SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

1.      Buemi V, Schillaci O, Santorsola M, Bonazza D, Broccia PV, Zappone A, Bottin C, Dell'Omo G, Kengne S, Cacchione S, Raffa GD, Piazza S, di Fagagna FD, Benetti R, Cortale M, Zanconati F, Del Sal G, Schoeftner S (2022). TGS1 mediates 2,2,7-trimethyl guanosine capping of the human telomerase RNA to direct telomerase dependent telomere maintenance NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (IF. 14.919), Vol 13(1): 2302

 

2.      Schoeftner S., Scarola M., Benetti R. (2021). Chromatin Regulation at Parental Gene Promoters by Pseudogene Sense lncRNAs. In: Methods in Molecular Biology. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (IF. 1.17), vol. 2324, p. 203-217, Humana Press Inc., ISBN: 978-1-0716-1502-7, ISSN: 1064-3745, doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1503-4_13

 

 

3.      Scarola M., Comisso E., Rosso M., Del Sal G., Schneider C., Schoeftner S., Benetti R. (2020). FUS-dependent loading of SUV39H1 to OCT4 pseudogene-lncRNA programs a silencing complex with OCT4 promoter specificity. COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY (IF 6.268), vol. 3, ISSN: 2399-3642, doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01355-9

 

4.      Petti, Eleonora, Buemi, Valentina, Zappone, Antonina, Schillaci, Odessa, Broccia, Pamela Veneziano, Dinami, Roberto, Matteoni, Silvia, Benetti, Roberta, Schoeftner, Stefan (2019). SFPQ and NONO suppress RNA:DNA-hybrid-related telomere instability. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (IF. 14.919),, vol. 10, ISSN: 2041-1723, doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08863-1

 

5.      Dinami R, Buemi V, Sestito R, Zappone A, Ciani Y, Mano M, Petti E, Sacconi A, Blandino G, Giacca M, Piazza S, Benetti R, Schoeftner S (2017).Epigenetic silencing of miR-296 and miR-512 ensures hTERT dependent apoptosis protection and telomere maintenance in basal-type breast cancer cells, ISSN: 1949-2553

 

6.      Comisso, E., Scarola, M, Rosso, M., Piazza, S., Marzinotto, S., Ciani, Y., Orsaria, M., MARIUZZI, Laura, SCHNEIDER, Claudio, Schoeftner, S., BENETTI, Roberta (2017). OCT4 controls mitotic stability and inactivates the RB tumor suppressor pathway to enhance ovarian cancer aggressiveness. ONCOGENE (IF. 9.867), ISSN: 0950-9232, doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.20

 

7.      Petti, Eleonora, Jordi, Fabian, Buemi, Valentina, Dinami, Roberto, BENETTI, Roberta, Blasco, Maria A, Schoeftner, Stefan (2015). Altered telomere homeostasis and resistance to skin carcinogenesis in Suv39h1 transgenic mice. CELL CYCLE (IF. 4,534), ISSN: 1551-4005, doi: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1021517

 

8.      Scarola, Michele, Comisso, Elisa, Pascolo, Rhena, Chiaradia, Riccardo, Maria Marion, Rosa, SCHNEIDER, Claudio, Blasco, Maria A., Schoeftner, Stefan, BENETTI, Roberta (2015). Epigenetic silencing of Oct4 by a complex containing SUV39H1 and Oct4 pseudogene lncRNA. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (IF. 14.919), vol. 6, ISSN: 2041-1723, doi: 10.1038/ncomms8631

 

9.      Dinami, Roberto, Ercolani, Cristiana, Petti, Eleonora, Piazza, Silvano, Ciani, Yari, Sestito, Rosanna, Sacconi, Andrea, Biagioni, Francesca, le Sage, Carlos, Agami, Reuven, BENETTI, Roberta, Mottolese, Marcella, SCHNEIDER, Claudio, Blandino, Giovanni, Schoeftner, Stefan (2014). miR-155 drives telomere fragility in human breast cancer by targeting TRF1. CANCER RESEARCH (IF. 12.701), vol. 74, p. 4145-56-4156, ISSN: 0008-5472, doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-2038

 

10.    Dinami, R., Petti, E., Sestito, R., BENETTI, Roberta, Schoeftner, S. (2014). microRNAs control the function of telomeres in cancer. RNA & DISEASE,p. 1-5, ISSN: 2375-2467, doi: 10.14800/rd.282

 

11.    Schoeftner S, Scarola M, Comisso E, SCHNEIDER, Claudio, BENETTI, Roberta (2013). An Oct4-pRb axis, controlled by MiR-335, integrates stem cell self-renewal and cell cycle control.. STEM CELLS (IF 6.277), vol. 31, p. 717-728, ISSN: 1066-5099, doi: 10.1002/stem.1315

 

12.    SCAROLA M, SCHOEFTNER S, SCHNEIDER, Claudio, BENETTI, Roberta (2010). miR-335 directly targets Rb1 (pRb/p105) in a proximal connection to p53-dependent stress response. CANCER RESEARCH (IF. 12.701), vol. 70 (17), p. 6925-6933, ISSN: 0008-5472, doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-0141

 

13.    MUNOZ P, BLANCO R, DE CARCER G, SCHOEFTNER S, BENETTI, Roberta, FLORES JM, MALUMBRES M, BLASCO MA (2009). TRF1 controls telomere length and mitotic fidelity in epithelial homeostasis. MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY (IF. 4.272), vol. 29, p. 1608-1625, ISSN: 0270-7306, doi: 10.1128/MCB.01339-08

 

14.    BENETTI, Roberta, GONZALO S, JACO I, MUNOZ P, GONZALEZ S, SCHOEFTNER S, MURCHISON E, ANDL T, CHEN T, KLATT P, LI E, SERRANO M, MILLAR S, HANNON G, BLASCO MA (2008). A mammalian microRNA cluster controls DNA methylation and telomere recombination via Rbl2-dependent regulation of DNA methyltransferases. NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (IF. 15.369), vol. 15, p. 268-279, ISSN: 1545-9985, doi: 10.1038/nsmb.1399

 

15.    BENETTI, Roberta, SCHOEFTNER S, MUNOZ P, BLASCO MA (2008). Role of TRF2 in the assembly of telomeric chromatin. CELL CYCLE (IF 4,534), vol. 7 (21), p. 3461-3468, ISSN: 1538-4101

 

16.    BENETTI, Roberta, GONZALO S, JACO I, SCHOTTA G, KLATT P, JENUWEIN T, BLASCO MA (2007). Suv4-20h deficiency results in telomere elongation and derepression of telomere recombination. THE JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY (IF. 10.539), vol. 178, p. 925-936, ISSN: 0021-9525, doi: 10.1083/jcb.200703081

 

17.    BENETTI, Roberta, GARCIA CAO M, BLASCO MA (2007). Telomere length regulates the epigenetic status of mammalian telomeres and subtelomeres. NATURE GENETICS (IF 38.330), vol. 39 (2), p. 243-250, ISSN: 1061-4036

 

18.    FLORES I, BENETTI, Roberta, BLASCO MA (2006). Telomerase regulation and stem cell behaviour. CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY (IF 8.382), vol. 18 (3), p. 254-260, ISSN: 0955-0674

 

19.    BENETTI, Roberta, BRANCOLINI, Claudio, COPETTI T., DELL'ORSO S., MELLONI E., MONTE M., SCHNEIDER, Claudio (2005). The Calpain System Is Involved in the Constitutive Regulation of beta-Catenin Signaling Function.. THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (IF: 5.157), vol. 280 (3), p. 22070-22080, ISSN: 0021-9258

 

20.    MONTE M, BENETTI, Roberta, COLLAVIN L, MARCHIONNI L, DEL SAL G, SCHNEIDER, Claudio (2004). hGTSE-1 expression stimulates cytoplasmic localization of p53. THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (IF. 5.157), vol. 279 (12), p. 11752-11774, ISSN: 0021-9258

 

21.    ZANNINI L, LECIS D, LISANTI S, BENETTI, Roberta, BUSCEMI G, SCHNEIDER, Claudio, DELIA D. (2003). Karyopherin-alpha2 protein interacts with Chk2 and contributes to its nuclear import. THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (IF. 5.157), vol. 278, p. 42346-42351, ISSN: 0021-9258, doi: 10.1074/jbc.M303304200

 

22.    KANNAMORI M, SANDY P, MARZINOTTO S, BENETTI, Roberta, KAI C, HAYASHIZAKI Y, SCHNEIDER, Claudio, SUZUKI H. (2003). The PDZ protein tax-interacting protein-1 inhibits beta-catenin transcriptional activity and growth of colorectal cancer cells. THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (IF. 5.157), vol. 278 (4), p. 38758-38764, ISSN: 0021-925

 

23.    MONTE M, BENETTI, Roberta, BUSCEMI G, SANDY P, DEL SAL G, SCHNEIDER, Claudio (2003). The cell cycle-regulated protein human GTSE-1 controls DNA damage-induced apoptosis by affecting p53 function. THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (IF. 5.157), vol. 278, p. 30356-30364, ISSN: 0021-9258, doi: 10.1074/jbc.M302902200

 

24.    BENETTI, Roberta, DEL SAL G, MONTE M, PARONI, Gabriela, BRANCOLINI, Claudio, SCHNEIDER, Claudio (2001). The death substrate Gas2 binds m-calpain and increases susceptibility to p53-dependent apoptosis. EMBO JOURNAL (IF: 11.598), vol. 20, p. 2702-2714, ISSN: 0261-4189, doi: 10.1093/emboj/20.11.2702

 

 

25.    Sgorbissa A., BENETTI, Roberta, Marzinotto S., SCHNEIDER, Claudio, BRANCOLINI, Claudio (1999). Caspase-3 and caspase-7 but not caspase-6 cleave Gas2 in vitro: implications for microfilament reorganization during apoptosis. JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE (IF. 5.285), vol. 112, p. 4475-4482, ISSN: 0021-9533