BRD4 and Cancer: going beyond transcriptional regulation

B Donati, E Lorenzini, A Ciarrocchi - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
BRD4, member of the Bromodomain and Extraterminal (BET) protein family, is largely
acknowledged in cancer for its role in super-enhancers (SEs) organization and oncogenes …

Adipogenesis: a complex interplay of multiple molecular determinants and pathways

MA Ambele, P Dhanraj, R Giles, MS Pepper - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The formation of adipocytes during embryogenesis has been largely understudied.
However, preadipocytes appear to originate from multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem …

Transcriptional and epigenomic regulation of adipogenesis

JE Lee, H Schmidt, B Lai, K Ge - Molecular and cellular biology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding adipogenesis, the process of adipocyte development, may provide new ways
to treat obesity and related metabolic diseases. Adipogenesis is controlled by coordinated …

[HTML][HTML] BRD4 orchestrates genome folding to promote neural crest differentiation

R Linares-Saldana, W Kim, NA Bolar, H Zhang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Higher-order chromatin structure regulates gene expression, and mutations in proteins
mediating genome folding underlie developmental disorders known as cohesinopathies …

Targeting bromodomain and extraterminal proteins for drug discovery: from current progress to technological development

P Tang, J Zhang, J Liu, CM Chiang… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) proteins bind acetylated lysine residues in histones
and nonhistone proteins via tandem bromodomains and regulate chromatin dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Opposing functions of BRD4 isoforms in breast cancer

SY Wu, CF Lee, HT Lai, CT Yu, JE Lee, H Zuo, SY Tsai… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Summary Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) is a cancer therapeutic target in
ongoing clinical trials disrupting primarily BRD4-regulated transcription programs. The role …

[HTML][HTML] RNAs interact with BRD4 to promote enhanced chromatin engagement and transcription activation

H Rahnamoun, J Lee, Z Sun, H Lu… - Nature structural & …, 2018 - nature.com
The bromodomain and extra-terminal motif (BET) protein BRD4 binds to acetylated histones
at enhancers and promoters via its bromodomains (BDs) to regulate transcriptional …

Inhibitors of bromodomain and extra‐terminal proteins for treating multiple human diseases

E Kulikowski, BD Rakai… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical development of bromodomain and extra‐terminal (BET) protein inhibitors differs
from the traditional course of drug development. These drugs are simultaneously being …

Enhancer and super-enhancer dynamics in repair after ischemic acute kidney injury

J Wilflingseder, M Willi, HK Lee, H Olauson… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The endogenous repair process can result in recovery after acute kidney injury (AKI) with
adaptive proliferation of tubular epithelial cells, but repair can also lead to fibrosis and …

A chemical toolbox for the study of bromodomains and epigenetic signaling

Q Wu, D Heidenreich, S Zhou, S Ackloo… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Bromodomains (BRDs) are conserved protein interaction modules which recognize (read)
acetyl-lysine modifications, however their role (s) in regulating cellular states and their …