Acetylation of non-histone proteins modulates cellular signalling at multiple levels

S Spange, T Wagner, T Heinzel, OH Krämer - The international journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the posttranslational acetylation of non-histone proteins, which
determines vital regulatory processes. The recruitment of histone acetyltransferases and …

Rational combinations using HDAC inhibitors

M Bots, RW Johnstone - Clinical cancer research, 2009 - AACR
In addition to well-characterized genetic abnormalities that lead to cancer onset and
progression, it is now recognized that alterations to the epigenome may also play a …

Resistance to trastuzumab in breast cancer

PR Pohlmann, IA Mayer, R Mernaugh - Clinical cancer research, 2009 - AACR
HER2 is a transmembrane oncoprotein encoded by the HER2/neu gene and is
overexpressed in approximately 20 to 25% of invasive breast cancers. It can be …

Clinical and biological effects of valproic acid as a histone deacetylase inhibitor on tumor and surrogate tissues: phase I/II trial of valproic acid and epirubicin/FEC

P Munster, D Marchion, E Bicaku, M Lacevic, J Kim… - Clinical cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Purpose: The aim was to study the biological and molecular effects of the histone
deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, valproic acid, in patients with solid tumor malignancies …

Dual Degradation of Aurora A and B Kinases by the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor LBH589 Induces G2-M Arrest and Apoptosis of Renal Cancer Cells

TL Cha, MJ Chuang, ST Wu, GH Sun, SY Chang… - Clinical cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Purpose: This study is aimed at investigating antineoplastic efficacy of histone deacetylase
inhibitor (HDACI) LBH589 on renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and elucidating the novel …

Epigenetic modifiers: basic understanding and clinical development

RL Piekarz, SE Bates - Clinical Cancer Research, 2009 - AACR
More than 60 years after the first description of differentiation in cell culture and 40 years
after the synthesis of 5-azacytidine, epigenetic therapies have been added to the anticancer …

Epigenetic therapy: histone acetylation, DNA methylation and anti-cancer drug discovery

A Ganesan, L Nolan, SJ Crabb… - Current Cancer Drug …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Histone proteins are subject to a diverse range of post-translational modifications which,
along with DNA methylation, play a major role in controlling gene expression, cell division …

Combining PCI-24781, a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor, with chemotherapy for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma

G Lopez, J Liu, W Ren, W Wei, S Wang, G Lahat… - Clinical cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Histone deactylase inhibitors (HDACi) are a promising new class of
anticancer therapeutics; however, little is known about HDACi activity in soft tissue sarcoma …

HDAC inhibitor SNDX-275 induces apoptosis in erbB2-overexpressing breast cancer cells via down-regulation of erbB3 expression

X Huang, L Gao, S Wang, CK Lee, P Ordentlich, B Liu - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Breast cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease with distinct histologic subtypes. Targeted
therapies such as endocrine therapy and growth factor receptor inhibitors have had a …

Anti-HER2 treatment and breast cancer: state of the art, recent patents, and new strategies

L Daniele, A Sapino - Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
HER2 is a transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor in the EGFR (epidermal growth factor
receptor) family. The role of HER2 has been most thoroughly studied in breast cancer, in …