Targeting epigenetic regulators for cancer therapy: mechanisms and advances in clinical trials

Y Cheng, C He, M Wang, X Ma, F Mo, S Yang… - Signal transduction and …, 2019 - nature.com
Epigenetic alternations concern heritable yet reversible changes in histone or DNA
modifications that regulate gene activity beyond the underlying sequence. Epigenetic …

The bioinorganic chemistry of mammalian metallothioneins

A Krezel, W Maret - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The functions, purposes, and roles of metallothioneins have been the subject of
speculations since the discovery of the protein over 60 years ago. This article guides …

HP1 reshapes nucleosome core to promote phase separation of heterochromatin

S Sanulli, MJ Trnka, V Dharmarajan, RW Tibble… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Heterochromatin affects genome function at many levels. It enables heritable gene
repression, maintains chromosome integrity and provides mechanical rigidity to the …

Histone lysine methylation dynamics: establishment, regulation, and biological impact

JC Black, C Van Rechem, JR Whetstine - Molecular cell, 2012 - cell.com
Histone lysine methylation has emerged as a critical player in the regulation of gene
expression, cell cycle, genome stability, and nuclear architecture. Over the past decade, a …

Structural basis of oncogenic histone H3K27M inhibition of human polycomb repressive complex 2

N Justin, Y Zhang, C Tarricone, SR Martin… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) silences gene expression through
trimethylation of K27 of histone H3 (H3K27me3) via its catalytic SET domain. A missense …

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 …

The functions of metamorphic metallothioneins in zinc and copper metabolism

A Krężel, W Maret - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Recent discoveries in zinc biology provide a new platform for discussing the primary
physiological functions of mammalian metallothioneins (MTs) and their exquisite zinc …

The SET-domain protein superfamily: protein lysine methyltransferases

SC Dillon, X Zhang, RC Trievel, X Cheng - Genome biology, 2005 - Springer
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Many paths to methyltransfer: a chronicle of convergence

HL Schubert, RM Blumenthal, X Cheng - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2003 - cell.com
Abstract S-adenosyl-l-methionine (AdoMet) dependent methyltransferases (MTases) are
involved in biosynthesis, signal transduction, protein repair, chromatin regulation and gene …

SRA-and SET-domain-containing proteins link RNA polymerase V occupancy to DNA methylation

LM Johnson, J Du, CJ Hale, S Bischof, S Feng… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
RNA-directed DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana depends on the upstream synthesis
of 24-nucleotide small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) by RNA POLYMERASE IV (Pol IV), and …