Histone variants at a glance

PB Talbert, S Henikoff - Journal of Cell Science, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Eukaryotic nucleosomes organize chromatin by wrapping 147 bp of DNA around a histone
core particle comprising two molecules each of histone H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. The DNA …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of astrocyte function in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

M Neal, JR Richardson - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Epigenetic mechanisms control various functions throughout the body, from cell fate
determination in development to immune responses and inflammation. Neuroinflammation …

Histone methyltransferase SETDB1: a common denominator of tumorigenesis with therapeutic potential

D Strepkos, M Markouli, A Klonou, AG Papavassiliou… - Cancer Research, 2021 - AACR
Epigenetic regulation of gene expression has been ultimately linked to cancer development,
with posttranslational histone modifications representing attractive targets for disease …

Structure, activity and function of the SETDB1 protein methyltransferase

M Markouli, D Strepkos, C Piperi - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
The SET Domain Bifurcated Histone Lysine Methyltransferase 1 (SETDB1) is a prominent
member of the Suppressor of Variegation 3–9 (SUV39)-related protein lysine …

The function of histone methylation and acetylation regulators in GBM pathophysiology

C McCornack, T Woodiwiss, A Hardi, H Yano… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary brain malignancy and is
characterized by a high degree of intra and intertumor cellular heterogeneity, a starkly …

Emerging role of SETDB1 as a therapeutic target

AV Karanth, RR Maniswami, S Prashanth… - Expert opinion on …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Epigenetic changes lead to aberrant gene expression in cancer. SETDB1, a
histone lysine methyltransferase plays an important role in methylation and gene silencing …

[HTML][HTML] Chaetocin: A review of its anticancer potentials and mechanisms

H Jiang, Y Li, X Xiang, Z Tang, K Liu, Q Su… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chaetocin is a natural metabolite product with various biological activities and
pharmacological functions isolated from Chaetomium species fungi belonging to the …

The emerging roles of heterochromatin in cell migration

G Gerlitz - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cell migration is a key process in health and disease. In the last decade an increasing
attention is given to chromatin organization in migrating cells. In various types of cells …

H4K20me3 upregulated by reactive oxygen species is associated with tumor progression and poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

S Phoyen, A Sanpavat, C Ma-On, U Stein, N Hirankarn… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Epigenetic alteration by oxidative stress is vitally involved in carcinogenesis and cancer
progression. Previously, we demonstrated that oxidative stress was increased in …

Histone lysine methyltransferase SETDB1 as a novel target for central nervous system diseases

M Markouli, D Strepkos, S Chlamydas, C Piperi - Progress in Neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Epigenetic changes that regulate chromatin structure have a major impact in genome
stabilization and maintenance of cellular homeostasis, been recently implicated in the …