Dr. Elisabetta Ferretti

July 1996

Degree in Biological Sciences/Molecular Genetics, Departement of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Milan, Italy.

1996-1997

Post graduate training, Molecular Genetics, DIBIT, H. S. Raffaele, Scientific Institute, Milan.

September 1998

PhD student , Molecular Genetics, DIBIT, H. S. Raffaele, Scientific Institute, Milan.

• Berthelsen, J., Viggiano, L., Schulz, H., Ferretti, E.., Consalez, G., Rocchi, M. and Blasi, F. PKNOX, a Gene Encoding PREP1, a New Fegulator of Activity, Maps on Human Chromosome 21q22.3 and Murine Chromosome 17/C. Genomics, 47, 323-324. (1998).
• Berthelsen, J., Zappavigna, V.,Ferretti, E., Mavilio, F. and Blasi, F. (1998). The novel homeoprotein Prep1 modulates Pbx-Hox protein co-operativity. EMBO J., 17, 1434-1445. (1998).
• Ferretti, E., Schulz, H., Talarico, D., Blasi, F. and Berthelsen, J. The Pbx-Regulating Protein Prep-1 is present in a Pbx-complexed form throughout mouse embryogenesis. Mech. of Devel. 63, 53-64. (1999).
• Ferretti, E., Marshall, H., Popperl, H., Maconochie, M., Krumlauf, R. and Blasi, F. Segmental expression of Hoxb2 in r4 requires two separate sites that integrate cooperative interactions between Prep-1, Pbx and Hox proteins. Development. (1999). In press.