EZH2: a novel target for cancer treatment

R Duan, W Du, W Guo - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020 - Springer
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is enzymatic catalytic subunit of polycomb repressive
complex 2 (PRC2) that can alter downstream target genes expression by trimethylation of …

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 …

The single-cell epigenomic and transcriptional landscape of immunity to influenza vaccination

F Wimmers, M Donato, A Kuo, T Ashuach, S Gupta… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Emerging evidence indicates a fundamental role for the epigenome in immunity. Here, we
mapped the epigenomic and transcriptional landscape of immunity to influenza vaccination …

Epigenetic silencing of TH1-type chemokines shapes tumour immunity and immunotherapy

D Peng, I Kryczek, N Nagarsheth, L Zhao, S Wei… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Epigenetic silencing including histone modifications and DNA methylation is an important
tumorigenic mechanism. However, its role in cancer immunopathology and immunotherapy …

Synthetic lethality by targeting EZH2 methyltransferase activity in ARID1A-mutated cancers

BG Bitler, KM Aird, A Garipov, H Li, M Amatangelo… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
The gene encoding ARID1A, a chromatin remodeler, shows one of the highest mutation
rates across many cancer types. Notably, ARID1A is mutated in over 50% of ovarian clear …

EZH2 oncogenic activity in castration-resistant prostate cancer cells is Polycomb-independent

K Xu, ZJ Wu, AC Groner, HH He, C Cai, RT Lis, X Wu… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Epigenetic regulators represent a promising new class of therapeutic targets for cancer.
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), a subunit of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) …

SWI/SNF nucleosome remodellers and cancer

BG Wilson, CWM Roberts - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2011 - nature.com
SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to remodel
nucleosomes and to modulate transcription. Growing evidence indicates that these …

An allosteric PRC2 inhibitor targeting the H3K27me3 binding pocket of EED

W Qi, K Zhao, J Gu, Y Huang, Y Wang, H Zhang… - Nature chemical …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) consists of three core subunits, EZH2, EED
and SUZ12, and plays pivotal roles in transcriptional regulation. The catalytic subunit EZH2 …

Cellular senescence and tumor suppressor gene p16

H Rayess, MB Wang… - International journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular senescence is an irreversible arrest of cell growth. Biochemical and morphological
changes occur during cellular senescence, including the formation of a unique cellular …

DNA methylation: superior or subordinate in the epigenetic hierarchy?

B Jin, Y Li, KD Robertson - Genes & cancer, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Epigenetic modifications are heritable changes in gene expression not encoded by the DNA
sequence. In the past decade, great strides have been made in characterizing epigenetic …