JESSICA REA

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ciclo: XXXIII



Titolo della tesi: Identification of long noncoding RNAs underlying Group 3 Medulloblastoma

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play a crucial role in the multi-layered regulation of physiological and disease-related gene expression, showing a particular significance in shaping the central nervous system (CNS) complexity. Dysregulated lncRNA expression has been reported in several human cancers, and their tissue-specificity makes them promising candidates as diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers and/or therapeutic targets. Medulloblastoma (MB) is one of the most aggressive pediatric brain tumours; the currently therapeutic approaches cause long-term secondary effects, which could be avoided by using more targeted therapies. Recently, the refinement of high-throughput analyses revealed the existence of four MB subgroups (WNT, SHH, Group 3 and Group 4), each molecularly distinct. Their further classification in 12 subtypes paved the way to the design of specific targets to improve treatment efficacy. In this regard, while protein-coding genes aberrantly expressed have been thoroughly investigated, the contribute of the “noncoding side” to MB tumorigenesis remains still unexplored. In this direction, our work contributed to unveil novel lncRNA species underlying G3 MB, the most aggressive and less known MB subgroup, harbouring a MYC-amplified signature. To this aim, we perturbed MYC function in a G3-derived cell line (D283 Med) and performed a transcriptome analysis that revealed 205 differentially expressed lncRNAs regulated by MYC. Upon stringent filtering criteria, we selected three lncRNAs, namely AC116407.1, AC091182.1 and AC010998.3 which are upregulated in G3-derived cells compared to normal human cerebella, suggesting a putative oncogenic role in G3 MB. Accordingly, their knock down negatively impacts on the viable cell number. Preliminary experiments suggested for AC116407.1 a role as a negative translational regulator of its antisense gene RHOT1. AC091182.1 showed, instead, a role as a positive cis regulator of the expression of its flanking genes, the oncogene ZNF703 and the CNS angiogenesis regulator ADGRA2. Finally, AC010998.3 displayed a striking effect as a repressor of D283 Med cell apoptosis; based on this role, it was renamed MyRACL (MYc-Regulated Apoptosis Counteracting LncRNA). This study represents the first experimental analysis uncovering MYC-regulated lncRNAs in G3 MB and identify for some of them a role as potential oncogenes and novel biomarkers in MYC-driven MB.

Produzione scientifica

11573/1429819 - 2020 - HOTAIRM1 regulates neuronal differentiation by modulating NEUROGENIN 2 and the downstream neurogenic cascade
Rea, Jessica; Menci, Valentina; Tollis, Paolo; Santini, Tiziana; Armaos, Alexandros; Garone, Maria Giovanna; Iberite, Federica; Cipriano, Andrea; Tartaglia, Gian Gaetano; Rosa, Alessandro; Ballarino, Monica; Laneve, Pietro; Caffarelli, Elisa - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: CELL DEATH & DISEASE (Nature Group) pp. - - issn: 2041-4889 - wos: WOS:000553100400002 (30) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85087954274 (27)

11573/1481384 - 2020 - HOTAIRM1 regulates neuronal differentiation by controlling NEUROGENIN 2 and the downstream neurogenic cascade
Rea, Jessica; Menci, Valentina; Tollis, Paolo; Santini, Tiziana; Tartaglia, Gian Gaetano; Rosa, Alessandro; Ballarino, Monica; Laneve, Pietro; Caffarelli, Elisa - 04f Poster
congresso: 25th Annual Meeting of the RNA Society (Online)
libro: 25th Annual Meeting of the RNA Society - ()

11573/1293450 - 2019 - Long Noncoding RNAs: Emerging Players in Medulloblastoma
Laneve, Pietro; Rea, Jessica; Caffarelli, Elisa - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS (Lausanne : Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-) pp. - - issn: 2296-2360 - wos: WOS:000461713100001 (6) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85065443806 (6)

11573/1344997 - 2019 - Identification of non-coding RNA – based molecular networks in Group 3 Medulloblastoma
Rea, Jessica; Laneve, Pietro; Carissimo, Annamaria; Caffarelli, Elisa - 04f Poster
congresso: 8th Course on Non-Coding Genome (Institute Curie, Paris, France)
libro: 8th course Non-coding genome ABSTRACT BOOK - ()

11573/1344999 - 2019 - The long noncoding RNA HOTAIRM1 contributes to neuronal differentiation by regulating Neurogenin 2 expression
Rea, Jessica; Menci, Valentina; Santini, Tiziana; Rosa, Alessandro; Ballarino, Monica; Laneve, Pietro; Caffarelli, Elisa - 04f Poster
congresso: IBPM Annual Meeting (National Research Council (CNR), Rome)
libro: IBPM Annual Meeting - Abstracts - ()

11573/1345007 - 2019 - HOTAIRM1 regulates neuronal differentiation by controlling NEUROGENIN 2 and the downstream neurogenic cascade
Rea, Jessica; Menci, Valentina; Tollis, Paolo; Santini, Tiziana; Alexandros, Armaos; Garone, Maria Giovanna; Iberite, Federica; Cipriano, Andrea; Tartaglia, Gian Gaetano; Rosa, Alessandro; Ballarino, Monica; Laneve, Pietro; Caffarelli, Elisa - 04f Poster
congresso: EMBO | EMBL Symposium: The Non-Coding Genome (EMBL Heidelberg, Germany)
libro: EMBO | EMBL Symposium: The Non-Coding Genome - ABSTRACT BOOK - ()

11573/1344947 - 2018 - Neurogenin 2 expression is regulated by the long noncoding RNA HOTAIRM1 during in vitro neuronal differentiation
Menci, Valentina; Santini, Tiziana; Rea, Jessica; Rosa, Alessandro; Laneve, Pietro; Caffarelli, Elisa - 04f Poster
congresso: XV FISV CONGRESS (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
libro: Program and Abstracts of the XV FISV CONGRESS - ()

11573/1347282 - 2017 - The neuronal long noncoding RNA linc-NeD125 controls the expression of Group 4 medulloblastoma driver genes, acting as a microRNA sponge
Laneve, Pietro; Favia, Annarita; Alfano, Vincenzo; Rea, Jessica; Di Carlo, Valerio; Bevilacqua, Valeria; Miele, Evelina; Ferretti, Elisabetta; Caffarelli, Elisa - 04f Poster
congresso: ABCD, The Biennial Congress of the Italian Association of Cell Biology and Differentiation (Bologna, Italy)
libro: ABCD Abstract Book - ()

11573/946738 - 2017 - The long noncoding RNA linc-NeD125 controls the expression of medulloblastoma driver genes by microRNA sponge activity
Laneve, Pietro; Po, Agnese; Favia, Annarita; Legnini, Ivano; Alfano, Vincenzo; Rea, Jessica; Carlo, Valerio Di; Bevilacqua, Valeria; Miele, Evelina; Mastronuzzi, Angela; Carai, Andrea; Locatelli, Franco; Bozzoni, Irene; Ferretti, Elisabetta; Caffarelli, Elisa - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ONCOTARGET (Albany, N.Y. : Impact Journals) pp. 31003-31015 - issn: 1949-2553 - wos: WOS:000401003200030 (42) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85019163554 (41)

11573/1344941 - 2016 - Group 4 Medulloblastoma driver gene expression is regulated by the long noncoding RNA linc-NeD125 through its natural microRNA sponge activity
Laneve, P.; Po, A.; Favia, A.; Legnini, I.; Alfano, V.; Rea, J.; Di Carlo, V.; Bevilacqua, V.; Bozzoni, I; Ferretti, E.; Caffarelli, E. - 04f Poster
congresso: EMBO | EMBL Symposium “The complex life of mRNA” (Heidelberg, Germania)
libro: EMBO | EMBL Symposium “The complex life of mRNA” - ()

11573/1293606 - 2016 - Linc-NeD125 establishes a ceRNA network in Group 4 Medulloblastoma
Laneve, Pietro; Po, Agnese; Favia, Annarita; Rea, Jessica; Alfano, Vincenzo; Miele, Evelina; Di Carlo, Valerio; Bevilacqua, Valeria; Legnini, Ivano; Bozzoni, Irene; Ferretti, Elisabetta; Caffarelli, Elisa - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
congresso: XIV Congress of the Italian Federation of Life Sciences (FISV) (Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy)
libro: Program and Abstracts of the XIV FISV CONGRESS - ()

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