Search Results - "Vargiu, Giulia"
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Ki-67 is a PP1-interacting protein that organises the mitotic chromosome periphery
Published in eLife (27-05-2014)“…When the nucleolus disassembles during open mitosis, many nucleolar proteins and RNAs associate with chromosomes, establishing a perichromosomal compartment…”
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Epigenetic engineering reveals a balance between histone modifications and transcription in kinetochore maintenance
Published in Nature communications (14-11-2016)“…Centromeres consist of specialized centrochromatin containing CENP-A nucleosomes intermingled with H3 nucleosomes carrying transcription-associated…”
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Activity of Birinapant, a SMAC Mimetic Compound, Alone or in Combination in NSCLCs With Different Mutations
Published in Frontiers in oncology (22-10-2020)“…Liver kinase B1 ( LKB1/STK11 ) is the second tumor suppressor gene most frequently mutated in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its activity is impaired…”
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Histone H4 Lys 20 Monomethylation of the CENP-A Nucleosome Is Essential for Kinetochore Assembly
Published in Developmental cell (23-06-2014)“…In vertebrate cells, centromeres are specified epigenetically through the deposition of the centromere-specific histone CENP-A. Following CENP-A deposition,…”
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Stepwise unfolding supports a subunit model for vertebrate kinetochores
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (21-03-2017)“…During cell division, interactions between microtubules and chromosomes are mediated by the kinetochore, a proteinaceous structure located at the primary…”
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Abnormal kinetochore-generated pulling forces from expressing a N-terminally modified Hec1
Published in PloS one (28-01-2011)“…Highly Expressed in Cancer protein 1 (Hec1) is a constituent of the Ndc80 complex, a kinetochore component that has been shown to have a fundamental role in…”
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Auxin/AID versus conventional knockouts: distinguishing the roles of CENP-T/W in mitotic kinetochore assembly and stability
Published in Open biology (01-01-2016)“…Most studies using knockout technologies to examine protein function have relied either on shutting off transcription (conventional conditional knockouts with…”
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The Inner Centromere Protein (INCENP) Coil Is a Single α-Helix (SAH) Domain That Binds Directly to Microtubules and Is Important for Chromosome Passenger Complex (CPC) Localization and Function in Mitosis
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (28-08-2015)“…The chromosome passenger complex (CPC) is a master regulator of mitosis. Inner centromere protein (INCENP) acts as a scaffold regulating CPC localization and…”
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Mitotic chromosomes are compacted laterally by KIF4 and condensin and axially by topoisomerase IIα
Published in The Journal of cell biology (26-11-2012)“…Mitotic chromosome formation involves a relatively minor condensation of the chromatin volume coupled with a dramatic reorganization into the characteristic…”
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In vitro BioID: mapping the CENP-A microenvironment with high temporal and spatial resolution
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (15-05-2019)“…The centromere is located at the primary constriction of condensed chromosomes where it acts as a platform regulating chromosome segregation. The histone H3…”
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Studying the structure of vertebrate kinetochore using a high-resolution microscopy approach
Published 01-01-2016“…The kinetochore is a highly complex proteinaceous structure located at the primary constriction of mitotic chromosomes. Here, it performs an essential role in…”
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Mitotic chromosomes are compacted laterally by KIF4 and condensin and axially by topoisomerase II[alpha]
Published in The Journal of cell biology (26-11-2012)“…Mitotic chromosome formation involves a relatively minor condensation of the chromatin volume coupled with a dramatic reorganization into the characteristic…”
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