Epigenetic modulation of antitumor immunity for improved cancer immunotherapy

E Dai, Z Zhu, S Wahed, Z Qu, WJ Storkus, ZS Guo - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Epigenetic mechanisms play vital roles not only in cancer initiation and progression, but also
in the activation, differentiation and effector function (s) of immune cells. In this review, we …

TET-mediated active DNA demethylation: mechanism, function and beyond

X Wu, Y Zhang - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2017 - nature.com
In mammals, DNA methylation in the form of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) can be actively
reversed to unmodified cytosine (C) through TET dioxygenase-mediated oxidation of 5mC to …

Tumor hypoxia: From basic knowledge to therapeutic implications

C Liao, X Liu, C Zhang, Q Zhang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Diminished oxygen availability, termed hypoxia, within solid tumors is one of the most
common characteristics of cancer. Hypoxia shapes the landscape of the tumor …

2-Oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases in cancer

JA Losman, P Koivunen, WG Kaelin Jr - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (2OGDDs) are a superfamily of enzymes that play
diverse roles in many biological processes, including regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor …

Ascorbate regulates haematopoietic stem cell function and leukaemogenesis

M Agathocleous, CE Meacham, RJ Burgess… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Stem-cell fate can be influenced by metabolite levels in culture, but it is not known whether
physiological variations in metabolite levels in normal tissues regulate stem-cell function in …

Fueling the fire: emerging role of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway in cancer

NM Akella, L Ciraku, MJ Reginato - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
Altered metabolism and deregulated cellular energetics are now considered a hallmark of
all cancers. Glucose, glutamine, fatty acids, and amino acids are the primary drivers of tumor …

Mechanisms that regulate the activities of TET proteins

K Joshi, S Liu, P Breslin SJ, J Zhang - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2022 - Springer
The ten–eleven translocation (TET) family of dioxygenases consists of three members,
TET1, TET2, and TET3. All three TET enzymes have Fe+ 2 and α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) …

Role of TET enzymes in DNA methylation, development, and cancer

KD Rasmussen, K Helin - Genes & development, 2016 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The pattern of DNA methylation at cytosine bases in the genome is tightly linked to gene
expression, and DNA methylation abnormalities are often observed in diseases. The ten …

DNMT3A and TET2 compete and cooperate to repress lineage-specific transcription factors in hematopoietic stem cells

X Zhang, J Su, M Jeong, M Ko, Y Huang, HJ Park… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Mutations in the epigenetic modifiers DNMT3A and TET2 non-randomly co-occur in
lymphoma and leukemia despite their epistasis in the methylation–hydroxymethylation …

Vitamin C in stem cell reprogramming and cancer

L Cimmino, BG Neel, I Aifantis - Trends in cell biology, 2018 - cell.com
Vitamin C is an essential dietary requirement for humans. In addition to its known role as an
antioxidant, vitamin C is a cofactor for Fe 2+-and α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases …