Expression of CDK7, cyclin H, and MAT1 is elevated in breast cancer and is prognostic in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer

…, C Gemma, JH Steel, N Patel, C Busonero… - Clinical Cancer …, 2016 - AACR
Purpose: CDK-activating kinase (CAK) is required for the regulation of the cell cycle and is a
trimeric complex consisting of cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7), Cyclin H, and the …

The extra-nuclear interactome of the estrogen receptors: implications for physiological functions

F Acconcia, M Fiocchetti, C Busonero… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last decades, a great body of evidence has defined a novel view of the cellular
mechanism of action of the steroid hormone 17β-estradiol (E2) through its estrogen receptors (ie…

[HTML][HTML] Dynamin II is required for 17β-estradiol signaling and autophagy-based ERα degradation

P Totta, C Busonero, S Leone, M Marino, F Acconcia - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
17β-estradiol (E2) regulates diverse physiological effects, including cell proliferation, by
binding to estrogen receptor α (ERα). ERα is both a transcription factor that drives E2-sensitive …

Strategies to degrade estrogen receptor α in primary and ESR1 mutant-expressing metastatic breast cancer

C Busonero, S Leone, S Bartoloni… - Molecular and cellular …, 2019 - Elsevier
With the advent of omic technologies, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms
underlying estrogen receptor α (ERα)-expressing breast cancer (BC) progression has grown …

[HTML][HTML] Ouabain and digoxin activate the proteasome and the degradation of the ERα in cells modeling primary and metastatic breast cancer

C Busonero, S Leone, F Bianchi, E Maspero… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer (BC) treatment relies on the detection of the estrogen receptor
α (ERα). ERα-expressing BC patients are treated with anti-estrogen drugs (ie, tamoxifen …

[HTML][HTML] A new anti-estrogen discovery platform identifies FDA-approved imidazole anti-fungal drugs as bioactive compounds against ERα expressing breast cancer …

M Cipolletti, S Bartoloni, C Busonero… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
17β-estradiol (E2) exerts its physiological effects through the estrogen receptor α (ie, ERα).
The E2:ERα signaling allows the regulation of cell proliferation. Indeed, E2 sustains the …

Emetine induces estrogen receptor alpha degradation and prevents 17β-estradiol-induced breast cancer cell proliferation

C Busonero, S Leone, F Acconcia - Cellular oncology, 2017 - Springer
Dear Editor, Most breast cancers (BC) are estrogen receptor αpositive (ERα+) at diagnosis.
This ERα positivity drives the therapeutic approach for this disease, which often consists of …

[HTML][HTML] Expression profiling of nuclear receptors in breast cancer identifies TLX as a mediator of growth and invasion in triple-negative breast cancer

…, CF Lai, M Periyasamy, Y Lombardo, C Busonero… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Nuclear Receptor (NR) superfamily of transcription factors comprises 48 members,
several of which have been implicated in breast cancer. Most important is estrogen receptor-α (…

Modulation of 17β‐Estradiol Signaling on Cellular Proliferation by Caveolin‐2

P Totta, F Gionfra, C Busonero… - Journal of cellular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The sex hormone 17β‐estradiol (E2) exerts pleiotropic effects by binding to the ligand‐activated
transcription factor estrogen receptor α (ERα). The E2:ERα complex regulates several …

A functional drug re-purposing screening identifies carfilzomib as a drug preventing 17β-estradiol: ERα signaling and cell proliferation in breast cancer cells

C Busonero, S Leone, C Klemm, F Acconcia - Molecular and Cellular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Most cases of breast cancer (BC) are estrogen receptor α-positive (ERα+) at diagnosis. The
presence of ERα drives the therapeutic approach for this disease, which often consists of …