BRD4 and Cancer: going beyond transcriptional regulation

B Donati, E Lorenzini, A Ciarrocchi - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
BRD4, member of the Bromodomain and Extraterminal (BET) protein family, is largely
acknowledged in cancer for its role in super-enhancers (SEs) organization and oncogenes …

BRD4 in physiology and pathology:''BET''on its partners

Y Liang, J Tian, T Wu - Bioessays, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Bromodomain‐containing 4 (BRD4), a member of Bromo and Extra‐Terminal (BET)
family, recognizes acetylated histones and is of importance in transcription, replication, and …

Brd4 binds to active enhancers to control cell identity gene induction in adipogenesis and myogenesis

JE Lee, YK Park, S Park, Y Jang, N Waring… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The epigenomic reader Brd4 is an important drug target for cancers. However, its role in cell
differentiation and animal development remains largely unclear. Using two conditional …

Insights into the genetic architecture of the human face

JD White, K Indencleef, S Naqvi, RJ Eller, H Hoskens… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The human face is complex and multipartite, and characterization of its genetic architecture
remains challenging. Using a multivariate genome-wide association study meta-analysis of …

Targeting monocyte-intrinsic enhancer reprogramming improves immunotherapy efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma

M Liu, J Zhou, X Liu, Y Feng, W Yang, F Wu… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), mostly developed in fibrotic/cirrhotic liver,
exhibits relatively low responsiveness to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy. As …

Enhancer and super-enhancer dynamics in repair after ischemic acute kidney injury

J Wilflingseder, M Willi, HK Lee, H Olauson… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The endogenous repair process can result in recovery after acute kidney injury (AKI) with
adaptive proliferation of tubular epithelial cells, but repair can also lead to fibrosis and …

BRD4 inhibition sensitizes cervical cancer to radiotherapy by attenuating DNA repair

M Ni, J Li, H Zhao, F Xu, J Cheng, M Yu, G Ke, X Wu - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy is the recommended treatment for local advanced
cervical cancer, but radioresistance remains one of the most important and unresolved …

Identifying collagen VI as a target of fibrotic diseases regulated by CREBBP/EP300

LM Williams, FE McCann, MA Cabrita… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Fibrotic diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality, yet there are few effective
therapies. The underlying pathology of all fibrotic conditions is the activity of myofibroblasts …

Dynamic regulation of histone modifications and long-range chromosomal interactions during postmitotic transcriptional reactivation

H Kang, MN Shokhirev, Z Xu, S Chandran… - Genes & …, 2020 - genesdev.cshlp.org
During mitosis, transcription of genomic DNA is dramatically reduced, before it is reactivated
during nuclear reformation in anaphase/telophase. Many aspects of the underlying …

Pharmacological inhibition of core regulatory circuitry liquid–liquid phase separation suppresses metastasis and chemoresistance in osteosarcoma

B Lu, C Zou, M Yang, Y He, J He, C Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid–liquid phase‐separated (LLPS) transcriptional factor assemblies at super‐enhancers
(SEs) provide a conceptual framework for underlying transcriptional control in mammal cells …