Education
Ph. D in Molecular Biomedicine, Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 2012
Current Position
Post-doctoral fellow in Biochemistry working on the mode of action of antimicrobial peptides, Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
Publications (since 2010)
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Paulsen, V. S., Mardirossian, M., Blencke, H. M., Benincasa, M., Runti, G., Nepa, M., Haug, T., Stensvag, K. and Scocchi, M. (2016). Inner membrane proteins YgdD and SbmA are required for the complete susceptibility of E. coli to the proline-rich antimicrobial peptide arasin 1(1-25). Microbiology.
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Scocchi, M., Mardirossian, M., Runti, G. and Benincasa, M. (2016). Non-Membrane Permeabilizing Modes of Action of Antimicrobial Peptides on Bacteria. Curr Top Med Chem 16(1): 76-88.
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Runti, G., Pacor, S., Colomban, S., Gennaro, R., Navarini, L. and Scocchi, M. (2015). Arabica coffee extract shows antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Enterococcus faecalis and low toxicity towards a human cell line. LWT - Food Science and Technology 62(1): 108-114.
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Mattiuzzo, M., De Gobba, C., Runti, G., Mardirossian, M., Bandiera, A., Gennaro, R. and Scocchi, M. (2014). Proteolytic activity of Escherichia coli oligopeptidase B against proline-rich antimicrobial peptides. J Microbiol Biotechnol 24(2): 160-167.
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Arnold, M. F., Caro-Hernandez, P., Tan, K., Runti, G., Wehmeier, S., Scocchi, M., Doerrler, W. T., Walker, G. C. and Ferguson, G. P. (2014). Enteric YaiW is a surface-exposed outer membrane lipoprotein that affects sensitivity to an antimicrobial peptide. J Bacteriol 196(2): 436-444.
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Runti, G., Lopez Ruiz Mdel, C., Stoilova, T., Hussain, R., Jennions, M., Choudhury, H. G., Benincasa, M., Gennaro, R., Beis, K. and Scocchi, M. (2013). Functional characterization of SbmA, a bacterial inner membrane transporter required for importing the antimicrobial peptide Bac7(1-35). J Bacteriol 195(23): 5343-5351.
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Corbalan, N., Runti, G., Adler, C., Covaceuszach, S., Ford, R. C., Lamba, D., Beis, K., Scocchi, M. and Vincent, P. A. (2013). Functional and structural study of the dimeric inner membrane protein SbmA. J Bacteriol 195(23): 5352-5361.