Unidad de Epigenética y Regulación Génica

Líneas de investigación
Contenidos con Investigacion .
Unidad de Epigenética y Regulación Génica
Regulación epigenética de la identidad el músculo estriado y su implicación en enfermedades raras del tipo de las miopatías idiopáticas y problemas de conducción cardiaca, tales como la fibrilación atrial y el bloqueo atrioventricular. Ensayos Funcionales de Nuevas Mutaciones en Enfermos no Diagnosticados.
Proyecto PID2020-114773GB-I00 (AEI/10.13039/501100011033) financiado por:
Publicaciones destacadas
Toxic oil syndrome: healthrelated quality-of-life assessment using the SF-36 Health Survey. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(2), 491–500.
DOI
Liver organoids reproduce alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-related liver disease
1. Gómez-Mariano G, Matamala N, Martínez S, Justo I, Marcacuzco A, Jiménez C, Monzón S, Cuesta I, Garfia C, Martínez MT, Huch M, Pérez de Castro I, Posada M, Janciauskiene S, Martínez-Delgado B. Liver organoids reproduce alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-related liver disease. Hepatol Int. 2019;14: 127-137.
DOIThe EGFR-TMEM167A-p53 Axis Defines the Aggressiveness of Gliomas
2. Segura-Collar B, Gargini R, Tovar-Ambel E, Hérnandez-SanMiguel E, Epifano C, Pérez de Castro I, Hernández-Lain A, Casas-Tintó S, Sánchez-Gómez P. The EGFR-TMEM167A-p53 Axis Defines the Aggressiveness of Gliomas. Cancers (Basel). 2020;12(1):208.
DOIConsequences of Lmna Exon 4 Mutations in Myoblast Function
3. Gómez-Domínguez, D.; Epifano, C.; de Miguel, F.; Castaño, A.G.; Vilaplana-Martí, B.; Martín, A.; Amarilla-Quintana, S.; Bertrand, A.T.; Bonne, G.; Ramón-Azcón, J.; Rodríguez-Milla, M.A.; Pérez de Castro, I. Consequences of Lmna Exon 4 Mutations in Myoblast Function. Cells 2020, 9, 1286.
DOIMitochondrial RNA methyltransferase TRMT61B is a new, potential aneuploidy biomarker and therapeutic target for unstable cancers
4. Martín A, Vilaplana-Martí B, Macías RIR, Martínez-Ramírez A, Cerezo A, Cabezas-Sainz P, Garranzo Asensio M, Epifano C, Amarilla S, Gómez-Domínguez D, Hernández I, Caleiras E, Camps J, Barderas R, Sánchez L, Velasco S, Pérez de Castro I. Mitochondrial RNA methyltransferase TRMT61B is a new, potential aneuploidy biomarker and therapeutic target for unstable cancers. Cell Death and Differentiation, 2022, 30(1): 37-53
DOIOpen label phase II clinical trial of ketoconazole as CYP17 inhibitor in metastatic or advanced non-resectable granulosa cell ovarian tumors.The GREKO (GRanulosa Et KetOconazole) trial. GETHI 2011-03
5. García-Donas J, Hurtado A, Garrigos L, Santaballa A, Redondo A, Vidal L, Lainez N, Guerra E, Rodríguez V, Cueva J, Bover I, Palacio I, Rubio MJ, Prieto M, López-Guerrero JA, Rodríguez-Moreno JF, García-Casado Z, García-Martínez E, Taus A, Pérez de Castro I, Navarro P, Grande E. Open label phase II clinical trial of ketoconazole as CYP17 inhibitor in metastatic or advanced non-resectable granulosa cell ovarian tumors.The GREKO (GRanulosa Et KetOconazole) trial. GETHI 2011-03. Clinical and Translational Oncology, 2023, 25: 2090-2098
DOICRISPR targeting of FOXL2 c.402C>G mutation reduces malignant phenotype in granulosa tumor cells and identifies anti-tumoral compounds
6. Amarilla-Quintana S, Navarro P, Ramos A, Montero-Calle A, Cabezas-Sainz P, Barrero MJ, Megias D, Vilaplana-Marti B, Epifano C, Gomez-Dominguez D, Hernandez I, Monzon S, Cuesta I, Sanchez L, Barderas R, Garcia-Donas J, Alberto Martin, Pérez de Castro I. CRISPR targeting of FOXL2 c.402C>G mutation reduces malignant phenotype in granulosa tumor cells and identifies anti-tumoral compounds. Molecular Oncology 2025, 19: 1092-1116
DOICRISPR/Cas9-mediated elimination of the LMNA c.745C>G pathogenic mutation enhances survival and cardiac function in LMNA-associated congenital muscular dystrophy
7. Gómez-Domínguez D, Epifano C, Hernández I, Vilaplana-Martí B, Cesar S, de Molina-Iracheta A, Sena-Esteves M, Sarquella-Brugada G, Pérez de Castro I. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated elimination of the LMNA c.745C>G pathogenic mutation enhances survival and cardiac function in LMNA-associated congenital muscular dystrophy. bioRxiv 2025.02.13.638060; (in press in Molecular Therapy-Methods & Clinical Development)
DOIAdult neurogenesis through glial transdifferentiation in a CNS injury paradigm
Casas-Tinto S, Garcia-Guillen N, Losada-Perez M. Adult neurogenesis through glial transdifferentiation in a CNS injury paradigm. Elife. 2025 Mar 7;13:RP96890. doi: 10.7554/eLife.96890. PMID: 40052673; PMCID: PMC11888597.
PUBMED DOIVP3.15, a dual GSK-3β/PDE7 inhibitor, reduces glioblastoma tumor growth though changes in the tumor microenvironment in a PTEN wild-type context
Castello-Pons M, Ramirez-Gonzalez MA, Iglesias-Hernández P, Lendo NL, Rodriguez-Martín C, Quiralte L, Sepúlveda-Sánchez JM, de Dios O, Gil C, Martínez A, Sánchez-Gómez P, Casas-Tinto S. VP3.15, a dual GSK-3β/PDE7 inhibitor, reduces glioblastoma tumor growth though changes in the tumor microenvironment in a PTEN wild-type context. Neurotherapeutics. 2025 Jul;22(4):e00576. doi: 10.1016/j.neurot.2025.e00576. Epub 2025 Mar 28. PMID: 40157890; PMCID: PMC12418426.
PUBMED DOIThree Decades of the Spanish Society for Developmental Biology (SEBD): Insights and Emerging Perspectives from the 18th Spanish Society for Developmental Biology Meeting (SEBD 2024)
Herrera E, Acosta S, Almuedo M, Borrell V, Cañestro C, Casas-Tintó S, Escudero LM, Gorfinkiel N, Hoijman E, Pastor-Pareja JC, Pernaute B, Rayón T, Saade M, Solana J, Trivedi V, Martí E, Pujades C, Araújo SJ. Three Decades of the Spanish Society for Developmental Biology (SEBD): Insights and Emerging Perspectives from the 18th Spanish Society for Developmental Biology Meeting (SEBD 2024). Int J Dev Biol. 2025;69(1):1-9. doi: 10.1387/ijdb.250034sa. PMID: 40298871.
PUBMED DOIImmunodetection of Truncated Forms of the α6 Subunit of the nAChR in the Brain of Spinosad Resistant Ceratitis capitata Phenotypes
Guillem-Amat A, López-Errasquín E, García-Ricote I, Barbero JL, Sánchez L, Casas-Tintó S, Ortego F. Immunodetection of Truncated Forms of the α6 Subunit of the nAChR in the Brain of Spinosad Resistant Ceratitis capitata Phenotypes. Insects. 2023 Nov 4;14(11):857. doi: 10.3390/insects14110857. PMID: 37999056; PMCID: PMC10672392.
PUBMED DOISynaptic components are required for glioblastoma progression in Drosophila
Losada-Pérez M, Hernández García-Moreno M, García-Ricote I, Casas-Tintó S. Synaptic components are required for glioblastoma progression in Drosophila. PLoS Genet. 2022 Jul 25;18(7):e1010329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010329. PMID: 35877760; PMCID: PMC9352205.
PUBMED DOIAlignment between glioblastoma internal clock and environmental cues ameliorates survival in Drosophila
Jarabo P, Barredo CG, de Pablo C, Casas-Tinto S, Martin FA. Alignment between glioblastoma internal clock and environmental cues ameliorates survival in Drosophila. Commun Biol. 2022 Jun 30;5(1):644. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03600-9. PMID: 35773327; PMCID: PMC9247055.
PUBMED DOIMechanical control of nuclear import by Importin-7 is regulated by its dominant cargo YAP. (2022) Nature Communications.
García-García M, Sánchez-Perales S, Casas-Tintó S, Görlich D, Echarri A and del Pozo MA. Mechanical control of nuclear import by Importin-7 is regulated by its dominant cargo YAP. (2022) Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28693-y. PMID: 35246520
PUBMED DOIMeeting report of the 17th Spanish Society for Developmental Biology Meeting (SEBD2020). (2021) Int J Dev Biol.
Araújo SJ, Almudi I, Bozal-Basterra L, Casares F, Casas-Tintó S, Escalante A, García-Moreno F, Losada-Pérez M, Maeso I, Marcon L, Ocaña O, Pampliega O, Rada-Iglesias Á, Rayon T, Sharpe J, Sutherland JD, Villa Del Campo C, Barrio R.
PUBMED DOILiver organoids reproduce alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-related liver disease
Gómez-Mariano G, Matamala N, Martínez S, Justo I, Marcacuzco A, Jimenez C, Monzón S, Cuesta I, Garfia C, Martínez MT, Huch M, Pérez de Castro I, Posada M, Janciauskiene S, Martínez-Delgado B. Liver organoids reproduce alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-related liver disease. Hepatol Int. 2020 Jan;14(1):127-137.
PUBMED DOIThe Solve-RD Solvathons as a pan-European interdisciplinary collaboration to diagnose patients with rare disease.
Yépez VA, Demidov G, Ellwanger K, Laurie S, Luknárová R, Joseph Maran MI, Hentrich T, Sagath L, van der Sanden B, Astuti G, Neveling K, Batlle-Masó L, Beijer D, Brechtmann F, Caballero-Oteyza A, Dabad M, Denommé-Pichon AS, Doornbos C, Eddafir Z, Estévez-Arias B, Kilicarslan OA, Kolen IHM, Kraß L, Lohmann K, Londhe S, López-Martín E, Maassen K, Macken W, Martínez-Delgado B, Mei D, Mertes C, Minardi R, Morsy H, Mueller JS, Natera-de Benito D, Nelson I, Oud MM, Paramonov I, Picó D, Piscia D, Polavarapu K, Raineri E, Savarese M, Smal N, Steehouwer M, Steyaert W, Swertz MA, Thomsen M, Töpf A, Van de Vondel L, van der Vries G, Vitobello A, Wilke C, Zurek B; Solve-RD DITF-EPICARE; Solve-RD DITF-ITHACA; Solve-RD DITF-EURO-NMD; Solve-RD DITF-RITA; Solve-RD DITF-RND; Solve-RD consortium; T' Hoen PB, Matalonga L, Vissers LELM, Gilissen C, Schulze-Hentrich J, Beltran S, Esteve-Codina A, Hoischen A, Gagneur J, Graessner H. Nat Genet. 2025 Sep 9. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02290-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40926087 Review.
PUBMED DOIHeterozygous Missense Variants in the ATPase Phospholipid Transporting 9A Gene, ATP9A, Alter Dendritic Spine Maturation and Cause Dominantly Inherited Nonsyndromic Intellectual Disability.
Cordovado A, Hérenger Y, Cormier C, López-Martín E, Stamberger H, Faivre L, Denommé-Pichon AS, Vitobello A, Abdallah HH, Barcia G, Courtin T, Martínez-Delgado B, Bermejo-Sánchez E, Barrero MJ, Gasser B, Bezieau S, Küry S, Weckhuysen S, Laumonnier F, Toutain A, Vuillaume ML. Hum Mutat. 2025 Mar 5;2025:7085599. doi: 10.1155/humu/7085599. eCollection 2025. PMID: 40226306 Free PMC article.
PUBMED DOIHuman LFA-1 governs T cell immune surveillance of the skin
Yatim, A., Youssefian, L., Idani, A., Mourelatos, H., Alipour Olyaei, N., Habibi, L., Peel, J.N., Gaballa, M., Kim, C., Lee, D., et al. (2026). Human LFA-1 governs T cell immune surveillance of the skin. Sci. Immunol. 11, eadz8360. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adz8360
DOICytokine-Driven Janus Kinase Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (JAK/STAT) Pathway Hyperactivity Predicts Disease Severity in Pediatric Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Shen, C.L., Richardson, A., Martin-Fernandez, M., Malle, L., Buta, S., Patel, A., Rosberger, H., Lim, J., Horesh, M., Saland, J., et al. (2025). Cytokine-Driven Janus Kinase Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (JAK/STAT) Pathway Hyperactivity Predicts Disease Severity in Pediatric Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Kidney360. https://journals.lww.com/10.34067/KID.0000001010
DOIHuman ISG15 deficiency unveils impaired healing of ulcerations via type I interferon–mediated fibrosis
Sazeides, C., Cuollo, L., Sidhu, I., Randolph, H.E., Martin-Fernandez, M., Buta, S., Stewart, O.J., Geltman, R., Adalsteinsson, J.A., Phelps, R.G., et al. (2026). Human ISG15 deficiency unveils impaired healing of ulcerations via type I interferon–mediated fibrosis. Journal of Human Immunity 2, e20250011. https://rupress.org/jhi/article/2/3/e20250011/281524/Human-ISG15-deficiency-unveils-impaired-healing-of
DOIAn mRNA-based broad-spectrum antiviral inspired by ISG15 deficiency protects against viral infections in vitro and in vivo
Akalu, Y.T., Patel, R.S., Taft, J., Canas-Arranz, R., Geltman, R., Richardson, A., Buta, S., Martin-Fernandez, M., Sazeides, C., Pearl, R.L., et al. (2025). An mRNA-based broad-spectrum antiviral inspired by ISG15 deficiency protects against viral infections in vitro and in vivo. Sci. Transl. Med. 17, eadx5758. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adx5758
DOIHuman inherited CCR2 deficiency underlies progressive polycystic lung disease
Neehus, A.-L., Carey, B., Landekic, M., Panikulam, P., Deutsch, G., Ogishi, M., Arango-Franco, C.A., Philippot, Q., Modaresi, M., Mohammadzadeh, I., et al. (2024). Human inherited CCR2 deficiency underlies progressive polycystic lung disease. Cell 187, 390-408.e23.
PUBMED DOIHuman MCTS1-dependent translation of JAK2 is essential for IFN-γ immunity to mycobacteria
Bohlen, J., Zhou, Q., Philippot, Q., Ogishi, M., Rinchai, D., Nieminen, T., Seyedpour, S., Parvaneh, N., Rezaei, N., Yazdanpanah, N., et al. (2023). Human MCTS1-dependent translation of JAK2 is essential for IFN-γ immunity to mycobacteria. Cell 186, 5114-5134.e27.
PUBMED DOISystemic Type I IFN Inflammation in Human ISG15 Deficiency Leads to Necrotizing Skin Lesions
Martin-Fernandez, M., Bravo García-Morato, M., Gruber, C., Murias Loza, S., Malik, M.N.H., Alsohime, F., Alakeel, A., Valdez, R., Buta, S., Buda, G., et al. (2020). Systemic Type I IFN Inflammation in Human ISG15 Deficiency Leads to Necrotizing Skin Lesions. Cell Reports 31, 107633.
PUBMED DOIComparative study of the effects of osteoprotegerin and testosterone on bone quality in male orchidectomised rats
Martín-Fernández, M., Garzón-Márquez, F.-M., Díaz-Curiel, M., Prieto-Potin, I., Alvarez-Galovich, L., Guede, D., Caeiro-Rey, J.R., and De La Piedra, C. (2020). Comparative study of the effects of osteoprotegerin and testosterone on bone quality in male orchidectomised rats. The Aging Male 23, 189–201.
PUBMED DOIHuman TBK1 deficiency leads to autoinflammation driven by TNF-induced cell death
Taft, J., Markson, M., Legarda, D., Patel, R., Chan, M., Malle, L., Richardson, A., Gruber, C., Martín-Fernández, M., Mancini, G.M.S., et al. (2021). Human TBK1 deficiency leads to autoinflammation driven by TNF-induced cell death. Cell 184, 4447-4463.e20.
PUBMED DOIRapid identification of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants by mRNA display
Tanaka, S., Olson, C.A., Barnes, C.O., Higashide, W., Gonzalez, M., Taft, J., Richardson, A., Martin-Fernandez, M., Bogunovic, D., Gnanapragasam, P.N.P., et al. (2022). Rapid identification of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants by mRNA display. Cell Reports 38, 110348.
PUBMED DOIInformación adicional
Nuestro principal objetivo es estudiar los mecanismos epigenéticos que regulan la fisiología y la patofisiología del músculo estriado, centrándonos en el complejo remodelador de la cromatina Chd4/NURD. Hemos demostrado que Chd4/NURD controla la identidad de ambos músculos estriados ya que, en el corazón, mantiene reprimidos los genes sarcoméricos del músculo esquelético y viceversa. Actualmente, hemos enfocado nuestro estudio en las proteínas que interaccionan con la ADN-helicasa Chd4, componente principal del complejo NuRD, para intentar comprender cómo influyen estas proteínas en el reclutamiento y función del complejo Chd4/NuRD, y su impacto en la expresión génica que determina la identidad del músculo estriado.
Por otra parte, estamos también estudiando el papel de la helicasa de ADN y RNA llamada Rhau en el desarrollo cardiaco y su impacto en el funcionamiento del sistema de conducción cardiaco. Nuestra metodología de trabajo incluye tanto abordajes in vivo, con el uso de ratones modificados genéticamente, como abordajes in vitro. Con todo, intentamos entender los mecanismos por los cuáles se desarrolla la identidad del músculo estriado para comprender las bases moleculares de algunas patologías raras asociadas a este tejido, tales como algunas miopatías y determinados problemas de conducción cardiaca para, con ello, desarrollar terapias para estas enfermedades.