Advances in targeting 'undruggable'transcription factors with small molecules
MJ Henley, AN Koehler - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Transcription factors (TFs) represent key biological players in diseases including cancer,
autoimmunity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, outside nuclear receptors …
autoimmunity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, outside nuclear receptors …
Liquid–liquid phase separation in tumor biology
X Tong, R Tang, J Xu, W Wang, Y Zhao, X Yu… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a novel principle for explaining the precise spatial
and temporal regulation in living cells. LLPS compartmentalizes proteins and nucleic acids …
and temporal regulation in living cells. LLPS compartmentalizes proteins and nucleic acids …
[HTML][HTML] MYB orchestrates T cell exhaustion and response to checkpoint inhibition
C Tsui, L Kretschmer, S Rapelius, SS Gabriel… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
CD8+ T cells that respond to chronic viral infections or cancer are characterized by the
expression of inhibitory receptors such as programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and by …
expression of inhibitory receptors such as programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and by …
Super-enhancer hypermutation alters oncogene expression in B cell lymphoma
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
and remains incurable in around 40% of patients. Efforts to sequence the coding genome …
and remains incurable in around 40% of patients. Efforts to sequence the coding genome …
Biomolecular condensates and cancer
Malignant transformation is characterized by dysregulation of diverse cellular processes that
have been the subject of detailed genetic, biochemical, and structural studies, but only …
have been the subject of detailed genetic, biochemical, and structural studies, but only …
Partitioning of cancer therapeutics in nuclear condensates
The nucleus contains diverse phase-separated condensates that compartmentalize and
concentrate biomolecules with distinct physicochemical properties. Here, we investigated …
concentrate biomolecules with distinct physicochemical properties. Here, we investigated …
[HTML][HTML] Enhancer RNA m6A methylation facilitates transcriptional condensate formation and gene activation
The mechanistic understanding of nascent RNAs in transcriptional control remains limited.
Here, by a high sensitivity method methylation-inscribed nascent transcripts sequencing …
Here, by a high sensitivity method methylation-inscribed nascent transcripts sequencing …
Coactivator condensation at super-enhancers links phase separation and gene control
INTRODUCTION Mammalian genes that play prominent roles in healthy and diseased
cellular states are often controlled by special DNA elements called super-enhancers (SEs) …
cellular states are often controlled by special DNA elements called super-enhancers (SEs) …
A phase separation model for transcriptional control
Phase-separated multi-molecular assemblies provide a general regulatory mechanism to
compartmentalize biochemical reactions within cells. We propose that a phase separation …
compartmentalize biochemical reactions within cells. We propose that a phase separation …
EBV miRNAs BART11 and BART17-3p promote immune escape through the enhancer-mediated transcription of PD-L1
J Wang, J Ge, Y Wang, F Xiong, J Guo, X Jiang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is reportedly the first identified human tumor virus, and is closely
related to the occurrence and development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), gastric …
related to the occurrence and development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), gastric …