The evolving metabolic landscape of chromatin biology and epigenetics

Z Dai, V Ramesh, JW Locasale - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular inputs to chromatin via cellular metabolism are modifiers of the epigenome. These
inputs—which include both nutrient availability as a result of diet and growth factor signalling …

[HTML][HTML] Compartmentalised acyl-CoA metabolism and roles in chromatin regulation

S Trefely, CD Lovell, NW Snyder, KE Wellen - Molecular metabolism, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Many metabolites serve as important signalling molecules to adjust cellular
activities and functions based on nutrient availability. Links between acetyl-CoA metabolism …

Lysine acetyltransferases and lysine deacetylases as targets for cardiovascular disease

P Li, J Ge, H Li - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2020 - nature.com
Lysine acetylation is a conserved, reversible, post-translational protein modification
regulated by lysine acetyltransferases (KATs) and lysine deacetylases (KDACs; also known …

Acetate revisited: A key biomolecule at the nexus of metabolism, epigenetics and oncogenesis—Part 1: Acetyl-CoA, acetogenesis and acyl-CoA short-chain …

JR Moffett, N Puthillathu, R Vengilote… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Acetate is a major end product of bacterial fermentation of fiber in the gut. Acetate, whether
derived from the diet or from fermentation in the colon, has been implicated in a range of …

Short-chain fatty acid, acylation and cardiovascular diseases

XF Chen, X Chen, X Tang - Clinical Science, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Metabolic dysfunction is a fundamental core mechanism underlying CVDs. Previous studies …

Metabolites regulate cell signaling and growth via covalent modification of proteins

G Figlia, P Willnow, AA Teleman - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Metabolites affect cell growth in two different ways. First, they serve as building blocks for
biomass accumulation. Second, metabolites regulate the activity of growth-relevant …

Global crotonylome reveals CDYL-regulated RPA1 crotonylation in homologous recombination–mediated DNA repair

H Yu, C Bu, Y Liu, T Gong, X Liu, S Liu, X Peng… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Previously, we reported that chromodomain Y–like (CDYL) acts as a crotonyl–coenzyme A
hydratase and negatively regulates histone crotonylation (Kcr). However, the global CDYL …

[HTML][HTML] A metabolic roadmap for somatic stem cell fate

CH Ly, GS Lynch, JG Ryall - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
While metabolism was initially thought to play a passive role in cell biology by generating
ATP to meet bioenergetic demands, recent studies have identified critical roles for …

[HTML][HTML] Two genomes, one cell: Mitochondrial-nuclear coordination via epigenetic pathways

M Wiese, AJ Bannister - Molecular metabolism, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Virtually all eukaryotic cells contain spatially distinct genomes, a single nuclear
genome that harbours the vast majority of genes and much smaller genomes found in …

Metabolism and the epigenome: a dynamic relationship

SA Haws, CM Leech, JM Denu - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2020 - cell.com
Many chromatin-modifying enzymes require metabolic cofactors to support their catalytic
activities, providing a direct path for fluctuations in metabolite availability to regulate the …