Protein arginine methyltransferases: promising targets for cancer therapy

JW Hwang, Y Cho, GU Bae, SN Kim… - Experimental & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Protein methylation, a post-translational modification (PTM), is observed in a wide variety of
cell types from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. With recent and rapid advancements in epigenetic …

Protein arginine methyltransferases and cancer

Y Yang, MT Bedford - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2013 - nature.com
There are nine protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) encoded in mammalian
genomes, the protein products of which catalyse three types of arginine methylation …

Targeting arginine methyltransferase PRMT5 for cancer therapy: updated progress and novel strategies

J Zheng, B Li, Y Wu, X Wu, Y Wang - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As a predominant type II protein arginine methyltransferase, PRMT5 plays critical roles in
various normal cellular processes by catalyzing the mono-and symmetrical dimethylation of …

The role of cigarette smoke-induced epigenetic alterations in inflammation

D Zong, X Liu, J Li, R Ouyang, P Chen - Epigenetics & Chromatin, 2019 - Springer
Background Exposure to cigarette smoke (CS) is a major threat to human health worldwide.
It is well established that smoking increases the risk of respiratory diseases, cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Promising role of protein arginine methyltransferases in overcoming anti-cancer drug resistance

Y Zhu, T Xia, DQ Chen, X Xiong, L Shi, Y Zuo… - Drug Resistance …, 2024 - Elsevier
Drug resistance remains a major challenge in cancer treatment, necessitating the
development of novel strategies to overcome it. Protein arginine methyltransferases …

PRMT5 dimethylates R30 of the p65 subunit to activate NF-κB

H Wei, B Wang, M Miyagi, Y She… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The ubiquitous inducible transcription factor NF-κB plays central roles in immune and
inflammatory responses and in tumorigenesis. Complex posttranslational modifications of …

[HTML][HTML] Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) dysregulation in cancer

H Shailesh, ZZ Zakaria, R Baiocchi, S Sif - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are known for their ability to catalyze
methylation of specific arginine residues in a wide variety of cellular proteins, which are …

Role of HOXA9 in leukemia: dysregulation, cofactors and essential targets

CT Collins, JL Hess - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
HOXA9 is a homeodomain-containing transcription factor that has an important role in
hematopoietic stem cell expansion and is commonly deregulated in acute leukemias. A …

The dual epigenetic role of PRMT5 in acute myeloid leukemia: gene activation and repression via histone arginine methylation

SS Tarighat, R Santhanam, D Frankhouser… - Leukemia, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in the enzymatic activity of protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) 5
have been associated with cancer; however, the protein's role in acute myeloid leukemia …

Protein arginine methylation of non-histone proteins and its role in diseases

H Wei, R Mundade, K Lange, T Lu - Cell cycle, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are a family of enzymes that can methylate
arginine residues on histones and other proteins. PRMTs play a crucial role in influencing …