Roles and mechanisms of BAP1 deubiquitinase in tumor suppression

L Masclef, O Ahmed, B Estavoyer, B Larrivée… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
The BAP1 gene has emerged as a major tumor suppressor mutated with various
frequencies in numerous human malignancies, including uveal melanoma, malignant …

The COMPASS family of histone H3K4 methylases: mechanisms of regulation in development and disease pathogenesis

A Shilatifard - Annual review of biochemistry, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Set1/COMPASS was the first histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4)
methylase identified over 10 years ago. Since then, it has been demonstrated that …

BAP1 loss defines a new class of renal cell carcinoma

S Peña-Llopis, S Vega-Rubín-de-Celis, A Liao… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
The molecular pathogenesis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is poorly understood. Whole-
genome and exome sequencing followed by innovative tumorgraft analyses (to accurately …

Genome regulation by polycomb and trithorax proteins

B Schuettengruber, D Chourrout, M Vervoort… - Cell, 2007 - cell.com
Polycomb group (PcG) and trithorax group (trxG) proteins are critical regulators of numerous
developmental genes. To silence or activate gene expression, respectively, PcG and trxG …

Methylation of lysine 4 on histone H3: intricacy of writing and reading a single epigenetic mark

AJ Ruthenburg, CD Allis, J Wysocka - Molecular cell, 2007 - cell.com
Cells employ elaborate mechanisms to introduce structural and chemical variation into
chromatin. Here, we focus on one such element of variation: methylation of lysine 4 in …

Members of the H3K4 trimethylation complex regulate lifespan in a germline-dependent manner in C. elegans

EL Greer, TJ Maures, AG Hauswirth, EM Green… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
The plasticity of ageing suggests that longevity may be controlled epigenetically by specific
alterations in chromatin state. The link between chromatin and ageing has mostly focused …

Snail mediates E-cadherin repression by the recruitment of the Sin3A/histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1)/HDAC2 complex

H Peinado, E Ballestar, M Esteller… - Molecular and cellular …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
The transcription factor Snail has been described as a direct repressor of E-cadherin
expression during development and carcinogenesis; however, the specific mechanisms …

linking metabolism to epigenetics through O-GlcNAcylation

JA Hanover, MW Krause, DC Love - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2012 - nature.com
O-GlcNAcylation, which is a nutrient-sensitive sugar modification, participates in the
epigenetic regulation of gene expression. The enzymes involved in O-linked β-dN …

Regulation of MLL1 H3K4 methyltransferase activity by its core components

Y Dou, TA Milne, AJ Ruthenburg, S Lee… - Nature structural & …, 2006 - nature.com
Abstract Histone H3 Lys4 (H3K4) methylation is a prevalent mark associated with
transcription activation. A common feature of several H3K4 methyltransferase complexes is …

Tet proteins connect the O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase Ogt to chromatin in embryonic stem cells

P Vella, A Scelfo, SG Jammula, F Chiacchiera… - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
Summary O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) transferase (Ogt) activity is essential for
embryonic stem cell (ESC) viability and mouse development. Ogt is present both in the …