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Martina Damenti

Science for Life LaboratoryORCID 0000-0002-4209-5381Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Ilaria TestaiD· 2 shared Aaron D. LevyiD· 1 shared Agata WitkowskaiD· 1 shared Andrea VolpatoiD· 1 shared Benjamin H. CooperiD· 1 shared Carles CalatayudiD· 1 shared Chiara SgattoniiD· 1 shared Christopher SmalliD· 1 shared

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Trans-synaptic molecular context of NMDA receptor nanodomains

Michael C. Anderson, Poorna A. Dharmasri, Martina Damenti, Sarah R. Metzbower, Rozita Laghaei, Thomas A. Blanpied, Aaron D. Levy

The paper maps the spatial relationships between NMDA receptor subunits and synaptic proteins, revealing a nanotopography that promotes NMDAR activation and synaptic transmission tuning.

Nature Communications · Aug 12, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Nanobinders for Synaptotagmin 1 enable the analysis of synapticvesicle dynamics in rodent and human models.

Rashi Goel, Kristina Jevdokimenko, Ronja Rehm, Jannik Hentze, Paola Agüi‐Gonzalez, Momchil Ninov, Felix Lange, Agata Witkowska, Svenja Bolz, Francesca Pennacchietti, Martina Damenti, Natalie Kaempf, Vladimir Khayenko, Carles Calatayud, Viveka Nand Malviya, , Eugenio F. Fornasiero

The paper introduces NbLumSyt1 nanobinders for analyzing synaptic vesicle dynamics in rodent and human models with improved precision and versatility.

bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Structural diversity of Arc oligomers within the excitatory synapse

Martina Damenti, Giovanna Coceano, Mariline Mendes Silva, Jonatan Alvelid, Chiara Sgattoni, Lea Rems, Luciano A. Masullo, Eduard M. Unterauer, Rafal Kowalewski, Andrea Volpato, Lucie Delemotte, Erdinç Sezgin, Ralf Jungmann, Ilaria Testa

This study uses super resolution microscopy to observe Arc high-order oligomers in excitatory synapses, revealing their role in AMPA receptor dynamics.

bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience