Projects

Cold adapted proteins

The aim of this work is to contribute to shed light on how cold-adapted proteins developed a molecular strategy to enhance their flexibility while still preserving sufficient stability to be...

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Flavoenzymes
Flavoenzymes

Nardini’s laboratory is involved in the study of flavoproteins and other enzymes and their roles in several human pathologies. In addition, the group investigates wild-type enzymes and engineered variants for...

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MucR

DNA regions. MucR and its homologs belong to the Ros/MucR family, which is widespread in α-proteobacteria. MucR represents a recent addition to the family of histone-like nucleoid structuring (H-NS) proteins....

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Nuclear Factor I-X (NFI-X)

Nuclear Factor I (NFI) proteins are involved in adenovirus DNA replication and regulate gene transcription, stem cell proliferation, and differentiation. They play key roles in development, cancer, and congenital disorders....

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Nuclear Factor Y (NF-Y)

The sequence-specific transcription factor NF-Y binds the CCAAT box, one of the most frequently occurring regulatory elements in eukaryotic promoters. NF-Y functions as a heterotrimer composed of the NF-YA subunit...

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