CDK9: A key player in cancer and other diseases

LC Franco, F Morales, S Boffo… - Journal of Cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cyclin‐Dependent Kinase 9 (CDK9) is part of a functional diverse group of
enzymes responsible for cell cycle control and progression. It associates mainly with Cyclin …

Hereditary Ovarian Carcinoma: Cancer Pathogenesis Looking beyond BRCA1 and BRCA2

D Samuel, A Diaz-Barbe, A Pinto, M Schlumbrecht… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Besides BRCA1 and BRCA2, several other inheritable mutations have been identified that
increase ovarian cancer risk. Surgical excision of the fallopian tubes and ovaries reduces …

Epigenetic modification and a role for the E3 ligase RNF40 in cancer development and metastasis

J Fu, L Liao, KS Balaji, C Wei, J Kim, J Peng - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract RNF40 (OMIM: 607700) is a really interesting new gene (RING) finger E3 ubiquitin
ligase containing multiple coiled-coil domains and a C-terminal RING finger motif, which …

Histone monoubiquitination in chromatin remodelling: focus on the histone H2B interactome and cancer

DJ Marsh, Y Ma, KA Dickson - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Post-translational modifications (PTM) of histone tails represent
epigenomic regulation of the chromatin landscape, influencing gene expression and the …

RNF40 epigenetically modulates glycolysis to support the aggressiveness of basal-like breast cancer

E Prokakis, S Jansari, A Boshnakovska, M Wiese… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most difficult breast cancer subtype to treat due
to the lack of targeted therapies. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are strongly enriched in TNBC …

Writing histone monoubiquitination in human malignancy—The role of RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligases

DJ Marsh, KA Dickson - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
There is growing evidence highlighting the importance of monoubiquitination as part of the
histone code. Monoubiquitination, the covalent attachment of a single ubiquitin molecule at …

Ubiquitin specific peptidase 22 regulates histone H2B mono-ubiquitination and exhibits both oncogenic and tumor suppressor roles in cancer

LMP Jeusset, KJ McManus - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 22 (USP22) is a ubiquitin hydrolase, notably catalyzing the
removal of the mono-ubiquitin moiety from histone H2B (H2Bub1). Frequent overexpression …

Early loss of histone H2B monoubiquitylation alters chromatin accessibility and activates key immune pathways that facilitate progression of ovarian cancer

J Hooda, M Novak, MP Salomon, C Matsuba… - Cancer research, 2019 - AACR
Recent insights supporting the fallopian tube epithelium (FTE) and serous tubal
intraepithelial carcinomas (STIC) as the tissue of origin and the precursor lesion …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing and exploiting the many roles of aberrant H2B monoubiquitination in cancer pathogenesis

LM Jeusset, KJ McManus - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Monoubiquitination of histone H2B on lysine 120 (H2Bub1) is implicated in the control of
multiple essential processes, including transcription, DNA damage repair and mitotic …

Role of RNF20 in cancer development and progression–a comprehensive review

G Sethi, MK Shanmugam, F Arfuso… - Bioscience …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Evolving strategies to counter cancer initiation and progression rely on the identification of
novel therapeutic targets that exploit the aberrant genetic changes driving oncogenesis …