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Chiara Bertarelli

Italian Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-4577-0741Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:electrophysiology· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Guglielmo LanzaniiD· 3 shared Fabio BenfenatiiD· 2 shared Giuseppe Maria PaternòiD· 2 shared Andrea PianettiiD· 1 shared Arianna MagniiD· 1 shared Cyril G. EleftheriouiD· 1 shared Daniele FazziiD· 1 shared Edoardo Cianflone· 1 shared

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A Dipolar Photoswitch Modulates Bacterial Membrane Potential and Reveals Context-dependent Bioelectrical Circuitry

Pietro Bertolotti, Fabio Marangi, Edoardo Cianflone, Andrea Pianetti, Helena R. Keller, Arianna Magni, Valentino Romano, Marta Ghidoli, Tailise Carolina de Souza‐Guerreiro, Chiara Bertarelli, Guglielmo Lanzani, Munehiro Asally, Giuseppe Maria Paternò

This paper introduces MTP2, a photoswitch that modulates bacterial membrane potential, revealing context-dependent bioelectrical circuitry in Bacillus subtilis.

bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

A membrane-targeted photoswitch restores physiological ON/OFF responses to light in the degenerate retina

Gaia Ziraldo, Sara Cupini, Valentina Sesti, Emanuela Delfino, Guglielmo Lanzani, Chiara Bertarelli, Fabio Benfenati, Stefano Di Marco

This paper demonstrates that Ziapin2, a membrane photoswitch, restores ON/OFF visual responses in degenerate retinas by modulating neuronal excitability and conductances.

Nature Communications · Jan 11, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A Membrane-Targeted Photoswitch Potently Modulates Neuronal Firing

Mattia Lorenzo DiFrancesco, Francesco Lodola, Elisabetta Colombo, Luca Maragliano, Giuseppe Maria Paternò, Mattia Bramini, Simone Cimò, Letizia Colella, Daniele Fazzi, Cyril G. Eleftheriou, José Fernando Maya‐Vetencourt, Chiara Bertarelli, Guglielmo Lanzani, Fabio Benfenati

This paper describes a membrane-targeted photoswitch that modulates neuronal firing by altering membrane capacitance, without affecting ion channels or temperature.

bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience