Targeting histone methyltransferase EZH2 as cancer treatment

Y Kondo - The journal of biochemistry, 2014 - academic.oup.com
It is widely accepted that epigenetic alterations are associated with different stages of tumour
formation and progression in many cancers. Therefore, epigenetic abnormalities in cancers …

MicroRNAs overcome cell fate barrier by reducing EZH2-controlled REST stability during neuronal conversion of human adult fibroblasts

SW Lee, YM Oh, YL Lu, WK Kim, AS Yoo - Developmental cell, 2018 - cell.com
The ability to convert human somatic cells efficiently to neurons facilitates the utility of patient-
derived neurons for studying neurological disorders. As such, ectopic expression of …

Non-canonical functions of EZH2 in cancer

SM Zimmerman, PN Lin, GP Souroullas - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mutations in chromatin modifying genes frequently occur in many kinds of cancer. Most
mechanistic studies focus on their canonical functions, while therapeutic approaches target …

GATA-dependent regulatory switches establish atrioventricular canal specificity during heart development

S Stefanovic, P Barnett, K Van Duijvenboden… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The embryonic vertebrate heart tube develops an atrioventricular canal that divides the atrial
and ventricular chambers, forms atrioventricular conduction tissue and organizes valve …

A non‐canonical function of Ezh2 preserves immune homeostasis

A Vasanthakumar, D Xu, ATL Lun, AJ Kueh… - EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
Abstract Enhancer of zeste 2 (Ezh2) mainly methylates lysine 27 of histone‐H3 (H3K27me3)
as part of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC 2) together with Suz12 and Eed …

Selective EZH2 inhibitor zld1039 alleviates inflammation in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury partially by enhancing RKIP and suppressing NF-κB p65 pathway

L Wen, S Tao, F Guo, L Li, H Yang, Y Liang… - Acta pharmacologica …, 2022 - nature.com
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), a component of polycomb repressive complex 2
(PRC2), is a histone lysine methyltransferase mediating trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine …

JARID2 and EZH2, the eminent epigenetic drivers in human cancer

B Sreeshma, A Devi - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer has become a prominent cause of death, accounting for approximately 10 million
deaths worldwide as per the World Health Organization report 2020. Epigenetics deal with …

Lung cancer deficient in the tumor suppressor GATA4 is sensitive to TGFBR1 inhibition

L Gao, Y Hu, Y Tian, Z Fan, K Wang, H Li… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Tumor suppressor
genes remain to be systemically identified for lung cancer. Through the genome-wide …

[HTML][HTML] GATA4 and GATA6 regulate intestinal epithelial cytodifferentiation during development

EM Walker, CA Thompson, MA Battle - Developmental biology, 2014 - Elsevier
The intestinal epithelium performs vital roles in organ function by absorbing nutrients and
providing a protective barrier. The zinc-finger containing transcription factors GATA4 and …

Research progress of dual inhibitors targeting crosstalk between histone epigenetic modulators for cancer therapy

YC Duan, SJ Zhang, XJ Shi, LF Jin, T Yu… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abnormal epigenetics is a critical hallmark of human cancers. Anticancer drug discovery
directed at histone epigenetic modulators has gained impressive advances with six drugs …