Dr Marco Brancaccio University positionInvestigator Scientist InstitutesMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology Home pagehttp://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/researc... Research ThemeInterestsMolecular, cellular and circuit mechanisms of circadian rhythms generation in mammals Research Focus
EquipmentCalcium imaging In vivo reprogramming of behaviour Lentiviral vectors, AAV vectors long-term live imaging Microscopy Organotypic cell culture CollaboratorsNo collaborators listed Associated News ItemsKey publicationsBrancaccio M, Patton AP, Chesham JE, Maywood ES, Hastings MH. (2017), “Astrocytes Control Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus via Glutamatergic Signaling.” Neuron Mar 22;93(6):1420-1435 Brancaccio M, Maywood ES, Chesham JE, Loudon AS, Hastings MH (2013), “A Gq-Ca2+ axis controls circuit-level encoding of circadian time in the suprachiasmatic nucleus.” Neuron 78(4):714-28 Details Publications2016Edwards MD, Brancaccio M, Chesham JE, Maywood ES, Hastings MH (2016), “Rhythmic expression of cryptochrome induces the circadian clock of arrhythmic suprachiasmatic nuclei through arginine vasopressin signaling” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Mar 8;113(10):2732-7 Feeney KA, Putker M, Brancaccio M, O'Neill JS. (2016), “In-depth Characterization of Firefly Luciferase as a Reporter of Circadian Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells.” J Biol Rhythms Dec;31(6):540-550 2015Parsons MJ, Brancaccio M, Sethi S, Maywood ES, Satija R, Edwards JK, Jagannath A, Couch Y, Finelli MJ, Smyllie NJ, Esapa C, Butler R, Barnard AR, Chesham JE, Saito S, Joynson G, Wells S, Foster RG, Oliver PL, Simon MM, Mallon AM, Hastings MH, Nolan PM (2015), “The Regulatory Factor ZFHX3 Modifies Circadian Function in SCN via an AT Motif-Driven Axis.” Cell 162(3):607-21 Details 2014Brancaccio M, Enoki R, Mazuski CN, Jones J, Evans JA, Azzi A (2014), “Network-mediated encoding of circadian time: the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) from genes to neurons to circuits, and back.” J Neurosci 34(46):15192-9 Details Hastings MH, Brancaccio M, Maywood ES (2014), “Circadian pacemaking in cells and circuits of the suprachiasmatic nucleus.” J Neuroendocrinol 26(1):2-10 Details 2013Maywood ES, Drynan L, Chesham JE, Edwards MD, Dardente H, Fustin JM, Hazlerigg DG, O'Neill JS, Codner GF, Smyllie NJ, Brancaccio M, Hastings MH (2013), “Analysis of core circadian feedback loop in suprachiasmatic nucleus of mCry1-luc transgenic reporter mouse.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 110(23):9547-52 Details 2010Brancaccio M, Pivetta C, Granzotto M, Filippis C, Mallamaci A (2010), “Emx2 and Foxg1 inhibit gliogenesis and promote neuronogenesis.” Stem Cells 28(7):1206-18 Details |