BRD4 and Cancer: going beyond transcriptional regulation

B Donati, E Lorenzini, A Ciarrocchi - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
BRD4, member of the Bromodomain and Extraterminal (BET) protein family, is largely
acknowledged in cancer for its role in super-enhancers (SEs) organization and oncogenes …

The bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) family: functional anatomy of BET paralogous proteins

Y Taniguchi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
The Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal Domain (BET) family of proteins is characterized by
the presence of two tandem bromodomains and an extra-terminal domain. The mammalian …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying the target cells and mechanisms of Merkel cell polyomavirus infection

W Liu, R Yang, AS Payne, RM Schowalter… - Cell host & …, 2016 - cell.com
Infection with Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) can lead to Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a
lethal form of skin cancer. However, the skin cell type productively infected by MCPyV …

BRD4 promotes resection and homology-directed repair of DNA double-strand breaks

JK Barrows, B Lin, CE Quaas, G Fullbright… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are one of the most toxic forms of DNA damage and represent
a major source of genomic instability. Members of the bromodomain and extra-terminal …

Kethoxal-assisted single-stranded DNA sequencing captures global transcription dynamics and enhancer activity in situ

T Wu, R Lyu, Q You, C He - Nature methods, 2020 - nature.com
Transcription is a highly dynamic process that generates single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) in
the genome as 'transcription bubbles'. Here we describe a kethoxal-assisted single-stranded …

The short isoform of BRD4 promotes HIV-1 latency by engaging repressive SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complexes

RJ Conrad, P Fozouni, S Thomas, H Sy, Q Zhang… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
BET proteins commonly activate cellular gene expression, yet inhibiting their recruitment
paradoxically reactivates latent HIV-1 transcription. Here we identify the short isoform of BET …

Brd4's bromodomains mediate histone H3 acetylation and chromatin remodeling in pluripotent cells through P300 and Brg1

T Wu, YF Kamikawa, ME Donohoe - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
The pluripotent state of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) is defined by its transcriptome and
epigenome. The chromatin reader Brd4 determines ESC identity. Although Brd4 regulation …

Activation of STING signaling pathway effectively blocks human coronavirus infection

W Liu, HM Reyes, JF Yang, Y Li, KM Stewart… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious global health threat. The rapid global spread of
SARS-CoV-2 highlights an urgent need to develop effective therapeutics for blocking SARS …

BRD4 in physiology and pathology:''BET''on its partners

Y Liang, J Tian, T Wu - Bioessays, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Bromodomain‐containing 4 (BRD4), a member of Bromo and Extra‐Terminal (BET)
family, recognizes acetylated histones and is of importance in transcription, replication, and …

BRD4 localization to lineage-specific enhancers is associated with a distinct transcription factor repertoire

Z Najafova, R Tirado-Magallanes… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Proper temporal epigenetic regulation of gene expression is essential for cell fate
determination and tissue development. The Bromodomain-containing Protein-4 (BRD4) was …