Histone deacetylase inhibitors: molecular mechanisms of action

WS Xu, RB Parmigiani, PA Marks - Oncogene, 2007 - nature.com
This review focuses on the mechanisms of action of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors
(HDACi), a group of recently discovered 'targeted'anticancer agents. There are 18 HDACs …

Prospects: histone deacetylase inhibitors

M Dokmanovic, PA Marks - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Histone deacetylase (HDAC), inhibitors represent a new class of targeted anti‐cancer
agents. Several of these compounds are in clinical trials with significant activity against a …

Histone deacetylase inhibitors: Potential in cancer therapy

PA Marks, WS Xu - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The role of histone deacetylases (HDAC) and the potential of these enzymes as therapeutic
targets for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and a number of other disorders is an area …

Histone deacetylase inhibitors: insights into mechanisms of lethality

RR Rosato, S Grant - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) have recently emerged as an important target for therapeutic
intervention in cancer and potentially other human diseases. By modulating the acetylation …

Histone deacetylase inhibitors: biology and mechanism of action

JM Mehnert, WK Kelly - The Cancer Journal, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) and histone acetyltransferases are enzymes that regulate
chromatin structure and function through the removal and addition, respectively, of the acetyl …

Histone deacetylase inhibitors: mechanisms and clinical significance in cancer: HDAC inhibitor-induced apoptosis.

S Shankar, RK Srivastava - Advances in experimental medicine and …, 2008 - europepmc.org
Epigenic modifications, mainly DNA methylation and acetylation, are recognized as the main
mechanisms contributing to the malignant phenotype. Acetylation and deacetylation are …

Histone deacetylase inhibitors: mechanism of action and therapeutic use in cancer

O Martínez-Iglesias, L Ruiz-Llorente… - Clinical and …, 2008 - Springer
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) remove the acetyl groups of lysine residues of histone tails
leading to chromatin compaction and transcriptional repression. In addition, HDACs can …

Histone deacetylase inhibitors and cancer: from cell biology to the clinic

H Hess-Stumpp - European journal of cell biology, 2005 - Elsevier
Aberrant gene regulation plays an important role in tumor initiation and progression, and the
acetylation of histones is a well understood key component of gene regulation. Histone …

Histone-deacetylase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer

RK Lindemann, B Gabrielli, RW Johnstone - Cell cycle, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) are a promising new class of chemotherapeutic drug
currently in early phase clinical trials. A large number of structurally diverse HDACi have …

[HTML][HTML] Histone deacetylase inhibitors: potential targets responsible for their anti-cancer effect

M Dickinson, RW Johnstone, HM Prince - Investigational new drugs, 2010 - Springer
The histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) have demonstrated anticancer efficacy across a
range of malignancies, most impressively in the hematological cancers. It is uncertain …