Multifunctional histone variants in genome function

LH Wong, DJ Tremethick - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Histones are integral components of eukaryotic chromatin that have a pivotal role in the
organization and function of the genome. The dynamic regulation of chromatin involves the …

Amyloid precursor protein and its interacting proteins in neurodevelopment

DDL Chau, LLH Ng, Y Zhai… - Biochemical Society …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a key molecule in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) as the pathogenic amyloid-β peptide is derived from it. Two closely related …

[HTML][HTML] Global identification of SWI/SNF targets reveals compensation by EP400

BJE Martin, EF Ablondi, C Goglia, CA Mimoso… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes move and evict nucleosomes at
gene promoters and enhancers to modulate DNA access. Although SWI/SNF subunits are …

Structure of the human TIP60 complex

K Chen, L Wang, Z Yu, J Yu, Y Ren, Q Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Mammalian TIP60 is a multi-functional enzyme with histone acetylation and histone dimer
exchange activities. It plays roles in diverse cellular processes including transcription, DNA …

Structural insights into the human NuA4/TIP60 acetyltransferase and chromatin remodeling complex

Z Yang, A Mameri, C Cattoglio, C Lachance… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The human nucleosome acetyltransferase of histone H4 (NuA4)/Tat-interactive protein, 60
kilodalton (TIP60) coactivator complex, a fusion of the yeast switch/sucrose nonfermentable …

Epigenetics Mechanisms of Honeybees: Secrets of Royal Jelly

M Alhosin - Epigenetics Insights, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Early diets in honeybees have effects on epigenome with consequences on their phenotype.
Depending on the early larval diet, either royal jelly (RJ) or royal worker, 2 different female …

The Tudor-knot Domain of KAT5 Regulates Nucleosomal Substrate Acetylation

F Xuan, H Xuan, M Huang, W He, H Xu, X Shi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
The lysine acetyltransferase KAT5 is a pivotal enzyme responsible for catalyzing histone H4
acetylation in cells. In addition to its indispensable HAT domain, KAT5 also encompasses a …

Phospho-regulation of ASCL1-mediated chromatin opening during cellular reprogramming

R Azzarelli, S Gillen, F Connor… - …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
The proneural transcription factor ASCL1 regulates neurogenesis and drives somatic cell
reprogramming into neurons. However, not all cell types can be reprogrammed by ASCL1 …

SRCAP complex promotes lung cancer progression by reprograming the oncogenic transcription of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling pathway

H Zhang, S Li, R Zhou, T Dong, X Zhang, M Yu, J Lin… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The activation of YAP/TAZ, a pair of paralogs of transcriptional coactivators, initiates a
dysregulated transcription program, which is a key feature of human cancer cells. However …

[HTML][HTML] Breaking the vicious cycle: Targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome for treating sepsis-associated encephalopathy

H Zhong, T Liu, Y Shang, C Huang, S Pan - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a collection of clinical syndromes resulting from
sepsis and characterized by widespread brain dysfunction. The high prevalence of SAE has …