Ruolo di p63 nell’epidermide normale e nelle displasie ectodermiche
- 3 Anni 2009/2012
- 223.000€ Totale Fondi
Le displasie ectodermiche (ED), malattie autosomico-dominanti caratterizzate da anomalie cranio-facciali, sono causate da mutazioni del gene p63. Al momento non sono presenti cure per i pazienti affetti da queste malattie. Mutazioni nel dominio di legame al DNA di p63 sono state identificate in pazienti affetti da EEC, mentre il dominio di interazione proteina-proteina (SAM) risulta mutato nella sindrome di Hay Wells (AEC). p63, un membro della famiglia genica di p53, codifica sei diverse proteine. Le isoforme trascrizionalmente attive (TA) possono attivare molti dei geni bersaglio di p53, inducendo apoptosi e arresto della proliferazione cellulare. Al contrario le isoforme mancanti dell’estremità amino-terminale (DeltaN), si comportano come dominanti negativi. p63 è espresso nello strato basale dell’epidermide e nella cresta ectodermica apicale, un epitelio essenziale per la morfogenesi dell'arto. Il fenotipo dei topi che presentano una delezione del gene p63, così come le caratteristiche delle suddette patologie, hanno dimostrato che p63 è un importante regolatore trascrizionale per lo sviluppo degli arti, della struttura cranio-facciale e degli epiteli durante l'embriogenesi. I meccanismi molecolari attraverso cui p63 controlla il differenziamento e il programma di morte dei cheratinociti sono ancora scarsamente caratterizzati. Lo scopo di questo progetto è quindi studiare i meccanismi molecolari di regolazione di p63 ed il ruolo delle forme TA e DeltaN nel differenziamento epidermico e nella patogenesi delle malattie ED.
Gli obiettivi principali del nostro progetto sono:
1. Identificazione e caratterizzazione di nuove mutazioni sul gene codificante per p63.
2. Studio dei geni regolati trascrizionalmente da TAp63 e DeltaNp63 e dai mutanti.
Regolazione dei livelli proteici di p63 a dei mutanti sia da parte delle E3 ligasi che da parte dei micro RNA.
3. Generazione di modelli animali per lo studio delle malattie di ED.
Pubblicazioni Scientifiche
- 2010 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AME
NF-kappa B inhibits T-cell activation-induced, p73-dependent cell death by induction of MDM2
- 2010 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Induction of TAp63 by histone deacetylase inhibitors
- 2011 ONCOGENE
OTX1 expression in breast cancer is regulated by p53
- 2011 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A
Functional characterization of a novel TP63 mutation in a family with overlapping features of Rapp-Hodgkin/AEC/ADULT syndromes
- 2013 CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
p73 regulates autophagy and hepatocellular lipid metabolism through a transcriptional activation of the ATG5 gene
- 2010 ONCOGENE
FLASH degradation in response to UV-C results in histone locus bodies disruption and cell-cycle arrest
- 2010 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Connexin 26 (GJB2) mutations as a cause of the KID syndrome with hearing loss
- 2012 ONCOGENE
FLASH is essential during early embryogenesis and cooperates with p73 to regulate histone gene transcription
- 2011 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Cell death pathology: The war against cancer
- 2013 CELL CYCLE
p63 regulates glutaminase 2 expression
- 2014 ONCOTARGET
Metabolic effect of TAp63 alpha: enhanced glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway, resulting in increased antioxidant defense
- 2011 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Cell death pathology: Cross-talk with autophagy and its clinical implications
- 2013 CELL CYCLE
Rapamycin regulates biochemical metabolites
- 2012 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
MicroRNA-191 triggers keratinocytes senescence by SATB1 and CDK6 downregulation
- 2010 ONCOGENE
The ubiquitin-specific protease USP47 is a novel beta-TRCP interactor regulating cell survival
- 2013 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AME
Role of p63 and the Notch pathway in cochlea development and sensorineural deafness
- 2011 JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
Differential altered stability and transcriptional activity of Delta Np63 mutants in distinct ectodermal dysplasias
- 2012 CELL DEATH & DISEASE
MicroRNA-203 contributes to skin re-epithelialization
- 2010 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
miR-7 and miR-214 are specifically expressed during neuroblastoma differentiation, cortical development and embryonic stem cells differentiation, and control neurite outgrowth in vitro
- 2012 GENES & DEVELOPMENT
TAp73 depletion accelerates aging through metabolic dysregulation
- 2012 AGING-US
Relative expression of TAp73 and Delta Np73 isoforms
- 2011 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AME
Inhibitor of apoptosis-stimulating protein of p53 (iASPP) prevents senescence and is required for epithelial stratification
- 2010 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
The E3 ubiquitin ligase WWP1 regulates Delta Np63-dependent transcription through Lys63 linkages
- 2013 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AME
TAp73 knockout mice show morphological and functional nervous system defects associated with loss of p75 neurotrophin receptor
- 2013 CELL CYCLE
Molecular dynamics of the full-length p53 monomer
- 2013 CELL CYCLE
GLS2 is transcriptionally regulated by p73 and contributes to neuronal differentiation
- 2011 BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
p63 in tooth development
- 2014 CELL CYCLE
p63 threonine phosphorylation signals the interaction with the WW domain of the E3 ligase Itch
- 2014 DIABETES
ITCH Deficiency Protects From Diet-Induced Obesity
- 2012 JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
miR-24 triggers epidermal differentiation by controlling actin adhesion and cell migration
- 2011 BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
The sterile alpha-motif (SAM) domain of p63 binds in vitro monoasialoganglioside (GM1) micelles
- 2010 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
p73 and p63 regulate the expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
- 2012 CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
The flick of a switch: which death program to choose?
- 2011 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Cell death pathology: Perspective for human diseases
- 2011 CELL CYCLE
Salivary miRNAome profiling uncovers epithelial and proliferative miRNAs with differential expression across dentition stages
- 2009 ONCOGENE
The F-box protein FBXO45 promotes the proteasome-dependent degradation of p73
- 2013 CELL CYCLE
Activation of miR200 by c-Myb depends on ZEB1 expression and miR200 promoter methylation
- 2011 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AME
microRNA-34a regulates neurite outgrowth, spinal morphology, and function
- 2012 CELL CYCLE
Identification of NCF2/p67phox as a novel p53 target gene
- 2010 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Connexin 26 (GJB2) mutations, causing KID Syndrome, are associated with cell death due to calcium gating deregulation
- 2011 CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
p63 is a suppressor of tumorigenesis and metastasis interacting with mutant p53