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Overview

Cristiano Simone is affiliated with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy, specializing in research at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their scholarly work primarily contributes to the fields of molecular biology, oncology, pathology and forensic medicine, cancer research, and genetics.

Their research focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Colorectal cancer treatments and studies
  • Cancer genomics and diagnostics
  • DNA repair mechanisms

Cristiano Simone has authored or co-authored numerous papers published in key scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • SMYD3: An Oncogenic Driver Targeting Epigenetic Regulation and Signaling Pathways (2020) published in Cancers
  • CD90 is regulated by notch1 and hallmarks a more aggressive intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma phenotype (2022) published in Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • Targeting SMYD3 to Sensitize Homologous Recombination-Proficient Tumors to PARP-Mediated Synthetic Lethality (2020) published in iScience
  • From Genetics to Histomolecular Characterization: An Insight into Colorectal Carcinogenesis in Lynch Syndrome (2021) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Colorectal Cancer Chemoprevention: A Dream Coming True? (2023) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their frequent publication venues reflect a consistent presence in journals such as:

  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Genes & Diseases
  • Cells
  • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research

Collaboration is a significant component of Cristiano Simone's work. They have co-authored numerous papers with colleagues who are frequent partners, including Valentina Grossi, Paola Sanese, Martina Lepore Signorile, Candida Fasano, and Giovanna Forte.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Physical and Functional HAT/HDAC Interplay Regulates Protein Acetylation Balance

    Alessia Peserico;Cristiano Simone

  • p38 pathway targets SWI-SNF chromatin-remodeling complex to muscle-specific loci.

    Cristiano Simone;Sonia Vanina Forcales;David A Hill;Anthony N Imbalzano

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Deacetylase inhibitors increase muscle cell size by promoting myoblast recruitment and fusion through induction of follistatin.

    Simona Iezzi;Monica Di Padova;Carlo Serra;Giuseppina Caretti

  • p38α MAPK pathway: A key factor in colorectal cancer therapy and chemoresistance

    Valentina Grossi;Alessia Peserico;Tugsan Tezil;Cristiano Simone

  • Functional Interdependence at the Chromatin Level between the MKK6/p38 and IGF1/PI3K/AKT Pathways during Muscle Differentiation

    Carlo Serra;Daniela Palacios;Chiara Mozzetta;Sonia V. Forcales

  • The AMPK-FoxO3A axis as a target for cancer treatment.

    Fulvio Chiacchiera;Cristiano Simone

  • FOXO3a from the Nucleus to the Mitochondria: A Round Trip in Cellular Stress Response.

    Candida Fasano;Vittoria Disciglio;Stefania Bertora;Martina Lepore Signorile

  • Integrated multi-omics characterization reveals a distinctive metabolic signature and the role of NDUFA4L2 in promoting angiogenesis, chemoresistance, and mitochondrial dysfunction in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Giuseppe Lucarelli;Monica Rutigliano;Fabio Sallustio;Domenico Ribatti

  • A novel cell type-specific role of p38α in the control of autophagy and cell death in colorectal cancer cells

    F Comes;A Matrone;P Lastella;B Nico

  • SWI/SNF : The crossroads where extracellular signaling pathways meet chromatin

    Cristiano Simone;Cristiano Simone

  • Activation of MyoD-dependent transcription by cdk9/cyclin T2.

    Cristiano Simone;Peter Stiegler;Luigi Bagella;Luigi Bagella;Luigi Bagella;Bruna Pucci

  • pRb: master of differentiation. Coupling irreversible cell cycle withdrawal with induction of muscle-specific transcription

    G De Falco;F Comes;C Simone;C Simone

  • p38α blockade inhibits colorectal cancer growth in vivo by inducing a switch from HIF1α- to FoxO-dependent transcription

    F Chiacchiera;A Matrone;E Ferrari;G Ingravallo

  • A SMYD3 Small-Molecule Inhibitor Impairing Cancer Cell Growth.

    Alessia Peserico;Aldo Germani;Paola Sanese;Armenio Jorge Barbosa

  • Inhibition of p38α unveils an AMPK-FoxO3A axis linking autophagy to cancer-specific metabolism

    Fulvio Chiacchiera;Cristiano Simone

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Giordano
Antonio Giordano Temple University
Pier Lorenzo Puri
Pier Lorenzo Puri Discovery Institute
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Felix Randow
Felix Randow MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Steven Finkbeiner
Steven Finkbeiner University of California, San Francisco
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Hsing Jien Kung
Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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