heart ubiquinone-cytochrome c reductase (complex III). J. Biol. Chem. (1981) 256, 11132-11136
23. TOMASI M. & MONTECUCCO C. Lipid insertion of cholera toxin after binding to GM1-containing liposomes. J. Biol. Chem. (1981) 256, 11177-11181
22. MONTECUCCO C., BISSON R., GACHE C. & JOHANNSSON A. Labelling of the hydrophobic domain of the (Na+, K+)-ATPase. FEBS Lett. (1981) 128, 17-21 
21. MONTECUCCO C., BALLARDIN S., ZACCOLIN G.P. & POZZAN T. Effect of local anesthetics on lymphocyte capping and energy metabolism. Biochem. Pharmacol. (1981) 30, 2989-2992 
20. ARSLAN P., MONTECUCCO C., CELI D. & POZZAN T. Effect of monovalent cation ionophores on rat spleen lymphosyte metabolism. Biochim. Biophys.Acta (1981) 643, 177-181
19. GUTWENIGER H., BISSON R. & MONTECUCCO C. Hydrophobic photolabelling of the yeast cytochrome c oxidase subunits in contact with lipids. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1981) 635, 187-193
18. BISSON R. & MONTECUCCO C. Photolabelling of membrane proteins with photoactive phospholipids. Biochem. J. (1981) 193, 757-763
17. POZZAN T., CORPS A.N., MONTECUCCO C., HESKETH T.R. & METCALFE J.C. Cap formation by various ligands on lymphocytes show the same dependence on high cellular ATP levels. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1980) 602, 558-566 
16. MONTECUCCO C., RINK T.J., POZZAN T. & METCALFE J.C. Triggering of lymphocyte capping appears not to require changes in potential or ion fluxes across the plasma membrane. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1980) 595, 65-70
15. RINK T.J., MONTECUCCO C., HESKETH T.R. & TSIEN R.Y. Lymphocyte membrane potential assessed with fluorescent probes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1980) 595, 15-30 
14. MONTECUCCO C., BISSON R., DABBENI-SALA F., PITOTTI A. & GUTWENIGER H. Interaction of the mitochondrial ATPase complex with phospholipids. J. Biol. Chem. (1980) 255, 10040-10043 
13. MONTECUCCO C., GUTWENIGER H., JOHANNSSON A. & BISSON R. Hydrophobic photolabelling of sodium-plus-potassium ion stimulated adenosine triphosphatase. Biochem. Soc. Trans. (1979) 7, 952-953 
12. MONTECUCCO C., BISSON R., PITOTTI A., DABBENI-SALA F. & GUTWENIGER H. Labeling of the subunits of the mitochondrial adenosine triphosphatase complex in contact with the lipid bilayer. Biochem. Soc. Trans. (1979) 7, 954-955
11. BISSON R., MONTECUCCO C., GUTWENIGER H. & AZZI A. Cytochrome c oxidase subunits in contact with phospholipids: hydrophobic photolabeling with azidophospholipids. J. Biol. Chem. (1979) 254, 9962-9965
10. BISSON R., MONTECUCCO C. & CAPALDI R.A. Interaction of membranouscytochrome b5 with arylazidophospholipids. FEBS Lett. (1979) 106, 317-320
9. MONTECUCCO C., POZZAN T. & RINK T.J. Dicarbocyanine fluorescent probes of membrane potential block lymphocyte capping, deplete cellular ATP and inhibit respiration of isolated mitochondria. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1979)552, 552-557
8. BISSON R., MONTECUCCO C., GUTWENIGER H. & AZZI A. Hydrophobic labelling of bovine heart cytochrome c oxidase with azidophosphatidylcholine. Biochem. Soc. Trans. (1979) 7,156-159
7. MacINTYRE D.E., MONTECUCCO C. & RINK T.J. Platelet membrane potential assessed with a fluorescent probe, dipropylthiacarbocyanine: has this potential a role in triggering aggregation? J. Physiol. (1978) 289, 34-35p
6. SMITH G.A., MONTECUCCO C. & BENNETT J.P. Isotopic labeling of phosphatidylcholine in the choline moiety. Lipids (1978) 13, 92-94
5. BISSON R., AZZI A., GUTWENIGER H., COLONNA R., MONTECUCCO C. & ZANOTTI A. Interaction of cytochrome c with cytochrome c oxidase: photoaffinity labelling of beef heart cytochrome oxidase with arylazido-cytochrome c. J. Biol. Chem. (1978) 253, 1874-1880
4. BISSON R., GUTWENIGER H., MONTECUCCO C., COLONNA R., ZANOTTI A. & AZZI A. Covalent binding of arylazido derivatives of cytochrome c to cytochrome oxidase. FEBS Lett. (1977) 81, 147-150 
3. AZZI A. & MONTECUCCO C. Probes for energy transduction in membranes. J. Bioenerg. Biomembr. (1978) 8, 257-269 
2. AZZI A., MONTECUCCO C. & RICHTER C. The use of acetylated ferricytocchrome c for the detection of superoxide radicals in biological membranes. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (1975) 65, 597-603
1. MONTECUCCO C. & AZZI A. Molecular interactions of adenosine triphosphatase with the mitochondrial membrane as revealed by a spin label study. J. Biol. Chem. (1975) 250, 5020-5025 
Books
RAPPUOLI, R. and MONTECUCCO, C. (Editors). Protein Toxins and their Use in Cell Biology. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1997
MONTECUCCO C. (Editor). Clostridial Neurotoxins. Springer Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg, 1995 Review or Hypothesis
Articles in Journals 
30. DEL GIUDICE G., COVACCI A., TLFORD JL., MONTECUCCO C. & RAPPUOLI R. The design of vaccines against Helicobacter pylori and their development. Annu Rev. Immunol. (2001) 19, 523-563. 
29. MONTECUCCO, C., PAPINI, E., DE BERNARD, M. & ZORATTI, M. The anion-specific channel of Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin VacA. Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol. (2001) in press. 
28. MONTECUCCO, C. & ROSSETTO, O. How do presynaptic PLA2 neurotoxins block nerve terminals ? Trends Biochem. Sci.. (2000) 25, 266-270 
27. SCHIAVO, G., MATTEOLI, M. & MONTECUCCO, C. Neurotoxins Affecting Neuroexocytosis. Physiol. Rev. (2000) 80, 717-766.
26. MONTECUCCO, C., PAPINI, E., DE BERNARD, M. & ZORATTI, M. Molecular and cellular activities of Helicobacter pylori pathogenic factors. FEBS Lett. (1999) 452, 16-21.
25. REYRAT, J.M., PELICIC, V., PAPINI, E., MONTECUCCO, C., PAPPUOLI, R. & TELFORD, J.L. Towards the deciphering of the Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin. Mol. Microbiol. (1999), 34, 197-204
24. PELLIZZARI, R., ROSSETTO, O., SCHIAVO, G. & MONTECUCCO, C. Tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins: mechanism of action and therapeutic uses. Phylos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. [Biol] (1999) 354, 259-268 
23. MONTECUCCO, C. Protein Toxins and Membrane Transport. Curr. Op. Cell Biol. (1998) 10, 530-536. 
22. MONTECUCCO, C, PAPINI, E & SCHIAVO, G. Bacterial Protein Toxins and Cell Vesicle Trafficking Experientia (1996) 52, 1026-1032. 
21. MONTECUCCO C., SCHIAVO G., TUGNOLI, V. & DE GRANDIS, D. Botulinum Neurotoxins: mechanism of action and therapeutic applications. Molecular Medicine Today (1996), 2, 418-424.
20. SCHIAVO G., ROSSETTO O., MORANTE S., TONELLO F., PELLIZZARI R. & MONTECUCCO C. Tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins: a new group of metallo-proteinases. Bio. It. (1995) 3, 27-43 
19. MONTECUCCO C. & PAPINI E. Cell penetration of bacterial protein toxins. Trends Microbiol. (1995) 3, 165-167
18. MONTECUCCO C. & SCHIAVO G. Structure and function of Tetanus and Botulinum Neurotoxins. Quart. Rev. Biophys. (1995), 28, 423-478 
17. SCHIAVO G., ROSSETTO O., TONELLO F. & MONTECUCCO, C. The metalloproteinase activity of tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins. Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol. (C. Montecucco, Editor) (1995) vol. 195, 257-274.
16. MONTECUCCO C. & SCHIAVO, G. Mechanism of action of tetanus and botulism neurotoxins. Mol. Microbiol. (1994), 13, 1-8 
15. MONTECUCCO C., PAPINI E. & SCHIAVO G. Bacterial protein toxins penetrate cells via a four-step mechanism. F.E.B.S. Letters (1994) 346, 92-98 
14. TELFORD J.L., COVACCI A., GHIARA P., MONTECUCCO C. & RAPPUOLI R. Unravelling the pathogenic role of Helicobacter pylori in peptic ulcer: potential new therapies and vaccines. Trends Biotechnol. (1994) 12, 420-426.
13. CHERINGTON M., SMITH R.H. & MONTECUCCO, C. Microbial Toxins Handbook Clinical Neurology (1994) 21, 1-40.
12. MENESTRINA G., SCHIAVO G. & MONTECUCCO, C. Molecular mechanisms of action of bacterial protein toxins. Molec. Aspects Med. (1994) 15, 79-193. 139.
11. SCHIAVO G., ROSSETTO O. & MONTECUCCO C. Clostridial neurotoxins as tools to investigate the molecular events of neurotransmitter release. Seminars in Cell. Biol. (1994), 5, 221-229
10. SCHIAVO, G., ROSSETTO, O., BENFENATI, F., POULAIN, B. and C. MONTECUCCO Tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins are zinc proteases specific for components of the neuroexocytosis apparatus. Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci. (1994) 710, 65-76. 
9. MONTECUCCO C. & SCHIAVO G. Tetanus and Botulinum Neurotoxins: a new group of zinc-endopeptidases. Trends Biochem. Sci. (1993) 18, 324-327.
8. SCHIAVO G., POULAIN B., BENFENATI F., DAS GUPTA B.R. & MONTECUCCO, C. Novel target and catalytic activity of bacterial protein toxins. Trends Microbiol. (1993) 1, 170-174.
Articles included in Books 
MONTECUCCO, C., PAPINI, E., DE BERNARD, M., DUNDON, W.G., ZORATTI, M., REYRAT, J-M-, TELFORD, J.L., DEL GIUDICE, G. and RAPPUOLI, R. Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin and neutrophil activating protein. In Helicobacter pylori: Molecular and cellular Biology (2001) (S. Suerbaum & M. Achtman, Editors), Horizon Scientific Press, pp. 245-262, Norfolk (UK). 
MONTECUCCO, C., PAPINI, E., DE BERNARD, M., TELFORD, J.E. & RAPPUOLI, R. Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin and associated pathogenic factors. . In Bacterial protein Toxins: a sourcebook. (J.E. Alouf & J.H. Freer Eds. ) Academic press, (1999) pp. 264-283, New York

 
 
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