Targeting epigenetic regulators for cancer therapy: mechanisms and advances in clinical trials

Y Cheng, C He, M Wang, X Ma, F Mo, S Yang… - Signal transduction and …, 2019 - nature.com
Epigenetic alternations concern heritable yet reversible changes in histone or DNA
modifications that regulate gene activity beyond the underlying sequence. Epigenetic …

JMJD family proteins in cancer and inflammation

W Manni, X Jianxin, H Weiqi, C Siyuan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The occurrence of cancer entails a series of genetic mutations that favor uncontrollable
tumor growth. It is believed that various factors collectively contribute to cancer, and there is …

Iron in the tumor microenvironment—connecting the dots

C Pfeifhofer-Obermair, P Tymoszuk, V Petzer… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Iron metabolism and tumor biology are intimately linked. Iron facilitates the production of
oxygen radicals, which may either result in iron-induced cell death, ferroptosis, or contribute …

The role of phosphatidylserine recognition receptors in multiple biological functions

MB Naeini, V Bianconi, M Pirro, A Sahebkar - Cellular & molecular biology …, 2020 - Springer
Apoptotic cells are rapidly engulfed and degraded by phagocytes through efferocytosis.
Efferocytosis is a highly regulated process. It is triggered upon the activation of caspase …

Epigenetic crosstalk between hypoxia and tumor driven by HIF regulation

T Li, C Mao, X Wang, Y Shi, Y Tao - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Hypoxia is the major influence factor in physiological and pathological courses which are
mainly mediated by hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) in response to low oxygen tensions …

BET bromodomain inhibitors: novel design strategies and therapeutic applications

KKW To, E Xing, RC Larue, PK Li - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The mammalian bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) family of proteins consists
of four conserved members (Brd2, Brd3, Brd4, and Brdt) that regulate numerous cancer …

The roles of Jumonji-type oxygenases in human disease

C Johansson, A Tumber, KH Che, P Cain, R Nowak… - …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The iron-and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases constitute a phylogenetically
conserved class of enzymes that catalyze hydroxylation reactions in humans by acting on …

[HTML][HTML] Protein arginine methylation/demethylation and cancer

C Poulard, L Corbo, M Le Romancer - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Protein arginine methylation is a common post-translational modification involved in
numerous cellular processes including transcription, DNA repair, mRNA splicing and signal …

JMJD6 promotes colon carcinogenesis through negative regulation of p53 by hydroxylation

F Wang, L He, P Huangyang, J Liang, W Si, R Yan… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Jumonji domain-containing 6 (JMJD6) is a member of the Jumonji C domain-containing
family of proteins. Compared to other members of the family, the cellular activity of JMJD6 is …

Protein arginine methylation: a prominent modification and its demethylation

J Wesche, S Kühn, BM Kessler, M Salton… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
Arginine methylation of histones is one mechanism of epigenetic regulation in eukaryotic
cells. Methylarginines can also be found in non-histone proteins involved in various different …