Tafazzi Explained

Tafazzi
Series:	Mai dire Gol
Creator:	Carlo Turati
Portrayer:	Giacomo Poretti
Gender:	Male
Nationality:	Italian

Tafazzi is an Italian comic character created by Carlo Turati and portrayed by Giacomo Poretti, member of the group Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo.^[1] It originally appeared in Mai dire Gol, a comic-sports television show by the Gialappa's Band, but later appeared in other works of Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo, including the theatre show I corti.

Tafazzi is a sort of mime wearing a black tracksuit and a jockstrap, who does nothing but beat his groin with a plastic bottle while wearing a jockstrap.

The character is the source of the name of the protein Tafazzin, due to the difficulties involved in identifying the tafazzin gene.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-01-27 . I rischi del tafazzismo . 2022-06-22 . ilGiornale.it . it.
2. Schlame . Michael . Xu . Yang . 2020-08-21 . The Function of Tafazzin, a Mitochondrial Phospholipid–Lysophospholipid Acyltransferase . Journal of Molecular Biology . Molecular Mechanisms in Integral Membrane Enzymology . en . 432 . 18 . 5043–5051 . 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.03.026 . 0022-2836 . 7483898 . 32234310.
3. Corcelli . Angela . Schlame . Michael . 2016-06-01 . Cardiolipin as key lipid of mitochondria in health and disease. 2nd Edition, Florence, Italy, September 30–October 1, 2015 . Chemistry and Physics of Lipids . en . 198 . 10–12 . 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2016.04.005 . 27132118 . 0009-3084.