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
- 2012-03-01 AGING-US 
Relative expression of TAp73 and ΔNp73 isoforms
 - 2011-12-01 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
 - 2010-01-22 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 
Induction of TAp63 by histone deacetylase inhibitors
 - 2010-04-16 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
 - 2010-04-16 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 
Connexin 26 (GJB2) mutations, causing KID Syndrome, are associated with cell death due to calcium gating deregulation
 - 2010-04-09 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 
p73 and p63 regulate the expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
 - 2010-04-23 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 
Connexin 26 (GJB2) mutations as a cause of the KID syndrome with hearing loss
 - 2010-11-12 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 
The E3 ubiquitin ligase WWP1 regulates ΔNp63-dependent transcription through Lys63 linkages
 - 2011-10-22 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 
Cell death pathology: Cross-talk with autophagy and its clinical implications
 - 2011-10-28 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 
Cell death pathology: Perspective for human diseases
 - 2011-10-28 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 
Cell death pathology: The war against cancer
 - 2012-07-06 BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 
MicroRNA-191 triggers keratinocytes senescence by SATB1 and CDK6 downregulation
 - 2011-11-15 BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY 
p63 in tooth development
 - 2011-11-15 BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY 
The sterile alpha-motif (SAM) domain of p63 binds in vitro monoasialoganglioside (GM1) micelles
 - 2011-04-01 CELL CYCLE 
MiR-203 controls proliferation, migration and invasive potential of prostate cancer cell lines
 - 2011-10-01 CELL CYCLE 
Salivary miRNAome profiling uncovers epithelial and proliferative miRNAs with differential expression across dentition stages
 - 2012-12-15 CELL CYCLE 
Identification of NCF2/p67phox as a novel p53 target gene
 - 2013-05-01 CELL CYCLE 
p63 regulates glutaminase 2 expression
 - 2013-08-01 CELL CYCLE 
Rapamycin regulates biochemical metabolites
 - 2013-09-15 CELL CYCLE 
Molecular dynamics of the full-length p53 monomer
 - 2013-07-15 CELL CYCLE 
Activation of miR200 by c-Myb depends on ZEB1 expression and miR200 promoter methylation
 - 2013-11-15 CELL CYCLE 
GLS2 is transcriptionally regulated by p73 and contributes to neuronal differentiation
 - 2014-10-15 CELL CYCLE 
p63 threonine phosphorylation signals the interaction with the WW domain of the E3 ligase Itch
 - 2012-11-01 CELL DEATH & DISEASE 
MicroRNA-203 contributes to skin re-epithelialization
 - 2011-09-01 CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION 
p63 is a suppressor of tumorigenesis and metastasis interacting with mutant p53
 - 2012-07-01 CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION 
The flick of a switch: which death program to choose?
 - 2013-10-01 CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION 
p73 regulates autophagy and hepatocellular lipid metabolism through a transcriptional activation of the ATG5 gene
 - 2014-02-01 DIABETES 
ITCH Deficiency Protects From Diet-Induced Obesity
 - 2012-09-15 GENES & DEVELOPMENT 
TAp73 depletion accelerates aging through metabolic dysregulation
 - 2012-10-15 JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY 
miR-24 triggers epidermal differentiation by controlling actin adhesion and cell migration
 - 2011-07-01 JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE 
Differential altered stability and transcriptional activity of ΔNp63 mutants in distinct ectodermal dysplasias
 - 2009-09-01 ONCOGENE 
The F-box protein FBXO45 promotes the proteasome-dependent degradation of p73
 - 2010-02-11 ONCOGENE 
FLASH degradation in response to UV-C results in histone locus bodies disruption and cell-cycle arrest
 - 2010-03-04 ONCOGENE 
The ubiquitin-specific protease USP47 is a novel β-TRCP interactor regulating cell survival
 - 2011-07-01 ONCOGENE 
OTX1 expression in breast cancer is regulated by p53
 - 2012-02-01 ONCOGENE 
FLASH is essential during early embryogenesis and cooperates with p73 to regulate histone gene transcription
 - 2014-06-19 ONCOGENE 
Functions of TAp63 and p53 in restraining the development of metastatic cancer
 - 2014-09-15 ONCOTARGET 
Metabolic effect of TAp63α: enhanced glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway, resulting in increased antioxidant defense
 - 2010-10-19 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
NF-κB inhibits T-cell activation-induced, p73-dependent cell death by induction of MDM2
 - 2011-10-04 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
Inhibitor of apoptosis-stimulating protein of p53 (iASPP) prevents senescence and is required for epithelial stratification
 - 2011-12-27 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
microRNA-34a regulates neurite outgrowth, spinal morphology, and function
 - 2013-04-30 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
Role of p63 and the Notch pathway in cochlea development and sensorineural deafness
 - 2013-11-19 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
TAp73 knockout mice show morphological and functional nervous system defects associated with loss of p75 neurotrophin receptor