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Republic of Lithuania

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Molecular biologist with expertise in lipid metabolism and cholesterol homeostasis

Profile Summary

I'm interested in several aspects of the cell biology, including the molecular mechanisms of cellular responses to different types of stress (i.e. pore forming toxins, cytotoxic drugs). Moreover, I am interested in the biophysics of lipid rafts and in the identification of new factors capable to disrupt/alter these membrane domains.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Medicine

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Digital Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Big Data Analytics

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Senior Researcher

Vilnius University

March 2015 - Present

Education

BVSc Veterinary Science

University of Bologna

January 2021 - January 2021

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Preta, G.(2020). New Insights Into Targeting Membrane Lipids for Cancer Therapy . Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8.

Penkauskas, T., Zentelyte, A., Ganpule, S., Valincius, G., Preta, G.(2020). Pleiotropic effects of statins via interaction with the lipid bilayer: A combined approach . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes. 1862. (9).

Penkauskas, T., Preta, G.(2019). Biological applications of tethered bilayer lipid membranes . Biochimie. 157. p. 131-141.

Santos AL, Preta G(2018). Lipids in the cell: organisation regulates function . Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS.

Santos, A.L., Preta, G.(2018). Lipids in the cell: organisation regulates function . Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 75. (11). p. 1909-1927.

Griffin S, Preta G, Sheldon IM(2017). Inhibiting mevalonate pathway enzymes increases stromal cell resilience to a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin . Scientific reports.

Preta G(2017). Understanding the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nature of apoptosis-inducing factor: future perspectives . Biomedical journal.

Griffin, S., Preta, G., Sheldon, I.M.(2017). Inhibiting mevalonate pathway enzymes increases stromal cell resilience to a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin . Scientific Reports. 7. (1).

Preta, G.(2017). Understanding the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nature of apoptosis-inducing factor: future perspectives . Biomedical Journal. 40. (4). p. 239-240.

Preta G, Jankunec M, Heinrich F, Griffin S, Sheldon IM, Valincius G, Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2016, vol. 1858, no. 9, pp. 2070-2080, 2016 .

Preta, G., Jankunec, M., Heinrich, F., Griffin, S., Sheldon, I.M., Valincius, G.(2016). Tethered bilayer membranes as a complementary tool for functional and structural studies: The pyolysin case . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes. 1858. (9). p. 2070-2080.

Waqar, A., Preta, G., Haboubi, H.(2016). Thomass sign . BMJ (Online). 352.

Preta G, Cronin JG, Sheldon IM, Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2015, vol. 13, pp. 24, 2015 .

Preta G, Lotti V, Cronin JG, Sheldon IM, FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2015, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 1516-1528, 2015 .

Preta, G., Lotti, V., Cronin, J.G., Sheldon, I.M.(2015). Protective role of the dynamin inhibitor Dynasore against the cholesterol-dependent cytolysin of Trueperella pyogenes . FASEB Journal. 29. (4). p. 1516-1528.

Preta, G., Cronin, J.G., Sheldon, I.M.(2015). Dynasore - Not just a dynamin inhibitor . Cell Communication and Signaling. 13. (1).

Ottosson-Wadlund A, Ceder R, Preta G, Pokrovskaja K, Grafström RC, Heyman M, Söderhäll S, Grandér D, Hedenfalk I, Robertson JD, Fadeel B, Molecular pharmacology, 2013, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 245-255, 2013 .

Ottosson-Wadlund, A., Ceder, R., Preta, G., Pokrovskaja, K., Grafström, R.C., Heyman, M., Sod̈erhäll, S., Grandeŕ, D., Hedenfalk, I., Robertson, J.D., et al.(2013). Requirement of apoptotic protease-activating factor-1 for bortezomib-induced apoptosis but not for Fas-mediated apoptosis in human leukemic cells . Molecular Pharmacology. 83. (1). p. 245-255.

Preta G, Fadeel B, FEBS letters, 2012, vol. 586, no. 6, pp. 747-752, 2012 .

Preta, G., Fadeel, B.(2012). Scythe cleavage during Fas (APO-1)-and staurosporine-mediated apoptosis . FEBS Letters. 586. (6). p. 747-752.

Preta G, Fadeel B, PloS one, 2012, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. e47328, 2012 .

Preta, G., Fadeel, B.(2012). AIF and Scythe (Bat3) Regulate Phosphatidylserine Exposure and Macrophage Clearance of Cells Undergoing Fas (APO-1)-Mediated Apoptosis . PLoS ONE. 7. (10).

Hansson ML, Behmer S, Ceder R, Mohammadi S, Preta G, Grafström RC, Fadeel B, Wallberg AE, PloS one, 2012, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. e46001, 2012 .

Hansson, M.L., Behmer, S., Ceder, R., Mohammadi, S., Preta, G., Grafström, R.C., Fadeel, B., Wallberg, A.E.(2012). MAML1 Acts Cooperatively with EGR1 to Activate EGR1-Regulated Promoters: Implications for Nephrogenesis and the Development of Renal Cancer . PLoS ONE. 7. (9).

Preta G, de Klark R, Chakraborti S, Glas R, Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2010, vol. 399, no. 3, pp. 324-330, 2010 .

Preta, G., de Klark, R., Chakraborti, S., Glas, R.(2010). MAP kinase-signaling controls nuclear translocation of tripeptidyl-peptidase II in response to DNA damage and oxidative stress . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 399. (3). p. 324-330.

Preta G, de Klark R, Gavioli R, Glas R, Journal of oncology, 2010, vol. 2010, pp. 1313-1318, 2010 .

Glas, R., Preta, G., De Klark, R., Gavioli, R.(2010). The enigma of tripeptidyl-peptidase II: Dual roles in housekeeping and stress . Journal of Oncology.

Preta G, de Klark R, Glas R, Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2009, vol. 389, no. 4, pp. 575-579, 2009 .

Preta, G., de Klark, R., Glas, R.(2009). A role for nuclear translocation of tripeptidyl-peptidase II in reactive oxygen species-dependent DNA damage responses . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 389. (4). p. 575-579.

Preta G, Marescotti D, Fortini C, Carcoforo P, Castelli C, Masucci M, Gavioli R, Scandinavian journal of immunology, 2008, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 579-588, 2008 .

Preta, G., Marescotti, D., Fortini, C., Carcoforo, P., Castelli, C., Masucci, M., Gavioli, R.(2008). Inhibition of serine-peptidase activity enhances the generation of a survivin-derived HLA-A2-presented CTL epitope in colon-carcinoma cells . Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 68. (6). p. 579-588.

Hoeflich, A., Fettscher, O., Preta, C., Lahm, H., Kolb, H.J., Wolf, E., Weber, M.M.(2003). Increased Activity of Catalase in Tumor Cells Overexpressing IGFBP-2 . Hormone and Metabolic Research. 35. (11-12). p. 816-821.

Hoeflich A, Fettscher O, Preta G, Lahm H, Kolb HJ, Wolf E, Weber MM, Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme, 2003, vol. 35, no. 11-12, pp. 816-821, 2003 .