Mutations in regulators of the epigenome and their connections to global chromatin patterns in cancer

C Plass, SM Pfister, AM Lindroth, O Bogatyrova… - Nature reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Malignancies are characterized by extensive global reprogramming of epigenetic patterns,
including gains or losses in DNA methylation and changes to histone marks. Furthermore …

Emerging role of PI3K/AKT in tumor-related epigenetic regulation

Q Yang, W Jiang, P Hou - Seminars in Cancer biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Epigenetic alterations, along with genetic alterations, have long been regarded as the most
important mechanism participating in carcinogenesis. DNA methylation, histone …

Therapeutic targeting of BET bromodomain proteins in castration-resistant prostate cancer

IA Asangani, VL Dommeti, X Wang, R Malik, M Cieslik… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Men who develop metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) invariably
succumb to the disease. Progression to CRPC after androgen ablation therapy is …

The long noncoding RNA SChLAP1 promotes aggressive prostate cancer and antagonizes the SWI/SNF complex

JR Prensner, MK Iyer, A Sahu, IA Asangani, Q Cao… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Prostate cancers remain indolent in the majority of individuals but behave aggressively in a
minority,. The molecular basis for this clinical heterogeneity remains incompletely …

Inhibiting ACK1-mediated phosphorylation of C-terminal Src kinase counteracts prostate cancer immune checkpoint blockade resistance

D Sridaran, S Chouhan, K Mahajan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Solid tumours are highly refractory to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies due to
the functional impairment of effector T cells and their inefficient trafficking to tumours. T-cell …

lnc-β-Catm elicits EZH2-dependent β-catenin stabilization and sustains liver CSC self-renewal

P Zhu, Y Wang, G Huang, B Ye, B Liu, J Wu… - Nature structural & …, 2016 - nature.com
Liver cancer stem cells (CSCs) may contribute to the high rate of recurrence and
heterogeneity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, the molecular mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic and epigenomic alterations in cancer

BVSK Chakravarthi, S Nepal, S Varambally - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Multiple genetic and epigenetic events characterize tumor progression and define the
identity of the tumors. Advances in high-throughput technologies, like gene expression …

Histone methyltransferase MMSET/NSD2 alters EZH2 binding and reprograms the myeloma epigenome through global and focal changes in H3K36 and H3K27 …

R Popovic, E Martinez-Garcia, EG Giannopoulou… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Overexpression of the histone methyltransferase MMSET in t (4; 14)+ multiple myeloma
patients is believed to be the driving factor in the pathogenesis of this subtype of myeloma …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation and role of EZH2 in cancer

H Yamaguchi, MC Hung - Cancer research and treatment …, 2014 - synapse.koreamed.org
Abstract Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) is the epigenetic regulator that induces
histone H3 lysine 27 methylation (H3K27me3) and silences specific gene transcription …

The role of nuclear receptor–binding SET domain family histone lysine methyltransferases in cancer

RL Bennett, A Swaroop… - Cold Spring …, 2017 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The nuclear receptor–binding SET Domain (NSD) family of histone H3 lysine 36
methyltransferases is comprised of NSD1, NSD2 (MMSET/WHSC1), and NSD3 (WHSC1L1) …