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Overview

Luciano Di Croce is affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and focuses primarily on research within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Immunology, Biophysics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Luciano Di Croce's recent notable papers include:

  • Functional and Pathological Roles of AHCY (2021) published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Targeting lymphoid-derived IL-17 signaling to delay skin aging (2023) published in Nature Aging
  • Neuron type-specific increase in lamin B1 contributes to nuclear dysfunction in Huntington's disease (2020) published in EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • PHF19 mediated regulation of proliferation and invasiveness in prostate cancer cells (2020) published in eLife
  • The Polycomb-associated factor PHF19 controls hematopoietic stem cell state and differentiation (2020) published in Science Advances

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Science Advances
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Collaborations are an integral part of their research, with frequent co-authors including Enrique Blanco, Sergi Aranda, Cecilia Ballaré, Ivano Mocavini, and Bernhard Payer. These collaborations reflect ongoing interdisciplinary efforts within their investigative scope.

Best Publications

  • The Polycomb group protein EZH2 directly controls DNA methylation

    Emmanuelle Viré;Carmen Brenner;Rachel Deplus;Loïc Blanchon

  • Targeting metastasis-initiating cells through the fatty acid receptor CD36

    Gloria Pascual;Alexandra Avgustinova;Stefania Mejetta;Mercè Martín

  • Methyltransferase Recruitment and DNA Hypermethylation of Target Promoters by an Oncogenic Transcription Factor

    Luciano Di Croce;Veronica A. Raker;Massimo Corsaro;Francesco Fazi

  • Genome regulation by Polycomb and Trithorax: 70 years and counting

    Bernd Schuettengruber;Henri-Marc Bourbon;Luciano Di Croce;Giacomo Cavalli

  • Transcriptional regulation by Polycomb group proteins.

    Luciano Di Croce;Luciano Di Croce;Kristian Helin

  • 3D structures of individual mammalian genomes studied by single-cell Hi-C

    Tim J. Stevens;Tim J. Stevens;David Lando;Srinjan Basu;Liam P. Atkinson

  • Demethylation of H3K27 regulates polycomb recruitment and H2A ubiquitination

    Min Gyu Lee;Raffaella Villa;Raffaella Villa;Patrick Trojer;Patrick Trojer;Jessica Norman;Jessica Norman

  • Myc represses transcription through recruitment of DNA methyltransferase corepressor

    Carmen Brenner;Rachel Deplus;Céline Didelot;Axelle Loriot

  • Landscape of somatic mutations and clonal evolution in mantle cell lymphoma

    Sílvia Beà;Rafael Valdés-Mas;Alba Navarro;Itziar Salaverria

  • DNA methylation of the gonadal aromatase (cyp19a) promoter is involved in temperature-dependent sex ratio shifts in the European sea bass.

    Laia Navarro-Martín;Jordi Viñas;Laia Ribas;Noelia Díaz

  • Polycomb Complex 2 Is Required for E-cadherin Repression by the Snail1 Transcription Factor

    Nicolás Herranz;Diego Pasini;Víctor M Díaz;Clara Francí

  • Nonoverlapping Functions of the Polycomb Group Cbx Family of Proteins in Embryonic Stem Cells

    Lluis Morey;Gloria Pascual;Luca Cozzuto;Guglielmo Roma

  • The circadian molecular clock creates epidermal stem cell heterogeneity

    Peggy Janich;Gloria Pascual;Anna Merlos-Suárez;Eduard Batlle

  • Regulation of gene transcription by Polycomb proteins

    Sergi Aranda;Gloria Mas;Luciano Di Croce

  • Polycomb complexes in stem cells and embryonic development.

    Luigi Aloia;Bruno Di Stefano;Luciano Di Croce

  • Oligomerization of RAR and AML1 Transcription Factors as a Novel Mechanism of Oncogenic Activation

    Saverio Minucci;Marco Maccarana;Mario Cioce;Pasquale De Luca

  • Role of the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

    Raffaella Villa;Diego Pasini;Arantxa Gutierrez;Lluis Morey

  • Phf19 links methylated Lys36 of histone H3 to regulation of Polycomb activity.

    Cecilia Ballaré;Martin Lange;Audrone Lapinaite;Gloria Mas Martin

  • RYBP and Cbx7 Define Specific Biological Functions of Polycomb Complexes in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Lluis Morey;Luigi Aloia;Luca Cozzuto;Salvador Aznar Benitah

  • Erratum: The Polycomb group protein EZH2 directly controls DNA methylation

    Emmanuelle Viré;Carmen Brenner;Rachel Deplus;Loïc Blanchon

Frequent Co-Authors

Salvador Aznar Benitah
Salvador Aznar Benitah Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci European Institute of Oncology
Saverio Minucci
Saverio Minucci European Institute of Oncology
Miguel Beato
Miguel Beato Centre for Genomic Regulation
Clara Nervi
Clara Nervi Sapienza University of Rome
François Fuks
François Fuks Université Libre de Bruxelles
José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta
José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta Spanish National Research Council
Francesc Piferrer
Francesc Piferrer Spanish National Research Council
Ramin Shiekhattar
Ramin Shiekhattar University of Miami
Manel Esteller
Manel Esteller Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute

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