Evaluation of post-translational modifications in histone proteins: A review on histone modification defects in developmental and neurological disorders

S Ramazi, A Allahverdi, J Zahiri - Journal of biosciences, 2020 - Springer
Post-translational modification (PTM) in histone proteins is a covalent modification which
mainly consists of methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, SUMOylation …

The many lives of KATs—detectors, integrators and modulators of the cellular environment

BN Sheikh, A Akhtar - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
Research over the past three decades has firmly established lysine acetyltransferases
(KATs) as central players in regulating transcription. Recent advances in genomic …

An integrated multi-omics approach identifies epigenetic alterations associated with Alzheimer's disease

R Nativio, Y Lan, G Donahue, S Sidoli, A Berson… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Protein aggregation is the hallmark of neurodegeneration, but the molecular mechanisms
underlying late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) are unclear. Here we integrated …

[HTML][HTML] The key role of DNA methylation and histone acetylation in epigenetics of atherosclerosis

HT Lee, S Oh, H Yoo, YW Kwon - Journal of lipid and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atherosclerosis, which is the most common chronic disease of the coronary artery,
constitutes a vascular pathology induced by inflammation and plaque accumulation within …

Epigenetic regulation of cellular senescence and aging

C Sidler, O Kovalchuk, I Kovalchuk - Frontiers in genetics, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Aging is characterized by functional decline of diverse organs and an increased risk for
several diseases. Therefore, a high interest exists in understanding the molecular …

Butyrate inhibits IL-1β-induced inflammatory gene expression by suppression of NF-κB activity in pancreatic beta cells

SS Pedersen, M Prause, K Williams, R Barrès… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Cytokine-induced beta cell dysfunction is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Chronic
exposure of beta cells to inflammatory cytokines affects gene expression and impairs insulin …

Thioester-mediated biocatalytic amide bond synthesis with in situ thiol recycling

C Schnepel, LR Pérez, Y Yu, A Angelastro, RS Heath… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The activation of carboxylic acids to thioesters plays an important role in biology. However,
biochemical studies and biotechnological applications are hampered by a general lack of …

Small molecules targeting HATs, HDACs, and BRDs in cancer therapy

D Wu, Y Qiu, Y Jiao, Z Qiu, D Liu - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Evidence for research over the past decade shows that epigenetic regulation mechanisms
run through the development and prognosis of tumors. Therefore, small molecular …

The TORC1 activates Rpd3L complex to deacetylate Ino80 and H2A. Z and repress autophagy

X Li, Q Mei, Q Yu, M Wang, F He, D Xiao, H Liu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Autophagy is a critical process to maintain homeostasis, differentiation, and development.
How autophagy is tightly regulated by nutritional changes is poorly understood. Here, we …

Histone acetylation of bile acid transporter genes plays a critical role in cirrhosis

A Garrido, E Kim, A Teijeiro, PS Sánchez, R Gallo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Owing to the lack of genetic animal models that adequately recreate key
clinical characteristics of cirrhosis, the molecular pathogenesis of cirrhosis has been poorly …