Mesenchymal stem cells under epigenetic control–the role of epigenetic machinery in fate decision and functional properties

A Walewska, A Janucik, M Tynecka, M Moniuszko… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (mesenchymal stromal cells, MSC) are multipotent stem cells that
can differentiate into cells of at least three mesodermal lineages, namely adipocytes …

[HTML][HTML] Crotonylation and disease: Current progress and future perspectives

P Yang, Y Qin, L Zeng, Y He, Y Xie, X Cheng… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Histone lysine crotonylation was first identified as a new type of post-translational
modification in 2011. In recent years, prominent progress has been made in the study of …

α-myosin heavy chain lactylation maintains sarcomeric structure and function and alleviates the development of heart failure

N Zhang, Y Zhang, J Xu, P Wang, B Wu, S Lu, X Lu… - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
The sarcomeric interaction of α-myosin heavy chain (α-MHC) with Titin is vital for cardiac
structure and contraction. However, the mechanism regulating this interaction in normal and …

Structural basis of sirtuin 6-catalyzed nucleosome deacetylation

ZA Wang, JW Markert, SD Whedon… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The reversible acetylation of histone lysine residues is controlled by the action of
acetyltransferases and deacetylases (HDACs), which regulate chromatin structure and gene …

Maternal exposure to dibutyl phthalate regulates MSH6 crotonylation to impair homologous recombination in fetal oocytes

Y Ma, X Mu, R Gao, Y Zhang, Y Geng, X Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Homologous recombination (HR) during early oogenesis repairs programmed double-
strand breaks (DSBs) to ensure female fertility and offspring health. The exposure of fetal …

[HTML][HTML] Regulatory Mechanism of Protein Crotonylation and Its Relationship with Cancer

S Yang, X Fan, W Yu - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Crotonylation is a recently discovered protein acyl modification that shares many enzymes
with acetylation. However, it possesses a distinct regulatory mechanism and biological …

Chromatin lysine acylation: On the path to chromatin homeostasis and genome integrity

F Chen, X He, W Xu, L Zhou, Q Liu, W Chen… - Cancer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The fundamental role of cells in safeguarding the genome's integrity against DNA double‐
strand breaks (DSBs) is crucial for maintaining chromatin homeostasis and the overall …

MutSβ protects common fragile sites by facilitating homology-directed repair at DNA double-strand breaks with secondary structures

Y Li, Y Zhang, SB Shah, CY Chang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Common fragile sites (CFSs) are regions prone to chromosomal rearrangements, thereby
contributing to tumorigenesis. Under replication stress (RS), CFSs often harbor under …

Lysine crotonylation: an emerging player in DNA damage response

Y Zhao, S Hao, W Wu, Y Li, K Hou, Y Liu, W Cui, X Xu… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The DNA damage response (DDR) system plays an important role in maintaining genome
stability and preventing related diseases. The DDR network comprises many proteins and …

Protein crotonylation: An emerging regulator in DNA damage response

P Ji, G Zhang, Y Guo, H Song, X Yuan, X Hu, Z Guo… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
DNA damage caused by internal or external factors lead to increased genomic instability
and various diseases. The DNA damage response (DDR) is a crucial mechanism that …