Mammalian SWI/SNF complexes in cancer: emerging therapeutic opportunities

RS Pierre, C Kadoch - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2017 - Elsevier
Mammalian SWI/SNF (BAF) chromatin remodeling complexes orchestrate a diverse set of
chromatin alterations which impact transcriptional output. Recent whole-exome sequencing …

A rationale to target the SWI/SNF complex for cancer therapy

AF Hohmann, CR Vakoc - Trends in Genetics, 2014 - cell.com
SWI/SNF is a multisubunit chromatin-remodeling complex that performs fundamental roles in
gene regulation, cell lineage specification, and organismal development. Mutations that …

SWI/SNF (BAF) complexes: guardians of the epigenome

R Mathur, CWM Roberts - Annual Review of Cancer Biology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The genomics-era search for cancer-causing mutations has identified subunits of SWI/SNF
(BAF) chromatin remodeling complexes as major targets of mutation. The mechanism by …

Composition and function of mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes in human disease

JL Pulice, C Kadoch - Cold Spring Harbor symposia on …, 2016 - symposium.cshlp.org
Abstract Mammalian SWI/SNF (BAF) chromatin remodeling complexes play critical roles in
maintaining chromatin architecture and gene expression. Genomic sequencing efforts over …

Emerging themes in mechanisms of tumorigenesis by SWI/SNF subunit mutation

CA Jones, WP Tansey… - Epigenetics insights, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex uses the energy of ATP hydrolysis to alter
contacts between DNA and nucleosomes, allowing regions of the genome to become …

Molecular pathways: SWI/SNF (BAF) complexes are frequently mutated in cancer—mechanisms and potential therapeutic insights

X Wang, JR Haswell, CWM Roberts - Clinical cancer research, 2014 - AACR
SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes are pleomorphic multisubunit cellular machines
that utilize the energy of ATP hydrolysis to modulate chromatin structure. The complexes …

Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

RC Centore, GJ Sandoval, LMM Soares, C Kadoch… - Trends in Genetics, 2020 - cell.com
Small molecule-based targeting of chromatin regulatory factors has emerged as a promising
therapeutic strategy in recent years. The development and ongoing clinical evaluation of …

Vulnerabilities of mutant SWI/SNF complexes in cancer

KC Helming, X Wang, CWM Roberts - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Cancer genome sequencing efforts have revealed the novel theme that chromatin modifiers
are frequently mutated across a wide spectrum of cancers. Mutations in genes encoding …

Exploiting vulnerabilities of SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes for cancer therapy

M Wanior, A Krämer, S Knapp, AC Joerger - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Multi-subunit ATPase-dependent chromatin remodelling complexes SWI/SNF
(switch/sucrose non-fermentable) are fundamental epigenetic regulators of gene …

Remodeling the cancer epigenome: mutations in the SWI/SNF complex offer new therapeutic opportunities

KA Orlando, V Nguyen, JR Raab… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cancer genome sequencing studies have discovered mutations in members of
the SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin-remodeling complex in nearly …