2024
Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment.
Gudneppanavar R, Di Pietro C, Oez H, Zhang P, Huang P, Braga C, Tebaldi T, Biancon G, Kim C, Gonzalez A, Halene S, Krause D, Egan M, Gupta N, Murray T, Bruscia E. Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 212: 0078_5418-0078_5418. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.212.supp.0078.5418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA-seqActin-binding protein ezrinF-actin distributionImmune response to bacteriaCystic fibrosisIn vitro functional studiesResponse to bacteriaIncreased expression of pro-inflammatory markersCytoskeleton rearrangementF-actinResponse to lung infectionExpressed genesProtein ezrinTranscriptional profilesExpression of pro-inflammatory markersPlasma membranePro-inflammatory markersFunctional studiesEzrinLung extracellular matrixCF miceExtracellular matrixWT micePI3K/Akt signalingLung infection
2013
Targeting the Intracellular Environment in Cystic Fibrosis: Restoring Autophagy as a Novel Strategy to Circumvent the CFTR Defect
Villella VR, Esposito S, Bruscia EM, Maiuri MC, Raia V, Kroemer G, Maiuri L. Targeting the Intracellular Environment in Cystic Fibrosis: Restoring Autophagy as a Novel Strategy to Circumvent the CFTR Defect. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2013, 4: 1. PMID: 23346057, PMCID: PMC3549520, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCF transmembrane conductance regulatorIntracellular environmentMutant CF transmembrane conductance regulatorF508del-CFTR proteinBeclin-1CFTR channel activityTransmembrane conductance regulatorDefective CF transmembrane conductance regulatorDirect gene transferGeneral proteostasisProteostasis regulatorsConformational diseasesDisabled autophagyCFTR mutantsAutophagosome formationPlasma membraneConductance regulatorF508del-CFTRCommon deletion mutationsDeletion mutationsRecent pre-clinical evidenceIntracellular retentionGene transferCFTR defectProteostasis