Giuseppe Saccone

Simultaneous silencing of gut nucleases and a vital target gene by adult dsRNA feeding enhances RNAi efficiency and mortality in Ceratitis capitata adults.

This paper demonstrates that simultaneous silencing of intestinal nucleases and a vital gene via dsRNA feeding significantly improves RNAi efficiency and mortality in Mediterranean fruit fly adults.

Maleness-on-the-Y (MoY) orchestrates male sex determination in major agricultural fruit fly pests

The paper identifies a Y-linked gene, MoY, essential for male sex determination in medflies and shows its conservation across multiple fruit fly species, enabling potential genetic control strategies.

Genomics and transcriptomics to unravel sex determination pathway and its evolution in sand flies

The paper identifies sex determination genes in sand flies using genomics and transcriptomics, proposes a model for their sex determination cascade, and characterizes a novel transformer homolog.

Highly efficient DNA-free gene disruption in the agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata by CRISPR-Cas9 RNPs

This paper demonstrates efficient CRISPR-Cas9-based gene disruption in the medfly using RNPs, achieving high germline transmission and mutant phenotypes.

Molluscs community associated with the brown algae of the genus Cystoseira in the Gulf of Naples (South Tyrrhenian Sea)

The paper characterizes mollusc communities associated with three Cystoseira species in the Gulf of Naples, finding high dominance by Mytilus galloprovincialis and distinct community structures among the algal species.

CRISPR-Cas9 targeted disruption of the yellow ortholog in the housefly identifies the brown body locus

This study identifies the yellow ortholog as the brown body locus in houseflies using CRISPR-Cas9 and confirms its role in melanization.