A comprehensive review of m6A/m6Am RNA methyltransferase structures

S Oerum, V Meynier, M Catala, C Tisné - Nucleic acids research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Gene expression is regulated at many levels including co-or post-transcriptionally, where
chemical modifications are added to RNA on riboses and bases. Expression control via RNA …

Histone lysine methyltransferases in biology and disease

D Husmann, O Gozani - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2019 - nature.com
The precise temporal and spatial coordination of histone lysine methylation dynamics across
the epigenome regulates virtually all DNA-templated processes. A large number of histone …

Epigenetics and beyond: targeting writers of protein lysine methylation to treat disease

KP Bhat, H Ümit Kaniskan, J Jin… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Protein lysine methylation is a crucial post-translational modification that regulates the
functions of both histone and non-histone proteins. Deregulation of the enzymes or 'writers' …

Resolving isomeric posttranslational modifications using a biological nanopore as a sensor of molecular shape

T Ensslen, K Sarthak, A Aksimentiev… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The chemical nature and precise position of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) in
proteins or peptides are crucial for various severe diseases, such as cancer. State-of-the-art …

Experimental in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo models in prostate cancer research

V Sailer, G von Amsberg, S Duensing, J Kirfel… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Androgen deprivation therapy has a central role in the treatment of advanced prostate
cancer, often causing initial tumour remission before increasing independence from signal …

Methylation across the central dogma in health and diseases: new therapeutic strategies

R Liu, E Zhao, H Yu, C Yuan, MN Abbas… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
The proper transfer of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein is essential for cell-
fate control, development, and health. Methylation of DNA, RNAs, histones, and non-histone …

Structure-guided design of a selective inhibitor of the methyltransferase KMT9 with cellular activity

S Wang, SO Klein, S Urban, M Staudt… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Inhibition of epigenetic regulators by small molecules is an attractive strategy for cancer
treatment. Recently, we characterised the role of lysine methyltransferase 9 (KMT9) in …

Discovery of the first-in-class G9a/GLP covalent inhibitors

KS Park, Y Xiong, H Yim, J Velez… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The highly homologous protein lysine methyltransferases G9a and GLP, which catalyze
mono-and dimethylation of histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9), have been implicated in various …

Ghost authors revealed: The structure and function of human N6‐methyladenosine RNA methyltransferases

K Breger, CN Kunkler, NJ O'Leary… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the discovery of modified nucleic acids nearly 75 years ago, their biological
functions are still being elucidated. N 6‐methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant …

N 2-methylguanosine modifications on human tRNAs and snRNA U6 are important for cell proliferation, protein translation and pre-mRNA splicing

C Wang, N Ulryck, L Herzel, N Pythoud… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Modified nucleotides in non-coding RNAs, such as tRNAs and snRNAs, represent an
important layer of gene expression regulation through their ability to fine-tune mRNA …