Graziano Fiorito

This paper identifies and characterizes an allatostatin C GPCR system in Octopus vulgaris, revealing two receptors with distinct potency in response to the same peptide.

This study identifies and functionally validates TRPV channels in Octopus vulgaris as polymodal nociceptors using in silico analysis and heterologous expression in model organisms.

The paper identifies 51 potential nociceptive genes in Octopus vulgaris using a bioinformatic pipeline and validates 18 in C. elegans through loss-of-function experiments.

The paper maps the macroscale connectivity of the octopus brain, revealing nonrandom network features similar to other species.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for the common octopus, O. vulgaris, which spans 2.8 billion basepairs and supports a karyotype of 1n=30 chromosomes.

The paper profiles cell diversity in the paralarval octopus brain to create a cell type atlas and identifies molecular similarities between octopus and fly glial cells.

The paper identifies LINE retrotransposons and long non-coding RNAs in octopus brains, suggesting their role in cognitive evolution through germline and somatic activity.

The paper investigates nerve regeneration and functional recovery in the common octopus after pallial nerve transection, showing full recovery without behavioral impact.