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List of works by Francesca Sciandra

A dystroglycan mutation (p.Cys667Phe) associated to muscle-eye-brain disease with multicystic leucodystrophy results in ER-retention of the mutant protein

scientific article published on 13 November 2017

A new monoclonal antibody DAG-6F4 against human alpha-dystroglycan reveals reduced core protein in some, but not all, dystroglycanopathy patients.

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A second Ig-like domain identified in dystroglycan by molecular modelling and dynamics

scientific article published in August 2011

A synthetic peptide corresponding to the 550-585 region of alpha-dystroglycan binds beta-dystroglycan as revealed by NMR spectroscopy.

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Activation of muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase and binding to dystroglycan are regulated by alternative mRNA splicing of agrin

scientific article published on 29 September 2006

Concerted mutation of Phe residues belonging to the beta-dystroglycan ectodomain strongly inhibits the interaction with alpha-dystroglycan in vitro

scientific article published on 3 October 2006

Dystroglycan and muscular dystrophies related to the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex

scientific article published on January 1, 2003

Enzymatic processing by MMP-2 and MMP-9 of wild-type and mutated mouse β-dystroglycan.

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Enzymatic processing of beta-dystroglycan recombinant ectodomain by MMP-9: identification of the main cleavage site

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Evaluation of the effect of a floxed Neo cassette within the dystroglycan (Dag1) gene.

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First genetic analysis of lattice corneal dystrophy type I in a family from Bulgaria.

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Functional diversity of dystroglycan

scientific article published on 19 March 2009

Genetic Engineering of Dystroglycan in Animal Models of Muscular Dystrophy

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Genetic analysis of the dystroglycan gene in bronchopulmonary dysplasia affected premature newborns

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Identification of the beta-dystroglycan binding epitope within the C-terminal region of alpha-dystroglycan.

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Immunodetection of partially glycosylated isoforms of alpha-dystroglycan by a new monoclonal antibody against its beta-dystroglycan-binding epitope.

scientific article published in January 2005

Insights from molecular dynamics simulations: structural basis for the V567D mutation-induced instability of zebrafish alpha-dystroglycan and comparison with the murine model

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Plasticity of secondary structure in the N-terminal region of beta-dystroglycan

scientific article published on 01 March 2001

Proteasome Activity Is Affected by Fluctuations in Insulin-Degrading Enzyme Distribution.

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Quantification, 2DE analysis and identification of enriched glycosylated proteins from mouse muscles: Difficulties and alternatives

scientific article published on 6 November 2015

Role of gelatinases in pathological and physiological processes involving the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex

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Structural Characterization by NMR of the Natively Unfolded Extracellular Domain of β-Dystroglycan: Toward the Identification of the Binding Epitope for α-Dystroglycan

scientific article published on November 25, 2003

Structural and functional analysis of the N-terminal extracellular region of beta-dystroglycan

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

The Structure of the T190M Mutant of Murine α-Dystroglycan at High Resolution: Insight into the Molecular Basis of a Primary Dystroglycanopathy

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The multiple affinities of α-dystroglycan.

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The structure of the N-terminal region of murine skeletal muscle alpha-dystroglycan discloses a modular architecture.

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alpha-Dystroglycan does not play a major pathogenic role in autosomal recessive hereditary inclusion-body myopathy

scientific article published on 10 December 2004