Università della Svizzera italiana

Exon–Intron differential analysis reveals the role of competing endogenous RNAs in post-transcriptional regulation of translation

Munz, Nicolas ; Cascione, Luciano ; Parmigiani, Luca ; Tarantelli, Chiara ; Rinaldi, Andrea ; Cmiljanovic, Natasa ; Cmiljanovic, Vladimir ; Giugno, Rosalba ; Bertoni, Francesco ; Napoli, Sara

In: Non-coding RNA, 2021, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 13

Stressful conditions induce the cell to save energy and activate a rescue program modulated by mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Along with transcriptional and translational regulation, the cell relies also on post-transcriptional modulation to quickly adapt the translation of essential proteins. MicroRNAs play an important role in the regulation of protein translation, and their...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Loss and revival of androgen receptor signaling in advanced prostate cancer

Formaggio, Nicolò ; Rubin, Mark A. ; Theurillat, Jean-Philippe

In: Oncogene, 2021, vol. 40, no. 7, p. 1205–1216

Targeting the androgen receptor (AR) signaling axis has been, over decades, the mainstay of prostate cancer therapy. More potent inhibitors of androgen synthesis and antiandrogens have emerged and have been successfully i mplemented in clinical practice. That said, the stronger inhibition of the AR signaling axis has led in recent years to an increase of prostate cancers that de-differentiate...

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

mTOR in health and in sickness

Liko, Dritan ; Hall, Michael

In: Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2015, vol. 93, no. 10, p. 1061-1073

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

Breast cancer and pregnancy

Knabben, Laura ; Mueller, Michel D.

In: Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation, 2017, vol. 32, no. 1, p. -

Università della Svizzera italiana

Retinoic acid sensitivity of triple-negative breast cancer cells characterized by constitutive activation of the NOTCH1 pathway : the role of RARβ

Paroni, Gabriela ; Zanetti, Adriana ; Barzago, Maria Monica ; Kurosaki, Mami ; Guarrera, Luca ; Fratelli, Maddalena ; Troiani, Martina ; Ubezio, Paolo ; Bolis, Marco ; Vallerga, Arianna ; Biancardi, Federica ; Terao, Mineko ; Garattini, Enrico

In: Cancers, 2020, vol. 12, no. 10, p. 23 p

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease that lacks effective therapeutic options. In this study, we profile eighteen TNBC cell lines for their sensitivity to the anti-proliferative action of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). The only three cell lines (HCC-1599, MB- 157 and MDA-MB-157) endowed with ATRA-sensitivity are characterized by genetic aberrations of the NOTCH1-gene,...

Université de Fribourg

Role of akt activation in PARP inhibitor resistance in cancer

Gallyas, Ferenc ; Sumegi, Balazs ; Szabo, Csaba

In: Cancers, 2020, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 532

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have recently been introduced in the therapy of several types of cancers not responding to conventional treatments. However, de novo and acquired PARP inhibitor resistance is a significant limiting factor in the clinical therapy, and the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Activity of the cytoprotective phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase...