Lorenzo Camoni
Lorenzo Camoni
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affiliation: Università di Roma Tor Vergata
research area(s): Chemical Biology, Molecular Biology
Course: Cell and Molecular Biology
University/Istitution: Università di Roma Tor Vergata
Birth Date: June 17th 1966 Rome, Italy
Work Address: Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Via della RIcerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
phone: +39 06 72594811
fax: +39 06 2023500
e-mail: camoni@uniroma2.it

EDUCATION
Degree in Biology (1994), University of Rome "La Sapienza"
Research Fellow, University of Rome "La Sapienza" (1994-1995)
Research Fellow, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (1995-1997)
Research Fellow, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (1998)
Research Fellow, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (1998-2000)
Research Scientist in Plant Physiology, SSD BIO/04 (2000)
Assistant Professor in Plant Physiology (2001-today)
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. Signal transduction pathways in plants. Biochemistry of 14-3-3 proteins. Protein interaction networks in plants. Mechanism of action of the fungal toxin fusicoccin. Pharmacological activity of fusicoccin.
Camoni L., Di Lucente C., Pallucca R., Visconti S., Aducci P. (2012) Binding of phosphatidic acid to 14-3-3 proteins hampers their ability to activate the plant plasma membrane H+-ATPase. IUBMB Life 64:710-716

Camoni L., Di Lucente C., Visconti S., Aducci P. (2011) The phytotoxin fusicoccin promotes platelet aggregation via 14-3-3-glycoprotein Ib-IX-V interaction1. Biochemical Journal 436:429-436

Visconti S, Camoni L, Marra M, Aducci P. (2008) Role of the 14-3-3 C-terminal region in the interaction with the plasma membrane H+-ATPase. Plant Cell Physiology 49:1887-1889

Garufi A, Visconti S, Camoni L, Aducci P. (2007) Polyamines as physiological regulators of 14-3-3 interaction with the plant plasma membrane H+-ATPase. Plant Cell Physiology 48:434-440.

Sottocornola B, Visconti S, Orsi S, Gazzarrini S, Giacometti S, Olivari C, Camoni L, Aducci P, Marra M, Abenavoli A, Thiel G, Moroni, A. (2006) The potassium channel KAT1 is activated by plant and animal 14-3-3 proteins. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 281:35735-35741.

Camoni L, Marra M, Garufi A, Visconti S, Aducci P. (2006) The Maize Root Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase is Regulated by a Sugar-induced Transduction Pathway. Plant Cell Physiology 47:743-747.

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