Control of protein stability by post-translational modifications

JM Lee, HM Hammarén, MM Savitski… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) can occur on specific amino acids localized within
regulatory domains of target proteins, which control a protein's stability. These regions …

Role of JAK/STAT3 signaling in the regulation of metastasis, the transition of cancer stem cells, and chemoresistance of cancer by epithelial–mesenchymal transition

W Jin - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway plays an essential role in various types of cancers.
Activation of this pathway leads to increased tumorigenic and metastatic ability, the transition …

EZH2-targeted therapies in cancer: hype or a reality

ML Eich, M Athar, JE Ferguson III, S Varambally - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
Next-generation genomic sequencing has identified multiple novel molecular alterations in
cancer. Since the identification of DNA methylation and histone modification, it has become …

Targeting EZH2 in cancer

KH Kim, CWM Roberts - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Recent genomic studies have resulted in an emerging understanding of the role of
chromatin regulators in the development of cancer. EZH2, a histone methyl transferase …

Polycomb-and methylation-independent roles of EZH2 as a transcription activator

J Kim, Y Lee, X Lu, B Song, KW Fong, Q Cao, JD Licht… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Enhancer of Zeste 2 (EZH2) is the enzymatic subunit of Polycomb Repressive
Complex 2 (PRC2), which catalyzes histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) at …

Epigenetics of glioblastoma multiforme: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic approaches

MS Uddin, A Al Mamun, BS Alghamdi, D Tewari… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common form of brain cancer and one of the
most aggressive cancers found in humans. Most of the signs and symptoms of GBM can be …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic alterations in cancer

S Ilango, B Paital, P Jayachandran… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2020 - imrpress.com
Genetic and epigenetic modifications in DNA contribute to altered gene expression in aging
and cancer. In human cancers, epigenetic changes such as DNA methylation, histone …

Elucidation of E3 ubiquitin ligase specificity through proteome-wide internal degron mapping

Z Zhang, B Sie, A Chang, Y Leng, C Nardone… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
The ubiquitin-proteasome system plays a critical role in biology by regulating protein
degradation. Despite their importance, precise recognition specificity is known for a few of …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphorylation of EZH2 activates STAT3 signaling via STAT3 methylation and promotes tumorigenicity of glioblastoma stem-like cells

E Kim, M Kim, DH Woo, Y Shin, J Shin, N Chang… - Cancer cell, 2013 - cell.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) displays cellular hierarchies harboring a subpopulation of
stem-like cells (GSCs). Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2), the lysine methyltransferase …

Epigenetic regulation of cancer progression by EZH2: from biological insights to therapeutic potential

L Gan, Y Yang, Q Li, Y Feng, T Liu, W Guo - Biomarker research, 2018 - Springer
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), a histone methyltransferase and a catalytic
component of PRC2, catalyzes tri-methylation of histone H3 at Lys 27 (H3K27me3) to …