[HTML][HTML] The role of histone H3K36me3 writers, readers and erasers in maintaining genome stability

A Sharda, TC Humphrey - DNA repair, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Histone Post-Translational Modifications (PTMs) play fundamental roles in
mediating DNA-related processes such as transcription, replication and repair. The histone …

Nucleosomes and flipons exchange energy to alter chromatin conformation, the readout of genomic information, and cell fate

A Herbert - Bioessays, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Alternative non‐B‐DNA conformations formed under physiological conditions by sequences
called flipons include left‐handed Z‐DNA, three‐stranded triplexes, and four‐stranded i …

[HTML][HTML] Histone Methyltransferases as a New Target for Epigenetic Action of Vorinostat

V Maksimova, J Makus, V Popova, A Prus… - Biochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Epigenetic genome regulation during malignant cell transformation is characterized by the
aberrant methylation and acetylation of histones. Vorinostat (SAHA) is an epigenetic …

The engagement of histone lysine methyltransferases with nucleosomes: structural basis, regulatory mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Y Li, K Ge, T Li, R Cai, Y Chen - Protein & Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Histone lysine methyltransferases (HKMTs) deposit methyl groups onto lysine residues on
histones and play important roles in regulating chromatin structure and gene expression …

[HTML][HTML] The T1150A cancer mutant of the protein lysine dimethyltransferase NSD2 can introduce H3K36 trimethylation

MS Khella, P Schnee, S Weirich, T Bui, A Bröhm… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Protein lysine methyltransferases (PKMTs) play essential roles in gene expression
regulation and cancer development. Somatic mutations in PKMTs are frequently observed in …

KDM4B down-regulation facilitated breast cancer cell stemness via PHGDH upregulation in H3K36me3-dependent manner

XY Wang, HM Li, R Xia, X Li, X Zhang, TZ Jin… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2024 - Springer
Despite recent advances have been made in clinical treatments of breast cancer, the
general prognosis of patients remains poor. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a more …

NSD3: Advances in cancer therapeutic potential and inhibitors research

S Xiu, X Chi, Z Jia, C Shi, X Zhang, Q Li, T Gao… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear receptor-binding SET domain 3, otherwise known as NSD3, is a member of the
group of lysine methyltransferases and is involved in a variety of cellular processes …

Conserved role of hnRNPL in alternative splicing of epigenetic modifiers enables B cell activation

PG Subramani, J Fraszczak, A Helness, JL Estall… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
The multifunctional RNA-binding protein hnRNPL is implicated in antibody class switching
but its broader function in B cells is unknown. Here, we show that hnRNPL is essential for B …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of NSD2 non-histone substrates and design of a super-substrate

S Weirich, D Kusevic, P Schnee, J Reiter… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
The human protein lysine methyltransferase NSD2 catalyzes dimethylation at H3K36. It has
very important roles in development and disease but many mechanistic features and its full …

Arabidopsis thaliana: a powerful model organism to explore histone modifications and their upstream regulations

Y Yu, S Wang, Z Wang, R Gao, J Lee - Epigenetics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Histones are subjected to extensive covalent modifications that affect inter-nucleosomal
interactions as well as alter chromatin structure and DNA accessibility. Through switching …