Francesca Telese

Title(s)Assistant Professor In Residence, Medicine
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-3877-0628 Additional info
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    University of Naples Federico II, ItalyPh.D.2007Neuroscience
    University of California San Diego, San DiegoPostdoctoral Fellow2013Neuroepigenetics
    University of California San Diego , San Diego Assistant Project Scientist2017Neuroepigenetics

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    My lab studies mechanisms of gene regulation involved in neuronal plasticity and behavior. We integrate cellular and behavioral studies with functional genomics to dissect tissue- and cell type-specific gene regulatory mechanisms implicated in the neurobiology of substance use disorders. The identification and manipulation of gene regulatory mechanisms in the brain may enhance our basic understanding of brain function and open the door to new treatments for brain diseases.
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    Decoding regulatory functions of genetic variants associated with substance use disorders
    NIH/NIDA 1R21DA056177May 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: Genome-wide association studies have begun to identify genetic variants associated with substance abuse disorders, but understanding their functional biological role remains challenging. This application will develop and validate an innovative high-throughput method that will facilitate the prediction, interpretation and characterization of genetic variants associated with substance use disorders.
    Epigenetic regulation of food intake behavior
    UCSD/UCLA Diabetes Research Center Pilot DRCMay 1, 2021 - Apr 30, 2023
    Role: Principal investigator
    Decoding the grammar of transcriptional enhancers regulating different stages of opioid use disorder
    NIH U01DA051972Sep 30, 2020 - Jul 31, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: The misuse of both prescription and illegal opioids has led to a national crisis that affects public health and the economy. However, we have little understanding of the genes that contribute to prescription opioid use disorders. This application will combine a rodent model of oxycodone abuse with emerging genomics technologies to dissect the molecular mechanisms underlying the vulnerability to opioid addiction and to identify genes that can be targeted for novel therapeutics development.
    Single-cell resolution analysis of chromatin accessibility and gene expression changes in a model of drug addiction
    NIH U01DA050239May 1, 2020 - Feb 28, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: Despite intensive efforts to understand the molecular mechanism underlying the neuroadaptations associated with addiction phenotypes, current knowledge can only partially explain which cell type orchestrates specific transcriptional responses to addictive drugs in the brain. By systematically analyzing the cell-type specific transcriptional and chromatin accessibility changes that occur in brain regions of rat with different history of oxycodone use, this application aims to provide unprecedented insights in the biological basis of opiate addiction. This project focuses on the emerging and complex problem of prescription pain relievers and opioids abuse in this country.
    Epigenomic approaches to study the gene networks underlying the cannabis effects on genetic vulnerability to psychosis
    NIH DP1DA042232Jun 1, 2016 - Apr 30, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Chronic adolescent exposure to cannabis in mice leads to sex-biased changes in gene expression networks across brain regions. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 Aug 22. Zuo Y, Iemolo A, Montilla-Perez P, Li HR, Yang X, Telese F. PMID: 35995972.
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    2. Reelin deficiency exacerbates cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion by enhancing neuronal activity in the dorsomedial striatum. Genes Brain Behav. 2022 Jul 29; e12828. de Guglielmo G, Iemolo A, Nur A, Turner A, Montilla-Perez P, Martinez A, Crook C, Roberts A, Telese F. PMID: 35906757.
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    3. Glucocorticoid Receptor-Regulated Enhancers Play a Central Role in the Gene Regulatory Networks Underlying Drug Addiction. Front Neurosci. 2022; 16:858427. Duttke SH, Montilla-Perez P, Chang MW, Li H, Chen H, Carrette LLG, de Guglielmo G, George O, Palmer AA, Benner C, Telese F. PMID: 35651629; PMCID: PMC9149415.
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    4. Nuclear Receptor 5A2 Regulation of Agrp underlies Olanzapine-induced Hyperphagia. bioRxiv. 2022. Rizaldy C. Zapata, Dinghong Zhang, Avraham Libster, Alessandra Porcu, Patricia Montilla-Perez, Zhi Zhang, Stephanie M Correa, Francesca Telese, Olivia Osborn. View Publication.
    5. RNA binding protein DDX5 directs tuft cell specification and function to regulate microbial repertoire and disease susceptibility in the intestine. Gut. 2022 Sep; 71(9):1790-1802. Long T, Abbasi N, Hernandez JE, Li Y, Sayed IM, Ma S, Iemolo A, Yee BA, Yeo GW, Telese F, Ghosh P, Das S, Huang WJM. PMID: 34853057; PMCID: PMC9156727.
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    6. Functional validation of a finding from a mouse genome-wide association study shows that Azi2 influences the acute locomotor simulant response to methamphetamine. Genes Brain Behav. 2021 09; 20(7):e12760. Zhou X, Barkley-Levenson AM, Montilla-Perez P, Telese F, Palmer AA. PMID: 34173327.
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    7. Reelin deficiency contributes to long-term behavioral abnormalities induced by chronic adolescent exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in mice. Neuropharmacology. 2021 04 01; 187:108495. Iemolo A, Montilla-Perez P, Nguyen J, Risbrough VB, Taffe MA, Telese F. PMID: 33582152; PMCID: PMC7989547.
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    8. The Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist, WIN-55212-2, Suppresses the Activation of Proinflammatory Genes Induced by Interleukin 1 Beta in Human Astrocytes. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2022 02; 7(1):78-92. Fields JA, Swinton MK, Montilla-Perez P, Ricciardelli E, Telese F. PMID: 33998879; PMCID: PMC8864424.
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    9. A cell type-specific expression map of NCoR1 and SMRT transcriptional co-repressors in the mouse brain. J Comp Neurol. 2020 09 01; 528(13):2218-2238. Iemolo A, Montilla-Perez P, Lai IC, Meng Y, Nolan S, Wen J, Rusu I, Dulcis D, Telese F. PMID: 32072640; PMCID: PMC7368833.
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    10. Mitochondrial biogenesis is altered in HIV+ brains exposed to ART: Implications for therapeutic targeting of astroglia. Neurobiol Dis. 2019 10; 130:104502. Swinton MK, Carson A, Telese F, Sanchez AB, Soontornniyomkij B, Rad L, Batki I, Quintanilla B, Pérez-Santiago J, Achim CL, Letendre S, Ellis RJ, Grant I, Murphy AN, Fields JA. PMID: 31238091; PMCID: PMC6714553.
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    11. Glucocorticoid Receptor:MegaTrans Switching Mediates the Repression of an ERα-Regulated Transcriptional Program. Mol Cell. 2017 May 04; 66(3):321-331.e6. Yang F, Ma Q, Liu Z, Li W, Tan Y, Jin C, Ma W, Hu Y, Shen J, Ohgi KA, Telese F, Liu W, Rosenfeld MG. PMID: 28475868; PMCID: PMC5510478.
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    12. Genome-wide epigenetic analysis of MEF2A and MEF2C transcription factors in mouse cortical neurons. Commun Integr Biol. 2015 Nov-Dec; 8(6):e1087624. Ma Q, Telese F. PMID: 27066173; PMCID: PMC4802763.
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    13. LSD1n is an H4K20 demethylase regulating memory formation via transcriptional elongation control. Nat Neurosci. 2015 Sep; 18(9):1256-64. Wang J, Telese F, Tan Y, Li W, Jin C, He X, Basnet H, Ma Q, Merkurjev D, Zhu X, Liu Z, Zhang J, Ohgi K, Taylor H, White RR, Tazearslan C, Suh Y, Macfarlan TS, Pfaff SL, Rosenfeld MG. PMID: 26214369; PMCID: PMC4625987.
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    14. LRP8-Reelin-Regulated Neuronal Enhancer Signature Underlying Learning and Memory Formation. Neuron. 2015 May 06; 86(3):696-710. Telese F, Ma Q, Perez PM, Notani D, Oh S, Li W, Comoletti D, Ohgi KA, Taylor H, Rosenfeld MG. PMID: 25892301; PMCID: PMC4486257.
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    15. "Seq-ing" insights into the epigenetics of neuronal gene regulation. Neuron. 2013 Feb 20; 77(4):606-23. Telese F, Gamliel A, Skowronska-Krawczyk D, Garcia-Bassets I, Rosenfeld MG. PMID: 23439116; PMCID: PMC3736682.
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    16. Tyrosine dephosphorylation of H2AX modulates apoptosis and survival decisions. Nature. 2009 Apr 02; 458(7238):591-6. Cook PJ, Ju BG, Telese F, Wang X, Glass CK, Rosenfeld MG. PMID: 19234442; PMCID: PMC2692521.
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    17. Biomarkers, type II collagen, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate in osteoarthritis follow-up: the "Magenta osteoarthritis study". J Orthop Traumatol. 2008 Jun; 9(2):81-7. Scarpellini M, Lurati A, Vignati G, Marrazza MG, Telese F, Re K, Bellistri A. PMID: 19384621; PMCID: PMC2656961.
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    18. Histone methylation-dependent mechanisms impose ligand dependency for gene activation by nuclear receptors. Cell. 2007 Feb 09; 128(3):505-518. Garcia-Bassets I, Kwon YS, Telese F, Prefontaine GG, Hutt KR, Cheng CS, Ju BG, Ohgi KA, Wang J, Escoubet-Lozach L, Rose DW, Glass CK, Fu XD, Rosenfeld MG. PMID: 17289570; PMCID: PMC1994663.
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    19. Essential roles for Fe65, Alzheimer amyloid precursor-binding protein, in the cellular response to DNA damage. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jan 12; 282(2):831-5. Minopoli G, Stante M, Napolitano F, Telese F, Aloia L, De Felice M, Di Lauro R, Pacelli R, Brunetti A, Zambrano N, Russo T. PMID: 17121854.
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    20. Transcription regulation by the adaptor protein Fe65 and the nucleosome assembly factor SET. EMBO Rep. 2005 Jan; 6(1):77-82. Telese F, Bruni P, Donizetti A, Gianni D, D'Ambrosio C, Scaloni A, Zambrano N, Rosenfeld MG, Russo T. PMID: 15592452; PMCID: PMC1299219.
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    21. Fe65 is not involved in the platelet-derived growth factor-induced processing of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein, which activates its caspase-directed cleavage. J Biol Chem. 2004 Apr 16; 279(16):16161-9. Zambrano N, Gianni D, Bruni P, Passaro F, Telese F, Russo T. PMID: 14766758.
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