Epigenetics in cancer: fundamentals and beyond

S Biswas, CM Rao - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Activation of oncogenes or the deactivation of tumor suppressor genes has long been
established as the fundamental mechanism leading towards carcinogenesis. Although this …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes: Paradigms, puzzles, and potential

A Kazanets, T Shorstova, K Hilmi, M Marques… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cancer constitutes a set of diseases with heterogeneous molecular pathologies. However,
there are a number of universal aberrations common to all cancers, one of these being the …

[图书][B] Medicinal chemistry of anticancer drugs

C Avendaño, JC Menéndez - 2015 - books.google.com
Medicinal Chemistry of Anticancer Drugs, Second Edition, provides an updated treatment
from the point of view of medicinal chemistry and drug design, focusing on the mechanism of …

AKT methylation by SETDB1 promotes AKT kinase activity and oncogenic functions

J Guo, X Dai, B Laurent, N Zheng, W Gan, J Zhang… - Nature cell …, 2019 - nature.com
Aberrant activation of AKT disturbs the proliferation, survival and metabolic homeostasis of
various human cancers. Thus, it is critical to understand the upstream signalling pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibiting DNA methylation alleviates cisplatin-induced hearing loss by decreasing oxidative stress-induced mitochondria-dependent apoptosis via the LRP1 …

Y He, Z Zheng, C Liu, W Li, L Zhao, G Nie… - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cisplatin-related ototoxicity is a critical side effect of chemotherapy and can lead to
irreversible hearing loss. This study aimed to assess the potential effect of the DNA …

DNA methyltransferase-1 inhibitors as epigenetic therapy for cancer

V Singh, P Sharma, N Capalash - Current cancer drug targets, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification involved in gene expression regulation. In
cancer, the DNA methylation pattern becomes aberrant, causing an array of tumor …

DNA methylation and cancer diagnosis

Y Delpu, P Cordelier, WC Cho, J Torrisani - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification that is strongly involved in the
physiological control of genome expression. DNA methylation patterns are largely modified …

Epigenetic polypharmacology: A new frontier for epi‐drug discovery

D Tomaselli, A Lucidi, D Rotili… - Medicinal research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, despite the great success achieved by the so‐called “magic bullets” in the
treatment of different diseases through a marked and specific interaction with the target of …

Targeting DNA methylation with small molecules: what's next? Miniperspective

A Erdmann, L Halby, J Fahy… - Journal of medicinal …, 2015 - ACS Publications
DNA methylation is a mammalian epigenetic mark that is involved in defining where and
when genes are expressed, both in normal cells and in the context of diseases. Like other …

A drug screening to identify novel combinatorial strategies for boosting cancer immunotherapy efficacy

Z Zhang, G Wang, K Zhong, Y Chen, N Yang… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Background Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells and immune checkpoint blockades
(ICBs) have made remarkable breakthroughs in cancer treatment, but the efficacy is still …