Mechanisms of enhancer action: the known and the unknown

A Panigrahi, BW O'Malley - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Differential gene expression mechanisms ensure cellular differentiation and plasticity to
shape ontogenetic and phylogenetic diversity of cell types. A key regulator of differential …

Transcriptional control of energy metabolism by nuclear receptors

C Scholtes, V Giguère - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Transcriptional regulation of catabolic pathways is a central mechanism by which cells
respond to physiological cues to generate the energy required for anabolic pathways …

The androgen receptor is a tumor suppressor in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer

TE Hickey, LA Selth, KM Chia, G Laven-Law… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
The role of the androgen receptor (AR) in estrogen receptor (ER)-α-positive breast cancer is
controversial, constraining implementation of AR-directed therapies. Using a diverse …

UBR5 forms ligand-dependent complexes on chromatin to regulate nuclear hormone receptor stability

JM Tsai, JD Aguirre, YD Li, J Brown, V Focht, L Kater… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Nuclear hormone receptors (NRs) are ligand-binding transcription factors that are widely
targeted therapeutically. Agonist binding triggers NR activation and subsequent degradation …

Interaction modules that impart specificity to disordered protein

K Cermakova, HC Hodges - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are especially enriched among proteins that regulate
chromatin and transcription. As a result, mechanisms that influence specificity of IDR-driven …

Androgen receptor monomers and dimers regulate opposing biological processes in prostate cancer cells

R Safi, SE Wardell, P Watkinson, X Qin, M Lee… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Most prostate cancers express the androgen receptor (AR), and tumor growth and
progression are facilitated by exceptionally low levels of systemic or intratumorally produced …

Targeting the androgen signaling axis in prostate cancer

C Dai, SM Dehm, N Sharifi - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2023 - ascopubs.org
Activation of the androgen receptor (AR) and AR-driven transcriptional programs is central to
the pathophysiology of prostate cancer. Despite successful translational efforts in targeting …

International union of basic and clinical pharmacology CXIII: Nuclear receptor superfamily—Update 2023

TP Burris, IMS de Vera, I Cote, CA Flaveny… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The NR superfamily comprises 48 transcription factors in humans that control a plethora of
gene network programs involved in a wide range of physiologic processes. This review will …

CBP/p300: critical co-activators for nuclear steroid hormone receptors and emerging therapeutic targets in prostate and breast cancers

AR Waddell, H Huang, D Liao - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The CREB-binding protein (CBP) and p300 are paralogous lysine
acetyltransferases that serve as critical co-activators for transcription factors involved in …

Hidden modes of DNA binding by human nuclear receptors

D Bhimsaria, JA Rodríguez-Martínez… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Human nuclear receptors (NRs) are a superfamily of ligand-responsive transcription factors
that have central roles in cellular function. Their malfunction is linked to numerous diseases …