The molecular principles of gene regulation by Polycomb repressive complexes

NP Blackledge, RJ Klose - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Precise control of gene expression is fundamental to cell function and development.
Although ultimately gene expression relies on DNA-binding transcription factors to guide the …

The SWI/SNF complex in cancer—biology, biomarkers and therapy

P Mittal, CWM Roberts - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer genome-sequencing studies have revealed a remarkably high prevalence of
mutations in genes encoding subunits of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complexes …

[HTML][HTML] Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

RC Centore, GJ Sandoval, LMM Soares, C Kadoch… - Trends in Genetics, 2020 - cell.com
Small molecule-based targeting of chromatin regulatory factors has emerged as a promising
therapeutic strategy in recent years. The development and ongoing clinical evaluation of …

The roles of DNA, RNA and histone methylation in ageing and cancer

EM Michalak, ML Burr, AJ Bannister… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Chromatin is a macromolecular complex predominantly comprising DNA, histone proteins
and RNA. The methylation of chromatin components is highly conserved as it helps …

[HTML][HTML] Genome regulation by polycomb and trithorax: 70 years and counting

B Schuettengruber, HM Bourbon, L Di Croce, G Cavalli - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Polycomb (PcG) and Trithorax (TrxG) group proteins are evolutionarily conserved chromatin-
modifying factors originally identified as part of an epigenetic cellular memory system that …

EZH2-targeted therapies in cancer: hype or a reality

ML Eich, M Athar, JE Ferguson III, S Varambally - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
Next-generation genomic sequencing has identified multiple novel molecular alterations in
cancer. Since the identification of DNA methylation and histone modification, it has become …

COMPASS and SWI/SNF complexes in development and disease

BK Cenik, A Shilatifard - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Trithorax group (TrxG) of proteins is a large family of epigenetic regulators that
form multiprotein complexes to counteract repressive developmental gene expression …

A major chromatin regulator determines resistance of tumor cells to T cell–mediated killing

D Pan, A Kobayashi, P Jiang, L Ferrari de Andrade… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Many human cancers are resistant to immunotherapy, for reasons that are poorly
understood. We used a genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 screen to identify mechanisms of …

[HTML][HTML] The BAF chromatin remodeler synergizes with RNA polymerase II and transcription factors to evict nucleosomes

S Brahma, S Henikoff - Nature genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Chromatin accessibility is a hallmark of active transcription and entails ATP-dependent
nucleosome remodeling, which is carried out by complexes such as Brahma-associated …

[HTML][HTML] The role and activity of SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers

T Bieluszewski, S Prakash, T Roulé… - Annual Review of Plant …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
SWITCH deficient SUCROSE NONFERMENTING (SWI/SNF) class chromatin remodeling
complexes (CRCs) use the energy derived from ATP hydrolysis to facilitate access of …