A plant protein signal sequence improved humoral immune response to HPV prophylactic and therapeutic DNA vaccines, Massa, Silvia, Paolini F., Curzio G., Cordeiro M.N., Illiano E., Demurtas Olivia Costantina, Franconi Rosella, and Venuti A. , Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, Volume 13, Number 2, p.271-282, (2017)

Prime–boost therapeutic vaccination in mice with DNA/DNA or DNA/Fowlpox virus recombinants expressing the Human Papilloma Virus type 16 E6 and E7 mutated proteins fused to the coat protein of Potato virus X, Illiano, E., Bissa M., Paolini F., Zanotto C., C. Morghen De Giuli, Franconi Rosella, Radaelli A., and Venuti A. , Virus Research, Volume 225, p.82-90, (2016)

Anti-tumor effects of genetic vaccines against HPV major oncogenes, Cordeiro, M.N., Paolini F., Massa Silvia, Curzio G., Illiano E., Silva A.J.D., Franconi Rosella, Bissa M., C. Morghen De Giuli, de Freitas A.C., et al. , Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, Volume 11, Number 1, p.45-52, (2015)

A Chlamydomonas-derived human papillomavirus 16 E7 vaccine induces specific tumor protection., Demurtas, Olivia Costantina, Massa Silvia, Ferrante Paola, Venuti Aldo, Franconi Rosella, and Giuliano Giovanni , PloS ONE, 2013, Volume 8, Number 4, p.e61473, (2013)

Immunotherapy in new pre-clinical models of HPV-associated oral cancers, Paolini, F., Massa Silvia, Manni I., Franconi Rosella, and Venuti A. , Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, Volume 9, Number 3, p.534-543, (2013)

A prime/boost strategy by DNA/fowlpox recombinants expressing a mutant E7 protein for the immunotherapy of HPV-associated cancers, Radaelli, A., C. Morghen De Giuli, Zanotto C., Pacchioni S., Bissa M., Franconi Rosella, Massa Silvia, Paolini F., Muller A., and Venuti A. , Virus Research, Volume 170, Number 1-2, p.44-52, (2012)

Mutants of plant genes for developing cancer vaccines, Massa, Silvia, Paolini F., Spanò L., Franconi Rosella, and Venuti A. , Human Vaccines, Volume 7, Number SUPPL., p.147-155, (2011)

Human papillomavirus vaccines in plants, Giorgi, C., Franconi Rosella, and Rybicki E.P. , Expert Review of Vaccines, Volume 9, Number 8, p.913-924, (2010)

An E7-based therapeutic vaccine protects mice against HPV16 associated cancer, Venuti, A., Massa Silvia, Mett V., Vedova L.D., Paolini F., Franconi Rosella, and Yusibov V. , Vaccine, Volume 27, Number 25-26, p.3395-3397, (2009)

Immunomodulatory activity of a plant extract containing human papillomavirus 16-E7 protein in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells, Di Bonito, P., Grasso F., Mangino G., Massa Silvia, Illiano E., Franconi Rosella, Fanales-Belasio E., Falchi M., Affabris E., and Giorgi C. , International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, Volume 22, Number 4, p.967-978, (2009)

Antitumor activity of DNA vaccines based on the human papillomavirus-16 E7 protein genetically fused to a plant virus coat protein, Massa, Silvia, Simeone P., Muller A., Benvenuto Eugenio, Venuti A., and Franconi Rosella , Human Gene Therapy, Volume 19, Number 4, p.354-364, (2008)

Anti-cancer activity of plant-produced HPV16 E7 vaccine, Massa, Silvia, Franconi Rosella, Brandi R., Muller A., Mett V., Yusibov V., and Venuti A. , Vaccine, Volume 25, Number 16 SPEC. ISS., p.3018-3021, (2007)

Exploiting the plant secretory pathway to improve the anti-cancer activity of a plant-derived HPV16 E7 vaccine, Franconi, Rosella, Massa Silvia, Illiano E., Muller A., Cirilli A., Accardi L., Di Bonito P., Giorgi C., and Venuti A. , International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, Volume 19, Number 1, p.187-197, (2006)

Plant-derived human papillomavirus 16 E7 oncoprotein induces immune response and specific tumor protection, Franconi, Rosella, Di Bonito P., Dibello F., Accardi L., Muller A., Cirilli A., Simeone P., Donà M.G., Venuti A., and Giorgi C. , Cancer Research, Volume 62, Number 13, p.3654-3658, (2002)