Unidad de Tumores Sólidos Infantiles
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Identificación y caracterización funcional de genes diana de la oncoproteína EWSR1::FLI1 característica de los sarcomas de Ewing
Los sarcomas de Ewing son un tipo de tumores de la infancia y la adolescencia que se caracterizan por la presencia de translocaciones cromosómicas que dan lugar a factores de transcripción quiméricos. La más frecuente de estas alteraciones cromosómicas fusiona el gen EWSR1 con el gen FLI1, dando lugar al factor de transcripción aberrante EWSR1::FLI1. EWSR1::FLI1 desempeña un papel fundamental en el desarrollo del sarcoma de Ewing, ya que regula la expresión de centenares de genes implicados en el proceso tumoral. En nuestro laboratorio combinamos el uso de tecnologías shRNA y CRISPR/Cas9 para generar modelos de enfermedad con las técnicas más avanzadas de análisis genómico y proteómico para identificar los genes implicados en el desarrollo del sarcoma de Ewing. El objetivo final es identificar genes diana que permitan el desarrollo y diseño de terapias dirigidas más eficaces y con menos efectos secundarios.
Desarrollo de terapias avanzadas para el tratamiento del sarcoma de Ewing
El tratamiento estandar del sarcoma de Ewing se basa en el uso de quimioterapia, radioterapia y cirugía. Aunque estos tratamientos son relativamente eficaces para algunos tumores localizados, son totalmente ineficientes en el caso de pacientes con tumores metastásicos o resistentes a los tratamientos convencionales. Como consecuencia de la falta de alternativas terapéuticas eficaces, tres de cada cuatro niños o adolescentes con tumores metastásicos o refractarios morirán por causa de la enfermedad. Es por tanto urgente desarrollar nuevas terapias para dar respuesta a este grupo de pacientes. En nuestro laboratorio estamos trabajando en el desarrollo de terapias disruptivas, que representen un enfoque totalmente novedoso para el tratamiento de esta enfermedad. Nuestra apuesta se basa en el uso de aproximaciones de terapia génica y el uso de vectores virales (principalmente adenovirus) y no virales (principalmente nanopartículas lipídicas) para vehiculizar las terapias a las células tumorales.
Publicaciones destacadas
Differences in Expression of IQSEC2 Transcript Isoforms in Male and Female Cases with Loss of Function Variants and Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Aug 22;23(16):9480
Baladron B, Mielu LM, López-Martín E, Barrero MJ, Lopez L, Alvarado JI, Monzón S, Varona S, Cuesta I, Cazorla R, Lara J, Iglesias G, Román E, Ros P, Gomez-Mariano G, Cubillo I, Miguel EH, Rivera D, Alonso J, Bermejo-Sánchez E, Posada M, Martínez-Delgado B.
PUBMED DOIDe novo small deletion affecting transcription start site of short isoform of AUTS2 gene in a patient with syndromic neurodevelopmental defects. Am J Med Genet A. 2021 Mar;185(3):877-883
Martinez-Delgado B, Lopez-Martin E, Lara-Herguedas J, Monzon S, Cuesta I, Juliá M, Aquino V, Rodriguez-Martin C, Damian A, Gonzalo I, Gomez-Mariano G, Baladron B, Cazorla R, Iglesias G, Roman E, Ros P, Tutor P, Mellor S, Jimenez C, Cabrejas MJ, Gonzalez-Vioque E, Alonso J, Bermejo-Sánchez E, Posada M.
PUBMED DOIA 2.84 Mb deletion at 21q22.11 in a patient clinically diagnosed with Marden-Walker syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2013 Sep;161A(9):2281-90
Carrascosa-Romero MC, Suela J, Pardal-Fernández JM, Bermejo-Sánchez E, Vidal-Company A, MacDonald A, Tébar-Gil R, Martínez-Fernández ML, Martínez-Frías ML.
PUBMED DOIBladder exstrophy: an epidemiologic study from the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, and an overview of the literature. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2011 Nov 15;157C(4):321-32
Siffel C, Correa A, Amar E, Bakker MK, Bermejo-Sánchez E, Bianca S, Castilla EE, Clementi M, Cocchi G, Csáky-Szunyogh M, Feldkamp ML, Landau D, Leoncini E, Li Z, Lowry RB, Marengo LK, Mastroiacovo P, Morgan M, Mutchinick OM, Pierini A, Rissmann A, Ritvanen A, Scarano G, Szabova E, Olney RS.
PUBMED DOICloacal exstrophy: an epidemiologic study from the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2011 Nov 15;157C(4):333-43
Feldkamp ML, Botto LD, Amar E, Bakker MK, Bermejo-Sánchez E, Bianca S, Canfield MA, Castilla EE, Clementi M, Csaky-Szunyogh M, Leoncini E, Li Z, Lowry RB, Mastroiacovo P, Merlob P, Morgan M, Mutchinick OM, Rissmann A, Ritvanen A, Siffel C, Carey JC.
PUBMED DOIAmelia: a multi-center descriptive epidemiologic study in a large dataset from the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, and overview of the literature. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2011 Nov 15;157C(4):288-304
Bermejo-Sánchez E, Cuevas L, Amar E, Bakker MK, Bianca S, Bianchi F, Canfield MA, Castilla EE, Clementi M, Cocchi G, Feldkamp ML, Landau D, Leoncini E, Li Z, Lowry RB, Mastroiacovo P, Mutchinick OM, Rissmann A, Ritvanen A, Scarano G, Siffel C, Szabova E, Martínez-Frías ML.
PUBMED DOICharacterization of a 8q21.11 microdeletion syndrome associated with intellectual disability and a recognizable phenotype. Am J Hum Genet. 2011 Aug 12;89(2):295-301
Palomares M, Delicado A, Mansilla E, de Torres ML, Vallespín E, Fernandez L, Martinez-Glez V, García-Miñaur S, Nevado J, Simarro FS, Ruiz-Perez VL, Lynch SA, Sharkey FH, Thuresson AC, Annerén G, Belligni EF, Martínez-Fernández ML, Bermejo E, Nowakowska B, Kutkowska-Kazmierczak A, Bocian E, Obersztyn E, Martínez-Frías ML, Hennekam RC, Lapunzina P.
PUBMED DOICyclopia: an epidemiologic study in a large dataset from the International Clearinghouse of Birth Defects Surveillance and Research. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2011 Nov 15;157C(4):344-57
Orioli IM, Amar E, Bakker MK, Bermejo-Sánchez E, Bianchi F, Canfield MA, Clementi M, Correa A, Csáky-Szunyogh M, Feldkamp ML, Landau D, Leoncini E, Li Z, Lowry RB, Mastroiacovo P, Morgan M, Mutchinick OM, Rissmann A, Ritvanen A, Scarano G, Szabova E, Castilla EE.
PUBMED DOIToxic oil syndrome: healthrelated quality-of-life assessment using the SF-36 Health Survey. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(2), 491–500.
DOI
Comprehensive reanalysis for CNVs in ES data from unsolved rare disease cases results in new diagnoses. NPJ Genom Med. 2024 Oct 26;9(1):49
Demidov G, Yaldiz B, Garcia-Pelaez J, de Boer E, Schuermans N, Van de Vondel L, Paramonov I, Johansson LF, Musacchia F, Benetti E, Bullich G, Sablauskas K, Beltran S, Gilissen C, Hoischen A, Ossowski S, de Voer R, Lohmann K, Oliveira C, Topf A, Vissers LELM; Solve-RD Consortium; Laurie S.
PUBMED DOIPushing the boundaries of rare disease diagnostics with the help of the first Undiagnosed Hackathon. Nat Genet. 2024 Nov;56(11):2287-2294
Delgado-Vega AM, Cederroth H, Taylan F, Ekholm K, Ek M, Thonberg H, Jemt A, Nilsson D, Eisfeldt J, Bilgrav Saether K, Höijer I, Akgun-Dogan O, Asano Y, Barakat TS, Batkovskyte D, Baynam G, Bodamer O, Chetruengchai W, Corcoran P, Couse M, Danis D, Demidov G, Dohi E, Erhardsson M, Fernandez-Luna L, Fujiwara T, Garg N, Giugliani R, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Grigelioniene G, Groza T, Gunnarsson C, Hammarsjö A, Hammond CK, Hatirnaz Ng Ö, Hesketh S, Hettiarachchi D, Johansson Soller M, Kirmani UA, Kjellberg M, Kvarnung M, Kvlividze O, Lagerstedt-Robinson K, Lasko P, Lassmann T, Lau LYS, Laurie S, Lim WK, Liu Z, Lysenkova Wiklander M, Makay P, Maiga AB, Maya-González C, Meyn MS, Neethiraj R, Nigro V, Nordgren F, Nordlund J, Orrsjö S, Ottosson J, Ozbek U, Özdemir Ö, Partin C, Pearce DA, Peck R, Pedersen A, Pettersson M, Pongpanich M, Posada de la Paz M, Ramani A, Romero JA, Romero VI, Rosenquist R, Saw AM, Spencer M, Stattin EL, Srichomthong C, Tapia-Paez I, Taruscio D, Taylor JP, Tkemaladze T, Tully I, Tümer Z, van Zelst-Stams WAG, Verloes A, Västerviga E, Wang S, Yang R, Yamamoto S, Yépez VA, Zhang Q, Shotelersuk V, Wiafe SA, Alanay Y, Botto LD, Kirmani S, Lumaka A, Palmer EE, Puri RD, Wirta V, Lindstrand A, Buske OJ, Cederroth M, Nordgren A.
PUBMED DOICIBERER: Spanish national network for research on rare diseases: A highly productive collaborative initiative. Clin Genet. 2022 May 10; 1(5-6):481-493
Luque J, Mendes I, Gómez B, Morte B, López de Heredia M, Herreras E, Corrochano V, Bueren J, Gallano P, Artuch R, Fillat C, Pérez-Jurado LA, Montoliu L, Carracedo Á, Millán JM, Webb SM, Palau F; CIBERER Network; Lapunzina P..
PUBMED DOIPrevalence of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa in Spain: a population-based study using the 3-source capture-recapture method. Evidence of a need for improvement in care. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2013 Dec;104(10):890-6
Hernandez-Martín A, Aranegui B, Escámez MJ, de Lucas R, Vicente A, Rodríguez-Díaz E, Bernabeu-Wittel J, Gonzalez-Hermosa R, García-Patos V, Ginarte M, Mascaró JM Jr, Corredera C, Baselga E, Santiago JL, Chaves A, Román C, Evole M, Martin-Santiago A, Torrelo A, Del Río M, Feito M, Gonzalez-Enseñat MA, Romero G, Morcillo-Makow E, Abaitua I, García-Doval I.
PUBMED DOIOverview of existing initiatives to develop and improve access and data sharing in rare disease registries and biobanks worldwide. Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs, 4(7), 729–739
López-Martín E, Thompson R, Gainotti S, Wang CM, Rubinstein Y, Taruscio D, Monaco L, Lochmüller H, Alonso-Ferreira V, Posada de la Paz M.
DOIJiménez-García L, Higueras MÁ, Herranz S, Hernández-López M, Luque A, de Las Heras B, Hortelano S. A hispanolone-derived diterpenoid inhibits M2-Macrophage polarization in vitro via JAK/STAT and attenuates chitin induced inflammation in vivo. Biochem Pharmacol. 2018 Aug;154:373-383
Jiménez-García L, Higueras MÁ, Herranz S, Hernández-López M, Luque A, de Las Heras B, Hortelano S. A hispanolone-derived diterpenoid inhibits M2-Macrophage polarization in vitro via JAK/STAT and attenuates chitin induced inflammation in vivo. Biochem Pharmacol. 2018 Aug;154:373-383
PUBMED DOIJiménez-García L, Herranz S, Higueras MA, Luque A, Hortelano S. Tumor suppressor ARF regulates tissue microenvironment and tumor growth through modulation of macrophage polarization. Oncotarget. 2016 Oct 11;7(41):66835-66850.
Jiménez-García L, Herranz S, Higueras MA, Luque A, Hortelano S. Tumor suppressor ARF regulates tissue microenvironment and tumor growth through modulation of macrophage polarization. Oncotarget. 2016 Oct 11;7(41):66835-66850.
PUBMED DOIJiménez-García L, Través PG, López-Fontal R, Herranz S, Higueras MA, de Las Heras B, Hortelano S, Luque A. 8,9-Dehydrohispanolone-15,16-lactol diterpene prevents LPS-triggered inflammatory responses by inhibiting endothelial activation. Biochem J. 2016 Jul 15;473(14):2061-71.
Jiménez-García L, Través PG, López-Fontal R, Herranz S, Higueras MA, de Las Heras B, Hortelano S, Luque A. 8,9-Dehydrohispanolone-15,16-lactol diterpene prevents LPS-triggered inflammatory responses by inhibiting endothelial activation. Biochem J. 2016 Jul 15;473(14):2061-71.
PUBMED DOIGarcía-Quintans N, Prieto I, Sánchez-Ramos C, Luque A, Arza E, Olmos Y, Monsalve M. Regulation of endothelial dynamics by PGC-1α relies on ROS control of VEGF-A signaling. Free Radic Biol Med. 2016 Apr;93:41-51
García-Quintans N, Prieto I, Sánchez-Ramos C, Luque A, Arza E, Olmos Y, Monsalve M. Regulation of endothelial dynamics by PGC-1α relies on ROS control of VEGF-A signaling. Free Radic Biol Med. 2016 Apr;93:41-51
PUBMED DOIAbós B, Wang T, Castro R, Granja AG, Leal E, Havixbeck J, Luque A, Barreda DR, Secombes CJ, Tafalla C. Distinct Differentiation Programs Triggered by IL-6 and LPS in Teleost IgM(+) B Cells in The Absence of Germinal Centers. Sci Rep. 2016 Aug 2;6:30004
Abós B, Wang T, Castro R, Granja AG, Leal E, Havixbeck J, Luque A, Barreda DR, Secombes CJ, Tafalla C. Distinct Differentiation Programs Triggered by IL-6 and LPS in Teleost IgM(+) B Cells in The Absence of Germinal Centers. Sci Rep. 2016 Aug 2;6:30004
PUBMED DOIMaría Luisa Franco, Cristina Melero, Esther Sarasola, Alfonso Luque, María García-Barcina and Marçal Vilar. Mutations in TrkA Causing Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA) Induce Mutation-Dependent Misfolding, Aggregation and Cell Death. J Biol Chem. 2016 Aug 22. pii: jbc.M116.722587
María Luisa Franco, Cristina Melero, Esther Sarasola, Alfonso Luque, María García-Barcina and Marçal Vilar. Mutations in TrkA Causing Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA) Induce Mutation-Dependent Misfolding, Aggregation and Cell Death. J Biol Chem. 2016 Aug 22. pii: jbc.M116.722587
PUBMED DOIα-Hispanolol sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis via death receptor up-regulation. Mota A, Jiménez-Garcia L, Herránz S, de Las Heras B, Hortelano S. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2015 Aug 1;286(3):168-77.
α-Hispanolol sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis via death receptor up-regulation. Mota A, Jiménez-Garcia L, Herránz S, de Las Heras B, Hortelano S. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2015 Aug 1;286(3):168-77.
PUBMED DOICritical role of p38 MAPK in IL-4-induced alternative activation of peritoneal macrophages. Jiménez-Garcia L, Herránz S, Luque A, Hortelano S. Eur J Immunol. 2015 Jan;45(1):273-86
Critical role of p38 MAPK in IL-4-induced alternative activation of peritoneal macrophages. Jiménez-Garcia L, Herránz S, Luque A, Hortelano S. Eur J Immunol. 2015 Jan;45(1):273-86
PUBMED DOIIL10 released by a new inflammation-regulated lentiviral system efficiently attenuates zymosan-induced arthritis. Garaulet G, Alfranca A, Torrente M, Escolano A, López-Fontal R, Hortelano S, Redondo JM, Rodríguez A. Mol Ther. 2013 Jan;21(1):119-30.
IL10 released by a new inflammation-regulated lentiviral system efficiently attenuates zymosan-induced arthritis. Garaulet G, Alfranca A, Torrente M, Escolano A, López-Fontal R, Hortelano S, Redondo JM, Rodríguez A. Mol Ther. 2013 Jan;21(1):119-30.
PUBMED DOICritical role of the death receptor pathway in the antitumoral effects induced by hispanolone derivatives. Través PG, López-Fontal R, Cuadrado I, Luque A, Boscá L, de las Heras B, Hortelano S. Oncogene. 2013 Jan 10;32(2):259-68.
Critical role of the death receptor pathway in the antitumoral effects induced by hispanolone derivatives. Través PG, López-Fontal R, Cuadrado I, Luque A, Boscá L, de las Heras B, Hortelano S. Oncogene. 2013 Jan 10;32(2):259-68.
PUBMED DOILaura Hidalgo, Beatriz Somovilla-Crespo, Patricia Garcia-Rodriguez, Alvaro Morales Molina, Miguel Angel Rodriguez-Milla, Javier Garcia-Castro. Switchable CAR T cell strategy against osteosarcoma. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2023 Aug;72(8):2623-2633.
Laura Hidalgo, Beatriz Somovilla-Crespo, Patricia Garcia-Rodriguez, Alvaro Morales Molina, Miguel Angel Rodriguez-Milla, Javier Garcia-Castro. Switchable CAR T cell strategy against osteosarcoma. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2023 Aug;72(8):2623-2633.
PUBMED DOIAlvaro Morales-Molina, Miguel Ángel Rodriguez-Milla, Stefano Gambera, Teresa Cejalvo, Belén de Andrés, María-Luisa Gaspar, Javier García-Castro. Toll-like Receptor Signaling-deficient Cells Enhance Antitumor Activity of Cell-basedImmunotherapy by Increasing Tumor Homing. Cancer Res Commun. 2023 Mar 1;3(3):347-360.
Alvaro Morales-Molina, Miguel Ángel Rodriguez-Milla, Stefano Gambera, Teresa Cejalvo, Belén de Andrés, María-Luisa Gaspar, Javier García-Castro. Toll-like Receptor Signaling-deficient Cells Enhance Antitumor Activity of Cell-basedImmunotherapy by Increasing Tumor Homing. Cancer Res Commun. 2023 Mar 1;3(3):347-360.
PUBMED DOIAna Cloquell, Isidro Mateo, Stefano Gambera, Martí Pumarola, Ramón Alemany, Javier Garcia-Castro, Judith Perisé-Barrios. Systemic cellular viroimmunotherapy for canine high-grade gliomas. J Immunother Cancer. 2022 Dec;10(12): e005669.
Ana Cloquell, Isidro Mateo, Stefano Gambera, Martí Pumarola, Ramón Alemany, Javier Garcia-Castro, Judith Perisé-Barrios. Systemic cellular viroimmunotherapy for canine high-grade gliomas. J Immunother Cancer. 2022 Dec;10(12): e005669.
PUBMED DOIClara Martín-Carrasco, Pablo Delgado-Bonet, Beatriz Davinia Tomeo-Martín, Josep Pastor, Claudia de la Riva, Paula Palau-Concejo, Noemí del Castillo, Javier García-Castro, Ana Judith Perisé-Barrios. Safety and Efficacy of an Oncolytic Adenovirus as an Immunotherapy for Canine Cancer Patients. Vet Sci. 2022 Jul; 9(7): 327
Clara Martín-Carrasco, Pablo Delgado-Bonet, Beatriz Davinia Tomeo-Martín, Josep Pastor, Claudia de la Riva, Paula Palau-Concejo, Noemí del Castillo, Javier García-Castro, Ana Judith Perisé-Barrios. Safety and Efficacy of an Oncolytic Adenovirus as an Immunotherapy for Canine Cancer Patients. Vet Sci. 2022 Jul; 9(7): 327
PUBMED DOIMarion Rabé, Lucie Fonteneau, Lisa Oliver, Alvaro Morales-Molina, Camille Jubelin, Javier Garcia-Castro, Dominique Heymann, Catherine Gratas, François M. Vallette. Cellular Heterogeneity and Cooperativity in Glioma Persister Cells Under Temozolomide Treatment Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2022, 10; 835273.
Marion Rabé, Lucie Fonteneau, Lisa Oliver, Alvaro Morales-Molina, Camille Jubelin, Javier Garcia-Castro, Dominique Heymann, Catherine Gratas, François M. Vallette. Cellular Heterogeneity and Cooperativity in Glioma Persister Cells Under Temozolomide Treatment Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2022, 10; 835273.
PUBMED DOIAlvaro Morales-Molina, Stefano Gambera, Angela Leo, Javier García-Castro Combination immunotherapy using G-CSF and oncolytic virotherapy reduces tumor growth in osteosarcoma. J Immunother Cancer. 2021 Mar;9(3): e001703.
Alvaro Morales-Molina, Stefano Gambera, Angela Leo, Javier García-Castro Combination immunotherapy using G-CSF and oncolytic virotherapy reduces tumor growth in osteosarcoma. J Immunother Cancer. 2021 Mar;9(3): e001703.
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Francisco Javier Alonso García de la Rosa
Profesor de Investigación de OPIs. Jefe de grupo
Código ORCID: 0000-0002-6287-8391
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Saint Thomas Cervera Mayor
Investigador predoctoral
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Selene Martinez Rodriguez
Técnica superior laboratorio
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María Iranzo Martinez
Técnico especializado de OPIs
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