Cancer epigenetics in clinical practice

V Davalos, M Esteller - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer development is driven by the accumulation of alterations affecting the structure and
function of the genome. Whereas genetic changes disrupt the DNA sequence, epigenetic …

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 …

Epigenetics of colorectal cancer: biomarker and therapeutic potential

G Jung, E Hernández-Illán, L Moreira… - Nature reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC), a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, evolves as a
result of the stepwise accumulation of a series of genetic and epigenetic alterations in the …

[HTML][HTML] Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC): Non-genetic tumor heterogeneity and immune microenvironment: Emerging treatment options

JY So, J Ohm, S Lipkowitz, L Yang - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype characterized by extensive
intra-tumoral heterogeneity, and frequently develops resistance to therapies. Tumor …

The emerging role of epigenetic therapeutics in immuno-oncology

MJ Topper, M Vaz, KA Marrone, JR Brahmer… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The past decade has seen the emergence of immunotherapy as a prime approach to cancer
treatment, revolutionizing the management of many types of cancer. Despite the promise of …

Writing, erasing and reading histone lysine methylations

K Hyun, J Jeon, K Park, J Kim - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2017 - nature.com
Histone modifications are key epigenetic regulatory features that have important roles in
many cellular events. Lysine methylations mark various sites on the tail and globular …

The molecular hallmarks of epigenetic control

CD Allis, T Jenuwein - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016 - nature.com
Over the past 20 years, breakthrough discoveries of chromatin-modifying enzymes and
associated mechanisms that alter chromatin in response to physiological or pathological …

Cyclobutanes in small‐molecule drug candidates

MR van der Kolk, MACH Janssen, FPJT Rutjes… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclobutanes are increasingly used in medicinal chemistry in the search for relevant
biological properties. Important characteristics of the cyclobutane ring include its unique …

Regulation of chromatin and gene expression by metabolic enzymes and metabolites

X Li, G Egervari, Y Wang, SL Berger, Z Lu - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Metabolism and gene expression, which are two fundamental biological processes that are
essential to all living organisms, reciprocally regulate each other to maintain homeostasis …

Histone methylation dynamics and gene regulation occur through the sensing of one-carbon metabolism

SJ Mentch, M Mehrmohamadi, L Huang, X Liu, D Gupta… - Cell metabolism, 2015 - cell.com
Summary S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) and S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) link one-
carbon metabolism to methylation status. However, it is unknown whether regulation of SAM …