Pioneer factors as master regulators of the epigenome and cell fate

A Balsalobre, J Drouin - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2022 - nature.com
Pioneer factors are transcription factors with the unique ability to initiate opening of closed
chromatin. The stability of cell identity relies on robust mechanisms that maintain the …

The SWI/SNF complex in cancer—biology, biomarkers and therapy

P Mittal, CWM Roberts - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer genome-sequencing studies have revealed a remarkably high prevalence of
mutations in genes encoding subunits of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complexes …

[HTML][HTML] A disordered region controls cBAF activity via condensation and partner recruitment

A Patil, AR Strom, JA Paulo, CK Collings, KM Ruff… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) represent a large percentage of overall nuclear
protein content. The prevailing dogma is that IDRs engage in non-specific interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Histone acetyltransferases CBP/p300 in tumorigenesis and CBP/p300 inhibitors as promising novel anticancer agents

Q Chen, B Yang, X Liu, XD Zhang, L Zhang, T Liu - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The histone acetyltransferases CBP and p300, often referred to as CBP/p300 due to their
sequence homology and functional overlap and co-operation, are emerging as critical …

A non-canonical SWI/SNF complex is a synthetic lethal target in cancers driven by BAF complex perturbation

BC Michel, AR D'Avino, SH Cassel, N Mashtalir… - Nature cell …, 2018 - nature.com
Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes exist in three distinct, final-form
assemblies: canonical BAF (cBAF), PBAF and a newly characterized non-canonical complex …

Epigenetic regulation of macrophages: from homeostasis maintenance to host defense

S Chen, J Yang, Y Wei, X Wei - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Macrophages are crucial members of the innate immune response and important regulators.
The differentiation and activation of macrophages require the timely regulation of gene …

Cooperation of chromatin remodeling SWI/SNF complex and pioneer factor AP-1 shapes 3D enhancer landscapes

BK Wolf, Y Zhao, A McCray, WH Hawk… - Nature structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
The mechanism controlling the dynamic targeting of SWI/SNF has long been postulated to
be coordinated by transcription factors (TFs), yet demonstrating a specific TF influence has …

Acute BAF perturbation causes immediate changes in chromatin accessibility

S Schick, S Grosche, KE Kohl, D Drpic, MG Jaeger… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Cancer-associated, loss-of-function mutations in genes encoding subunits of the
BRG1/BRM-associated factor (BAF) chromatin-remodeling complexes,,,,,,–often cause …

AP-1 transcription factors and the BAF complex mediate signal-dependent enhancer selection

T Vierbuchen, E Ling, CJ Cowley, CH Couch, X Wang… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Enhancer elements are genomic regulatory sequences that direct the selective expression
of genes so that genetically identical cells can differentiate and acquire the highly …

ARID1A loss induces polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cell chemotaxis and promotes prostate cancer progression

N Li, Q Liu, Y Han, S Pei, B Cheng, J Xu, X Miao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Chronic inflammation and an immunosuppressive microenvironment promote prostate
cancer (PCa) progression and diminish the response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) …