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Silvia Mercurio

University of MilanORCID 0000-0002-2587-8237Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1 Zoology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Roberta PennatiiD· 3 shared Benedetta BarzaghiiD· 1 shared Chiara CastellettiiD· 1 shared Cristina BattagliaiD· 1 shared Daniele CapitanioiD· 1 shared Èlia Benito‐GutiérreziD· 1 shared Ettore MoscaiD· 1 shared Gentile Francesco FicetolaiD· 1 shared

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Proteome analysis reveals common players between the physiological neurodegeneration of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis and the pathological neurodegeneration in humans

Daniele Capitanio, Silvia Mercurio, Ettore Mosca, Cristina Battaglia, Marco Venturin, Roberta Pennati

The paper analyzes the proteome of Ciona intestinalis during metamorphosis to identify molecular pathways shared between physiological and pathological neurodegeneration.

bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

A feather star is born: embryonic development and nervous system organization in the crinoid Antedon mediterranea

Silvia Mercurio, Giacomo Gattoni, Giorgio Scarı̀, Miriam Ascagni, Benedetta Barzaghi, Maurice R. Elphick, Jenifer C. Croce, Michael Schubert, Èlia Benito‐Gutiérrez, Roberta Pennati

This paper establishes A. mediterranea as an experimental system for developmental biology by developing in vitro culturing methods and characterizing its nervous system development.

Open Biology · Aug 1, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Bisphenol A affects the development and the onset of photosymbiosis in the acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis

Roberta Pennati, Nicolò Cartelli, Chiara Castelletti, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Xavier Bailly, Silvia Mercurio

This study examines how Bisphenol A impacts the development and establishment of photosymbiosis in the acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis.

Marine Environmental Research · Jun 21, 2024Peer-reviewedZoology