[PDF][PDF] Genome regulation by polycomb and trithorax: 70 years and counting

B Schuettengruber, HM Bourbon, L Di Croce, G Cavalli - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Polycomb (PcG) and Trithorax (TrxG) group proteins are evolutionarily conserved chromatin-
modifying factors originally identified as part of an epigenetic cellular memory system that …

Mechanisms of Polycomb group protein function in cancer

V Parreno, AM Martinez, G Cavalli - Cell Research, 2022 - nature.com
Cancer arises from a multitude of disorders resulting in loss of differentiation and a stem cell-
like phenotype characterized by uncontrolled growth. Polycomb Group (PcG) proteins are …

Epigenetic regulation of cellular senescence

J Crouch, M Shvedova, RJRS Thanapaul… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Senescence is a complex cellular stress response that abolishes proliferative capacity and
generates a unique secretory pattern that is implicated in organismal aging and age-related …

The senescence markers p16INK4A, p14ARF/p19ARF, and p21 in organ development and homeostasis

KD Wagner, N Wagner - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is widely accepted that senescent cells accumulate with aging. They are characterized by
replicative arrest and the release of a myriad of factors commonly called the senescence …

The polycomb group protein Bmi-1 represses the tumor suppressor PTEN and induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human nasopharyngeal epithelial cells

LB Song, J Li, WT Liao, Y Feng, CP Yu… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The polycomb group protein B lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 homolog (Bmi-1) is
dysregulated in various cancers, and its upregulation strongly correlates with an invasive …

Long noncoding RNA PANDA and scaffold-attachment-factor SAFA control senescence entry and exit

PK Puvvula, RD Desetty, P Pineau, A Marchio… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Cellular senescence is a stable cell cycle arrest that limits the proliferation of pre-cancerous
cells. Here we demonstrate that scaffold-attachment-factor A (SAFA) and the long noncoding …

Bmi-1 promotes invasion and metastasis, and its elevated expression is correlated with an advanced stage of breast cancer

BH Guo, Y Feng, R Zhang, LH Xu, MZ Li, HF Kung… - Molecular cancer, 2011 - Springer
Background B-lymphoma Moloney murine leukemia virus insertion region-1 (Bmi-1) acts as
an oncogene in various tumors, and its overexpression correlates with a poor outcome in …

The transcription factor FOXM1 (Forkhead box M1): proliferation-specific expression, transcription factor function, target genes, mouse models, and normal biological …

I Wierstra - Advances in cancer research, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract FOXM1 (Forkhead box M1) is a typical proliferation-associated transcription factor,
which stimulates cell proliferation and exhibits a proliferation-specific expression pattern …

The c‐myc promoter: still MysterY and challenge

I Wierstra, J Alves - Advances in cancer research, 2008 - Elsevier
The transcription factor c‐Myc is a key regulator of cell proliferation, cell growth,
differentiation, and apoptosis. Deregulated c‐myc expression possesses a high …

BMI1 as a novel target for drug discovery in cancer

L Cao, J Bombard, K Cintron, J Sheedy… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Growing evidence has demonstrated that clonogenic cancer stem (initiating) cells are
responsible for tumor regrowth and disease relapse. Bmi‐1 plays a critical role in the self …