The myc family and the metastasis suppressor NDRG1: targeting key molecular interactions with innovative therapeutics

Z Deng, DR Richardson - Pharmacological Reviews, 2023 - ASPET
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, resulting in∼ 10 million deaths in 2020.
Major oncogenic effectors are the Myc proto-oncogene family, which consists of three …

PRC2, chromatin regulation, and human disease: insights from molecular structure and function

X Liu, X Liu - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) is a multisubunit histone-modifying enzyme
complex that mediates methylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27). Trimethylated H3K27 …

EZH1/2 as targets for cancer therapy

R An, YQ Li, YL Lin, F Xu, MM Li, Z Liu - Cancer Gene Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) and its highly related homolog EZH1 are
considered to be epigenetic silencing factors, and they play key roles in the growth and …

Regulation of EZH2 protein stability: new mechanisms, roles in tumorigenesis, and roads to the clinic

Y Guo, R Cheng, Y Wang, ME Gonzalez, H Zhang… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The importance of EZH2 as a key methyltransferase has been well documented
theoretically. Practically, the first EZH2 inhibitor Tazemetostat (EPZ6438), was approved by …

EZH2 cooperates with BRD4-NUT to drive NUT carcinoma growth by silencing key tumor suppressor genes

Y Huang, RT Durall, NM Luong, HJ Hertzler, J Huang… - Cancer research, 2023 - AACR
NUT carcinoma is an aggressive carcinoma driven by the BRD4-NUT fusion oncoprotein,
which activates chromatin to promote expression of progrowth genes. BET bromodomain …

Dissecting and targeting noncanonical functions of EZH2 in multiple myeloma via an EZH2 degrader

X Yu, J Wang, W Gong, A Ma, Y Shen, C Zhang, X Liu… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematological malignancy with poor
prognosis. Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is the enzymatic subunit of polycomb …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting EZH2 in neuroblastoma

J Gao, C Fosbrook, J Gibson, T Underwood… - Cancer Treatment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neuroblastoma is one of the commonest extra-cranial pediatric tumors, and accounts for
over 15% of all childhood cancer mortality. Risk stratification for children with neuroblastoma …

EZH2 inhibition and cisplatin as a combination anticancer therapy: an overview of preclinical studies

I Samaržija, M Tomljanović, R Novak Kujundžić… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cisplatin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in the treatment of different
cancer types. However, cisplatin displays a high range of toxicity and its use usually leads to …

The super elongation complex drives transcriptional addiction in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma

D Wang, Z Yin, H Wang, L Wang, T Li, R Xiao, T Xie… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
MYCN amplification in neuroblastoma leads to aberrant expression of MYCN oncoprotein,
which binds active genes promoting transcriptional amplification. Yet, how MYCN …

Noncanonical EZH2 drives retinoic acid resistance of variant acute promyelocytic leukemias

M Poplineau, N Platet, A Mazuel… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Cancer cell heterogeneity is a major driver of therapy resistance. To characterize resistant
cells and their vulnerabilities, we studied the PLZF-RARA variant of acute promyelocytic …