@article{CarmelaVeglianteRoyoPalomeroetal.2011, author = {Carmela Vegliante, Maria and Royo, Cristina and Palomero, Jara and Salaverria, Itziar and Balint, Balazs and Martin-Guerrero, Idoia and Agirre, Xabier and Lujambio, Amaia and Richter, Julia and Xargay-Torrent, Silvia and Bea, Silvia and Hernandez, Luis and Enjuanes, Anna and Jose Calasanz, Maria and Rosenwald, Andreas and Ott, German and Roman-Gomez, Jose and Prosper, Felipe and Esteller, Manel and Jares, Pedro and Siebert, Reiner and Campo, Elias and Martin-Subero, Jose I. and Amador, Virginia}, title = {Epigenetic Activation of SOX11 in Lymphoid Neoplasms by Histone Modifications}, series = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {6}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, number = {6}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0021382}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-135325}, pages = {e21382}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Recent studies have shown aberrant expression of SOX11 in various types of aggressive B-cell neoplasms. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms leading to such deregulation, we performed a comprehensive SOX11 gene expression and epigenetic study in stem cells, normal hematopoietic cells and different lymphoid neoplasms. We observed that SOX11 expression is associated with unmethylated DNA and presence of activating histone marks (H3K9/14Ac and H3K4me3) in embryonic stem cells and some aggressive B-cell neoplasms. In contrast, adult stem cells, normal hematopoietic cells and other lymphoid neoplasms do not express SOX11. Such repression was associated with silencing histone marks H3K9me2 and H3K27me3. The SOX11 promoter of non-malignant cells was consistently unmethylated whereas lymphoid neoplasms with silenced SOX11 tended to acquire DNA hypermethylation. SOX11 silencing in cell lines was reversed by the histone deacetylase inhibitor SAHA but not by the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor AZA. These data indicate that, although DNA hypermethylation of SOX11 is frequent in lymphoid neoplasms, it seems to be functionally inert, as SOX11 is already silenced in the hematopoietic system. In contrast, the pathogenic role of SOX11 is associated with its de novo expression in some aggressive lymphoid malignancies, which is mediated by a shift from inactivating to activating histone modifications.}, language = {en} } @article{StuckensenLamoEspinosaMuinosLopezetal.2019, author = {Stuckensen, Kai and Lamo-Espinosa, Jos{\´e} M. and Mui{\~n}os-L{\´o}pez, Emma and Ripalda-Cembor{\´a}in, Purificaci{\´o}n and L{\´o}pez-Mart{\´i}nez, Tania and Iglesias, Elena and Abizanda, Gloria and Andreu, Ion and Flandes-Iparraguirre, Mar{\´i}a and Pons-Villanueva, Juan and Elizalde, Reyes and Nickel, Joachim and Ewald, Andrea and Gbureck, Uwe and Pr{\´o}sper, Felipe and Groll, J{\"u}rgen and Granero-Molt{\´o}, Froil{\´a}n}, title = {Anisotropic cryostructured collagen scaffolds for efficient delivery of RhBMP-2 and enhanced bone regeneration}, series = {Materials}, volume = {12}, journal = {Materials}, number = {19}, issn = {1996-1944}, doi = {10.3390/ma12193105}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-195966}, year = {2019}, abstract = {In the treatment of bone non-unions, an alternative to bone autografts is the use of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), e.g., BMP-2, BMP-7, with powerful osteoinductive and osteogenic properties. In clinical settings, these osteogenic factors are applied using absorbable collagen sponges for local controlled delivery. Major side effects of this strategy are derived from the supraphysiological doses of BMPs needed, which may induce ectopic bone formation, chronic inflammation, and excessive bone resorption. In order to increase the efficiency of the delivered BMPs, we designed cryostructured collagen scaffolds functionalized with hydroxyapatite, mimicking the structure of cortical bone (aligned porosity, anisotropic) or trabecular bone (random distributed porosity, isotropic). We hypothesize that an anisotropic structure would enhance the osteoconductive properties of the scaffolds by increasing the regenerative performance of the provided rhBMP-2. In vitro, both scaffolds presented similar mechanical properties, rhBMP-2 retention and delivery capacity, as well as scaffold degradation time. In vivo, anisotropic scaffolds demonstrated better bone regeneration capabilities in a rat femoral critical-size defect model by increasing the defect bridging. In conclusion, anisotropic cryostructured collagen scaffolds improve bone regeneration by increasing the efficiency of rhBMP-2 mediated bone healing.}, language = {en} }