uPAR-induced cell adhesion and migration: vitronectin provides the key

CD Madsen, GMS Ferraris, A Andolfo… - The Journal of cell …, 2007 - rupress.org
Expression of the membrane receptor uPAR induces profound changes in cell morphology
and migration, and its expression correlates with the malignant phenotype of cancers. To …

IL-1β+ macrophages fuel pathogenic inflammation in pancreatic cancer

…, A Citro, MSF Ng, M Schiavo Lena, D Drago, A Andolfo… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal disease with high resistance to
therapies 1 . Inflammatory and immunomodulatory signals co-exist in the pancreatic tumour …

[HTML][HTML] Butyrate, a postbiotic of intestinal bacteria, affects pancreatic cancer and gemcitabine response in in vitro and in vivo models

…, TP Latiano, A Potenza, A Andolfo… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer. The characteristic
excessive stromatogenesis accompanying the growth of this tumor is believed to contribute to …

[HTML][HTML] Dimerization controls the lipid raft partitioning of uPAR/CD87 and regulates its biological functions

O Cunningham, A Andolfo, ML Santovito… - The EMBO …, 2003 - embopress.org
The urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR/CD87) is a
glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored membrane protein with multiple functions in extracellular …

The serine protease hepsin mediates urinary secretion and polymerisation of Zona Pellucida domain protein uromodulin

…, S Perucca, L Han, A Cattaneo, F Consolato, A Andolfo… - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.08887.001 Uromodulin is the most abundant protein in the urine. It is exclusively
produced by renal epithelial cells and it plays key roles in kidney function and disease. …

Tubulin acetyltransferase αTAT1 destabilizes microtubules independently of its acetylation activity

…, D Bilbao-Cortes, K Fiedorczuk, A Andolfo… - … and cellular biology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Acetylation of α-tubulin at lysine 40 (K40) is a well-conserved posttranslational modification
that marks long-lived microtubules but has poorly understood functional significance. …

[PDF][PDF] Circulating IGF-I and IGFBP3 levels control human colonic stem cell function and are disrupted in diabetic enteropathy

…, A Marando, A Vergani, R Frego, L Albarello, A Andolfo… - Cell stem cell, 2015 - cell.com
The role of circulating factors in regulating colonic stem cells (CoSCs) and colonic epithelial
homeostasis is unclear. Individuals with long-standing type 1 diabetes (T1D) frequently …

[HTML][HTML] Insight on colorectal carcinoma infiltration by studying perilesional extracellular matrix

M Nebuloni, L Albarello, A Andolfo, C Magagnotti… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) from perilesional and colorectal carcinoma (CRC), but not
healthy colon, sustains proliferation and invasion of tumor cells. We investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] HDAC3 is a molecular brake of the metabolic switch supporting white adipose tissue browning

…, G Cermenati, F Gilardi, B Desvergne, A Andolfo… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
White adipose tissue (WAT) can undergo a phenotypic switch, known as browning, in response
to environmental stimuli such as cold. Post-translational modifications of histones have …

[HTML][HTML] Urokinase regulates vitronectin binding by controlling urokinase receptor oligomerization

N Sidenius, A Andolfo, R Fesce, F Blasi - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2002 - ASBMB
Adhesion of monocytes to the extracellular matrix is mediated by a direct high affinity interaction
between cell-surface urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) receptor (uPAR) and …