[HTML][HTML] Control of protein stability by post-translational modifications

JM Lee, HM Hammarén, MM Savitski… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) can occur on specific amino acids localized within
regulatory domains of target proteins, which control a protein's stability. These regions …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the acetyltransferase p300 on tumour regulation from the novel perspective of posttranslational protein modification

Q Zeng, K Wang, Y Zhao, Q Ma, Z Chen, W Huang - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
p300 acts as a transcription coactivator and an acetyltransferase that plays an important role
in tumourigenesis and progression. In previous studies, it has been confirmed that p300 is …

[HTML][HTML] Structural mechanism of BRD4-NUT and p300 bipartite interaction in propagating aberrant gene transcription in chromatin in NUT carcinoma

D Yu, Y Liang, C Kim, A Jaganathan, D Ji… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
BRD4-NUT, a driver fusion mutant in rare and highly aggressive NUT carcinoma, acts in
aberrant transcription of anti-differentiation genes by recruiting histone acetyltransferase …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic mechanisms to propagate histone acetylation by p300/CBP

M Kikuchi, S Morita, M Wakamori, S Sato… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Histone acetylation is important for the activation of gene transcription but little is known
about its direct read/write mechanisms. Here, we report cryogenic electron microscopy …

KATs off: Biomedical insights from lysine acetyltransferase inhibitors

SD Whedon, PA Cole - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Lysine acetyltransferase (KAT) enzymes including the p300, MYST, and GCN5 families play
major roles in modulating the structure of chromatin and regulating transcription. Because of …

[HTML][HTML] TAZ2 truncation confers overactivation of p300 and cellular vulnerability to HDAC inhibition

L Xu, H Xuan, W He, L Zhang, M Huang, K Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The histone acetyltransferase p300/CBP is composed of several conserved domains,
among which, the TAZ2 domain is known as a protein-protein interaction domain that binds …

[HTML][HTML] Acetyl-CoA metabolism as a therapeutic target for cancer

G Chen, B Bao, Y Cheng, M Tian, J Song… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA), an essential metabolite, not only takes part in numerous
intracellular metabolic processes, powers the tricarboxylic acid cycle, serves as a key hub …

Chemically induced degradation of epigenetic targets

M Kabir, X Yu, HÜ Kaniskan, J Jin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are heterobifunctional small molecules that
induce the ternary complex formation between a protein-of-interest (POI) and an E3 ligase …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional co-activators: emerging roles in signaling pathways and potential therapeutic targets for diseases

PD Talukdar, U Chatterji - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Specific cell states in metazoans are established by the symphony of gene expression
programs that necessitate intricate synergic interactions between transcription factors and …

Targeting epigenetic regulation for cancer therapy using small molecule inhibitors

A Kumar, L Emdad, PB Fisher, SK Das - Advances in Cancer Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer cells display pervasive changes in DNA methylation, disrupted patterns of histone
posttranslational modification, chromatin composition or organization and regulatory …