6 results on '"Gallini, Sara"'
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2. Injury prevents Ras mutant cell expansion in mosaic skin
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Gallini, Sara, Annusver, Karl, Rahman, Nur-Taz, Gonzalez, David G., Yun, Sangwon, Matte-Martone, Catherine, Xin, Tianchi, Lathrop, Elizabeth, Suozzi, Kathleen C., Kasper, Maria, and Greco, Valentina
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- 2023
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3. Insc:LGN tetramers promote asymmetric divisions of mammary stem cells.
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Culurgioni, Simone, Mari, Sara, Bonetti, Paola, Gallini, Sara, Bonetto, Greta, Brennich, Martha, Round, Adam, Nicassio, Francesco, and Mapelli, Marina
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STEM cells ,CELL division ,TISSUE differentiation ,CELL differentiation ,CELL proliferation ,CRYSTAL structure - Abstract
Asymmetric cell divisions balance stem cell proliferation and differentiation to sustain tissue morphogenesis and homeostasis. During asymmetric divisions, fate determinants and niche contacts segregate unequally between daughters, but little is known on how this is achieved mechanistically. In Drosophila neuroblasts and murine mammary stem cells, the association of the spindle orientation protein LGN with the stem cell adaptor Inscuteable has been connected to asymmetry. Here we report the crystal structure of Drosophila LGN in complex with the asymmetric domain of Inscuteable, which reveals a tetrameric arrangement of intertwined molecules. We show that Insc:LGN tetramers constitute stable cores of Par3-Insc- LGN-Gαi
GDP complexes, which cannot be dissociated by NuMA. In mammary stem cells, the asymmetric domain of Insc bound to LGN:GαiGDP suffices to drive asymmetric fate, and reverts aberrant symmetric divisions induced by p53 loss. We suggest a novel role for the Insc-bound pool of LGN acting independently of microtubule motors to promote asymmetric fate specification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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4. NuMA Phosphorylation by Aurora-A Orchestrates Spindle Orientation.
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Gallini, Sara, Carminati, Manuel, De Mattia, Fabiola, Pirovano, Laura, Martini, Emanuele, Oldani, Amanda, Asteriti, Italia Anna, Guarguaglini, Giulia, and Mapelli, Marina
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AURORA kinases , *PHOSPHORYLATION , *CELL cycle , *NON-uniform memory access , *CELLULAR signal transduction , *MICROTUBULES - Abstract
Summary Spindle positioning is essential for tissue morphogenesis and homeostasis. The signaling network synchronizing spindle placement with mitotic progression relies on timely recruitment at the cell cortex of NuMA:LGN:Gαi complexes, in which NuMA acts as a receptor for the microtubule motor Dynein. To study the implication of Aurora-A in spindle orientation, we developed protocols for the partial inhibition of its activity. Under these conditions, in metaphase NuMA and Dynein accumulate abnormally at the spindle poles and do not reach the cortex, while the cortical distribution of LGN remains unperturbed. FRAP experiments revealed that Aurora-A governs the dynamic exchange between the cytoplasmic and the spindle pole-localized pools of NuMA. We show that Aurora-A phosphorylates directly the C terminus of NuMA on three Ser residues, of which Ser1969 determines the dynamic behavior and the spindle orientation functions of NuMA. Most interestingly, we identify a new microtubule-binding domain of NuMA, which does not overlap with the LGN-binding motif. Our study demonstrates that in metaphase the direct phosphorylation of NuMA by Aurora-A controls its cortical enrichment, and that this is the major event underlying the spindle orientation functions of Aurora-A in transformed and non-transformed cells in culture. Phosphorylation of NuMA by Aurora-A does not affect its affinity for microtubules or for LGN but rather determines the mobility of the protein at the spindle poles. The finding that NuMA can associate concomitantly with LGN and microtubules suggests that its microtubule-binding activity contributes to anchor Dynein-loaded microtubule +TIPs at cortical sites with LGN. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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5. Hair follicle regeneration suppresses Ras-driven oncogenic growth.
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Pineda, Cristiana M., Gonzalez, David G., Matte-Martone, Catherine, Boucher, Jonathan, Lathrop, Elizabeth, Gallini, Sara, Fons, Nathan R., Tianchi Xin, Tai, Karen, Marsh, Edward, Nguyen, Don X., Suozzi, Kathleen C., Beronja, Slobodan, and Greco, Valentina
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HAIR follicles , *STEM cells , *EPITHELIUM , *EPIDERMIS , *TISSUES - Abstract
Mutations associated with tumor development in certain tissues can be nontumorigenic in others, yet the mechanisms underlying these different outcomes remains poorly understood. To address this, we targeted an activating Hras mutation to hair follicle stem cells and discovered that Hras mutant cells outcompete wild-type neighbors yet are integrated into clinically normal skin hair follicles. In contrast, targeting the Hras mutation to the upper noncycling region of the skin epithelium leads to benign outgrowths. Follicular Hras mutant cells autonomously and nonautonomously enhance regeneration, which directs mutant cells into continuous tissue cycling to promote integration rather than aberrancy. This follicular tolerance is maintained under additional challenges that promote tumorigenesis in the epidermis, including aging, injury, and a secondary mutation. Thus, the hair follicle possesses a unique, enhanced capacity to integrate and contain Hras mutant cells within both homeostatic and perturbed tissue, demonstrating that in the skin, multiple, distinct mechanisms exist to suppress oncogenic growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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6. Concomitant binding of Afadin to LGN and F-actin directs planar spindle orientation.
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Carminati M, Gallini S, Pirovano L, Alfieri A, Bisi S, and Mapelli M
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- Actins analysis, Amino Acid Sequence, Caco-2 Cells, Crystallography, X-Ray, HeLa Cells, Humans, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins analysis, Microfilament Proteins analysis, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Binding, Protein Interaction Maps, Spindle Apparatus chemistry, Spindle Apparatus metabolism, Actins metabolism, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins metabolism, Microfilament Proteins metabolism, Spindle Apparatus ultrastructure
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Polarized epithelia form by oriented cell divisions in which the mitotic spindle aligns parallel to the epithelial plane. To orient the mitotic spindle, cortical cues trigger the recruitment of NuMA-dynein-based motors, which pull on astral microtubules via the protein LGN. We demonstrate that the junctional protein Afadin is required for spindle orientation and correct epithelial morphogenesis of Caco-2 cysts. Molecularly, Afadin binds directly and concomitantly to F-actin and to LGN. We determined the crystallographic structure of human Afadin in complex with LGN and show that it resembles the LGN-NuMA complex. In mitosis, Afadin is necessary for cortical accumulation of LGN and NuMA above the spindle poles, in an F-actin-dependent manner. Collectively, our results depict Afadin as a molecular hub governing the enrichment of LGN and NuMA at the cortex. To our knowledge, Afadin is the first-described mechanical anchor between dynein and cortical F-actin.
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- 2016
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