ZBTB transcription factors: key regulators of the development, differentiation and effector function of T cells

ZY Cheng, TT He, XM Gao, Y Zhao, J Wang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The development and differentiation of T cells represents a long and highly coordinated, yet
flexible at some points, pathway, along which the sequential and dynamic expressions of …

[HTML][HTML] DNA double-strand break repair: Putting zinc fingers on the sore spot

JK Singh, H van Attikum - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc-Finger (ZnF) proteins represent one of the most abundant group of proteins in
the human genome. At first characterized as DNA binding proteins, it has become …

Deubiquitinating enzymes and the proteasome regulate preferential sets of ubiquitin substrates

F Trulsson, V Akimov, M Robu, N van Overbeek… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The ubiquitin-proteasome axis has been extensively explored at a system-wide level, but the
impact of deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) on the ubiquitinome remains largely unknown …

Germinal center output is sustained by HELLS-dependent DNA-methylation-maintenance in B cells

C Cousu, E Mulot, A De Smet, S Formichetti… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract HELLS/LSH (Helicase, Lymphoid Specific) is a SNF2-like chromatin remodelling
protein involved in DNA methylation. Its loss-of-function in humans causes humoral …

Enhanced CD19 activity in B cells contributes to immunodeficiency in mice deficient in the ICF syndrome gene Zbtb24

Z Ying, S Hardikar, JB Plummer, T Hamidi… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
I mmunodeficiency, c entromeric instability, and f acial anomalies (ICF) syndrome is a rare
autosomal recessive disorder characterized by DNA hypomethylation and antibody …

Rare diseases of epigenetic origin: Challenges and opportunities

MP Fu, SM Merrill, M Sharma, WT Gibson… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Rare diseases (RDs), more than 80% of which have a genetic origin, collectively affect
approximately 350 million people worldwide. Progress in next-generation sequencing …

ERCC1 mutations impede DNA damage repair and cause liver and kidney dysfunction in patients

K Apelt, SM White, HS Kim, JE Yeo, A Kragten… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
ERCC1-XPF is a multifunctional endonuclease involved in nucleotide excision repair (NER),
interstrand cross-link (ICL) repair, and DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair. Only two …

[HTML][HTML] Pathological consequences of DNA damage in the kidney

JI Garaycoechea, C Quinlan… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
DNA lesions that evade repair can lead to mutations that drive the development of cancer,
and cellular responses to DNA damage can trigger senescence and cell death, which are …

Evaluation of clinical and immunological alterations associated with ICF syndrome

S Bilgic Eltan, E Nain, MC Catak, E Ezen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Immunodeficiency with centromeric instability and facial anomalies (ICF) syndrome
is a rare autosomal recessive combined immunodeficiency. The detailed immune responses …

Dimerization choice and alternative functions of ZBTB transcription factors

S Barakat, E Ezen, İ Devecioğlu, M Gezen… - The FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc Finger DNA‐binding domain‐containing proteins are the most populous family among
eukaryotic transcription factors. Among these, members of the BTB domain‐containing ZBTB …