Long noncoding RNAs in cancer: mechanisms of action and technological advancements

N Bartonicek, JLV Maag, ME Dinger - Molecular cancer, 2016 - Springer
The previous decade has seen long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) rise from obscurity to
being defined as a category of genetic elements, leaving its mark on the field of cancer …

NF-Y in cancer: Impact on cell transformation of a gene essential for proliferation

A Gurtner, I Manni, G Piaggio - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2017 - Elsevier
NF-Y is a ubiquitous heterotrimeric transcription factor with a binding affinity for the CCAAT
consensus motif, one of the most common cis-acting element in the promoter and enhancer …

Alternative splicing of NF-YA promotes prostate cancer aggressiveness and represents a new molecular marker for clinical stratification of patients

S Belluti, V Semeghini, G Rigillo, M Ronzio… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Background Approaches based on expression signatures of prostate cancer (PCa) have
been proposed to predict patient outcomes and response to treatments. The transcription …

The transcription factor NF-Y participates to stem cell fate decision and regeneration in adult skeletal muscle

G Rigillo, V Basile, S Belluti, M Ronzio, E Sauta… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The transcription factor NF-Y promotes cell proliferation and its activity often declines during
differentiation through the regulation of NF-YA, the DNA binding subunit of the complex. In …

[HTML][HTML] Transcription factor NFYA promotes G1/S cell cycle transition and cell proliferation by transactivating cyclin D1 and CDK4 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Y Li, X Xiao, H Chen, Z Chen, K Hu… - American Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
NFYA (nuclear transcription factor Y, subunit A) is a CCAAT-binding transcription factor.
Accumulating evidence suggests that NFYA plays an important role in breast, ovarian, lung …

[HTML][HTML] LTR12 promoter activation in a broad range of human tumor cells by HDAC inhibition

SK Krönung, U Beyer, ML Chiaramonte, D Dolfini… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A considerable proportion of the human genome consists of transposable elements,
including the long terminal repeats (LTRs) of endogenous retroviruses. During evolution …

Xenopus Mcm10 is a CDK-substrate required for replication fork stability

GS Chadha, A Gambus, PJ Gillespie, JJ Blow - Cell Cycle, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
During S phase, following activation of the S phase CDKs and the DBF4-dependent kinases
(DDK), double hexamers of Mcm2-7 at licensed replication origins are activated to form the …

[HTML][HTML] An autoregulatory loop controls the expression of the transcription factor NF-Y

S Belluti, V Semeghini, V Basile, G Rigillo… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
The heterotrimeric NF-Y complex is a pioneer factor that binds to CCAAT-genes and
regulates their transcription. NF-Y cooperates with multiple transcription factors and co …

PDGFRβ Activation Induced the Bovine Embryonic Genome Activation via Enhanced NFYA Nuclear Localization

CD Perera, M Idrees, AM Khan, Z Haider… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Embryonic genome activation (EGA) is a critical step during embryonic development.
Several transcription factors have been identified that play major roles in initiating EGA; …

[HTML][HTML] NF-Y loss triggers p53 stabilization and apoptosis in HPV18-positive cells by affecting E6 transcription

P Benatti, V Basile, D Dolfini, S Belluti, M Tomei… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The expression of the high risk HPV18 E6 and E7 oncogenic proteins induces the
transformation of epithelial cells, through the disruption of p53 and Rb function. The binding …