Who's Who
Rosita Maria Accardi-Gheit
Scientist
Infections and Cancer Biology Group
Specialty:
Virology and mechanisms of cellular transformationAcademic Degrees
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Town | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | PhD | Biochemical and Molecular Biology | Department of Chemical Science Catania University | Catania | Italy |
| 1998 | Graduate student | Molecular Biology | Catania University | Catania | Italy |
Current Research Projects
- Role of β cutaneous HPV types in skin carcinogenesis
Accardi, R, Gheit T., McKay S., Tommasino M. - Co-operation of oncogenic viruses and other co-factors in carcinogenesis
Accardi R., Wild C., Tommasino M. - Mechanisms of inhibition of p53/p73 pro-apoptotic pathways by oncogenic viruses (e.g. cutaneous HPV and EBV)
Accardi R., Tommasino M.
Selected Publications
Cornet I., Bouvard V, Campo MS, Thomas M, Banks L, Gissmann L, Lamartine J, Sylla BS, Accardi R, Tommasino M. (2012) Comparative analysis of transforming properties of E6 and E7 from different beta human papillomavirus types. Journal of Virology Vol 86 (4) : 2366-70Accardi R, Scalise M, Gheit T, Hussain I, Yue J, Carreira C, Collino A, Indiveri C, Gissmann L, Sylla BS, Tommasino M. (2011) IkappaB kinase beta promotes cell survival by antagonizing p53 functions through DeltaNp73alpha phosphorylation and stabilization Mol Cell Biol. Vol 31(11) : 2210-26
Accardi R, Rubino R, Scalise M, Gheit T, Shahzad N, Thomas M, Banks L, Indiveri C, Sylla BS, Cardone RA, Reshkin SJ, Tommasino M (2011) E6 and E7 from human papillomavirus type 16 cooperate to target the PDZ protein Na/H exchange regulatory factor 1 Journal of Virology Vol 85 (16) 8208-16
Gabet AS, Accardi R, Bellopede A, Popp S, Boukamp P, Sylla BS, Londoño-Vallejo JA, Tommasino M. (2008) Impairment of the telomere/telomerase system and genomic instability are associated with keratinocyte immortalization induced by the skin human papillomavirus type 38 FASEB J. Vol 22(2) : 622-32
Accardi R, Dong W, Smet A, Cui R, Hautefeuille A, Gabet AS, Sylla BS, Gissmann L, Hainaut P, Tommasino M (2006) Skin human papillomavirus type 38 alters p53 functions by accumulation of deltaNp73 EMBO Rep. Vol 7(3) : 334-40