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ultiple effects can be attributed to the in vitro conditions selected during cellular treatment with NT-plasma. Results of the current study highlight the use of NT-plasma as a tool to initiate a non-lethal oxidative cellular burst that promotes osteoblast differentiation. Furthermore, these findings suggest that ROS and RNS produced in response to NT-plasma influence signaling pathways that are responsible for cellular proliferation and differentiation. Thus, it would not be unreasonable to assume that NT-plasma could be used to promote musculoskeletal cell differentiation and tissue regeneration. Hyperparathyroidism Jaw-Tumour Syndrome is characterized by primary hyperparathyroidism , maxillary and mandible ossifying fibromas, renal and uterine tumours. Inactivating mutations of the CDC73/HRPT2 gene, encoding the 531 amino acid nuclear 23073834 1 Three Novel NoLS Mutations in CDC73 Gene parafibromin protein, have been found in HPT-JT patients, while biallelic inactivation of this gene may be seen in sporadic parathyroid carcinoma, consistent with a tumour suppressor function. CDC73 gene inactivating mutations are also associated with other neoplasia such as clear cell, papillary, chromophobe renal cell carcinomas, oncocytomas, Wilms tumour and more rarely biliary duct carcinoma. Parafibromin is a component of the PAF1 transcription complex associating with RNA polymerase II to regulate several processes, from initiation of transcription to mRNA maturation, by associating with mRNA processing and polyadenylation factors. Like its Drosophila homologue, Hyrax, human parafibromin interacts physically with the -catenin protein via its conserved N-terminal sequence, suggesting a role in the regulation of WNT pathway targeted genes. Being the parafibromin mainly a nuclear protein, it possesses different nuclear and nucleolar localisation signals that have been functionally investigated previously. Inactivation of CDC73 gene occurs frequently by frameshift or non-sense mutations while missense mutations are rare. Among the naturally missense mutations, so far, only two variants were identified in the three NoLS: the p.Arg91Pro and the p.Leu95Pro, located within or close to the NoLS 76-92, respectively. Only p.Leu95Pro has been 21560248 functionally characterized, showing that the mutated protein localizes to the nucleus, but fails to localize to the nucleoli. Here we report the identification and the functional characterization of three different CDC73 mutations located within NoLS 76-92, found in three subjects affected by PHPT due to parathyroid atypical adenoma or typical adenoma, the latter belonging to familial PHPT. These variants gave us the opportunity to explore the 92-61-5 cost outcome of naturally-occurring missense mutations of the NoLS sequence about the parafibromin protein expression, function and localization. Case I Gender Age at diagnosis Caalb-adj PTH P Alk Phosp Hystology CDC73 Somatic Familiarity m 12 17,2 571 NA NA typical adenoma c.252_257del6 NA Y Case II m 17 14,32 2164 0,77 2744 atypical adenoma c.242_253del12 NA Y Case III m 57 14,82 1328 1,82 1543 atypical adenoma c.679_680delAG c.231CG NA doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082292.t001 years of age, and that two aunts from the father’s side had been diagnosed with parathyroid adenomas. In May 2008 the biochemical follow up of the available relatives identified, in the brother, high albumin adjusted serum calcium and PTH and in December 2008 a parathyroid adenoma was removed. Case II The patient, a 17