The spectrum of SWI/SNF mutations, ubiquitous in human cancers

AH Shain, JR Pollack - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
SWI/SNF is a multi-subunit chromatin remodeling complex that uses the energy of ATP
hydrolysis to reposition nucleosomes, thereby modulating gene expression. Accumulating …

Vulnerabilities of mutant SWI/SNF complexes in cancer

KC Helming, X Wang, CWM Roberts - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Cancer genome sequencing efforts have revealed the novel theme that chromatin modifiers
are frequently mutated across a wide spectrum of cancers. Mutations in genes encoding …

SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling and human malignancies

J Masliah-Planchon, I Bièche… - Annual Review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The SWI/SNF complexes, initially identified in yeast 20 years ago, are a family of multi-
subunit complexes that use the energy of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis to …

A rationale to target the SWI/SNF complex for cancer therapy

AF Hohmann, CR Vakoc - Trends in Genetics, 2014 - cell.com
SWI/SNF is a multisubunit chromatin-remodeling complex that performs fundamental roles in
gene regulation, cell lineage specification, and organismal development. Mutations that …

Molecular pathways: SWI/SNF (BAF) complexes are frequently mutated in cancer—mechanisms and potential therapeutic insights

X Wang, JR Haswell, CWM Roberts - Clinical cancer research, 2014 - AACR
SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes are pleomorphic multisubunit cellular machines
that utilize the energy of ATP hydrolysis to modulate chromatin structure. The complexes …

SWI/SNF nucleosome remodellers and cancer

BG Wilson, CWM Roberts - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2011 - nature.com
SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to remodel
nucleosomes and to modulate transcription. Growing evidence indicates that these …

SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes and cancer

JA Biegel, TM Busse… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The identification of mutations and deletions in the SMARCB1 locus in chromosome band
22q11. 2 in pediatric rhabdoid tumors provided the first evidence for the involvement of the …

The SWI/SNF complex in cancer—biology, biomarkers and therapy

P Mittal, CWM Roberts - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer genome-sequencing studies have revealed a remarkably high prevalence of
mutations in genes encoding subunits of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complexes …

Proteomic and bioinformatic analysis of mammalian SWI/SNF complexes identifies extensive roles in human malignancy

C Kadoch, DC Hargreaves, C Hodges, L Elias, L Ho… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Subunits of mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF or BAF) complexes have recently been
implicated as tumor suppressors in human malignancies. To understand the full extent of …

Hijacking the Chromatin Remodeling Machinery: Impact of SWI/SNF Perturbations in Cancer

B Weissman, KE Knudsen - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
There is increasing evidence that alterations in chromatin remodeling play a significant role
in human disease. The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex family mobilizes …