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 …

A review of mesoporous silica nanoparticle delivery systems in chemo-based combination cancer therapies

Y Gao, D Gao, J Shen, Q Wang - Frontiers in chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chemotherapy is an important anti-tumor treatment in clinic to date, however, the
effectiveness of traditional chemotherapy is limited by its poor selectivity, high systemic …

One minute analysis of 200 histone posttranslational modifications by direct injection mass spectrometry

S Sidoli, Y Kori, M Lopes, ZF Yuan, HJ Kim… - Genome …, 2019 - genome.cshlp.org
DNA and histone proteins define the structure and composition of chromatin. Histone
posttranslational modifications (PTMs) are covalent chemical groups capable of modeling …

Knock-down of oncohistone H3F3A-G34W counteracts the neoplastic phenotype of giant cell tumor of bone derived stromal cells

J Fellenberg, H Sähr, D Mancarella, C Plass… - Cancer letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Giant cell tumors of bone (GCTB) are semi-malignant tumors associated with extensive
osteolytic defects and massive bone destructions. They display a locally aggressive …

Epigenetic regulation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the era of cancer immunotherapy

K Kawakubo, CF Castillo, AS Liss - Journal of gastroenterology, 2022 - Springer
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a lethal cancer with poor response to chemotherapy and
immune checkpoint inhibitors. Recent studies suggest that epigenetic alterations contribute …

PRC2 engages a bivalent H3K27M-H3K27me3 dinucleosome inhibitor

KL Diehl, EJ Ge, DN Weinberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
A lysine-to-methionine mutation at lysine 27 of histone 3 (H3K27M) has been shown to
promote oncogenesis in a subset of pediatric gliomas. While there is evidence that this …

Leveraging dominant-negative histone H3 K-to-M mutations to study chromatin during differentiation and development

K Serdyukova, AR Swearingen, M Coradin… - …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Histone modifications are associated with regulation of gene expression that controls a vast
array of biological processes. Often, these associations are drawn by correlating the …

A Comprehensive Overview of Recent Advances in Epigenetics in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

P Drożak, Ł Bryliński, J Zawitkowska - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer among
pediatric patients. Thanks to the introduction of revolutionary treatment methods and …

Small interfering RNAs targeting a chromatin-associated RNA induce its transcriptional silencing in human cells

J Ouvrard, L Muniz, E Nicolas… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Transcriptional gene silencing by small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) has been widely
described in various species, including plants and yeast. In mammals, its extent remains …

Radiotherapy and radio‐sensitization in H3K27M‐mutated diffuse midline gliomas

C Liu, S Kuang, L Wu, Q Cheng, X Gong… - CNS Neuroscience …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background H3 K27M mutated diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) are extremely
aggressive and the leading cause of cancer‐related deaths in pediatric brain tumors with 5 …