Histone post-translational modifications—cause and consequence of genome function

G Millán-Zambrano, A Burton, AJ Bannister… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Much has been learned since the early 1960s about histone post-translational modifications
(PTMs) and how they affect DNA-templated processes at the molecular level. This …

Crosstalk between metabolic reprogramming and epigenetics in cancer: updates on mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

T Ge, X Gu, R Jia, S Ge, P Chai… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible, spatial, and temporal regulation of metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic
homeostasis are prominent hallmarks of carcinogenesis. Cancer cells reprogram their …

α-myosin heavy chain lactylation maintains sarcomeric structure and function and alleviates the development of heart failure

N Zhang, Y Zhang, J Xu, P Wang, B Wu, S Lu, X Lu… - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
The sarcomeric interaction of α-myosin heavy chain (α-MHC) with Titin is vital for cardiac
structure and contraction. However, the mechanism regulating this interaction in normal and …

Histone acylations and chromatin dynamics: concepts, challenges, and links to metabolism

S Nitsch, L Zorro Shahidian, R Schneider - EMBO reports, 2021 - embopress.org
In eukaryotic cells, DNA is tightly packed with the help of histone proteins into chromatin.
Chromatin architecture can be modified by various post‐translational modifications of …

HDAC1/2/3 are major histone desuccinylases critical for promoter desuccinylation

J Li, L Lu, L Liu, X Ren, J Chen, X Yin, Y Xiao, J Li… - Cell Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Lysine succinylation is one of the major post-translational modifications occurring on
histones and is believed to have significant roles in regulating chromatin structure and …

The expanding constellation of histone post-translational modifications in the epigenetic landscape

V Cavalieri - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The emergence of a nucleosome-based chromatin structure accompanied the evolutionary
transition from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. In this scenario, histones became the heart of the …

Deciphering functional roles of protein succinylation and glutarylation using genetic code expansion

M Weyh, ML Jokisch, TA Nguyen, M Fottner, K Lang - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) dynamically regulate cellular processes. Lysine
undergoes a range of acylations, including malonylation, succinylation (SucK) and …

Therapeutic potential and activity modulation of the protein lysine deacylase sirtuin 5

F Fiorentino, C Castiello, A Mai… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sirtiun 5 (SIRT5) is a NAD+-dependent protein lysine deacylase primarily located in
mitochondria. SIRT5 displays an affinity for negatively charged acyl groups and mainly …

Repression of p53 function by SIRT5-mediated desuccinylation at Lysine 120 in response to DNA damage

X Liu, F Rong, J Tang, C Zhu, X Chen, S Jia… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract p53 is a classic tumor suppressor that functions in maintaining genome stability by
inducing either cell arrest for damage repair or cell apoptosis to eliminate damaged cells in …

HBO1 catalyzes lysine lactylation and mediates histone H3K9la to regulate gene transcription

Z Niu, C Chen, S Wang, C Lu, Z Wu, A Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Lysine lactylation (Kla) links metabolism and gene regulation and plays a key role in
multiple biological processes. However, the regulatory mechanism and functional …