Mitochondrial dynamics, ROS, and cell signaling: a blended overview

V Brillo, L Chieregato, L Leanza, S Muccioli, R Costa - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are key intracellular organelles involved not only in the metabolic state of the
cell, but also in several cellular functions, such as proliferation, Calcium signaling, and lipid …

Tissue transglutaminase: A multifunctional and multisite regulator in health and disease

Z Yao, Y Fan, L Lin, RE Kellems… - Physiological …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) is a widely distributed multifunctional protein involved in a
broad range of cellular and metabolic functions carried out in a variety of cellular …

Transglutaminase Type 2-MITF axis regulates phenotype switching in skin cutaneous melanoma

S Muccioli, V Brillo, T Varanita, F Rossin… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) is the deadliest form of skin cancer due to its high
heterogeneity that drives tumor aggressiveness. Melanoma plasticity consists of two distinct …

Type 2 transglutaminase in the nucleus: the new epigenetic face of a cytoplasmic enzyme

F Rossin, F Ciccosanti, M D'Eletto… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
One of the major mysteries in science is how it is possible to pack the cellular chromatin with
a total length of over 1 m, into a small sphere with a diameter of 5 mm “the nucleus”, and …

The Role of Transglutaminase 2 in Cancer: An Update

E Zaltron, F Vianello, A Ruzza, A Palazzo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Transglutaminase type 2 (TG2) is the most ubiquitously expressed and well characterized
member of the transglutaminase family. It is a ubiquitous multifunctional enzyme implicated …

Transglutaminase 2 regulates innate immunity by modulating the STING/TBK1/IRF3 axis

L Occhigrossi, F Rossin, M D'Eletto… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.aai.org
We have recently shown that type 2 transglutaminase (TG2) plays a key role in the host's
inflammatory response during bacterial infections. In this study, we investigated whether the …

Biochemical and functional characterization of the three zebrafish transglutaminases 2

M Lisetto, M Fattorini, A Lanza, M Gerdol… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a multifunctional protein widely distributed in various tissues
and involved in many physiological and pathological processes. However, its actual role in …

Promising prognostic value of Transglutaminase type 2 and its correlation with tumor-infiltrating immune cells in skin cutaneous melanoma

S Muccioli, R Ciaccio, V Brillo, L Leanza - Cell Death Discovery, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Tissue Transglutaminases (TGs) are crosslinking enzymes with pleiotropic
functions that have been linked to the development and progression of numerous cancers …

The multifaceted role of HSF1 in pathophysiology: Focus on its interplay with TG2

L Occhigrossi, M D'Eletto, N Barlev… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The cellular environment needs to be strongly regulated and the maintenance of protein
homeostasis is crucial for cell function and survival. HSF1 is the main regulator of the heat …

The STING/TBK1/IRF3/IFN type I pathway is defective in cystic fibrosis

L Occhigrossi, F Rossin, VR Villella, S Esposito… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the cystic
fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The most common mutation is …