A rationally designed NRP1-independent superagonist SEMA3A mutant is an effective anticancer agent

Noemi Gioelli; Federica Maione; Chiara Camillo; Michela Ghitti; Donatella Valdembri; Noemi Morello; Marie Darche; Lorena Zentilin; Gabriella Cagnoni; Yaqi Qiu; Mauro Giacca; Maurizio Giustetto; Michel Paques; Ilaria Cascone; Giovanna Musco; Luca Tamagnone; Enrico Giraudo; Guido Serini

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aah4807

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A rationally designed NRP1-independent superagonist SEMA3A mutant is an effective anticancer agent

View ORCID ProfileNoemi Gioelli¹,²,*,
View ORCID ProfileFederica Maione²,³,*,
View ORCID ProfileChiara Camillo¹,²,
View ORCID ProfileMichela Ghitti⁴,
View ORCID ProfileDonatella Valdembri¹,²,
View ORCID ProfileNoemi Morello⁵,
Marie Darche⁶,
Lorena Zentilin⁷,
Gabriella Cagnoni¹,²,
Yaqi Qiu²,³,
View ORCID ProfileMauro Giacca⁷,
View ORCID ProfileMaurizio Giustetto⁵,⁸,
Michel Paques⁹,¹⁰,
Ilaria Cascone⁶,
View ORCID ProfileGiovanna Musco ⁴,
Luca Tamagnone ¹,²,†,
View ORCID ProfileEnrico Giraudo ²,³,†,‡ and
View ORCID ProfileGuido Serini ¹,²,†,‡

¹Department of Oncology, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.
²Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.
³Department of Science and Drug Technology, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy.
⁴Biomolecular NMR Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132 Milano, Italy.
⁵Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10126 Torino, Italy.
⁶Growth, Reparation and Tissue Regeneration Laboratory, ERL-CNRS 9215, University of Paris-Est, 94000 Créteil, France.
⁷Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
⁸National Institute of Neuroscience-Italy, 10126 Torino, Italy.
⁹Vision Institute, Sorbonne University, UPMC University of Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, 75012 Paris, France.
¹⁰Centre Hospitalier National d’Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, INSERM-DHOS CIC 503, 75012 Paris, France.

↵‡Corresponding author. Email: guido.serini{at}ircc.it (G.S.); enrico.giraudo{at}ircc.it (E.G.)

↵* These authors contributed equally to this work as first authors.
↵† These authors contributed equally to this work as senior authors.

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Science Translational Medicine 23 May 2018:
Vol. 10, Issue 442, eaah4807
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aah4807

Noemi Gioelli

1Department of Oncology, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

2Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

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Federica Maione

2Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

3Department of Science and Drug Technology, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy.

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Chiara Camillo

1Department of Oncology, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

2Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

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Michela Ghitti

4Biomolecular NMR Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132 Milano, Italy.

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Donatella Valdembri

1Department of Oncology, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

2Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

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Noemi Morello

5Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10126 Torino, Italy.

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Marie Darche

6Growth, Reparation and Tissue Regeneration Laboratory, ERL-CNRS 9215, University of Paris-Est, 94000 Créteil, France.

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Lorena Zentilin

7Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 34149 Trieste, Italy.

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Gabriella Cagnoni

1Department of Oncology, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

2Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

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Yaqi Qiu

2Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

3Department of Science and Drug Technology, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy.

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Mauro Giacca

7Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 34149 Trieste, Italy.

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Maurizio Giustetto

5Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10126 Torino, Italy.

8National Institute of Neuroscience-Italy, 10126 Torino, Italy.

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Michel Paques

9Vision Institute, Sorbonne University, UPMC University of Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, 75012 Paris, France.

10Centre Hospitalier National d’Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, INSERM-DHOS CIC 503, 75012 Paris, France.

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Ilaria Cascone

6Growth, Reparation and Tissue Regeneration Laboratory, ERL-CNRS 9215, University of Paris-Est, 94000 Créteil, France.

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Giovanna Musco

4Biomolecular NMR Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132 Milano, Italy.

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Luca Tamagnone

1Department of Oncology, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

2Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

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Enrico Giraudo

2Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

3Department of Science and Drug Technology, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy.

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Guido Serini

1Department of Oncology, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

2Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.

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