Publications by authors named "P Giuseppe Pelicci"

Mutations in the NPM1 gene (NPMc+) and in the FLT3 gene (FLT3-ITD) represent the most frequent co-occurring mutations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), yet the cellular and molecular mechanisms of their cooperation remain largely unexplored. Using mouse models that faithfully recapitulate human AML, we investigated the impact of these oncogenes on pre-leukemic and leukemic hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), both separately and in combination. While both NPMc+ and Flt3-ITD promote the proliferation of pre-leukemia HSCs, only NPMc+ drives extended selfrenewal by preventing the depletion of the quiescent HSC pool.

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Worldwide, almost 10 million cancer deaths occurred in 2022, a number that is expected to rise to 16.3 million by 2040. Primary prevention has long been acknowledged as a crucial approach to reducing cancer incidence.

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To understand how oncogenes affect genome organization, it is essential to visualize fundamental processes such as DNA replication and transcription at high resolution in intact cells. At the same time, it is important to determine the progression of the cell along the cell cycle, as cell cycle regulation is crucial for the control of cell proliferation and oncogenesis. Here, we present a super-resolution imaging-based method to analyze single cell nuclei sorted according to specific phases of the cell cycle.

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In metastatic breast cancer (MBC), blood is a source of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). CTCs may serve as a ''real-time liquid biopsy" as they represent metastatic tumor genetics better than primary tumor. is one of the most important oncogenes in treatment-unresponsive breast cancers.

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