2021
A ligand-insensitive UNC5B splicing isoform regulates angiogenesis by promoting apoptosis
Pradella D, Deflorian G, Pezzotta A, Di Matteo A, Belloni E, Campolungo D, Paradisi A, Bugatti M, Vermi W, Campioni M, Chiapparino A, Scietti L, Forneris F, Giampietro C, Volf N, Rehman M, Zacchigna S, Paronetto MP, Pistocchi A, Eichmann A, Mehlen P, Ghigna C. A ligand-insensitive UNC5B splicing isoform regulates angiogenesis by promoting apoptosis. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 4872. PMID: 34381052, PMCID: PMC8358048, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24998-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplicing isoformsNetrin-1 bindingAlternative splicing factorPost-transcriptional pathwayNetrin-1 receptor UNC5BBlood vessel developmentEndothelial cellsApoptosis-dependent mannerSplicing factorsApoptotic functionTumor angiogenesisNetrin-1Vascular developmentVessel developmentInduces ApoptosisReceptor UNC5BIsoformsApoptosisUNC5BAngiogenesisExonsRegulatorPoor patient outcomesCancer vasculaturePathway
2019
Rhomboid-Like-2 Intramembrane Protease Mediates Metalloprotease-Independent Regulation of Cadherins
Battistini C, Rehman M, Avolio M, Arduin A, Valdembri D, Serini G, Tamagnone L. Rhomboid-Like-2 Intramembrane Protease Mediates Metalloprotease-Independent Regulation of Cadherins. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2019, 20: 5958. PMID: 31783481, PMCID: PMC6928865, DOI: 10.3390/ijms20235958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cadherin extracellular domainIntramembrane proteasesExtracellular domainPost-translational regulationSame functional pathwayRhomboid familyRHBDL2Tissue homeostasisNovel regulatorCell motilityNegative regulatorFunctional pathwaysCadherinMajor familiesCell migrationAdhesive receptorsFunctional roleNovel mechanismVE-cadherinNovel MMPsE-cadherinCancer cellsRegulatorProteaseEndothelial cells