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Progetti. Complesso parrocchiale di San Gregorio ad Agrigento
2016
La rivista presenta il progetto del complesso parrocchiale di San Gregorio ad Agrigento, evidenziandone i rapporti con il paesaggio costiero mediterraneo e quello sacro della Valle dei Templi. Viene descritta l'articolazione architettonica attraverso la lettura dello spazio sacro e degli elementi che caratterizzano il progetto.
Kel1 is a phosphorylation-regulated noise suppressor of the pheromone signaling pathway.
2021
Abstract Mechanisms have evolved that allow cells to detect signals and generate an appropriate response. The accuracy of these responses relies on the ability of cells to discriminate between signal and noise. How cells filter noise in signaling pathways is not well understood. We have analyzed noise suppression in the yeast pheromone signaling pathway. By combining synthetic genetic array screening, mass spectrometry and single-cell time-resolved microscopy, we discovered that the poorly characterized protein Kel1 serves as a major noise suppressor of the pathway. At the molecular level, Kel1 suppresses spontaneous activation of the pheromone response by inhibiting membrane recruitment of…
Macrophage-mediated clearance of cells undergoing caspase-3-independent death
2003
Little is known of the functions of caspases in mediating the surface changes required for phagocytosis of dying cells. Here we investigate the role played by the effector caspase, caspase-3 in this process using the caspase-3-defective MCF-7 breast carcinoma line and derived caspase-3-expressing transfectants. Our results indicate that, while certain typical features of apoptosis induced by etoposide - namely classical morphological changes and the ability to degrade DNA into oligonucleosomal fragments - are caspase-3-dependent, loss of cell adhesion to plastic and the capacity to interact with, and to be phagocytosed by, human monocyte-derived macrophages - both by CD14-dependent and CD14…
Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts: An Enzymatic Unexplored World to be Exploited
2019
Abstract Fermentation, to obtain alcoholic beverages, is a process which implies the interaction of various microorganisms. This metabolic process is due to the action of yeasts, which can be divided into two groups, the Saccharomyces yeasts, particularly S. cerevisiae, and the non-Saccharomyces yeasts. Although they are considered spoilage microorganisms of the fruits, non-Saccharomyces yeasts possess some interesting applied characteristics and can be used in food industry. Some of the compounds produced by these microorganisms may be beneficial and improve the characteristics of the fermented beverages. In this chapter, recent advances in glycosidase, xylanase, lipase, esterase, protease…
The N-glycan processing in HT-29 cells is a function of their state of enterocytic differentiation. Evidence for an atypical traffic associated with …
1991
International audience; When the human colon cancer cells HT-29 undergo enterocytic differentiation, they correctly process their N-glycans, whereas their undifferentiated counterpart are unable to process Man9-8-GlcNAc2 species, the natural substrate of alpha-mannosidase I. As this enzyme is fully active in both HT-29 cell populations, we hypothesize that N-glycoproteins are unable to reach the cis Golgi, the site where alpha-mannosidase I has been localized. We have demonstrated this point by using 1-deoxymannojirimycin, leupeptin, and monensin. In the presence of 1-deoxymannojirimycin, a specific inhibitor of alpha-mannosidase I, differentiated HT-29 cells, as expected, accumulate Man9-8…
Pore-forming toxins trigger shedding of receptors for interleukin 6 and lipopolysaccharide.
1996
Cleavage of membrane-associated proteins with the release of biologically active macromolecules is an emerging theme in biology. However, little is known about the nature and regulation of the involved proteases or about the physiological inducers of the shedding process. We here report that rapid and massive shedding of the interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6R) and the lipopolysaccharide receptor (CD14) occurs from primary and transfected cells attacked by two prototypes of pore-forming bacterial toxins, streptolysin O and Escherichia coli hemolysin. Shedding is not induced by an streptolysin O toxin mutant which retains cell binding capacity but lacks pore-forming activity. The toxin-dependent c…
Bipartite regulation of different components of the MHC class I antigen-processing machinery during dendritic cell maturation
2001
Dendritic cells (DC) are professional antigen-presenting cells (APC) which proceed from immature to a mature stage during their final differentiation. Immature DC are highly effective in terms of antigen uptake and processing, whereas mature DC become potent immunostimulatory cells. Until now, the expression profiles of the major components of the MHC class I antigen-processing machinery (APM) during DC development have not been well characterized. In this study, the mRNA and protein expression levels of the IFN-gamma inducible proteasome subunits, of the proteasome activators PA28, and of key components required for peptide transport and MHC class I-peptide complex assembly have been evalu…
Cloning of Sponge (Geodia cydonium) and Tunicate (Botryllus schlosseri) Proteasome Subunit Epsilon (PRCE): Implications about the Vertebrate MHC-Enco…
1996
Proteasomes are large protein complexes that play a major role in selective degradation of intracellular proteins. Eukaryotes feature seven different alpha and beta subunits. Two of the vertebrate housekeeping beta-subunits have MHC-encoded homologues that can substitute for the housekeeping counterparts upon interferon-gamma induction. In the present study we report the cloning of invertebrate beta-subunit proteasome epsilon (PRCE), from the marine sponge Geodia cydonium and from the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri. Sequence comparisons revealed that the sponge and tunicate proteins are strikingly similar to vertebrate and yeast PRCEs and their MHC-linked counterparts the PRCCs (als…
Development of Novel Selective Peptidomimetics Containing a Boronic Acid Moiety, Targeting the 20S Proteasome as Anticancer Agents
2014
This paper describes the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of peptidomimetic boronates as inhibitors of the 20S proteasome, a validated target in the treatment of multiple myeloma. The synthesized compounds showed a good inhibitory profile against the ChT-L activity of 20S proteasome. Compounds bearing a β-alanine residue at the P2 position were the most active, that is, 3-ethylphenylamino and 4-methoxyphenylamino (R)-1-{3-[4-(substituted)-2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl]propanamido}-3-methylbutylboronic acids (3 c and 3 d, respectively), and these derivatives showed inhibition constants (Ki ) of 17 and 20 nM, respectively. In addition, they co-inhibited post glutamyl peptide hydrolase act…
Kinetic analysis and molecular modeling of the inhibition mechanism of roneparstat (SST0001) on human heparanase
2016
Heparanase is a β-d-glucuronidase which cleaves heparan sulfate chains in the extracellular matrix and on cellular membranes. A dysregulated heparanase activity is intimately associated with cell invasion, tumor metastasis and angiogenesis, making heparanase an attractive target for the development of anticancer therapies. SST0001 (roneparstat; Sigma-Tau Research Switzerland S.A.) is a non-anticoagulant 100% N-acetylated and glycol-split heparin acting as a potent heparanase inhibitor, currently in phase I in advanced multiple myeloma. Herein, the kinetics of heparanase inhibition by roneparstat is reported. The analysis of dose-inhibition curves confirmed the high potency of roneparstat (I…