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Gian Michele Ratto

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- Email gianmichele.ratto@ibf.cnr.it
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Publications (44):

Altered Cl- homeostasis hinders forebrain GABAergic interneuron migration in a mouse model of intellectual disability
Maset, Andrea; Galla, Luisa; Francia, Simona; Cozzolino, Olga; Capasso, Paola; Goisis, Rosa Chiara; Losi, Gabriele; Lombardo, Angelo; Ratto, Gian Michele; Lodovichi, Claudia
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2016034118

Modelling genetic mosaicism of neurodevelopmental disorders in vivo by a Cre-amplifying fluorescent reporter
Trovato F.; Parra R.; Pracucci E.; Landi S.; Cozzolino O.; Nardi G.; Cruciani F.; Pillai V.; Mosti L.; Cwetsch A.W.; Cancedda L.; Gritti L.; Sala C.; Verpelli C.; Maset A.; Lodovichi C.; Ratto G.M.
Nature communications, 2020
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19864-w

Evolution of Epileptiform Activity in Zebrafish by Statistical-Based Integration of Electrophysiology and 2-Photon Ca2+ Imaging
Cozzolino, Olga; Sicca, Federico; Paoli, Emanuele; Trovato, Francesco; Santorelli, Filippo M.; Ratto, Gian Michele; Marchese, Maria
Cells, 2020
DOI: 10.3390/cells9030769

Transient cognitive impairment in epilepsy
Landi S.; Petrucco L.; Sicca F.; Ratto G.M.
Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2019
DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00458

Understanding spreading depression from headache to sudden unexpected death
Cozzolino O.; Marchese M.; Trovato F.; Pracucci E.; Ratto G.M.; Buzzi M.G.; Sicca F.; Santorelli F.M.
Frontiers in neurology, 2018
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00019

Perineuronal nets control visual input via thalamic recruitment of cortical PV interneurons
Faini G.; Aguirre A.; Landi S.; Lamers D.; Pizzorusso T.; Ratto G.M.; Deleuze C.; Bacci A.
eLife, 2018
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.41520

Epileptiform activity in the mouse visual cortex interferes with cortical processing in connected areas
Petrucco L.; Pracucci E.; Brondi M.; Ratto G.M.; Landi S.
Scientific reports (Nature Publishing Group), 2017
DOI: 10.1038/srep40054

Brain-wide Mapping of Endogenous Serotonergic Transmission via Chemogenetic fMRI
Giorgi A.; Migliarini S.; Galbusera A.; Maddaloni G.; Mereu M.; Margiani G.; Gritti M.; Landi S.; Trovato F.; Bertozzi S.M.; Armirotti A.; Ratto G.M.; De Luca M.A.; Tonini R.; Gozzi A.; Pasqualetti M.
Cell reports, 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.087

Simultaneous two-photon imaging of intracellular chloride concentration and pH in mouse pyramidal neurons in vivo
Sulis S.S.; Artoni P.; Landi S.; Cozzolino O.; Parra R.; Pracucci E.; Trovato F.; Szczurkowska J.; Luin S.; Arosio D.; Beltram F.; Cancedda L.; Kaila K.; Ratto G.M.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Online), 2017
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1702861114

Dendritic Spine Instability in a Mouse Model of CDKL5 Disorder Is Rescued by Insulin-like Growth Factor 1
Della Sala G.; Putignano E.; Chelini G.; Melani R-; Calcagno E.; Ratto G.M.; Amendola E.; Gross C.T.; Giustetto M.; Pizzorusso T.
Biological psychiatry (1969. Online), 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.08.028

Arduino Due based tool to facilitate in vivo two-photon excitation microscopy
Artoni, Pietro; Landi, Silvia; Sato, Sebastian Sulis; Luin, Stefano; Ratto, Gian Michele
Biomedical optics express, 2016
DOI: 10.1364/BOE.7.001604

Targeted in vivo genetic manipulation of the mouse or rat brain by in utero electroporation with a triple-electrode probe
Szczurkowska J; Cwetsch A. W.; Dal Maschio M.; Ghezzi D.; Ratto G. M.; Cancedda L.
Nature protocols (Print), 2016
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2016.014

Parvalbumin-positive inhibitory interneurons oppose propagation but favor generation of focal epileptiform activity
Sessolo M.; Marcon I.; Bovetti S.; Losi G.; Cammarota M.; Ratto G.M.; Fellin T.; Carmignoto G.
The journal of neuroscience (Online), 2015
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5117-14.2015

Twenty years of fluorescence imaging of intracellular chloride
Arosio, Daniele; Ratto, Gian Michele
Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2014
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00258

In Vivo Distribution and Toxicity of PAMAM Dendrimers in the Central Nervous System Depend on Their Surface Chemistry
Albertazzi L.; Gherardini L.; Brondi M.; Sato S. S.; Bifone A.; Pizzorusso T.; Ratto G. M.; Bardi G.
Molecular pharmaceutics (Print), 2013
DOI: 10.1021/mp300391v

Synthesis, cellular delivery and in vivo application of dendrimer-based pH sensors.
Albertazzi L, Storti B, Brondi M, Sulis Sato S, Ratto GM, Signore G, Beltram F.
Journal of visualized experiments, 2013
DOI: 10.3791/50545.

Extracellular matrix inhibits structural and functional plasticity of dendritic spines in the adult visual cortex
De Vivo L.; Landi S.; Panniello M.; Baroncelli L.; Chierzi S.; Mariotti L.; Spolidoro M.; Pizzorusso T.; Maffei L.; Ratto GM.
Nature communications, 2013
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2491

Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Identification of EGFP Tagged Neurons during Calcium Imaging by Means of Two-Photon Spectral Separation.
Brondi M, Sato SS, Rossi LF, Ferrara S, Ratto GM.
Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2012
DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2012.00096

High-performance and site-directed in utero electroporation by a triple-electrode probe.
dal Maschio M, Ghezzi D, Bony G, Alabastri A, Deidda G, Brondi M, Sato SS, Zaccaria RP, Di Fabrizio E, Ratto GM, Cancedda L.
Nature communications, 2012
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1961.

Mathematical modeling reveals the functional implications of the different nuclear shuttling rates of Erk1 and Erk2.
Harrington HA, Komorowski M, Beguerisse-Díaz M, Ratto GM, Stumpf MP.
Physical biology (Print), 2012
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/9/3/036001

Cytochrome P-450 3A13 and endothelin jointly mediate ductus arteriosus constriction to oxygen in mice
Baragatti, Barbara; Ciofini, Enrica; Scebba, Francesca; Angeloni, Debora;Sodini, Daria; Luin, Stefano; Ratto, Gian Michele; Ottaviano, Virginia; Pagni, Eleonora; Paolicchi, Aldo; Nencioni, Simona; Coceani, Flavio;
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 2011
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00907.2010

The short-time structural plasticity of dendritic spines is altered in a model of Rett syndrome
Landi, Silvia; Putignano, Elena; Boggio, Elena Maria; Giustetto, Maurizio; Pizzorusso, Tommaso; Ratto, Gian Michele
Scientific reports (Nature Publishing Group), 2011
DOI: 10.1038/srep00045

Dendrimer-based fluorescent indicators: in vitro and in vivo applications.
lbertazzi L, Brondi M, Pavan GM, Sato SS, Signore G, Storti B, Ratto GM, Beltram F.
PloS one, 2011
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028450

Ictal but not interictal epileptic discharges activate astrocyte endfeet and elicit cerebral arteriole responses.
Gómez-Gonzalo M, Losi G, Brondi M, Uva L, Sato SS, de Curtis M, Ratto GM, Carmignoto G.
Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2011
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2011.00008

Localization and trafficking of fluorescently tagged ERK1 and ERK2
Marchi M; Parra R; Costa M; Ratto GM
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton N.J.), 2010
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-795-2_17

An excitatory loop with astrocytes contributes to drive neurons to seizure threshold.
Gomez-Gonzalo M.; Losi G.; Chiavegato A.; Zonta M.; Cammarota M.; Brondi M.; Vetri F.; Uva L.; Pozzan T.; de Curtis M.; Ratto G.M.; Carmignoto G.
PLoS biology (Online), 2010
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.100035

ERK1 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling rate depends on specific N-terminal aminoacids.
Marchi M, Pancrazi L, Maffei M, Ratto GM, Costa M.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications (Print), 2010

Epigenetic drugs modulate MeCP2 dynamics in living cells
Marchi, M; Becucci, M; Tognini, P; Maffei, M; Landsberger, N; Ratto, GM; Costa, M
Cellular oncology (Print), 2008

The N-terminal domain of ERK1 accounts for the functional differences with ERK2.
Marchi M; D'Antoni A; Formentini I; Parra R; Brambilla R; Ratto GM; Costa M
PloS one, 2008
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003873

Developmental downregulation of histone posttranslational modifications regulates visual cortical plasticity.
Putignano E; Lonetti G; Cancedda L; Ratto GM; Costa M; Maffei L; Pizzorusso T
Neuron (Camb. Mass.), 2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.02.007

Spatio-temporal dynamics and localization of MeCP2 and pathological mutants in living cells.
Marchi M; Guarda A; Bergo A; Landsberger N; Kilstrup-Nielsen C; Ratto GM; Costa M.
Epigenetics, 2007

Dynamic regulation of ERK2 nuclear translocation and mobility in living cells.
Costa M; Marchi M; Cardarelli F; Roy A; Beltram F; Maffei L; Ratto GM
Journal of cell science, 2006
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03272

The ability of axons to regenerate their growth cones depends on axonal type and age, and is regulated by calcium, cAMP and ERK.
Chierzi S; Ratto GM; Verma P; Fawcett JW
European journal of neuroscience (Print), 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04066.x

At least 2 distinct patways generating reactive oxygen species mediante vascular cell adhesion molecule induced by advanced glycation end products
Basta G.; Lazzerini G.; De Turco S.; Ratto G.M.; Schmidt A.M.; De Caterina R.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (Online), 2005
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000167522.48370.5e

At least 2 distinct pathways generating reactive oxygen species mediate vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 induction by advanced glycation end products.
At least 2 distinct pathways generating reactive oxygen species mediate vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 induction by advanced glycation end products.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2005

Acute physiological response of mammalian central neurons to axotomy: ionic regulation and electrical activity
Mandolesi G, Madeddu F, Bozzi Y, Maffei L, Ratto GM
The FASEB journal, 2004
DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-1805fje

Amiodarone inhibits the 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine-dependent increase of sodium/potassium adenosine triphosphatase activity and concentration in human atrial myocardial tissue.
Forini F; Nicolini G; Balzan S;Ratto GM; Murzi B;Vanini V;Iervasi G
Thyroid (N.Y.N.Y.), 2004
DOI: 10.1089/1050725041517084

Molecular basis of plasticity in the visual cortex.
Berardi N, Pizzorusso T, Ratto GM, Maffei L.
Virchows Archiv, 2003

Patterned vision causes CRE-mediated gene expression in the visual cortex through PKA and ERK.
Cancedda L, Putignano E, Impey S, Maffei L, Ratto GM, Pizzorusso T.

Requirement of ERK activation for visual cortical plasticity.
Di Cristo G, Berardi N, Cancedda L, Pizzorusso T, Putignano E, Ratto GM, Maffei L.

Long-term survival of retinal ganglion cells following optic nerve section in adult bcl-2 transgenic mice.
Cenni MC, Bonfanti L, Martinou JC, Ratto GM, Strettoi E, Maffei L.
European journal of neuroscience (Print), 1996

Effect of blocking the Na+/K+ ATPase on Ca2+ extrusion and light adaptation in mammalian retinal rods.
Demontis GC, Ratto GM, Bisti S, Cervetto L
Biophysical journal (Print), 1995

Development of the light response in neonatal mammalian rods.
Ratto GM, Robinson DW, Yan B, McNaughton PA.
Nature (Lond.), 1991

The concentration of cytosolic free calcium in vertebrate rod outer segments measured with fura-2
GM Ratto, R Payne, WG Owen, RY Tsien
The journal of neuroscience (Online), 1988