Dr. Massimo Crimi - Publications and Abstracts
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"Studies on the mechanism
of proton translocation in the mitochondrial bc1 complex"
G. Lenaz, M. Degli Esposti, M. Crimi, J.B. Saus, P. Svoboda e J.
Timoneda (1985) in "Water and ions in biological systems"
(A. Pullman, V. Vasilescu and L. Packer Eds.) 271-280, University of
Bucarest, Romania.
"Studies on the binding of
dicyclohexylcarbodiimide to the mitochondrial bc1 complex"
M. Degli Esposti, M. Crimi, G. Lenaz, J. Timoneda, T. Barber, J.
Cabo Soler e J.B. Saus (1986), J. Bioelectrochemistry and
Bioenergetics, 16, 301-316.
"Resolution of the
circular dichroism spectra of the mitochondrial cytochrome bc1
complex"
M. Degli Esposti, M. Crimi, C.M. Samworth, G.
Solaini e G. Lenaz (1987) Biochimica Biophysica Acta, 892,
245-252. Pdf
"The circular dichroism properties of the Rieske protein and the b and c cytochromes of the mitochondrial bc1 complex"
G. Solaini, M. Crimi, F. Ballester, M. Degli Esposti and G. Lenaz in "Cytochrome Systems: Molecular Biology and Bioenergetics" (1987) (S. Papa, B. Chance and L. Ernster Eds.) pp. 337-338, Plenum Press, New York.
"New approaches to the prediction of the folding of membrane proteins with redox function"
M. Degli Esposti, A. Ghelli, R.
Luchetti, M. Crimi e G. Lenaz (1989) It. Journal of Biochemistry,
38, 1-22. Abstract
"The membrane proteins
that interact with quinones have common structural features"
M. Degli Esposti e M. Crimi (1990) in "Highlights in
Ubiquinone Research" (Lenaz, G. et al. eds) pp. 166-169, Taylor
& Francis, London.
"A critical evaluation of
the hydropathy profile of membrane proteins"
M. Degli
Esposti, M. Crimi e G. Venturoli (1990) Eur. J. Biochem.190,
207-219 Pdf
"The oxidation of
ubiquinol by the isolated "Rieske" iron-sulphur protein in
solution"
M. Degli Esposti, F. Ballester, J. Timoneda,
M. Crimi e G. Lenaz, (1990) Archives Biochem. Biophys. 283,
258-265. Pdf
"The structure of the
dihaem cytochrome b of fumarate reductase in
Wolinella Succinogenes: circular dichroism and
sequence analysis studies"
M. Degli Esposti, M. Crimi,
C. Kortner, A. Kroger e T. Link (1991) Biochim. Biophys. Acta
1056, 243-249. Pdf
"Structural predictions
for membrane proteins: the dilemma of hydrophobicity scales"
Pdf
M. Crimi e
M. Degli Esposti (1991) Trends Biochem. Sci. 16, 119.
"Structure/function
relationships in mitochondrial cytochrome b
revealed by the kinetic and circular dichroic properties of two
yeast inhibitor-resistant mutants"
T. Tron, M. Crimi,
A.M. Colson e M. Degli Esposti (1991) Eur. J. Biochem. 199,
753-760. Pdf
"Human skeletal muscle:
participation of different metabolic activities in oxidation of
L-lactate"
J. Popinigis, J. Antosiewicz, M. Crimi, G.
Lenaz e T. Wakabayashi (1991) Acta Biochimica Polonica 38,
169-175. Abstract
"Cytochrome b
of fish mitochondria is strongly resistant to funiculosin, a
powerful inhibitor of respiration"
M. Degli Esposti, A.
Ghelli, M. Crimi, A. Baracca, G. Solaini, T. Tron e A. Meyer (1992)
Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 295, 198-204. Pdf
"Cytochrome b
of protozoan mitochondria: relationships between function and
structure"
A. Ghelli, M. Crimi, S. Orsini, L. Gradoni,
M. Zannotti, G. Lenaz e M. Degli Esposti (1992) Comp. Biochem.
Physiol. 103B, 329-338. Pdf
"Mitochondrial cytochrome
b: evolution and structure of the protein"
M. Degli Esposti, S. DeVries, M. Crimi, A. Ghelli, T. Patarnello
e A. Meyer (1993) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1143,
243-271. Pdf
"Complex I and Complex III
of mitochondria have common inhibitors acting as ubiquinone
antagonists"
M. Degli Esposti, A. Ghelli, M. Crimi, E.
Estornell, R. Fato, e G. Lenaz (1993) Biochem. Biophys. Res.
Commun. 190, 1090-1096. Pdf
"Natural variation in the
potency and binding sites of mitochondrial quinone-like inhibitors"
Pdf
M. Degli
Esposti, M. Crimi e A. Ghelli (1994) Biochem. Soc. Trans. 22,
209-213.
"Functional alterations of
the mitochondrially encoded ND4 subunit associated with Leber's
hereditary optic neuropathy"
M. Degli Esposti, V.
Carelli, A. Ghelli, M. Ratta, M. Crimi, S. Sangiorgi, P. Montagna,
G. Lenaz, E. Lugaresi e P. Cortelli (1994) FEBS Letters 352,
375-379. Pdf
"Functional alteration of
mitochondrial complex I in affected and nonaffected individuals with
11778/ND4 Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)"
V.
Carelli, A. Ghelli, S. Sangiorgi, M. Ratta, F. Sparla, S. Capellari,
P. Cortelli P. Montagna, M. Crimi, E. Lugaresi e M. Degli Esposti
(1995) Neurology 45, suppl. 4, A245.
"Unreliability of
carotenoid electrochromism for the measure of electrical potential
differences induced by ATP hydrolysis in bacterial chromatophores"
M. Crimi, V. Fregni, A. Altimari e B.A. Melandri (1995) FEBS
Letters 367, 167-172. Pdf
"The driving force for the
activation of the F-ATPase in chromatophores is not correctly
estimated by the carotenoid electrochromic response"
M.
Crimi, V. Fregni, A. Altimari e B.A. Melandri (1995) in
"Photosynthesis: from Light to Biosphere" Volume III
(P. Mathis ed.) pp. 171-174, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Netherlands.
"Human skeletal muscle
mitochondria in aging: lack of detectable morphological and
enzymatic defects"
C. Zucchini, A. Pugnaloni, F.
Pallotti, R. Solmi, M. Crimi, C. Castaldini, G. Biagini e G. Lenaz
(1995) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International, vol.
37, 4, 607-616. Abstract
"The ATP Synthase atpHAGDC
(F1) Operon from Rhodobacter
capsulatus"
R. Borghese, M. Crimi, L. Fava and B.A.
Melandri (1998) J. Bacteriol.180, 416-421. Pdf
"Higher plants light
harvesting proteins. Structure and function as revealed by mutation
analysis of either protein or chromophore moieties"
D.
Sandonà, R. Croce, A. Pagano, M. Crimi and R. Bassi (1998)
Biochim. Biophys Acta 1365, 207-214. Pdf
"Zeaxanthin-induced
fluorescence quenching in the minor antenna CP29"
M.
Crimi, D. Dorra, C.S. Bösinger, E. Giuffra, R. Bassi, and A.R.
Holzwarth (1998) in "Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects"
Volume I (G. Garab ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands,
333-336.
"Mutation analysis of
either protein or chromophore moieties in Higher Plants Light
Harvesting Proteins"
M. Crimi, R. Croce, D. Sandonà,
C. Varotto, R. Simonetto and R. Bassi (1998) in "Photosynthesis:
Mechanisms and Effects" Volume I (G. Garab ed.), Kluwer
Academic Publishers, Netherlands, 253-258.
"Orientation of
Chlorophyll Transition Moments in the Higher-Plant Light Harvesting
Complex CP29"
R. Simonetto, M. Crimi, D. Sandonà,
R. Croce, G. Cinque, Jacques Breton and R. Bassi (1999)
Biochemistry, 38:40, 12974-83. Pdf
"Calcium binding to the
photosystem II subunit CP29"C.
Jegerschöld,
A.W.Rutherford, T.A. Mattioli, M. Crimi and R. Bassi (2000) J.
Biol. Chem., 275, 17, 12781-12788. . Pdf
" Time-resolved
fluorescence analysis of the recombinant Photosystem II antenna
complex CP29. Effects of zeaxanthin, pH and phosphorylation"
M. Crimi, D. Dorra, C. Boesinger, E. Giuffra, R. Bassi and A.
Holzwarth (2001) Eur. J. Biochem., 268, 260-267. Pdf
"The photochemical
behavior of xanthophylls in the recombinant photosystem II antenna
complex CP26"
H.A. Frank, S.K. Das, J.A. Bautista, D.
Gosztola, G.P. Wiederrecht, D.Bruce, S. Vasil'ev, M. Crimi, R. Croce
and R. Bassi (2001) Biochemistry, 40; 1220-1225. Pdf
"Biochemical properties of the PsbS subunit of
photosystem II either purified from chloroplast or recombinant "
P. Dominici, S. Caffarri, F. Armenante, S. Ceoldo, M. Crimi, and
R. Bassi (2002) J. Biol. Chem., 277, 22750-22758. Pdf
"Pro-apoptotic effect of maize lipid transfer protein on mammalian mitochondria"
Crimi, A. Astegno, G. Zoccatelli and M. Degli Esposti (2006) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 445, 65–71. Pdf
“Auxin and nitric oxide control indeterminate nodule formation”
Y. Pii, M. Crimi, G. Cremonese, A. Spena and T. Pandolfini (2007) BMC Plant Biology, 7:21. Pdf
"Insight into the apoptosis-inducing action of a-bisabolol towards malignant tumor cells: Involvement of lipid rafts and Bid"
E. Darra, S. Abdel-Azeim, A. Manara, K. Shoji, J.D. Marèchal, S. Mariotto, E. Cavalieri, L. Perbellini, C. Pizza, D. Perahia, M. Crimi, H. Suzuki (2008) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 476, 113–123. Pdf
“Bid binding to negatively charged phospholipids may not be required for its pro-apoptotic activity in vivo”
A. Manara, J. Lindsay, M. Marchioretto, A. Astegno, A.P.Gilmore, M. Degli Esposti and M. Crimi (2009) Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 1791, 997-1010. Pdf
“The Medicago truncatula N5 gene encoding a root-specific lipid transfer protein, is required for the symbiotic interaction with Sinorhizobium meliloti”
Y. Pii, A. Astegno, E. Peroni, M. Zaccardelli, T, Pandolfini and M. Crimi (2009) Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 22, 1577-1587. Pdf
“Signaling LTPs: A new plant LTPs sub-family?”
Y. Pii, T. Pandolfini and M. Crimi (2010), Plant Signal. Behav. 5, 594-597. Pdf
“Apoptosis-induced changes in mitochondrial lipids”
M. Crimi and M. Degli Esposti (2011) Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Molecular Cell Research, 1813, 551-557. Pdf
Capitoli in Libri di Testo:
· “Estrazione e Caratterizzazione di pigmenti fotosintetici in foglie di spinacio” M. Crimi (2006) in “ESPERIENZE DI LABORATORIO PER LA DIDATTICA DEL SETTORE BIO/04” a Cura di Giuseppe Forlani, (Società Italiana di Fisiologia Vegetale – Prima edizione) pp. 6-7.
· “Fotoprotezione e fotobleaching delle antenne del PSII” M. Crimi (2006) in “ESPERIENZE DI LABORATORIO PER LA DIDATTICA DEL SETTORE BIO/04” a Cura di Giuseppe Forlani, (Società Italiana di Fisiologia Vegetale – Prima edizione) pp. 14-15.
· “Analisi della composizione proteica delle membrane fotosintetiche durante l’inverdimento mediante tecniche elettroforetiche e di immunoblotting” M. Crimi (2006) in “ESPERIENZE DI LABORATORIO PER LA DIDATTICA DEL SETTORE BIO/04” a Cura di Giuseppe Forlani, (Società Italiana di Fisiologia Vegetale – Prima edizione) pp. 17-19.
Altri Contributi:
Copertina della rivista Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, volume 25 numero 5, Ottobre 1993 (Plenum Press, New York and London) elaborata al computer dal Dott. Massimo Crimi .
La rivista Chemtracts - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1991) 2, 66-69 ha selezionato l’articolo "A Critical Evaluation of the Hydropathy Profile of Membrane Proteins" M. Degli Esposti, M. Crimi e G. Venturoli (1990) Eur. J. Biochem. 190, 207-219 ed ha pubblicato un resoconto delle ricerche presentate.
Il libro di testo "Molecular Cell Biology" Lodish, H., Baltimore, D., Berk, A., Zipursky, S.L., Matsudaiara, P. e Darnell, J. cita in bibliografia del Capitolo 17 a pag. 776 per l’argomento "Electron Transport Chain in Mitochondria" la review "Mitochondrial Cytochrome b: evolution and structure of the protein" M. Degli Esposti, S. DeVries, M. Crimi, A. Ghelli, T. Patarnello e A. Meyer (1993) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1143, 243-271.
Il libro "Bioenergetics at a glance" Harris, D.A. Blackwell Science, University of Oxford, cita in bibliografia "Mitochondrial Cytochrome b: evolution and structure of the protein" M. Degli Esposti, S. DeVries, M. Crimi, A. Ghelli, T. Patarnello e A. Meyer (1993) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1143, 243-271.
