2-Oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases in cancer

JA Losman, P Koivunen, WG Kaelin Jr - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (2OGDDs) are a superfamily of enzymes that play
diverse roles in many biological processes, including regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor …

[HTML][HTML] Histone acetyltransferases CBP/p300 in tumorigenesis and CBP/p300 inhibitors as promising novel anticancer agents

Q Chen, B Yang, X Liu, XD Zhang, L Zhang, T Liu - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The histone acetyltransferases CBP and p300, often referred to as CBP/p300 due to their
sequence homology and functional overlap and co-operation, are emerging as critical …

The functions of BET proteins in gene transcription of biology and diseases

KL Cheung, C Kim, MM Zhou - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The BET (bromodomain and extra-terminal domain) family proteins, consisting of BRD2,
BRD3, BRD4, and testis-specific BRDT, are widely acknowledged as major transcriptional …

Aurora kinase A inhibition reverses the Warburg effect and elicits unique metabolic vulnerabilities in glioblastoma

TTT Nguyen, E Shang, C Shu, S Kim, A Mela… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Aurora kinase A (AURKA) has emerged as a drug target for glioblastoma (GBM). However,
resistance to therapy remains a critical issue. By integration of transcriptome, chromatin …

[HTML][HTML] Opposing functions of BRD4 isoforms in breast cancer

SY Wu, CF Lee, HT Lai, CT Yu, JE Lee, H Zuo, SY Tsai… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Summary Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) is a cancer therapeutic target in
ongoing clinical trials disrupting primarily BRD4-regulated transcription programs. The role …

JMJD family proteins in cancer and inflammation

W Manni, X Jianxin, H Weiqi, C Siyuan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The occurrence of cancer entails a series of genetic mutations that favor uncontrollable
tumor growth. It is believed that various factors collectively contribute to cancer, and there is …

[HTML][HTML] An oncogenic JMJD6-DGAT1 axis tunes the epigenetic regulation of lipid droplet formation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

J Zhou, JM Simon, C Liao, C Zhang, L Hu, G Zurlo… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Characterized by intracellular lipid droplet accumulation, clear cell renal cell carcinoma
(ccRCC) is resistant to cytotoxic chemotherapy and is a lethal disease. Through an unbiased …

BET bromodomain inhibitors: novel design strategies and therapeutic applications

KKW To, E Xing, RC Larue, PK Li - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The mammalian bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) family of proteins consists
of four conserved members (Brd2, Brd3, Brd4, and Brdt) that regulate numerous cancer …

The long noncoding RNA lncNB1 promotes tumorigenesis by interacting with ribosomal protein RPL35

PY Liu, AE Tee, G Milazzo, KM Hannan, J Maag… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The majority of patients with neuroblastoma due to MYCN oncogene amplification and
consequent N-Myc oncoprotein over-expression die of the disease. Here our analyses of …

An ALYREF-MYCN coactivator complex drives neuroblastoma tumorigenesis through effects on USP3 and MYCN stability

Z Nagy, JA Seneviratne, M Kanikevich… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
To achieve the very high oncoprotein levels required to drive the malignant state cancer
cells utilise the ubiquitin proteasome system to upregulate transcription factor levels. Here …