Search Results - "CHIANALE, Federica"
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Acylated and unacylated ghrelin impair skeletal muscle atrophy in mice
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-02-2013)“…Cachexia is a wasting syndrome associated with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and several other disease states. It is characterized by weight loss, fatigue,…”
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Polarity, cell division, and out-of-equilibrium dynamics control the growth of epithelial structures
Published in The Journal of cell biology (28-10-2013)“…The growth of a well-formed epithelial structure is governed by mechanical constraints, cellular apico-basal polarity, and spatially controlled cell division…”
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The diacylglycerol kinase α/atypical PKC/β1 integrin pathway in SDF-1α mammary carcinoma invasiveness
Published in PloS one (02-06-2014)“…Diacylglycerol kinase α (DGKα), by phosphorylating diacylglycerol into phosphatidic acid, provides a key signal driving cell migration and matrix invasion. We…”
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Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin promote differentiation and fusion of C2C12 skeletal muscle cells
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (01-03-2007)“…Ghrelin is an acylated peptidyl gastric hormone acting on the pituitary and hypothalamus to stimulate appetite, adiposity, and growth hormone release, through…”
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Diacylglycerol kinases are essential for hepatocyte growth factor‐dependent proliferation and motility of Kaposi’s sarcoma cells
Published in Cancer science (01-07-2011)“…Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is involved in the pathogenesis of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), the most frequent neoplasia in patients with AIDS, characterized by…”
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Diacylglycerol kinase α mediates HGF-induced Rac activation and membrane ruffling by regulating atypical PKC and RhoGDI
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-03-2010)“…Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) convert diacylglycerol (DAG) into phosphatidic acid (PA), acting as molecular switches between DAG- and PA-mediated signaling. We…”
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Diacylglycerol Kinase is Required for HGF-induced Invasiveness and Anchorage-independent Growth of MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells
Published in Anticancer research (01-05-2007)“…Background: Estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancers have a worse prognosis than ER-positive cancers, being more aggressive and overexposed to stimuli…”
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PDK1-mediated activation of MRCKα regulates directional cell migration and lamellipodia retraction
Published in The Journal of cell biology (04-08-2014)“…Directional cell migration is of paramount importance in both physiological and pathological processes, such as development, wound healing, immune response,…”
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Three-dimensional chemotaxis-driven aggregation of tumor cells
Published in Scientific reports (16-10-2015)“…One of the most important steps in tumor progression involves the transformation from a differentiated epithelial phenotype to an aggressive, highly motile…”
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Real-time monitoring of cell protrusion dynamics by impedance responses
Published in Scientific reports (15-05-2015)“…Cellular protrusions are highly dynamic structures involved in fundamental processes,including cell migration and invasion. For a cell to migrate, its leading…”
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PDK1-mediated activation of MRCK[alpha] regulates directional cell migration and lamellipodia retraction
Published in The Journal of cell biology (04-08-2014)“…Directional cell migration is of paramount importance in both physiological and pathological processes, such as development, wound healing, immune response,…”
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SAP-mediated inhibition of diacylglycerol kinase α regulates TCR-induced diacylglycerol signaling
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-12-2011)“…Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) metabolize diacylglycerol to phosphatidic acid. In T lymphocytes, DGKα acts as a negative regulator of TCR signaling by…”
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Diacylglycerol kinase α mediates 17-β-estradiol-induced proliferation, motility, and anchorage-independent growth of Hec-1A endometrial cancer cell line through the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor GPR30
Published in Cellular signalling (01-12-2011)“…Increased levels of endogenous and/or exogenous estrogens are one of the well known risk factors of endometrial cancer. Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) are a…”
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8-Prenylnaringenin inhibits epidermal growth factor-induced MCF-7 breast cancer cell proliferation by targeting phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase activity
Published in The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology (01-02-2009)“…8-Prenylnaringenin (8PN), one of the strongest plant-derived oestrogen receptors (ERs) ligand, has been suggested to have potential cancer chemo-preventive…”
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The Diacylglycerol Kinase [alpha]/Atypical PKC/[beta]1 Integrin Pathway in SDF-1[alpha] Mammary Carcinoma Invasiveness
Published in PloS one (02-06-2014)“…Diacylglycerol kinase [alpha] (DGK[alpha]), by phosphorylating diacylglycerol into phosphatidic acid, provides a key signal driving cell migration and matrix…”
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Polarity, cell division, and out-of-equilibrium dynamics control the growth of epithelial structures
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Diacylglycerol kinase [alpha] mediates 17-[beta]-estradiol-induced proliferation, motility, and anchorage-independent growth of Hec-1A endometrial cancer cell line through the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor GPR30
Published in Cellular signalling (01-12-2011)“…Increased levels of endogenous and/or exogenous estrogens are one of the well known risk factors of endometrial cancer. Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) are a…”
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Diacylglycerol kinase-alpha mediates hepatocyte growth factor-induced epithelial cell scatter by regulating Rac activation and membrane ruffling
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (01-12-2007)“…Diacylglycerol kinases (Dgk) phosphorylate diacylglycerol (DG) to phosphatidic acid (PA), thus turning off and on, respectively, DG-mediated and PA-mediated…”
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Diacylglycerol kinase a mediates HGF-induced Rac activation and membrane ruffling by regulating atypical PKC and RhoGDI
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-03-2010)“…Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) convert diacylglycerol (DAG) into phosphatidic acid (PA), acting as molecular switches between DAG- and PA-mediated signaling. We…”
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Diacylglycerol kinase α mediates HGF-induced Rac activation and membrane ruffling by regulating atypical PKC and RhoGDI
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (2010)“…Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) convert diacylglycerol (DAG) into phosphatidic acid (PA), acting as molecular switches between DAG- and PA-mediated signaling. We…”
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