Epigenetics in health and disease

L Zhang, Q Lu, C Chang - Epigenetics in allergy and autoimmunity, 2020 - Springer
Epigenetic mechanisms, which include DNA methylation, histone modification, and
microRNA (miRNA), can produce heritable phenotypic changes without a change in DNA …

The leukaemia stem cell: similarities, differences and clinical prospects in CML and AML

D Vetrie, GV Helgason, M Copland - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
For two decades, leukaemia stem cells (LSCs) in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and
acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) have been advanced paradigms for the cancer stem cell …

Epigenetics and beyond: targeting writers of protein lysine methylation to treat disease

KP Bhat, H Ümit Kaniskan, J Jin… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Protein lysine methylation is a crucial post-translational modification that regulates the
functions of both histone and non-histone proteins. Deregulation of the enzymes or 'writers' …

Escape from treatment; the different faces of leukemic stem cells and therapy resistance in acute myeloid leukemia

N Van Gils, F Denkers, L Smit - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Standard induction chemotherapy, consisting of an anthracycline and cytarabine, has been
the first-line therapy for many years to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Although this …

Dysregulated haematopoietic stem cell behaviour in myeloid leukaemogenesis

M Yamashita, PV Dellorusso, OC Olson… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Haematopoiesis is governed by haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that produce all lineages
of blood and immune cells. The maintenance of blood homeostasis requires a dynamic …

Cancer epigenetics: Past, present and future

JE Lee, MY Kim - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer was thought to be caused solely by genetic mutations in oncogenes and tumor
suppressor genes. In the last 35 years, however, epigenetic changes have been …

Genomic landscape in acute myeloid leukemia and its implications in risk classification and targeted therapies

HA Hou, HF Tien - Journal of biomedical science, 2020 - Springer
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous hematologic malignancy in terms of
clinical features, underlying pathogenesis and treatment outcomes. Recent advances in …

Epigenetic regulators as the gatekeepers of hematopoiesis

CP Rodrigues, M Shvedunova, A Akhtar - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
Hematopoiesis is the process by which both fetal and adult organisms derive the full
repertoire of blood cells from a single multipotent progenitor cell type, the hematopoietic …

A dual role for PSIP1/LEDGF in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

L Demoen, F Matthijssens, L Reunes, B Palhais… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive hematological malignancy.
Current intensified therapeutic protocols coincide with severe side effects, and no salvage …

Drug resistance mechanisms of acute myeloid leukemia stem cells

J Niu, D Peng, L Liu - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a polyclonal and heterogeneous hematological
malignancy. Relapse and refractory after induction chemotherapy are still challenges for …