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Chiara Villa

Aarhus UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3002-3372Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1

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Alberto Russo· 1 shared Alessandro PorroiD· 1 shared Andrea SaponaroiD· 1 shared Anna MoroniiD· 1 shared Ashok Daniel PrabakaraniD· 1 shared Cole Werbrich· 1 shared Eyemen KheiriD· 1 shared F. E. A. Soussi· 1 shared

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Alberto Russo

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CD90 identifies distinct fractions of muscle stem cells with different modalities of activation and quiescence maintenance

Eyemen Kheir, Michela Libergoli, Serena Di Savino, Samuele Metti, Jonas Jensen, Jakob Wang, Niels Jessen, Francesca Murganti, Lorenzo Marramiero, M. Belicchi, Chiara Villa, Kristian Vissing, Mayank Verma, Lorenzo Giordani, Paolo Bonaldo, , Stefano Biressi

The paper identifies CD90 as a marker distinguishing two muscle stem cell subpopulations with different activation kinetics and quiescence maintenance mechanisms in mice and humans.

EMBO Reports · Nov 4, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

The human genetic variant rs6190 unveils Foxc1 and Arid5a as novel pro-metabolic targets of the glucocorticoid receptor in muscle.

Ashok Daniel Prabakaran, Hyun-Jy Chung, Kevin McFarland, Thirupugal Govindarajan, F. E. A. Soussi, Hima Bindu Durumutla, Chiara Villa, Kevin Piczer, Hannah Latimer, Cole Werbrich, Olukunle Akinborewa, Robert Horning, Mattia Quattrocelli

This study identifies Foxc1 and Arid5a as novel pro-metabolic targets of the glucocorticoid receptor in muscle, using a human SNP rs6190 in mice and human datasets.

Science Advances · Jul 9, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology

A synthetic potassium channel reduces oxidative stress 1 via cellular adaptronics

Rajesh Khanna, Alberto Russo, Andrea Saponaro, Simone Trini, Tyler S. Nelson, Heather N. Allen, Rebecca Oddone, Chiara Villa, Yvan Torrente, Alessandro Porro, Gerhard Thiel, Anna Moroni

The paper introduces a synthetic potassium channel that senses and mitigates oxidative stress by modulating membrane potential in cells and organelles.

Journal of Pain · Apr 1, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics