Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

RC Centore, GJ Sandoval, LMM Soares, C Kadoch… - Trends in Genetics, 2020 - cell.com
Small molecule-based targeting of chromatin regulatory factors has emerged as a promising
therapeutic strategy in recent years. The development and ongoing clinical evaluation of …

COMPASS and SWI/SNF complexes in development and disease

BK Cenik, A Shilatifard - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Trithorax group (TrxG) of proteins is a large family of epigenetic regulators that
form multiprotein complexes to counteract repressive developmental gene expression …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell brain organoid screening identifies developmental defects in autism

C Li, JS Fleck, C Martins-Costa, TR Burkard… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The development of the human brain involves unique processes (not observed in many
other species) that can contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders,,–. Cerebral organoids …

Modular organization and assembly of SWI/SNF family chromatin remodeling complexes

N Mashtalir, AR D'Avino, BC Michel, J Luo, J Pan… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF) ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling
complexes are multi-subunit molecular machines that play vital roles in regulating genomic …

The discovery of ribosome heterogeneity and its implications for gene regulation and organismal life

NR Genuth, M Barna - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
The ribosome has recently transitioned from being viewed as a passive, indiscriminate
machine to a more dynamic macromolecular complex with specialized roles in the cell …

Structure of human chromatin-remodelling PBAF complex bound to a nucleosome

J Yuan, K Chen, W Zhang, Z Chen - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
DNA wraps around the histone octamer to form nucleosomes, the repeating unit of
chromatin, which create barriers for accessing genetic information. Snf2-like chromatin …

Chromatin remodellers as therapeutic targets

HA Malone, CWM Roberts - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Large-scale cancer genome sequencing studies have revealed that chromatin regulators
are frequently mutated in cancer. In particular, more than 20% of cancers harbour mutations …

Regulation of adult neurogenesis in mammalian brain

MV Niklison-Chirou, M Agostini, I Amelio… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Adult neurogenesis is a multistage process by which neurons are generated and integrated
into existing neuronal circuits. In the adult brain, neurogenesis is mainly localized in two …

Treating ARID1A mutated cancers by harnessing synthetic lethality and DNA damage response

J Mandal, P Mandal, TL Wang, IM Shih - Journal of biomedical science, 2022 - Springer
Chromatin remodeling is an essential cellular process for organizing chromatin structure into
either open or close configuration at specific chromatin locations by orchestrating and …

Selective PROTAC-mediated degradation of SMARCA2 is efficacious in SMARCA4 mutant cancers

J Cantley, X Ye, E Rousseau, T Januario… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The mammalian SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) helicase SMARCA4
is frequently mutated in cancer and inactivation results in a cellular dependence on its …