Following her master, she has mainly worked in the field of neurophysiology particularly on the role of nitric oxide and of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the visual system of amphibia and fish. Since 2001, her main interest is focused on molecular developmental biology, comparative genomics and gene evolution using as model systems zebrafish and salmon. Currently, Rita Angotzi is working on the identification of duplicated leptin genes in salmonids.
- 2013. Molecular cloning and genomic characterization of novel Leptin-like genes in salmonids provide new insight into the evolution of the Leptin gene family. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 187: 48-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.03.022
- 2013. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts require more than two weeks to recover from acidic water and aluminium exposure. Aquatic Toxicology. 142: 33-44. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.07.016
- 2013. Cholecystokinin receptors in Atlantic salmon: molecular cloning, gene expression, and structural basis. Physiological Reports. 1: 1-14. doi: 10.1002/phy2.69
- 2011. Involvement of Prop1 homeobox gene in the early development of fish pituitary gland. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 171: 332-340. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.02.026
- 2010. Leptin and leptin receptor genes in Atlantic salmon: Cloning, phylogeny, tissue distribution and expression correlated to long-term feeding status. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 168: 55-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.04.010
- 2008. Independent and dynamic reallocation of pitx gene expression during vertebrate evolution, with emphasis on fish pituitary development. Gene. 417: 19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2008.03.013
- 2008. Differential evolution of the 13 Atlantic salmon Hox clusters. Molecular biology and evolution. 25: 1333-1343. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msn097
- 2008. Evolution of pitx and prop1 gene functions during fish pituitary development.
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Tom O. Nilsen, Lars O.E. Ebbesson, Sigurd O. Handeland, Frode Kroglund, Bengt Finstad, Anna R. Angotzi, Sigurd O. Stefansson. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts require more than two weeksto recover from acidic water and aluminium exposure. Aquat Toxicol. 142-143 (2013); 33-44.
Anna Rita Angotzi, Sigurd Stefansson, Raja Mansing Rathore, Tom Ole Nilsen, Ivar Rønnestad. Molecular cloning and genomic characterization of novel Leptin-like genes in salmonids provide new insight into the evolution of the Leptin gene family. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2013 (187):48-59.
Rathore Raja M, Angotzi Anna R, Jordal Ann-Elise O and Rønnestad I. Cholecystokinin receptors in Atlantic salmon: Molecular cloning, gene expression and structural basis. Physiological Reports. In Press
A.R. Angotzi, Sutada Mungpakdee, Sigurd Stefansson, Rune Male, Daniel Chourrout. Involvement of Prop1 homeobox gene in the early development of fish pituitary gland, Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 171 (2011) 332-340
Rønnestad I, Nilsen TO, Murashita K, Angotzi AR, Gamst Moen AG, Stefansson SO, Kling P, Thrandur Björnsson B, Kurokawa T. Leptin and leptin receptor genes in Atlantic salmon: Cloning, phylogeny, tissue distribution and expression correlated to long-term feeding status. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2010 Aug 1;168(1):55-70. Epub 2010 Apr 18.
Anna R. Angotzi, Kari Merete Ersland, Sutada Mungpakdee, Sigurd Stefansson, Daniel Chourrout. Independent and dynamic reallocation of pitx gene expression during vertebrate evolution, with emphasis on fish pituitary development. Gene, 2008, 417(1-2):19-26
Sutada Mungpakdee, Hee-Chan Seo, Anna Rita Angotzi, Xianjun Dong, Altuna Akalin, and Daniel Chourrout. Differential evolution of the thirteen Atlantic salmon Hox clusters. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2008, 25(7):1333-1343
R. Angotzi, J.Hirano, S. Archer, S. Vallerga and M. B. A. Djamgoz. Role of nitric oxide in control of light adaptive cone photomechanical movements in retinae of lower vertebrates: A comparative species study. Nitric Oxide Journal, Biology and Chemistry 6 (2), 200-204 (2002).
R. Angotzi, J. Hirano, S. Vallerga and M.B.A. Djamgoz (2001). Light adaptive effect of nitric oxide on cone plasticity in fish and amphibian retinae. “Vision: The Approach of Biophysics and Neurosciences” (C. Musio ed.), Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong Kong: World Scientific, 217-221.
Mustafa B. A. Djamgoz; Sumathi Sekaran; A. Rita Angotzi; Sakineh Haamedi; Silvana Vallerga; Joe Hirano; Masahiro Yamada. Light-adaptive role of nitric oxide in the outer retina of lower vertebrates: a brief review. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London, B, Biological Sciences, 355, 1401, 1199-1203 (2000).
R. Angotzi, J. Hirano, S. Haamedi, R. Murgia , S. Vallerga and M. B. A. Djamgoz. Comparable effects of flickering and steady patterns of light adaptation on photomechanical responses of cones in amphibian (Xenopus laevis) retina. Neuroscience Letters 272 (1999) 163-166.
Rita Angotzi holds a MSc in Natural Science (1994) from UNICA Italy, and a PhD in Molecular Biology (2008) from the Sars Centre and the Department of Molecular Biology, UiB
During her PhD, A. Rita studied the role of paired-like transcription factors such as Pitx and prophet of –Pit genes, during pituitary development using as models zebrafish and Atlantic salmon.
Thesis: Evolution of pitx and prop1 gene functions during fish pituitary development