[HTML][HTML] No easy way out for EZH2: its pleiotropic, noncanonical effects on gene regulation and cellular function

J Wang, GG Wang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) plays critical roles in a range of biological processes
including organ development and homeostasis, epigenomic and transcriptomic regulation …

EZH2 function in immune cell development

SL Nutt, C Keenan, M Chopin, RS Allan - Biological chemistry, 2020 - degruyter.com
The polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) consists of three core components EZH2,
SUZ12 and EED. EZH2 catalyzes the methylation of lysine 27 of histone H3, a modification …

[HTML][HTML] EZH2 inhibition and cisplatin as a combination anticancer therapy: an overview of preclinical studies

I Samaržija, M Tomljanović, R Novak Kujundžić… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cisplatin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in the treatment of different
cancer types. However, cisplatin displays a high range of toxicity and its use usually leads to …

[HTML][HTML] Non-canonical functions of EZH2 in cancer

SM Zimmerman, PN Lin, GP Souroullas - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mutations in chromatin modifying genes frequently occur in many kinds of cancer. Most
mechanistic studies focus on their canonical functions, while therapeutic approaches target …

Noncanonical EZH2 drives retinoic acid resistance of variant acute promyelocytic leukemias

M Poplineau, N Platet, A Mazuel… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Cancer cell heterogeneity is a major driver of therapy resistance. To characterize resistant
cells and their vulnerabilities, we studied the PLZF-RARA variant of acute promyelocytic …

Long noncoding RNA PCAT6 inhibits colon cancer cell apoptosis by regulating anti-apoptotic protein ARC expression via EZH2

W Huang, G Su, X Huang, A Zou, J Wu, Y Yang, Y Zhu… - Cell Cycle, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Prostate cancer-associated ncRNA transcript 6 (PCAT6) is a long intergenic noncoding RNA
that is involved in the progression of prostate and lung cancer, acting as a potential …

Histone Lysine Methylation Dynamics Control EGFR DNA Copy-Number Amplification

TL Clarke, R Tang, D Chakraborty, C Van Rechem, F Ji… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Acquired chromosomal DNA copy gains are a feature of many tumors; however, the
mechanisms that underpin oncogene amplification are poorly understood. Recent studies …

Long noncoding RNA PART1 restrains aggressive gastric cancer through the epigenetic silencing of PDGFB via the PLZF-mediated recruitment of EZH2

H Han, S Wang, J Meng, G Lyu, G Ding, Y Hu, L Wang… - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Current reports refer to the role of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) prostate androgen-
regulated transcript 1 (PART1) as a tumor suppressor in some types of cancer but as an …

Transactivation of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infected cell protein 4 enhancer by glucocorticoid receptor and stress-induced transcription factors requires …

JB Ostler, P Thunuguntla, BY Hendrickson… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Following acute infection, herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) lytic cycle viral gene expression is
silenced; consequently, lifelong latency in neurons is established. Certain external stimuli …

Analysis of expression of candidate genes for polycystic ovary syndrome in adult and fetal human and fetal bovine ovaries

M Liu, K Hummitzsch, MD Hartanti… - Biology of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) appears to have a genetic predisposition and a fetal
origin. We compared the expression levels of 25 PCOS candidate genes from adult control …