The language of chromatin modification in human cancers

S Zhao, CD Allis, GG Wang - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The genetic information of human cells is stored in the context of chromatin, which is
subjected to DNA methylation and various histone modifications. Such a 'language'of …

An epigenetic role of mitochondria in cancer

Y Liu, C Chen, X Wang, Y Sun, J Zhang, J Chen, Y Shi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are not only the main energy supplier but are also the cell metabolic center
regulating multiple key metaborates that play pivotal roles in epigenetics regulation. These …

Regulation of the Dot1 histone H3K79 methyltransferase by histone H4K16 acetylation

MI Valencia-Sánchez, P De Ioannes, M Wang… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Nucleosomes—the primary, repeating unit of chromatin—package and
protect the genome while also transmitting various regulatory signals through, in part …

SETD2: from chromatin modifier to multipronged regulator of the genome and beyond

TM Molenaar, F van Leeuwen - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Histone modifying enzymes play critical roles in many key cellular processes and are
appealing proteins for targeting by small molecules in disease. However, while the functions …

Current methods of post-translational modification analysis and their applications in blood cancers

K Dunphy, P Dowling, D Bazou, P O'Gorman - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review discusses current techniques used to study post-translational
protein modifications (PTMs) and their contribution to blood cancer research. Blood cancer …

DOT1L activity affects neural stem cell division mode and reduces differentiation and ASNS expression

B Appiah, CL Fullio, C Ossola, I Bertani, E Restelli… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Cortical neurogenesis depends on the balance between self‐renewal and differentiation of
apical progenitors (APs). Here, we study the epigenetic control of AP's division mode by …

SESAME-catalyzed H3T11 phosphorylation inhibits Dot1-catalyzed H3K79me3 to regulate autophagy and telomere silencing

F He, Q Yu, M Wang, R Wang, X Gong, F Ge… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The glycolytic enzyme, pyruvate kinase Pyk1 maintains telomere heterochromatin by
phosphorylating histone H3T11 (H3pT11), which promotes SIR (silent information regulator) …

DOT1L: a key target in normal chromatin remodelling and in mixed-lineage leukaemia treatment

F Sarno, A Nebbioso, L Altucci - Epigenetics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Methylation of histone 3 at lysine 79 (H3K79) is one of the principal mechanisms involved in
gene expression. The histone methyltransferase DOT1L, which mono-, di-and trimethylates …

Silencing or inhibition of H3K79 methyltransferase DOT1L induces cell cycle arrest by epigenetically modulating c-Myc expression in colorectal cancer

L Yang, Q Lei, L Li, J Yang, Z Dong, H Cui - Clinical epigenetics, 2019 - Springer
Background Epigenetic regulations play pivotal roles in tumorigenesis and cancer
development. Disruptor of telomeric silencing-1-like (DOT1L), also known as KMT4, is the …

Gain-of-function mutations in the catalytic domain of DOT1L promote lung cancer malignant phenotypes via the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway

J Zhang, T Yang, M Han, X Wang, W Yang, N Guo… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Lung cancer is a lethal malignancy lacking effective therapies. Emerging evidence suggests
that epigenetic enzyme mutations are closely related to the malignant phenotype of lung …