[HTML][HTML] Chromatin modules and their implication in genomic organization and gene regulation

G van Mierlo, O Pushkarev, JF Kribelbauer… - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Regulation of gene expression is a complex but highly guided process. While genomic
technologies and computational approaches have allowed high-throughput mapping of cis …

Interplay between posttranslational modifications and liquid‒liquid phase separation in tumors

X Yan, M Zhang, D Wang - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid‒liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a general phenomenon recently recognized to be
critically involved in the regulation of a variety of cellular biological processes, such as …

BRD4-targeting PROTAC as a unique tool to study biomolecular condensates

Y Shi, Y Liao, Q Liu, Z Ni, Z Zhang, M Shi, P Li, H Li… - Cell Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates play key roles in various biological processes. However, specific
condensation modulators are currently lacking. PROTAC is a new technology that can use …

Modification of histidine repeat proteins by inorganic polyphosphate

N Neville, K Lehotsky, Z Yang, KA Klupt, A Denoncourt… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is a linear polymer of orthophosphate that is present in
nearly all organisms studied to date. A remarkable function of polyP involves its attachment …

Transcription factor clusters enable target search but do not contribute to target gene activation

JVW Meeussen, W Pomp, I Brouwer… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Many transcription factors (TFs) localize in nuclear clusters of locally increased
concentrations, but how TF clustering is regulated and how it influences gene expression is …

[HTML][HTML] YY1 complex in M2 macrophage promotes prostate cancer progression by upregulating IL-6

S Chen, K Lu, Y Hou, Z You, C Shu, X Wei… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Tumor-associated macrophages are mainly polarized into the M2 phenotype,
remodeling the tumor microenvironment and promoting tumor progression by secreting …

Phase-separated DropCRISPRa platform for efficient gene activation in mammalian cells and mice

S Ma, K Liao, M Li, X Wang, J Lv, X Zhang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) plays a critical role in regulating gene transcription
via the formation of transcriptional condensates. However, LLPS has not been reported to be …

HDAC1/3-dependent moderate liquid–liquid phase separation of YY1 promotes METTL3 expression and AML cell proliferation

M Li, M Li, Y Xia, G Li, X Su, D Wang, J Ye, F Lu… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Methyltransferase-like protein 3 (METTL3) plays critical roles in acute myeloid
leukemia (AML) progression, however, the mechanism of abnormal overexpression of …

DisP-seq reveals the genome-wide functional organization of DNA-associated disordered proteins

YH Xing, R Dong, L Lee, S Rengarajan, N Riggi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) in DNA-associated proteins are known to influence
gene regulation, but their distribution and cooperative functions in genome-wide regulatory …

G-quadruplexes promote the motility in MAZ phase-separated condensates to activate CCND1 expression and contribute to hepatocarcinogenesis

W Wang, D Li, Q Xu, J Cheng, Z Yu, G Li, S Qiao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract G-quadruplexes (G4s) can recruit transcription factors to activate gene expression,
but detailed mechanisms remain enigmatic. Here, we demonstrate that G4s in the CCND1 …