Epigenetic protein families: a new frontier for drug discovery

CH Arrowsmith, C Bountra, PV Fish, K Lee… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2012 - nature.com
Epigenetic regulation of gene expression is a dynamic and reversible process that
establishes normal cellular phenotypes but also contributes to human diseases. At the …

Integrative genome analyses identify key somatic driver mutations of small-cell lung cancer

M Peifer, L Fernández-Cuesta, ML Sos, J George… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive lung tumor subtype with poor prognosis,,.
We sequenced 29 SCLC exomes, 2 genomes and 15 transcriptomes and found an …

Small molecule inhibitors of histone acetyltransferases as epigenetic tools and drug candidates

SD Furdas, S Kannan, W Sippl, M Jung - Archiv der Pharmazie, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Alteration of the acetylation state of histone proteins contributes to transcriptional regulation
and epigenetic inheritance. Dysregulation of these processes may lead to human diseases …

An Alu Element–Associated Hypermethylation Variant of the POMC Gene Is Associated with Childhood Obesity

P Kuehnen, M Mischke, S Wiegand, C Sers… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The individual risk for common diseases not only depends on genetic but also on epigenetic
polymorphisms. To assess the role of epigenetic variations in the individual risk for obesity …

[HTML][HTML] Is histone acetylation the most important physiological function for CBP and p300?

DC Bedford, PK Brindle - Aging (Albany NY), 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Protein lysine acetyltransferases (HATs or PATs) acetylate histones and other proteins, and
are principally modeled as transcriptional coactivators. CREB binding protein (CBP …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics—beyond the genome in alcoholism

BG Starkman, AJ Sakharkar… - Alcohol research: current …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genetic and environmental factors play a role in the development of alcoholism. Whole-
genome expression profiling has highlighted the importance of several genes that may …

Modification of RelA by O-linked N-acetylglucosamine links glucose metabolism to NF-κB acetylation and transcription

DF Allison, JJ Wamsley, M Kumar… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
The molecular mechanisms linking glucose metabolism with active transcription remain
undercharacterized in mammalian cells. Using nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) as a glucose …

Melatonin suppresses proinflammatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide‐stimulated CRL1999 cells via targeting MAPK, NF‐κB, c/EBPβ, and p300 signaling

D Shi, X Xiao, J Wang, L Liu, W Chen… - Journal of pineal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is an indoleamine secreted by the pineal gland as well as a plant‐derived product
that exerts potential anti‐inflammatory properties, but the mechanisms of action remain …

Structure of the α-tubulin acetyltransferase, αTAT1, and implications for tubulin-specific acetylation

DR Friedmann, A Aguilar, J Fan… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Protein acetylation is an important posttranslational modification with the recent identification
of new substrates and enzymes, new links to disease, and modulators of protein acetylation …

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy of proteins: implications for drug designing

S Siddhanta, C Narayana - Nanomaterials and …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
In this review article we present a general overview of the recent progress in the newly
developing area of the study of protein-ligand interaction by surface enhanced Raman …