The language of chromatin modification in human cancers

S Zhao, CD Allis, GG Wang - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The genetic information of human cells is stored in the context of chromatin, which is
subjected to DNA methylation and various histone modifications. Such a 'language'of …

[HTML][HTML] Writing, erasing and reading histone lysine methylations

K Hyun, J Jeon, K Park, J Kim - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2017 - nature.com
Histone modifications are key epigenetic regulatory features that have important roles in
many cellular events. Lysine methylations mark various sites on the tail and globular …

Phase separation mediates NUP98 fusion oncoprotein leukemic transformation

B Chandra, NL Michmerhuizen, HK Shirnekhi… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
NUP98 fusion oncoproteins (FO) are drivers in pediatric leukemias and many transform
hematopoietic cells. Most NUP98 FOs harbor an intrinsically disordered region from NUP98 …

Epigenetics and approaches to targeted epigenetic therapy in acute myeloid leukemia

BJ Wouters, R Delwel - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults. AML is
a heterogeneous malignancy characterized by distinct genetic abnormalities. Recent …

The aurora kinases in cell cycle and leukemia

B Goldenson, JD Crispino - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
The Aurora kinases, which include Aurora A (AURKA), Aurora B (AURKB) and Aurora C
(AURKC), are serine/threonine kinases required for the control of mitosis (AURKA and …

[HTML][HTML] Collaborative efforts driving progress in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

CM Zwaan, EA Kolb, D Reinhardt… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diagnosis, treatment, response monitoring, and outcome of pediatric acute myeloid
leukemia (AML) have made enormous progress during the past decades. Because AML is a …

The landscape of somatic mutations in Down syndrome–related myeloid disorders

K Yoshida, T Toki, Y Okuno, R Kanezaki, Y Shiraishi… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM) is a myeloid proliferation resembling acute
megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL), mostly affecting perinatal infants with Down syndrome …

Targeting epigenetics in cancer

RL Bennett, JD Licht - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Alterations of genes regulating epigenetic processes are frequently found as cancer drivers
and may cause widespread alterations of DNA methylation, histone modification patterns, or …

The menin-MLL1 interaction is a molecular dependency in NUP98-rearranged AML

EB Heikamp, JA Henrich, F Perner… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Translocations involving the NUP98 gene produce NUP98-fusion proteins and are
associated with a poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). MLL1 is a molecular …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging role of KDM5A in human cancer

GJ Yang, MH Zhu, XJ Lu, YJ Liu, JF Lu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Histone methylation is a key posttranslational modification of chromatin, and its
dysregulation affects a wide array of nuclear activities including the maintenance of genome …