Search Results - "Geremia, Raffaele"
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An Orchestrated Intron Retention Program in Meiosis Controls Timely Usage of Transcripts during Germ Cell Differentiation
Published in Developmental cell (10-04-2017)“…Global transcriptome reprogramming during spermatogenesis ensures timely expression of factors in each phase of male germ cell differentiation. Spermatocytes…”
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Genotoxic stress causes the accumulation of the splicing regulator Sam68 in nuclear foci of transcriptionally active chromatin
Published in Nucleic acids research (01-05-2010)“…DNA-damaging agents cause a multifaceted cellular stress response. Cells set in motion either repair mechanisms or programmed cell death pathways, depending on…”
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The Endocannabinoid System and Pivotal Role of the CB₂ Receptor in Mouse Spermatogenesis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-07-2009)“…The exact role of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) during spermatogenesis has not been clarified. We used purified germ cell fractions representative of all…”
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Phosphorylation of eIF4E by MNKs supports protein synthesis, cell cycle progression and proliferation in prostate cancer cells
Published in Carcinogenesis (New York) (01-12-2008)“…Deregulation of the phosphatidyl inositol trisphosphate kinase/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/MNK…”
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Effect Of Microgravity On Aromatase Expression In Sertoli Cells
Published in Scientific reports (14-06-2017)“…Cytochrome P450-aromatase catalyzes estrogen biosynthesis from C 19 steroids. In the testis, Sertoli cells express P450-aromatase and represent the primary…”
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ATRA and KL promote differentiation toward the meiotic program of male germ cells
Published in Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) (15-12-2008)“…While it is known that Retinoic Acid (RA) induces meiosis in mouse female fetal gonads, the mechanisms which regulate this process during spermatogenesis are…”
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Developmental expression of BMP4/ALK3/SMAD5 signaling pathway in the mouse testis: a potential role of BMP4 in spermatogonia differentiation
Published in Journal of cell science (15-08-2003)“…It is well established that the c-kit gene plays an essential role in the proliferation of differentiating spermatogonia in prepuberal mice. However, the…”
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Potential role of Nanos3 in maintaining the undifferentiated spermatogonia population
Published in Developmental biology (15-01-2008)“…Nanos gene encodes for zinc-finger protein with putative RNA-binding activity which shows an evolutionary conserved function in germ cell development. In the…”
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Increased expression and nuclear localization of the centrosomal kinase Nek2 in human testicular seminomas
Published in The Journal of pathology (01-02-2009)“…Protein kinases that regulate the centrosome cycle are often aberrantly controlled in neoplastic cells. Changes in their expression or activity can lead to…”
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The RNA binding protein SAM68 transiently localizes in the chromatoid body of male germ cells and influences expression of select microRNAs
Published in PloS one (22-06-2012)“…The chromatoid body (CB) is a unique structure of male germ cells composed of thin filaments that condense into a perinuclear organelle after meiosis. Due to…”
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Microgravity promotes differentiation and meiotic entry of postnatal mouse male germ cells
Published in PloS one (04-02-2010)“…A critical step of spermatogenesis is the entry of mitotic spermatogonia into meiosis. Progresses on these topics are hampered by the lack of an in vitro…”
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Src kinase activity coordinates cell adhesion and spreading with activation of mammalian target of rapamycin in pancreatic endocrine tumour cells
Published in Endocrine-related cancer (01-10-2011)“…Pancreatic endocrine tumours (PETs) are rare and heterogeneous neoplasms, often diagnosed at metastatic stage, for which no cure is currently available…”
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Signaling through Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase Is Required for Spermatogonial Proliferative Response to Stem Cell Factor
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (26-10-2001)“…In vitro addition of stem cell factor (SCF) to c-kit-expressing A1–A4spermatogonia from prepuberal mice stimulates their progression into the mitotic cell…”
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tr-kit promotes the formation of a multimolecular complex composed by Fyn, PLCγ1 and Sam68
Published in Oncogene (27-11-2003)“…tr-kit is a truncated form of the tyrosine kinase receptor c-kit expressed in the haploid phase of spermatogenesis. Upon microinjection, tr-kit triggers…”
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Src family kinase activity regulates adhesion, spreading and migration of pancreatic endocrine tumour cells
Published in Endocrine-related cancer (01-03-2007)“…Pancreatic endocrine tumours (PETs) are rare and ‘indolent’ neoplasms that usually develop metastatic lesions and exhibit poor response to standard medical…”
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Phosphorylation of high-mobility group protein A2 by Nek2 kinase during the first meiotic division in mouse spermatocytes
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (01-03-2004)“…The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway is required for maintaining the chromatin condensed during the two meiotic divisions and to avoid a second…”
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Involvement of Phospholipase Cγ1 in Mouse Egg Activation Induced by a Truncated Form of the C-Kit Tyrosine Kinase Present in Spermatozoa
Published in The Journal of cell biology (24-08-1998)“…Microinjection of a truncated form of the c-kit tyrosine kinase present in mouse spermatozoa (tr-kit) activates mouse eggs parthenogenetically, and…”
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The MAPK pathway triggers activation of Nek2 during chromosome condensation in mouse spermatocytes
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-04-2002)“…Chromosome condensation during the G2/M progression of mouse pachytene spermatocytes induced by the phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid (OA) requires the…”
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Differential Contribution of the MTOR and MNK Pathways to the Regulation of mRNA Translation in Meiotic and Postmeiotic Mouse Male Germ Cells1
Published in Biology of reproduction (01-10-2010)“…Translation of stored mRNAs accounts for protein synthesis during the transcriptionally inactive stages of spermatogenesis. A key step in mRNA translation is…”
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Parthenogenetic activation of mouse eggs by microinjection of a truncated c-kit tyrosine kinase present in spermatozoa
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-06-1997)“…A truncated form of the c-kit tyrosine kinase receptor, corresponding to the phosphotransferase portion of the cytoplasmic catalytic domain and the…”
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