U. Testa

Publication List Details

Period

1991 - 2002

Number

54

Co-Authors

Role of Ets-1 in erythroid differentiation (2002)

Marziali, G., Perrotti, E., Ilari, R., Lulli, V., Coccia, E. M., Mazzeo, S., ...

Members of the Ets gene family are known to be expressed in the hematopoietic tissue and some of them play a pivotal role in normal hematopoietic cell development. Ets-1 gene expression was analyzed...

Role of Ets-1 in transcriptional regulation of transferrin receptor and erythroid differentiation (2002)

Marziali, G., Perrotti, E., Ilari, R., Lulli, V., Coccia, E. M., Moret, R., ...

High expression of transferrin receptor (TfR) on the membrane of erythroid cells accounts for the high level of iron required to sustain heme synthesis. Several studies indicate that during erythroid...

Mechanisms of differential transferrin receptor expression in normal hematopoiesis (2000)

Sposi, N. M., Cianetti, L., Tritarelli, E., Pelosi, E., Militi, S., Barberi, T., ...

We have investigated the expression of transferrin receptor (TfR) iron regulatory protein-1 (IRP-1) and iron regulatory protein-2 (IRP-2) in liquid suspension culture of purified hematopoietic...

Post-transcriptional regulation of transferrin receptor mRNA by IFN gamma (1992)

Bourgeade, M. F., Silbermann, F., Kühn, L. C., Testa, U., Peschle, C., Memet, S., ...

IFN gamma inhibits the rise in transferrin receptor mRNA level which is normally observed when stationary WISH cells are stimulated to proliferate. This effect is not attributable to a change in the...

Differential regulation of iron regulatory element-binding protein(s) in cell extracts of activated lymphocytes versus monocytes-macrophages (1991)

Testa, U., Kühn, L. C., Petrini, M., Quaranta, M. T., Pelosi, E., Peschle, C.

The intracellular iron level exerts a negative feedback on transferrin receptor (TfR) expression in cells requiring iron for their proliferation, in contrast to the positive feedback observed in...

Modulation of retinoblastoma gene in normal adult hematopoiesis: peak expression and functional role in advanced erythroid differentiation.

Condorelli, G L, Testa, U, Valtieri, M, Vitelli, L, De Luca, A, Barberi, T, ...

The retinoblastoma (RB) gene specifies a nuclear phosphoprotein (pRb 105), which is a prototype tumor suppressor inactivated in a variety of human tumors. Recent studies suggest that RB is also...

Cell cycle-dependent initiation and lineage-dependent abrogation of GATA-1 expression in pure differentiating hematopoietic progenitors.

Sposi, N M, Zon, L I, Carè, A, Valtieri, M, Testa, U, Gabbianelli, M, ...

The programmed activation/repression of transcription factors in early hematopoietic differentiation has not yet been explored. The DNA-binding protein GATA-1 is required for normal erythroid...

Transcriptional regulation of the ferritin heavy-chain gene: the activity of the CCAAT binding factor NF-Y is modulated in heme-treated Friend leukemia cells and during monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation.

Marziali, G, Perrotti, E, Ilari, R, Testa, U, Coccia, E M, Battistini, A

The ferritin H-chain gene promoter regulation was analyzed in heme-treated Friend leukemia cells (FLCs) and during monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation. In the majority of cell lines studied, the...

Ectopic TAL-1/SCL expression in phenotypically normal or leukemic myeloid precursors: proliferative and antiapoptotic effects coupled with a differentiation blockade.

Condorelli, G L, Tocci, A, Botta, R, Facchiano, F, Testa, U, Vitelli, L, ...

The TAL-1 gene specifies a basic helix-loop-helix domain (bHLH) transcription factor, which heterodimerizes with E2A gene family proteins. tal-1 protein is abnormally expressed in the majority of...

Opposite effects of the acute promyelocytic leukemia PML-retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR alpha) and PLZF-RAR alpha fusion proteins on retinoic acid signalling.

Ruthardt, M, Testa, U, Nervi, C, Ferrucci, P F, Grignani, F, Puccetti, E, ...

Fusion proteins involving the retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR alpha) and the PML or PLZF nuclear protein are the genetic markers of acute promyelocytic leukemias (APLs). APLs with the PML-RAR alpha...

Increased human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) expression in chronically infected U937 cells upon in vitro differentiation by hydroxyvitamin D3: roles of interferon and tumor necrosis factor in regulation of HIV production.

Locardi, C, Petrini, C, Boccoli, G, Testa, U, Dieffenbach, C, Buttò, S, ...

We have investigated the roles of cytokines in the modulation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) production in chronically infected U937 cells upon in vitro differentiation by hydroxyvitamin D3....

Differential expression and functional role of GATA-2, NF-E2, and GATA-1 in normal adult hematopoiesis.

Labbaye, C, Valtieri, M, Barberi, T, Meccia, E, Masella, B, Pelosi, E, ...

We have explored the expression of the transcription factors GATA-1, GATA-2, and NF-E2 in purified early hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) induced to gradual unilineage erythroid or granulocytic...

Human embryonic hemopoiesis. Kinetics of progenitors and precursors underlying the yolk sac----liver transition.

Migliaccio, G, Migliaccio, A R, Petti, S, Mavilio, F, Russo, G, Lazzaro, D, ...

Human embryonic development involves transition from yolk sac (YS) to liver (L) hemopoiesis. We report the identification of pluripotent, erythroid, and granulo-macrophage progenitors in YS, L, and...

Molecular mechanisms underlying the expression of the human HOX-5.1 gene.

Cianetti, L, Di Cristofaro, A, Zappavigna, V, Bottero, L, Boccoli, G, Testa, U, ...

The complex mechanisms underlying homeobox genes expression involve regulation at transcriptional, post-transcriptional and translational levels. The multiple transcripts of the human HOX-5.1 gene...

Coordinate expression and proliferative role of HOXB genes in activated adult T lymphocytes.

Carè, A, Testa, U, Bassani, A, Tritarelli, E, Montesoro, E, Samoggia, P, ...

We investigated the expression of HOXB cluster genes in purified phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-activated T lymphocytes from normal adult peripheral blood by reverse transcription PCR and RNase protection....

Expression of protein kinase C genes during ontogenic development of the central nervous system.

Sposi, N M, Bottero, L, Cossu, G, Russo, G, Testa, U, Peschle, C

We have analyzed the RNA expression of three protein kinase C (PKC) genes (alpha, beta, and gamma) in human and murine central nervous systems during embryonic-fetal, perinatal, and adult life....

Modulation of ferritin H-chain expression in Friend erythroleukemia cells: transcriptional and translational regulation by hemin.

Coccia, E M, Profita, V, Fiorucci, G, Romeo, G, Affabris, E, Testa, U, ...

The mechanisms that regulate the expression of the H chain of the iron storage protein ferritin in Friend erythroleukemia cells (FLCs) after exposure to hemin (ferric protoporphyrin IX),...

Proliferative response and oncogene expression induced by epidermal growth factor in EL2 rat fibroblasts.

Liboi, E, Pelosi, E, Testa, U, Peschle, C, Rossi, G B

Extensive evidence supports a two-step model for the control of fibroblast growth, which includes first the action of a competence factor (e.g., platelet-derived growth factor) followed by the...

Genetic heterogeneity of "normal" human erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase: an isoelectrophoretic polymorphism.

Modiano, G, Battistuzzi, G, Esan, G J, Testa, U, Luzzatto, L

Quantitative determination of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD; D-glucose-6-phosphate: NADP+ 1-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.49) activity was carried out in 214 male Nigerian children of 84 mothers...

Presence of the Tn antigen on hematopoietic progenitors from patients with the Tn syndrome.

Vainchenker, W, Vinci, G, Testa, U, Henri, A, Tabilio, A, Fache, M P, ...

The Tn syndrome is an acquired clonal disorder characterized by the exposure of a normally hidden determinant, the Tn antigen, on the surface of human erythrocytes, platelets, granulocytes, and...

Effects on differentiation by the promyelocytic leukemia PML/RARalpha protein depend on the fusion of the PML protein dimerization and RARalpha DNA binding domains.

Grignani, F, Testa, U, Rogaia, D, Ferrucci, P F, Samoggia, P, Pinto, A, ...

The block of terminal differentiation is a prominent feature of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) and its release by retinoic acid correlates with disease remission. Expression of the APL-specific...

The PML/RARalpha fusion protein inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced apoptosis in U937 cells and acute promyelocytic leukemia blasts.

Testa, U, Grignani, F, Samoggia, P, Zanetti, C, Riccioni, R, Lo Coco, F, ...

We investigated the effect of the acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) specific PML/RARalpha fusion protein on the sensitivity to TNF-alpha-mediated apoptosis. The U937 leukemia cell line was...

Expression of platelet membrane glycoproteins and alpha-granule proteins by a human erythroleukemia cell line (HEL).

Tabilio, A, Rosa, J P, Testa, U, Kieffer, N, Nurden, A T, Del Canizo, M C, ...

We demonstrate that HEL, a human erythroleukemic cell line, has numerous megakaryocytic markers which were markedly enhanced following the addition of the inducers dimethyl sulfoxide or...

Expression of P-170 glycoprotein sensitizes lymphoblastoid CEM cells to mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.

Matarrese, P, Testa, U, Cauda, R, Vella, S, Gambardella, L, Malorni, W

Multidrug resistance caused by P-glycoprotein (P-170) is a phenomenon by which cells exposed to a single drug acquire resistance to other structurally and functionally unrelated drugs. This is a...

Ectopic expression of interferon regulatory factor-1 potentiates granulocytic differentiation.

Coccia, E M, Stellacci, E, Valtieri, M, Masella, B, Feccia, T, Marziali, G, ...

Numerous transcription factors allow haematopoietic cells to respond to lineage- and stage-specific cytokines and to act as their effectors. It is increasingly evident that the interferon regulatory...

Post-transcriptional regulation of transferrin receptor mRNA by IFN gamma.

Bourgeade, M F, Silbermann, F, Kühn, L, Testa, U, Peschle, C, Mémet, S, ...

IFN gamma inhibits the rise in transferrin receptor mRNA level which is normally observed when stationary WISH cells are stimulated to proliferate. This effect is not attributable to a change in the...

Modulation of retinoblastoma gene in normal adult hematopoiesis: peak expression and functional role in advanced erythroid differentiation.

Condorelli, G L, Testa, U, Valtieri, M, Vitelli, L, De Luca, A, Barberi, T, ...

The retinoblastoma (RB) gene specifies a nuclear phosphoprotein (pRb 105), which is a prototype tumor suppressor inactivated in a variety of human tumors. Recent studies suggest that RB is also...

Cell cycle-dependent initiation and lineage-dependent abrogation of GATA-1 expression in pure differentiating hematopoietic progenitors.

Sposi, N M, Zon, L I, Carè, A, Valtieri, M, Testa, U, Gabbianelli, M, ...

The programmed activation/repression of transcription factors in early hematopoietic differentiation has not yet been explored. The DNA-binding protein GATA-1 is required for normal erythroid...

Transcriptional regulation of the ferritin heavy-chain gene: the activity of the CCAAT binding factor NF-Y is modulated in heme-treated Friend leukemia cells and during monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation.

Marziali, G, Perrotti, E, Ilari, R, Testa, U, Coccia, E M, Battistini, A

The ferritin H-chain gene promoter regulation was analyzed in heme-treated Friend leukemia cells (FLCs) and during monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation. In the majority of cell lines studied, the...

Ectopic TAL-1/SCL expression in phenotypically normal or leukemic myeloid precursors: proliferative and antiapoptotic effects coupled with a differentiation blockade.

Condorelli, G L, Tocci, A, Botta, R, Facchiano, F, Testa, U, Vitelli, L, ...

The TAL-1 gene specifies a basic helix-loop-helix domain (bHLH) transcription factor, which heterodimerizes with E2A gene family proteins. tal-1 protein is abnormally expressed in the majority of...

Opposite effects of the acute promyelocytic leukemia PML-retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR alpha) and PLZF-RAR alpha fusion proteins on retinoic acid signalling.

Ruthardt, M, Testa, U, Nervi, C, Ferrucci, P F, Grignani, F, Puccetti, E, ...

Fusion proteins involving the retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR alpha) and the PML or PLZF nuclear protein are the genetic markers of acute promyelocytic leukemias (APLs). APLs with the PML-RAR alpha...

Increased human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) expression in chronically infected U937 cells upon in vitro differentiation by hydroxyvitamin D3: roles of interferon and tumor necrosis factor in regulation of HIV production.

Locardi, C, Petrini, C, Boccoli, G, Testa, U, Dieffenbach, C, Buttò, S, ...

We have investigated the roles of cytokines in the modulation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) production in chronically infected U937 cells upon in vitro differentiation by hydroxyvitamin D3....

Differential expression and functional role of GATA-2, NF-E2, and GATA-1 in normal adult hematopoiesis.

Labbaye, C, Valtieri, M, Barberi, T, Meccia, E, Masella, B, Pelosi, E, ...

We have explored the expression of the transcription factors GATA-1, GATA-2, and NF-E2 in purified early hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) induced to gradual unilineage erythroid or granulocytic...

Post-transcriptional regulation of transferrin receptor mRNA by IFN gamma.

Bourgeade, M F, Silbermann, F, Kühn, L, Testa, U, Peschle, C, Mémet, S, ...

IFN gamma inhibits the rise in transferrin receptor mRNA level which is normally observed when stationary WISH cells are stimulated to proliferate. This effect is not attributable to a change in the...

Human embryonic hemopoiesis. Kinetics of progenitors and precursors underlying the yolk sac----liver transition.

Migliaccio, G, Migliaccio, A R, Petti, S, Mavilio, F, Russo, G, Lazzaro, D, ...

Human embryonic development involves transition from yolk sac (YS) to liver (L) hemopoiesis. We report the identification of pluripotent, erythroid, and granulo-macrophage progenitors in YS, L, and...

Molecular mechanisms underlying the expression of the human HOX-5.1 gene.

Cianetti, L, Di Cristofaro, A, Zappavigna, V, Bottero, L, Boccoli, G, Testa, U, ...

The complex mechanisms underlying homeobox genes expression involve regulation at transcriptional, post-transcriptional and translational levels. The multiple transcripts of the human HOX-5.1 gene...

Coordinate expression and proliferative role of HOXB genes in activated adult T lymphocytes.

Carè, A, Testa, U, Bassani, A, Tritarelli, E, Montesoro, E, Samoggia, P, ...

We investigated the expression of HOXB cluster genes in purified phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-activated T lymphocytes from normal adult peripheral blood by reverse transcription PCR and RNase protection....

Expression of protein kinase C genes during ontogenic development of the central nervous system.

Sposi, N M, Bottero, L, Cossu, G, Russo, G, Testa, U, Peschle, C

We have analyzed the RNA expression of three protein kinase C (PKC) genes (alpha, beta, and gamma) in human and murine central nervous systems during embryonic-fetal, perinatal, and adult life....

Modulation of ferritin H-chain expression in Friend erythroleukemia cells: transcriptional and translational regulation by hemin.

Coccia, E M, Profita, V, Fiorucci, G, Romeo, G, Affabris, E, Testa, U, ...

The mechanisms that regulate the expression of the H chain of the iron storage protein ferritin in Friend erythroleukemia cells (FLCs) after exposure to hemin (ferric protoporphyrin IX),...

Proliferative response and oncogene expression induced by epidermal growth factor in EL2 rat fibroblasts.

Liboi, E, Pelosi, E, Testa, U, Peschle, C, Rossi, G B

Extensive evidence supports a two-step model for the control of fibroblast growth, which includes first the action of a competence factor (e.g., platelet-derived growth factor) followed by the...

Genetic heterogeneity of "normal" human erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase: an isoelectrophoretic polymorphism.

Modiano, G, Battistuzzi, G, Esan, G J, Testa, U, Luzzatto, L

Quantitative determination of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD; D-glucose-6-phosphate: NADP+ 1-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.49) activity was carried out in 214 male Nigerian children of 84 mothers...

Presence of the Tn antigen on hematopoietic progenitors from patients with the Tn syndrome.

Vainchenker, W, Vinci, G, Testa, U, Henri, A, Tabilio, A, Fache, M P, ...

The Tn syndrome is an acquired clonal disorder characterized by the exposure of a normally hidden determinant, the Tn antigen, on the surface of human erythrocytes, platelets, granulocytes, and...

Effects on differentiation by the promyelocytic leukemia PML/RARalpha protein depend on the fusion of the PML protein dimerization and RARalpha DNA binding domains.

Grignani, F, Testa, U, Rogaia, D, Ferrucci, P F, Samoggia, P, Pinto, A, ...

The block of terminal differentiation is a prominent feature of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) and its release by retinoic acid correlates with disease remission. Expression of the APL-specific...

The PML/RARalpha fusion protein inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced apoptosis in U937 cells and acute promyelocytic leukemia blasts.

Testa, U, Grignani, F, Samoggia, P, Zanetti, C, Riccioni, R, Lo Coco, F, ...

We investigated the effect of the acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) specific PML/RARalpha fusion protein on the sensitivity to TNF-alpha-mediated apoptosis. The U937 leukemia cell line was...

Expression of platelet membrane glycoproteins and alpha-granule proteins by a human erythroleukemia cell line (HEL).

Tabilio, A, Rosa, J P, Testa, U, Kieffer, N, Nurden, A T, Del Canizo, M C, ...

We demonstrate that HEL, a human erythroleukemic cell line, has numerous megakaryocytic markers which were markedly enhanced following the addition of the inducers dimethyl sulfoxide or...

Expression of P-170 glycoprotein sensitizes lymphoblastoid CEM cells to mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.

Matarrese, P, Testa, U, Cauda, R, Vella, S, Gambardella, L, Malorni, W

Multidrug resistance caused by P-glycoprotein (P-170) is a phenomenon by which cells exposed to a single drug acquire resistance to other structurally and functionally unrelated drugs. This is a...

Ectopic expression of interferon regulatory factor-1 potentiates granulocytic differentiation.

Coccia, E M, Stellacci, E, Valtieri, M, Masella, B, Feccia, T, Marziali, G, ...

Numerous transcription factors allow haematopoietic cells to respond to lineage- and stage-specific cytokines and to act as their effectors. It is increasingly evident that the interferon regulatory...

Mechanisms underlying T-lymphocyte activation: mitogen initiates and IL-2 amplifies the expression of transferrin receptors via intracellular iron level.

Pelosi-Testa, E, Samoggia, P, Giannella, G, Montesoro, E, Caravita, T, Salvo, G, ...

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBM) pulsed with lectin (PHA or Con A for 0.25-3 hr) show a low expression of interleukin-2 and transferrin receptors (IL-2Rs, TfRs) and a mild decline of...

Activation and proliferation of normal resting human T lymphocytes in serum-free culture: role of IL-4 and IL-6

Habetswallner, D., Pelosi, E., Bulgarini, D., Camagna, A., Samoggia, P., Montesoro, E., ...

Purified human T lymphocytes, completely depleted of accessory cells [i.e. monocytes, large granular lymphocytes (LGL) and B lymphocytes], have been grown in serum-free culture in presence of a...

Prognostic significance of interleukin 6 serum levels in patients with ovarian cancer.

Scambia, G., Testa, U., Benedetti Panici, P., Foti, E., Martucci, R., Gadducci, A., ...

High levels of IL-6 were found in 50% of 114 patients with primary ovarian cancer. IL-6 sensitivity was lower than that of CA 125, and the combination of both assays did not increase the sensitivity...