Maria Elena Vento

Dr. Maria Elena Vento


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 March 2022 in Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
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ACAngela Caponnetto
Angela Caponnetto
Rosalia BattagliaRosalia Battaglia
Rosalia Battaglia
CFCarmen Ferrara
Carmen Ferrara
MVMaria Elena Vento
Maria Elena Vento
PBPlacido Borzì
Placido Borzì
CPCinzia Di Pietro
Cinzia Di Pietro

19 January 2024 in Genes
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ACAngela Caponnetto
Angela Caponnetto
CFCarmen Ferrara
Carmen Ferrara
AFAnna Fazzio
Anna Fazzio
NANoemi Agosta
Noemi Agosta
MSMarianna Scribano
Marianna Scribano
Rosalia BattagliaRosalia Battaglia
Rosalia Battaglia
CircRNAs are a class of non-coding RNAs able to regulate gene expression at multiple levels. Their involvement in physiological processes, as well as their altered regulation in different human diseases, both tumoral and non-tumoral, is well documented. However, little is known about their involvement in female reproduction. This study aims to identify circRNAs potentially involved in reproductive women’s health. Candidate circRNAs expressed in ovary and sponging miRNAs, already known to be expressed in the ovary, were selected by a computational approach. Using real time PCR, we verified their expression and identified circPUM1 as the most interesting candidate circRNA for further analyses. We assessed the expression of circPUM1 and its linear counterpart in all the follicle compartments and, using a computational and experimental approach, identified circPUM1 direct and indirect targets, miRNAs and mRNAs, respectively, in cumulus cells. We found that both circPUM1 and its mRNA host gene are co-expressed in all the follicle compartments and proposed circPUM1 as a potential regulator of PTEN, finding a strong positive correlation between circPUM1 and PTEN mRNA. These results suggest a possible regulation of PTEN by circPUM1 in cumulus cells and point out the important role of circRNA inside the pathways related to follicle growth and oocyte maturation.