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Ambra Villani

University of ZurichORCID 0000-0002-4468-6353Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 11, 2026

Conserved role of EGFR signaling in apoptotic cell recognition and processing across different phagocytes

Laura Filomena Comi, Simon Berger, Ambra Villani…·Silvan Spiri

This study shows EGFR signaling is essential for efferocytosis in C. elegans and zebrafish, with EGF acting as an engulfment signal.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.10.731277

C. eleganszebrafish

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Cell BiologybioRxivAug 27, 2025

A scalable human-zebrafish xenotransplantation model reveals gastrosome-mediated processing of dying neurons by human microglia

Ambra Villani, Jana Sophie Wittmann, Tamara Wyss…·Francesca Peri

The paper develops a xenotransplantation model to study human microglia's processing of dying neurons, identifying a lipid-rich compartment called the gastrosome involved in neurodegeneration.

DOI 10.1038/s42003-026-09948-6

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