Genomic context-dependent histone H3K36 methylation by three Drosophila methyltransferases and implications for dedicated chromatin readers

M Jayakrishnan, M Havlová, V Veverka… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Methylation of histone H3 at lysine 36 (H3K36me3) marks active chromatin. The mark is
interpreted by epigenetic readers that assist transcription and safeguard the integrity of the …

Epigenetics of hypertension as a risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus

RZ Karabaeva, TA Vochshenkova… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Hypertension, a multifaceted cardiovascular disorder influenced by genetic, epigenetic, and
environmental factors, poses a significant risk for the development of coronary artery …

Structures and dynamics of Rpd3S complex bound to nucleosome

C Wang, C Chu, Z Guo, X Zhan - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
The Rpd3S complex plays a pivotal role in facilitating local histone deacetylation in the
transcribed regions to suppress intragenic transcription initiation. Here, we present the cryo …

Repression of pervasive antisense transcription is the primary role of fission yeast RNA polymerase II CTD serine 2 phosphorylation

C Boulanger, N Haidara, C Yague-Sanz… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The RNA polymerase II carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) consists of conserved heptapeptide
repeats that can be phosphorylated to influence distinct stages of the transcription cycle …

Investigating Potential Cancer Therapeutics: Insight into Histone Deacetylases (HDACs) Inhibitions

B Ahmad, A Saeed, A Al-Amery, I Celik, I Ahmed… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are enzymes that remove acetyl groups from ɛ-amino of
histone, and their involvement in the development and progression of cancer disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Histone Modification Pathways Suppressing Cryptic Transcription

HY Ryu - Epigenomes, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cryptic transcription refers to the unintended expression of non-canonical sites within the
genome, producing aberrant RNA and proteins that may disrupt cellular functions. In this …

Revealing chromatin-specific functions of histone deacylases

C Moreno-Yruela, B Fierz - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Histone deacylases are erasers of N ε-acyl-lysine post-translational modifications and have
been targeted for decades for the treatment of cancer, neurodegeneration and other …

Intrinsically Disordered Regions Steer the Function Coordination of the Traveling Chromatin Modifier During Pol II Elongation

B Li, Y Pan, M Liu, C Ruan, M Peng, M Hao, Q Zhang… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The Rpd3S histone deacetylase complex suppresses cryptic initiation and maintains
genomic integrity by deacetylating transcribed nucleosomes subsequent to RNA Pol II …

Investigation of the Structural Mechanisms of a Bacterial Clamp Loader

JT Landeck - 2024 - repository.escholarship.umassmed …
The sliding clamp is an integral protein in DNA replication and repair, where it increases the
speed of DNA synthesis and serves as a scaffold for repair proteins. Since the sliding clamp …