Critical roles of protein arginine methylation in the central nervous system

K Chang, D Gao, J Yan, L Lin, T Cui, S Lu - Molecular Neurobiology, 2023 - Springer
A remarkable post-transitional modification of both histones and non-histone proteins is
arginine methylation. Methylation of arginine residues is crucial for a wide range of cellular …

Recent advances in targeting protein arginine methyltransferase enzymes in cancer therapy

E Smith, W Zhou, P Shindiapina, S Sif, C Li… - Expert opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Exploration in the field of epigenetics has revealed the diverse roles of the
protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) family of proteins in multiple disease states …

PRMT8 attenuates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury via modulating microglia activation and polarization to suppress neuroinflammation by upregulating Lin28a

K Zheng, Y Zhang, C Zhang, W Ye, C Ye… - ACS Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Activation and polarization of microglia are involved in neuroinflammation and regulate
ischemic stroke-associated brain injury. Protein arginine methyltransferase 8 functions as a …

PRMT8 as a phospholipase regulates Purkinje cell dendritic arborization and motor coordination

JD Kim, KE Park, J Ishida, K Kako, J Hamada… - Science …, 2015 - science.org
The development of vertebrate neurons requires a change in membrane
phosphatidylcholine (PC) metabolism. Although PC hydrolysis is essential for enhanced …

Protein arginine methyltransferases in cardiovascular and neuronal function

A Couto e Silva, CYC Wu, CT Citadin… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
The methylation of arginine residues by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) is a
type of post-translational modification which is important for numerous cellular processes …

Activity and function of the PRMT8 protein arginine methyltransferase in neurons

R Dong, X Li, KO Lai - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among the nine mammalian protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs), PRMT8 is
unusual because it has restricted expression in the nervous system and is the only …

Automethylation of protein arginine methyltransferase 8 (PRMT8) regulates activity by impeding S-adenosylmethionine sensitivity

MBC Dillon, HL Rust, PR Thompson… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
Protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) 8 is unique among the PRMTs, as it has a highly
restricted tissue expression pattern and an N terminus that contains two automethylation …

PRMT1 and PRMT8 regulate retinoic acid-dependent neuronal differentiation with implications to neuropathology

Z Simandi, E Czipa, A Horvath, A Koszeghy… - Stem …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Retinoids are morphogens and have been implicated in cell fate commitment of embryonic
stem cells (ESCs) to neurons. Their effects are mediated by RAR and RXR nuclear …

Methylation determines the extracellular calcium sensitivity of the leak channel NALCN in hippocampal dentate granule cells

SY Lee, TA Vuong, X Wen, HJ Jeong, HK So… - … & molecular medicine, 2019 - nature.com
The sodium leak channel NALCN is a key player in establishing the resting membrane
potential (RMP) in neurons and transduces changes in extracellular Ca2+ concentration …

Arginine methylation in brain tumors: Tumor biology and therapeutic strategies

JP Bryant, J Heiss, YK Banasavadi-Siddegowda - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Protein arginine methylation is a common post-translational modification that plays a pivotal
role in cellular regulation. Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) catalyze the …