Echinodermata: the complex immune system in echinoderms LC Smith, V Arizza, MA Barela Hudgell, G Barone, AG Bodnar, ... Advances in comparative immunology, 409-501, 2018 | 92 | 2018 |
Immunity in protochordates: the tunicate perspective N Franchi, L Ballarin Frontiers in Immunology 8, 268064, 2017 | 86 | 2017 |
Novel rhamnose-binding lectins from the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri F Gasparini, N Franchi, B Spolaore, L Ballarin Developmental & Comparative Immunology 32 (10), 1177-1191, 2008 | 52 | 2008 |
Sexual and asexual reproduction in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri F Gasparini, L Manni, F Cima, G Zaniolo, P Burighel, F Caicci, N Franchi, ... genesis 53 (1), 105-120, 2015 | 49 | 2015 |
Transcription of genes involved in glutathione biosynthesis in the solitary tunicate Ciona intestinalis exposed to metals N Franchi, D Ferro, L Ballarin, G Santovito Aquatic toxicology 114, 14-22, 2012 | 48 | 2012 |
Immune roles of a rhamnose-binding lectin in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri N Franchi, F Schiavon, M Carletto, F Gasparini, G Bertoloni, SCE Tosatto, ... Immunobiology 216 (6), 725-736, 2011 | 46 | 2011 |
Characterization and transcription studies of a phytochelatin synthase gene from the solitary tunicate Ciona intestinalis exposed to cadmium N Franchi, E Piccinni, D Ferro, G Basso, B Spolaore, G Santovito, ... Aquatic toxicology 152, 47-56, 2014 | 40 | 2014 |
Characterization and metal-induced gene transcription of two new copper zinc superoxide dismutases in the solitary ascidian Ciona intestinalis D Ferro, N Franchi, V Mangano, R Bakiu, M Cammarata, N Parrinello, ... Aquatic toxicology 140, 369-379, 2013 | 39 | 2013 |
Preliminary characterization of complement in a colonial tunicate: C3, Bf and inhibition of C3 opsonic activity by compstatin N Franchi, L Ballarin Developmental & Comparative Immunology 46 (2), 430-438, 2014 | 33 | 2014 |
CiMT‐1, an unusual chordate metallothionein gene in Ciona intestinalis genome: structure and expression studies N Franchi, F Boldrin, L Ballarin, E Piccinni Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology …, 2011 | 32 | 2011 |
Transcriptome dynamics in the asexual cycle of the chordate Botryllus schlosseri D Campagna, F Gasparini, N Franchi, N Vitulo, F Ballin, L Manni, G Valle, ... BMC genomics 17, 1-17, 2016 | 26 | 2016 |
Origin and functions of tunicate hemocytes F Cima, N Franchi, L Ballarin The evolution of the immune system, 29-49, 2016 | 26 | 2016 |
Recurrent phagocytosis-induced apoptosis in the cyclical generation change of the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri N Franchi, F Ballin, L Manni, F Schiavon, G Basso, L Ballarin Developmental & Comparative Immunology 62, 8-16, 2016 | 25 | 2016 |
Molecular characterization and metal induced gene expression of the novel glutathione peroxidase 7 from the chordate invertebrate Ciona robusta D Ferro, N Franchi, R Bakiu, L Ballarin, G Santovito Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology …, 2018 | 24 | 2018 |
Routes in Innate Immunity Evolution: Galectins and Rhamnose‐binding Lectins in Ascidians L Ballarin, M Cammarata, N Franchi, N Parrinello Marine proteins and peptides: biological activities and applications, 185-205, 2013 | 22 | 2013 |
Functional amyloidogenesis in immunocytes from the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: Evolutionary perspective N Franchi, L Ballarin, A Peronato, F Cima, A Grimaldi, R Girardello, ... Developmental & Comparative Immunology 90, 108-120, 2019 | 19 | 2019 |
Life history and ecological genetics of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri F Cima, L Ballarin, F Caicci, N Franchi, F Gasparini, F Rigon, F Schiavon, ... Zoologischer Anzeiger-A Journal of Comparative Zoology 257, 54-70, 2015 | 18 | 2015 |
In vitro effects of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, ibuprofen, on the immune parameters of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri V Matozzo, N Franchi, L Ballarin Toxicology in Vitro 28 (5), 778-783, 2014 | 18 | 2014 |
Looking for putative phenoloxidases of compound ascidians: Haemocyanin-like proteins in Polyandrocarpa misakiensis and Botryllus schlosseri L Ballarin, N Franchi, F Schiavon, SCE Tosatto, I Mičetić, K Kawamura Developmental & Comparative Immunology 38 (2), 232-242, 2012 | 18 | 2012 |
Complement system and phagocytosis in a colonial protochordate A Peronato, L Drago, U Rothbächer, P Macor, L Ballarin, N Franchi Developmental & Comparative Immunology 103, 103530, 2020 | 16 | 2020 |