2016
Studying Vascular Angiogenesis and Senescence in Zebrafish Embryos
Ristori E, Donnini S, Ziche M. Studying Vascular Angiogenesis and Senescence in Zebrafish Embryos. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1430: 387-400. PMID: 27172969, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3628-1_27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZebrafish embryosFluorescent transgenic linesCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 expressionVessel formationTransgenic linesSenescence defectsZebrafish modelPhosphatase activityAlkaline phosphatase activityEmbryosSenescenceExcellent animal modelExcellent disease modelZebrafishP21 expressionBrain degenerative changesNeurodegenerative diseasesVascular angiogenesisVascular senescenceΒ-galactosidaseOptical translucencyPeptide treatmentAmyloid β-peptideAngiogenesisDisease models
2015
A Dicer-miR-107 Interaction Regulates Biogenesis of Specific miRNAs Crucial for Neurogenesis
Ristori E, Lopez-Ramirez MA, Narayanan A, Hill-Teran G, Moro A, Calvo CF, Thomas JL, Nicoli S. A Dicer-miR-107 Interaction Regulates Biogenesis of Specific miRNAs Crucial for Neurogenesis. Developmental Cell 2015, 32: 546-560. PMID: 25662174, PMCID: PMC8950125, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationImmunoenzyme TechniquesIn Situ HybridizationMicroRNAsNeurogenesisNeuronsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhombencephalonRibonuclease IIIRNA, MessengerTumor Cells, CulturedZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsSpecific miRNAsDicer levelsBiogenesis of microRNAsNeuronal cellsDicer expression levelsExpression levelsDicer resultsMiRNA biogenesisMiR-107 functionsBiogenesisEctopic accumulationSubstrate selectivityPostmitotic neuronsMiR-107MiR-9MiRNAsHomeostatic levelsPrecise accumulationNeurogenesisDicerCellsAccumulationMicroRNAsRecent reportsProgenitors