Histone lysine methyltransferases in biology and disease

D Husmann, O Gozani - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2019 - nature.com
The precise temporal and spatial coordination of histone lysine methylation dynamics across
the epigenome regulates virtually all DNA-templated processes. A large number of histone …

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' …

Protein posttranslational modifications in health and diseases: Functions, regulatory mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Q Zhong, X Xiao, Y Qiu, Z Xu, C Chen, B Chong… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs) refer to the breaking or generation of covalent
bonds on the backbones or amino acid side chains of proteins and expand the diversity of …

Non-histone protein methylation as a regulator of cellular signalling and function

KK Biggar, SSC Li - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Methylation of Lys and Arg residues on non-histone proteins has emerged as a
prevalent post-translational modification and as an important regulator of cellular signal …

Inhibitors of protein methyltransferases and demethylases

HU Kaniskan, ML Martini, J Jin - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Post-translational modifications of histones by protein methyltransferases (PMTs) and
histone demethylases (KDMs) play an important role in the regulation of gene expression …

Critical roles of non-histone protein lysine methylation in human tumorigenesis

R Hamamoto, V Saloura, Y Nakamura - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Several protein lysine methyltransferases and demethylases have been identified to have
critical roles in histone modification. A large body of evidence has indicated that their …

Elevated NSD3 histone methylation activity drives squamous cell lung cancer

G Yuan, NM Flores, S Hausmann, SM Lofgren… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Amplification of chromosomal region 8p11–12 is a common genetic alteration that has been
implicated in the aetiology of lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC),–. The FGFR1 gene is …

Chemical and biochemical perspectives of protein lysine methylation

M Luo - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Protein lysine methylation is a distinct posttranslational modification that causes minimal
changes in the size and electrostatic status of lysine residues. Lysine methylation plays …

Combined inhibition of BET family proteins and histone deacetylases as a potential epigenetics-based therapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

PK Mazur, A Herner, SS Mello, M Wirth, S Hausmann… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal human cancers and
shows resistance to any therapeutic strategy used. Here we tested small-molecule inhibitors …

Genetics and biology of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

H Ying, P Dey, W Yao, AC Kimmelman… - Genes & …, 2016 - genesdev.cshlp.org
With 5-year survival rates remaining constant at 6% and rising incidences associated with
an epidemic in obesity and metabolic syndrome, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) …