N6-methyladenosine methyltransferases: functions, regulation, and clinical potential

W Huang, TQ Chen, K Fang, ZC Zeng, H Ye… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract N6-methyladenosine (m6A) has emerged as an abundant modification throughout
the transcriptome with widespread functions in protein-coding and noncoding RNAs. It …

Round, round we go–strategies for enzymatic cofactor regeneration

S Mordhorst, JN Andexer - Natural product reports, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to the beginning of 2020 Enzymes depending on cofactors are essential in
many biosynthetic pathways of natural products. They are often involved in key steps …

Direct enzymatic sequencing of 5-methylcytosine at single-base resolution

T Wang, JM Fowler, L Liu, CE Loo, M Luo… - Nature chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
methylcytosine (5mC) is the most important DNA modification in mammalian genomes. The
ideal method for 5mC localization would be both nondestructive of DNA and direct, without …

Covalent labeling of nucleic acids

N Klöcker, FP Weissenboeck… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Labeling of nucleic acids is required for many studies aiming to elucidate their functions and
dynamics in vitro and in cells. Out of the numerous labeling concepts that have been …

Methyltransferases: functions and applications

E Abdelraheem, B Thair, RF Varela… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this review the current state‐of‐the‐art of S‐adenosylmethionine (SAM)‐dependent
methyltransferases and SAM are evaluated. Their structural classification and diversity is …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral type III CRISPR signalling via conjugation of ATP and SAM

H Chi, V Hoikkala, S Grüschow, S Graham, S Shirran… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
CRISPR systems are widespread in the prokaryotic world, providing adaptive immunity
against mobile genetic elements,. Type III CRISPR systems, with the signature gene cas10 …

Catalytic Alkylation Using a Cyclic S‐Adenosylmethionine Regeneration System

S Mordhorst, J Siegrist, M Müller… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
S‐Adenosylmethionine‐dependent methyltransferases are versatile tools for the specific
alkylation of many compounds, such as pharmaceuticals, but their biocatalytic application is …

[HTML][HTML] Epidrug repurposing: discovering new faces of old acquaintances in cancer therapy

M Montalvo-Casimiro, R González-Barrios… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Gene mutations are strongly associated with tumor progression and are well known in
cancer development. However, recently discovered epigenetic alterations have shown the …

[HTML][HTML] Functional and pathological roles of AHCY

P Vizán, L Di Croce, S Aranda - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Adenosylhomocysteinase (AHCY) is a unique enzyme and one of the most conserved
proteins in living organisms. AHCY catalyzes the reversible break of S …

Recent progress in histone methyltransferase (G9a) inhibitors as anticancer agents

H Cao, L Li, D Yang, L Zeng, X Yewei, B Yu… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression without changing the DNA
sequence-a change in phenotype without a change in genotype. Epigenetic abnormalities …