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Sabrina Strano

Sabrina Strano

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
12629
World Ranking
12526
National Ranking
429

Overview

Sabrina Strano is a researcher affiliated with McMaster University in Canada, with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work encompasses multiple subfields including molecular biology, cancer research, oncology, infectious diseases, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The research topics explored by Sabrina Strano cover several areas, including:

  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies

Their research has been published in a variety of journals, with a concentration in:

  • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Molecular Cancer
  • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Sabrina Strano include:

  • Oral mucositis: the hidden side of cancer therapy, 2020, Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • CircRNAs: role in human diseases and potential use as biomarkers, 2021, Cell Death and Disease
  • YAP/TAZ and EZH2 synergize to impair tumor suppressor activity of TGFBR2 in non-small cell lung cancer, 2020, Cancer Letters
  • CircPVT1: a pivotal circular node intersecting Long Non-Coding-PVT1 and c-MYC oncogenic signals, 2022, Molecular Cancer
  • PI3K Inhibitors Curtail MYC-Dependent Mutant p53 Gain-of-Function in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, 2020, Clinical Cancer Research

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Giovanni Blandino, Andrea Sacconi, Claudio Pulito, Sara Donzelli, and Paola Muti, indicating a broad network of research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Physical interaction with Yes-associated protein enhances p73 transcriptional activity.

    Sabrina Strano;Eliana Munarriz;Mario Rossi;Luisa Castagnoli

  • Gain of function of mutant p53: The mutant p53/NF-Y protein complex reveals an aberrant transcriptional mechanism of cell cycle regulation

    Silvia Di Agostino;Sabrina Strano;Velia Emiliozzi;Valentina Zerbini

  • The transcriptional coactivator Yes-associated protein drives p73 gene-target specificity in response to DNA Damage.

    Sabrina Strano;Olimpia Monti;Natalia Pediconi;Alessia Baccarini

  • The circRNA-microRNA code: emerging implications for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

    Lorena Verduci;Sabrina Strano;Yosef Yarden;Giovanni Blandino

  • Mutant p53: an oncogenic transcription factor

    S Strano;S Dell'Orso;S Di Agostino;G Fontemaggi

  • Physical interaction with human tumor-derived p53 mutants inhibits p63 activities

    Sabrina Strano;Giulia Fontemaggi;Antonio Costanzo;Maria Giulia Rizzo

  • Physical and Functional Interaction between p53 Mutants and Different Isoforms of p73

    Sabrina Strano;Eliana Munarriz;Mario Rossi;Barbara Cristofanelli

  • Oral mucositis: the hidden side of cancer therapy

    Claudio Pulito;Antonio Cristaudo;Caterina La Porta;Stefano Zapperi

  • Mutant p53 enhances nuclear factor kappaB activation by tumor necrosis factor alpha in cancer cells.

    Lilach Weisz;Alexander Damalas;Michalis Liontos;Panagiotis Karakaidos

  • Metformin elicits anticancer effects through the sequential modulation of DICER and c-MYC

    Giovanni Blandino;Mariacristina Valerio;Mario Cioce;Federica Mori

  • Mutant p53 gain of function: reduction of tumor malignancy of human cancer cell lines through abrogation of mutant p53 expression.

    G Bossi;E Lapi;S Strano;C Rinaldo

  • CircRNAs: role in human diseases and potential use as biomarkers.

    Lorena Verduci;Emilio Tarcitano;Sabrina Strano;Yosef Yarden

  • PML, YAP, and p73 are components of a proapoptotic autoregulatory feedback loop.

    Eleonora Lapi;Silvia Di Agostino;Sara Donzelli;Hilah Gal

  • Melatonin and Hippo Pathway: Is There Existing Cross-Talk?

    Federica Lo Sardo;Paola Muti;Giovanni Blandino;Sabrina Strano

  • Pin1 Links the Activities of c-Abl and p300 in Regulating p73 Function

    Fiamma Mantovani;Fiamma Mantovani;Silvano Piazza;Monica Gostissa;Sabrina Strano

  • The execution of the transcriptional axis mutant p53, E2F1 and ID4 promotes tumor neo-angiogenesis

    Giulia Fontemaggi;Stefania Dell'Orso;Daniela Trisciuoglio;Tal Shay

  • miR-204 targets Bcl-2 expression and enhances responsiveness of gastric cancer

    A Sacconi;F Biagioni;V Canu;F Mori

  • The oncogenic role of circPVT1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is mediated through the mutant p53/YAP/TEAD transcription-competent complex

    Lorena Verduci;Maria Ferraiuolo;Andrea Sacconi;Federica Ganci

  • Identification of Direct p73 Target Genes Combining DNA Microarray and Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Analyses

    Giulia Fontemaggi;Itai Kela;Ninette Amariglio;Gideon Rechavi

  • Physical interaction with yes-associated protein enhances p73 transcriptional activity

    S. Strano;O. Monti;A. Baccarini;M. Sudol

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Blandino
Giovanni Blandino McMaster University
Paola Muti
Paola Muti University of Milan
Ada Sacchi
Ada Sacchi Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri
Yosef Yarden
Yosef Yarden Weizmann Institute of Science
Marius Sudol
Marius Sudol Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Giannino Del Sal
Giannino Del Sal University of Trieste
Moshe Oren
Moshe Oren Weizmann Institute of Science
Marcella Mottolese
Marcella Mottolese IRCCS Regina Elena Institute
Franco Berrino
Franco Berrino Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

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