Dr. Malin Ah-King
Biological and related sciences, Evolutionary biology, Animal behaviour, Gender studies, Science studies
Biological and related sciences
Membranes and Transport
Organelle biogenesis and membane traffic; membrane proteins; protein targeting; Endoplasmic Reticulum
Professor in Biotechnology course, University of Milan, since 2006
Elected member of EMBO, since 2011
Member of the board of teachers of the doctoral schools of University of Catanzaro and of University of Milan
Research funded by: Italian National Research Council (CNR), the Italian Ministry for Research and University (MURST), the Italian Association for Research con Cancer (A.I.R.C.), Telethon, CARIPLO Foundation, and European Commission
Invited speaker at numerous international meetings
English, French, German, Italian
Group Leader, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Milano
Fossati M., Colombo S., Borgese N. (2014) A positive signal prevents secretory membrane cargo from recycling between the Golgi and the ER. Embo J., 33: 2080-97, doi: 10.15252/embj.201488367
Giordano F., Saheki Y., Idevall-Hagren Y., Colombo S.F.., Pirruccello M., Milosevic I., Gracheva E.O., Bagriantsev S.N., Borgese N., De Camilli P. (2013) PI(4,5)P2 dependent and Ca2+-regulated ER-Plasma Membrane Interactions mediated by the Extended-Synaptotagmins. Cell 153: 1494-1509
Maiuolo J., Bulotta S., Verderio C., Benfante R., Borgese N. (2011) Selective activation of the transcription factor ATF6 mediates endoplasmic reticulum proliferation triggered by a membrane protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 108:7832-7837.
Ronchi P., Colombo S., Francolini M., Borgese N. (2008) Transmembrane Domain-Dependent Partitioning of Membrane Proteins within the Endoplasmic Reticulum. J. Cell Biol. 181: 105-118.
Brambillasca S., Yabal M., Makarow M., Borgese N. (2006) Unassisted translocation of large polar domains across phospholipid bilayers. J. Cell Biol 175:767-777.
Mechanism of targeting of tail-anchored membrane proteins
Mechanism of spontaneous insertion of tail-anchored membrane proteins
Mechanisms of Endoplasmic Reticulum plasticity
The role of the Endoplasmic Reticulum adaptor protein, VAP-B, in motorneuronal physiology
Review Panel for the ERC, starting grants, LS3; 2013-2013
Review Panel of the Research Council for Biosciences and Environment (RCBE) and Research Council for Health (RCH) of the Academy of Finland; 2009
Scientific Committee of Telethon Foundation; 2009-2012
Member of the International Affairs Committee, American Society for Cell Biology; 1998-2000
Member of the Directive Council of the Italian Society for Cell Biology and Differentiation (ABCD); 1987-90
Member of the Editorial Board of "Subcellular Biochemistry"; 1986-2002
Married, one daughter
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Biological and related sciences, Evolutionary biology, Animal behaviour, Gender studies, Science studies
Biological and related sciences, Microbial bioelectrochemistry, Microbial electrophysiology
Biological and related sciences, Physical sciences, Bioelectrochemistry, Synthetic Biology, Chemical Biology
Biological and related sciences, Health, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Vascular Biology, Tumour Biology