Epigenetic regulation in human cancer: the potential role of epi-drug in cancer therapy

Y Lu, YT Chan, HY Tan, S Li, N Wang, Y Feng - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Epigenetics is dynamic and heritable modifications to the genome that occur independently
of DNA sequence. It requires interactions cohesively with various enzymes and other …

Regulation of histone methylation by demethylimination and demethylation

RJ Klose, Y Zhang - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2007 - nature.com
Histone methylation has important roles in regulating transcription, genome integrity and
epigenetic inheritance. Historically, methylated histone arginine and lysine residues have …

A specific LSD1/KDM1A isoform regulates neuronal differentiation through H3K9 demethylation

B Laurent, L Ruitu, J Murn, K Hempel, R Ferrao… - Molecular cell, 2015 - cell.com
Summary Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) has been reported to repress and activate
transcription by mediating histone H3K4me1/2 and H3K9me1/2 demethylation, respectively …

Erasing the methyl mark: histone demethylases at the center of cellular differentiation and disease

PAC Cloos, J Christensen, K Agger… - Genes & …, 2008 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The enzymes catalyzing lysine and arginine methylation of histones are essential for
maintaining transcriptional programs and determining cell fate and identity. Until recently …

Development of type 2 diabetes following intrauterine growth retardation in rats is associated with progressive epigenetic silencing of Pdx1

JH Park, DA Stoffers, RD Nicholls… - The Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) has been linked to the onset of diseases in adulthood,
including type 2 diabetes, and has been proposed to result from altered gene regulation …

Highly effective combination of LSD1 (KDM1A) antagonist and pan-histone deacetylase inhibitor against human AML cells

W Fiskus, S Sharma, B Shah, BP Portier, SGT Devaraj… - Leukemia, 2014 - nature.com
The histone demethylase LSD1 (KDM1A) demethylates mono-and di-methylated (Me2)
lysine (K) 4 on histone H3. High LSD1 expression blocks differentiation and confers a poor …

LSD1: biologic roles and therapeutic targeting

A Maiques-Diaz, TCP Somervaille - Epigenomics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
LSD1 (KDM1A; BHC110; AOF2) was the first protein reported to exhibit histone demethylase
activity and has since been shown to have multiple essential roles in mammalian biology …

Epigenetic regulation in hematopoiesis and its implications in the targeted therapy of hematologic malignancies

A Zhao, H Zhou, J Yang, M Li, T Niu - Signal Transduction and Targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Hematologic malignancies are one of the most common cancers, and the incidence has
been rising in recent decades. The clinical and molecular features of hematologic …

Chemical mechanisms of histone lysine and arginine modifications

BC Smith, JM Denu - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Regulatory …, 2009 - Elsevier
Histone lysine and arginine residues are subject to a wide array of post-translational
modifications including methylation, citrullination, acetylation, ubiquitination, and …

A systematic review of histone lysine‐specific demethylase 1 and its inhibitors

YC Zheng, J Ma, Z Wang, J Li, B Jiang… - Medicinal research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Histone lysine‐specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) is the first discovered and reported histone
demethylase by Dr. Shi Yang's group in 2004. It is classified as a member of amine oxidase …