Bromodomain biology and drug discovery

N Zaware, MM Zhou - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2019 - nature.com
The bromodomain (BrD) is a conserved structural module found in chromatin-and
transcription-associated proteins that acts as the primary reader for acetylated lysine …

ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes in the DNA damage response

ÖZ Aydin, W Vermeulen, H Lans - Cell cycle, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Regulation of chromatin structure is an essential component of the DNA damage response
(DDR), which effectively preserves the integrity of DNA by a network of multiple DNA repair …

CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression

M Zhang, ZZ Liu, K Aoshima, WL Cai, H Sun… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related deaths due to the lack of effective therapies.
Emerging evidence suggests that certain epigenetic and transcriptional regulators drive …

CHD3 and CHD4 form distinct NuRD complexes with different yet overlapping functionality

H Hoffmeister, A Fuchs, F Erdel, S Pinz… - Nucleic Acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract CHD3 and CHD4 (C hromodomain H elicase D NA binding protein), two highly
similar representatives of the Mi-2 subfamily of SF2 helicases, are coexpressed in many cell …

Expansion of the ISWI chromatin remodeler family with new active complexes

M Oppikofer, T Bai, Y Gan, B Haley, P Liu… - EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
ISWI chromatin remodelers mobilize nucleosomes to control DNA accessibility. Complexes
isolated to date pair one of six regulatory subunits with one of two highly similar ATP ases …

[HTML][HTML] The role of ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes in brain development and neurodevelopmental disorders

LR Goodwin, DJ Picketts - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The mammalian ISWI (Imitation Switch) genes SMARCA1 and SMARCA5 encode
the ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling proteins SNF2L and SNF2H. The ISWI proteins …

The mouse INO80 chromatin-remodeling complex is an essential meiotic factor for spermatogenesis

DW Serber, JS Runge, DU Menon… - Biology of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The ability to faithfully transmit genetic information across generations via the germ cells is a
critical aspect of mammalian reproduction. The process of germ cell development requires a …

Cytotoxic activity of bromodomain inhibitor NVS-CECR2-1 on human cancer cells

SG Park, D Lee, HR Seo, SA Lee, J Kwon - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Bromodomain (BRD), a protein module that recognizes acetylated lysine residues on
histones and other proteins, has recently emerged as a promising therapeutic target for …

Mouse BAZ1A (ACF1) is dispensable for double-strand break repair but is essential for averting improper gene expression during spermatogenesis

JA Dowdle, M Mehta, EM Kass, BQ Vuong… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers control DNA access for transcription, recombination,
and other processes. Acf1 (also known as BAZ1A in mammals) is a defining subunit of the …

Genome-wide screen of human bromodomain-containing proteins identifies Cecr2 as a novel DNA damage response protein

SK Lee, EJ Park, HS Lee, YS Lee, J Kwon - Molecules and cells, 2012 - Springer
The formation of γ-H2AX foci after DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) is crucial for the
cellular response to this lethal DNA damage. We previously have shown that BRG1, a …