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 …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic modifications in cancer: from the impacts and mechanisms to the treatment potential

X Xu, Q Peng, X Jiang, S Tan, Y Yang… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic modifications are hallmarks of cancer cells. In
cancer cells, metabolic pathway activity varies during tumorigenesis and cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Immune checkpoint therapy for solid tumours: clinical dilemmas and future trends

Q Sun, Z Hong, C Zhang, L Wang, Z Han… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICBs), in addition to targeting CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-
L1, novel targeting LAG-3 drugs have also been approved in clinical application. With the …

[HTML][HTML] Squamous cell lung cancer: Current landscape and future therapeutic options

SCM Lau, Y Pan, V Velcheti, KK Wong - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Squamous cell lung cancers (lung squamous cell carcinomas [LUSCs]) are associated with
high mortality and a lack of therapies specific to this disease. Although recurrent molecular …

Crosstalk between metabolic reprogramming and epigenetics in cancer: updates on mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

T Ge, X Gu, R Jia, S Ge, P Chai… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible, spatial, and temporal regulation of metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic
homeostasis are prominent hallmarks of carcinogenesis. Cancer cells reprogram their …

[HTML][HTML] KMT2D deficiency impairs super-enhancers to confer a glycolytic vulnerability in lung cancer

H Alam, M Tang, M Maitituoheti, SS Dhar, M Kumar… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Epigenetic modifiers frequently harbor loss-of-function mutations in lung cancer, but their
tumor-suppressive roles are poorly characterized. Histone methyltransferase KMT2D (a …

[HTML][HTML] KMT2D deficiency drives lung squamous cell carcinoma and hypersensitivity to RTK-RAS inhibition

Y Pan, H Han, H Hu, H Wang, Y Song, Y Hao, X Tong… - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) represents a major subtype of lung cancer with
limited treatment options. KMT2D is one of the most frequently mutated genes in LUSC (> …

Somatic mutations of MLL4/COMPASS induce cytoplasmic localization providing molecular insight into cancer prognosis and treatment

Z Zhao, Y Aoi, CN Philips… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Cancer genome sequencing consortiums have recently catalogued an abundance of
somatic mutations, across a wide range of human cancers, in the chromatin-modifying …

An enolase inhibitor for the targeted treatment of ENO1-deleted cancers

YH Lin, N Satani, N Hammoudi, VC Yan… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Inhibiting glycolysis remains an aspirational approach for the treatment of cancer. We have
previously identified a subset of cancers harbouring homozygous deletion of the glycolytic …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-epigenetic function of the histone methyltransferase KMT2D and therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of KMT2D-deficient tumors

SS Dhar, MG Lee - Oncotarget, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epigenetic mechanisms are central to understanding the molecular basis underlying
tumorigenesis. Aberrations in epigenetic modifiers alter epigenomic landscapes and play a …