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Publications: Dr Andrea Cerase

Cerase A, Avner P ( 2023 ) . From X-inactivation to neurodevelopment: CHD8-transcription factors (TFs) competitive binding at regulatory regions of CHD8 target genes can contribute to correct neuronal differentiation . Current Research in Neurobiology vol. 5 ,
Nepita I, Piazza S, Ruglioni M, Cristiani S, Bosurgi E, Salvadori T, Vicidomini G, Diaspro A et al. ( 2023 ) . On the Advent of Super-Resolution Microscopy in the Realm of Polycomb Proteins . Biology vol. 12 , ( 3 )
Hierholzer A, Cerase A, Avner P ( 2023 ) . Reply to Rafael Galupa: Discussing the role of Lppnx in the complexity of the X controlling element, Xce . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 120 , ( 7 )
Pallier PN, Ferrara M, Romagnolo F, Ferretti MT, Soreq H, Cerase A ( 2022 ) . Chromosomal and environmental contributions to sex differences in the vulnerability to neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders: Implications for therapeutic interventions . Progress in Neurobiology vol. 219 ,
Hierholzer A, Chureau C, Liverziani A, Ruiz NB, Cattanach BM, Young AN, Kumar M, Cerase A et al. ( 2022 ) . A long noncoding RNA influences the choice of the X chromosome to be inactivated . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 119 , ( 28 )
Cerase A, Calabrese JM, Tartaglia GG ( 2022 ) . Phase separation drives X-chromosome inactivation . Nature Structural & Molecular Biology vol. 29 , ( 3 ) 183 - 185 .
Enervald E, Powell LM, Boteva L, Foti R, Ruiz NB, Kibar G, Piszczek A, Cavaleri F et al. ( 2021 ) . RIF1 and KAP1 differentially regulate the choice of inactive versus active X chromosomes . The EMBO Journal vol. 40 , ( 24 )
Trigiante G, Ruiz NB, Cerase A ( 2021 ) . Emerging Roles of Repetitive and Repeat-Containing RNA in Nuclear and Chromatin Organization and Gene Expression . Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology vol. 9 ,
Aliperti V, Skonieczna J, Cerase A ( 2021 ) . Long Non-Coding RNA (lncRNA) Roles in Cell Biology, Neurodevelopment and Neurological Disorders . Non-Coding RNA vol. 7 , ( 2 )
Cerase A, Young AN, Ruiz NB, Buness A, Sant GM, Arnold M, Di Giacomo M, Ascolani M et al. ( 2021 ) . Chd8 regulates X chromosome inactivation in mouse through fine-tuning control of Xist expression . Communications Biology vol. 4 , ( 1 )
Young AN, Perlas E, Ruiz-Blanes N, Hierholzer A, Pomella N, Martin-Martin B, Liverziani A, Jachowicz JW et al. ( 2021 ) . Deletion of LBR N-terminal domains recapitulates Pelger-Huet anomaly phenotypes in mouse without disrupting X chromosome inactivation . Communications Biology vol. 4 , ( 1 )
Lee H-M, Kuijer MB, Ruiz Blanes N, Clark EP, Aita M, Galiano Arjona L, Kokot A, Sciaky N et al. ( 2020 ) . A small-molecule screen reveals novel modulators of MeCP2 and X-chromosome inactivation maintenance . Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders vol. 12 , ( 1 )
Cerase A, Tartaglia GG ( 2020 ) . Long non-coding RNA-polycomb intimate rendezvous . Open Biology vol. 10 , ( 9 )
Cerase A, Armaos A, Neumayer C, Avner P, Guttman M, Tartaglia GG ( 2019 ) . Phase separation drives X-chromosome inactivation: a hypothesis . Nature Structural & Molecular Biology vol. 26 , ( 5 ) 331 - 334 .
Gartler SM, Goldman MA, Cerase A ( 2019 ) . The Xist Locus ☆ . Reference Module in Life Sciences , Elsevier
Cerase A ( 2018 ) . Awakening the sleeping giant: methods for reactivating the inactive X chromosome as clinical treatment for X-linked disorders . Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics vol. 2 , 3 - 3 .
Pintacuda G, Young AN, Cerase A ( 2017 ) . Function by Structure: Spotlights on Xist Long Non-coding RNA . Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences vol. 4 ,
Pintacuda G, Wei G, Roustan C, Kirmizitas BA, Solcan N, Cerase A, Castello A, Mohammed S et al. ( 2017 ) . hnRNPK Recruits PCGF3/5-PRC1 to the Xist RNA B-Repeat to Establish Polycomb-Mediated Chromosomal Silencing . Molecular Cell vol. 68 , ( 5 ) 955 - 969.e10 .
Almeida M, Pintacuda G, Masui O, Koseki Y, Gdula M, Cerase A, Brown D, Mould A et al. ( 2017 ) . PCGF3/5–PRC1 initiates Polycomb recruitment in X chromosome inactivation . Science vol. 356 , ( 6342 ) 1081 - 1084 .
Cirillo D, Blanco M, Armaos A, Buness A, Avner P, Guttman M, Cerase A, Tartaglia GG ( 2016 ) . Quantitative predictions of protein interactions with long noncoding RNAs . Nature Methods vol. 14 , ( 1 ) 5 - 6 .
Chen C-K, Blanco M, Jackson C, Aznauryan E, Ollikainen N, Surka C, Chow A, Cerase A et al. ( 2016 ) . Xist recruits the X chromosome to the nuclear lamina to enable chromosome-wide silencing . Science vol. 354 , ( 6311 ) 468 - 472 .
Cerase A ( 2016 ) . X chromosome inactivation: The importance of being inactive . Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology vol. 56 , 1 - 2 .
Cerase A, Pintacuda G, Tattermusch A, Avner P ( 2015 ) . Xist localization and function: new insights from multiple levels . Genome Biology vol. 16 , ( 1 )
Pintacuda G, Cerase A ( 2015 ) . X Inactivation Lessons from Differentiating Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells . Stem Cell Reviews and Reports vol. 11 , ( 5 ) 699 - 705 .
Moindrot B, Cerase A, Coker H, Masui O, Grijzenhout A, Pintacuda G, Schermelleh L, Nesterova TB et al. ( 2015 ) . A Pooled shRNA Screen Identifies Rbm15, Spen, and Wtap as Factors Required for Xist RNA-Mediated Silencing . Cell Reports vol. 12 , ( 4 ) 562 - 572 .
Smeets D, Markaki Y, Schmid VJ, Kraus F, Tattermusch A, Cerase A, Sterr M, Fiedler S et al. ( 2014 ) . Three-dimensional super-resolution microscopy of the inactive X chromosome territory reveals a collapse of its active nuclear compartment harboring distinct Xist RNA foci . Epigenetics & Chromatin vol. 7 , ( 1 )
Cerase A, Smeets D, Tang YA, Gdula M, Kraus F, Spivakov M, Moindrot B, Leleu M et al. ( 2014 ) . Spatial separation of Xist RNA and polycomb proteins revealed by superresolution microscopy . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 111 , ( 6 ) 2235 - 2240 .
Farcas AM, Blackledge NP, Sudbery I, Long HK, McGouran JF, Rose NR, Lee S, Sims D et al. ( 2012 ) . KDM2B links the Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 (PRC1) to recognition of CpG islands . eLife vol. 1 ,
Matarazzo MR, Cerase A, D'Esposito M ( 2012 ) . Building up the inactive X chromosome1 . Biology of the Cell vol. 100 , ( 1 ) 63 - 70 .
Casanova M, Preissner T, Cerase A, Poot R, Yamada D, Li X, Appanah R, Bezstarosti K et al. ( 2011 ) . Polycomblike 2 facilitates the recruitment of PRC2 Polycomb group complexes to the inactive X chromosome and to target loci in embryonic stem cells . Development vol. 138 , ( 8 ) 1471 - 1482 .
Tang YA, Huntley D, Montana G, Cerase A, Nesterova TB, Brockdorff N ( 2010 ) . Efficiency of Xist-mediated silencing on autosomes is linked to chromosomal domain organisation . Epigenetics & Chromatin vol. 3 , ( 1 )
Matarazzo MR, De Bonis ML, Strazzullo M, Cerase A, Ferraro M, Vastarelli P, Ballestar E, Esteller M et al. ( 2006 ) . Multiple binding of methyl‐CpG and polycomb proteins in long‐term gene silencing events . Journal of Cellular Physiology vol. 210 , ( 3 ) 711 - 719 .
De Bonis ML, Cerase A, Matarazzo MR, Ferraro M, Strazzullo M, Hansen RS, Chiurazzi P, Neri G et al. ( 2006 ) . Maintenance of X- and Y-inactivation of the pseudoautosomal (PAR2) gene SPRY3 is independent from DNA methylation and associated to multiple layers of epigenetic modifications . Human Molecular Genetics vol. 15 , ( 7 ) 1123 - 1132 .
Strazzullo M, Cossu A, Baldinu P, Colombino M, Satta MP, Tanda F, De Bonis ML, Cerase A et al. ( 2003 ) . High‐resolution methylation analysis of the hMLH1 promoter in sporadic endometrial and colorectal carcinomas . Cancer vol. 98 , ( 7 ) 1540 - 1546 .