Gianfranco Bellipanni
Temple University
30 Papers
162 Citations
Gianfranco Bellipanni is an academic researcher from Temple University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Zebrafish & Biology. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 29 publications. Previous affiliations of Gianfranco Bellipanni include University of Pennsylvania & Technische Universität München.
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Papers
Cloning of two tryptophan hydroxylase genes expressed in the diencephalon of the developing zebrafish brain.
TL;DR: The co-expression of tphD1,tphD2 and 5-HT in the zebrafish diencephalon appears in striking contrast to the situation in mammals, where diencecephalic serotonin results from re-uptake rather than from local production.
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Extreme thermal noxious stimuli induce pain responses in zebrafish larvae.
Valentina Malafoglia,Marco Colasanti,William Raffaeli,Darius Balciunas,Antonio Giordano,Gianfranco Bellipanni +5 more
TL;DR: It is shown that two events linked to the onset of burn‐induced inflammation and neuropathic‐like pain in mammals, degeneration of axons innervating the affected tissues and over‐expression of specific genes in sensory tissues, are conserved from zebrafish to mammals.
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Efficient disruption of Zebrafish genes using a Gal4-containing gene trap.
Jorune Balciuniene,Danielle Nagelberg,Kathleen Theodora Walsh,Diana Camerota,Daphne Georlette,Frédéric Biemar,Gianfranco Bellipanni,Darius Balciunas +7 more
TL;DR: The Gal4-containing bipartite Gene Breaking Transposon vector presented here retains high specificity for integrations into genes, high mutagenicity and revertibility by Cre, together with utility as highly specific Gal4 drivers, make gene trap mutants presented here especially useful to the research community.
Expression of Otx homeodomain proteins induces cell aggregation in developing zebrafish embryos.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that cell aggregates can form as a result of Otx1 activity even after gastrulation is completed, suggesting that promotion of cell adhesion or mediation of cell repulsion may be one of the normal functions of the Otx proteins in the establishment of the anterior brain.
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FGF2 and EGF Are Required for Self-Renewal and Organoid Formation of Canine Normal and Tumor Breast Stem Cells.
Cinzia Cocola,Stefano Molgora,Eleonora Piscitelli,Maria Cristina Veronesi,Marianna Greco,Cinzia Bragato,Monica Moro,Mariacristina Crosti,Brian M. Gray,Luciano Milanesi,Valeria Grieco,Gaia Cecilia Luvoni,James Kehler,Gianfranco Bellipanni,Rolland Reinbold,Ileana Zucchi,Antonio Giordano +16 more
TL;DR: The property of sphere formation is utilized to develop culture conditions for propagating stem/progenitor cells from canine normal and tumor tissue and it is shown that cells from dissociated mammospheres retain sphere reformation capacity for several serial passages and have the capacity to generate organoid structures ex situ.
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