The evolving metabolic landscape of chromatin biology and epigenetics

Z Dai, V Ramesh, JW Locasale - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular inputs to chromatin via cellular metabolism are modifiers of the epigenome. These
inputs—which include both nutrient availability as a result of diet and growth factor signalling …

100 years of suramin

N Wiedemar, DA Hauser, P Mäser - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Suramin is 100 years old and is still being used to treat the first stage of acute human
sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Suramin is a …

Discovery of a first-in-class reversible DNMT1-selective inhibitor with improved tolerability and efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia

MB Pappalardi, K Keenan, M Cockerill, WA Kellner… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
DNA methylation, a key epigenetic driver of transcriptional silencing, is universally
dysregulated in cancer. Reversal of DNA methylation by hypomethylating agents, such as …

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 …

MTAP deletion confers enhanced dependency on the PRMT5 arginine methyltransferase in cancer cells

GV Kryukov, FH Wilson, JR Ruth, J Paulk, A Tsherniak… - Science, 2016 - science.org
The discovery of cancer dependencies has the potential to inform therapeutic strategies and
to identify putative drug targets. Integrating data from comprehensive genomic profiling of …

Epigenetic switch–induced viral mimicry evasion in chemotherapy-resistant breast cancer

G Deblois, SAM Tonekaboni, G Grillo, C Martinez… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Tumor progression upon treatment arises from preexisting resistant cancer cells and/or
adaptation of persister cancer cells committing to an expansion phase. Here, we show that …

Sink into the epigenome: histones as repositories that influence cellular metabolism

C Ye, BP Tu - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
Epigenetic modifications on chromatin are most commonly thought to be involved in the
transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Due to their dependency on small-molecule …

Oncogenic deregulation of EZH2 as an opportunity for targeted therapy in lung cancer

H Zhang, J Qi, JM Reyes, L Li, PK Rao, F Li, CY Lin… - Cancer discovery, 2016 - AACR
As a master regulator of chromatin function, the lysine methyltransferase EZH2 orchestrates
transcriptional silencing of developmental gene networks. Overexpression of EZH2 is …

Ghost authors revealed: The structure and function of human N6‐methyladenosine RNA methyltransferases

K Breger, CN Kunkler, NJ O'Leary… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the discovery of modified nucleic acids nearly 75 years ago, their biological
functions are still being elucidated. N 6‐methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant …

[HTML][HTML] S-adenosyl methionine and transmethylation pathways in neuropsychiatric diseases throughout life

J Gao, CM Cahill, X Huang, JL Roffman… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract S-Adenosyl methionine (SAMe), as a major methyl donor, exerts its influence on
central nervous system function through cellular transmethylation pathways, including the …