2009
Role for MKL1 in megakaryocytic maturation
Cheng EC, Luo Q, Bruscia EM, Renda MJ, Troy JA, Massaro SA, Tuck D, Schulz V, Mane SM, Berliner N, Sun Y, Morris SW, Qiu C, Krause DS. Role for MKL1 in megakaryocytic maturation. Blood 2009, 113: 2826-2834. PMID: 19136660, PMCID: PMC2661865, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-09-180596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood Cell CountBone MarrowCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansLeukemia, Erythroblastic, AcuteMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOncogene Proteins, FusionPloidiesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSerum Response FactorThrombocytopeniaThrombopoiesisThrombopoietinTrans-ActivatorsConceptsMegakaryoblastic leukemia 1Reduced platelet countsSerum response factorMegakaryocytic differentiationPeripheral bloodPlatelet countMKL1 expressionMegakaryoblastic leukemiaBone marrow megakaryocytesMuscle cellsPresence of thrombopoietinPhysiologic maturationHuman erythroleukemia cell lineIncreased numberMarrow megakaryocytesCell linesErythroleukemia cell lineMegakaryocytesMegakaryocytic maturationDifferentiated muscle cellsOverexpressionConcurrent increaseMuscle differentiationCellsMaturation
2002
In vitrocorrection of cystic fibrosis epithelial cell lines by small fragment homologous replacement (SFHR) technique
Sangiuolo F, Bruscia E, Serafino A, Nardone AM, Bonifazi E, Lais M, Gruenert DC, Novelli G. In vitrocorrection of cystic fibrosis epithelial cell lines by small fragment homologous replacement (SFHR) technique. BMC Medical Genomics 2002, 3: 8. PMID: 12243649, PMCID: PMC130050, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-3-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell linesMembrane fusion pathwayCystic fibrosis epithelial cell lineDNA ratioSequence-based analysisCultured cell linesLipid/DNA ratioNormal airway epithelial cellsHomologous replacementMammalian cellsEndocytic pathwayLipid/DNA complexesEpithelial cell lineGene targetingFusion pathwayCellular factorsGenetic targetsCellular DNASmall fragmentsSpecific cell linesDNA complexesCellular processingSpecific mutationsDNASFHRIsolation of CF cell lines corrected at ΔF508-CFTR locus by SFHR-mediated targeting
Bruscia E, Sangiuolo F, Sinibaldi P, Goncz KK, Novelli G, Gruenert DC. Isolation of CF cell lines corrected at ΔF508-CFTR locus by SFHR-mediated targeting. Gene Therapy 2002, 9: 683-685. PMID: 12032687, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall fragment homologous replacementAllele-specific PCRPrimer extension productsCell linesCFTR mRNAHuman airway epithelial cellsAllele-specific PCR amplificationΔF508 mutationCF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) proteinExon 10CF cell lineMutant cell linesPCR amplificationAirway epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsGenomic DNA fingerprintingEndogenous CFTRHomologous replacementRegulator proteinDNA fingerprint analysisGenomic DNAWT mRNADNA fragmentsΔF508 alleleSequence analysis
1999
Gene transfection efficiency of tracheal epithelial cells by DC-Chol–DOPE/DNA complexes
Colosimo A, Serafino A, Sangiuolo F, Di Sario S, Bruscia E, Amicucci P, Novelli G, Dallapiccola B, Mossa G. Gene transfection efficiency of tracheal epithelial cells by DC-Chol–DOPE/DNA complexes. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1999, 1419: 186-194. PMID: 10407070, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(99)00067-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmission electron microscopyTransfection efficiencyDC-CholConfocal laser scanning microscopyCationic liposome/plasmid DNA complexesDNA complexesGene transfection efficiencyVivo gene therapyVitro gene transferPlasmid DNA complexesGene therapyDOPE liposomesElectron microscopyLiposome formulationsTracheal cellsGene transferLaser scanning microscopyCell linesMicroscopyTracheal epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsDramatic correlationScanning microscopyEfficiencyComplexes