Multifunctional histone variants in genome function

LH Wong, DJ Tremethick - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Histones are integral components of eukaryotic chromatin that have a pivotal role in the
organization and function of the genome. The dynamic regulation of chromatin involves the …

The biological and clinical consequences of RNA splicing factor U2AF1 mutation in myeloid malignancies

Y Zhao, W Cai, Y Hua, X Yang, J Zhou - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary U2 small nuclear RNA auxiliary factor 1 (U2AF1) is one of the most
important RNA splicing genes involved in regulating the alternative splicing of pre-mRNA …

CHIP: a clonal odyssey of the bone marrow niche

WE Schleicher, B Hoag, M De Dominici… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is characterized by the selective
expansion of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) carrying somatic mutations …

MacroH2A1. 1 as a crossroad between epigenetics, inflammation and metabolism of mesenchymal stromal cells in myelodysplastic syndromes

C Giallongo, I Dulcamare, S Giallongo… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Ineffective hematopoiesis is a hallmark of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Hematopoietic
alterations in MDS patients strictly correlate with microenvironment dysfunctions, eventually …

Evolution, structure and function of divergent macroH2A1 splice isoforms

I Guberovic, M Farkas, D Corujo… - Seminars in Cell & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The replacement of replication-coupled histones with non-canonical histone variants
provides chromatin with additional properties and contributes to the plasticity of the …

[HTML][HTML] Splicing factor mutations in the myelodysplastic syndromes: Role of key aberrantly spliced genes in disease pathophysiology and treatment

A Pellagatti, J Boultwood - Advances in biological regulation, 2023 - Elsevier
Mutations of splicing factor genes (including SF3B1, SRSF2, U2AF1 and ZRSR2) occur in
more than half of all patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a heterogeneous …

[HTML][HTML] RNA-binding protein LSM7 facilitates breast cancer metastasis through mediating alternative splicing of CD44

C Li, Y Zhang, Y Wang, J Ouyang, Y Yang, Q Zhu, Y Lu… - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Aims The RNA-binding protein LSM7 is essential for RNA splicing, acting as a key
component of the spliceosome complex; however, its specific role in breast cancer (BC) has …

The splicing regulators TIA1 and TIAL1 are required for the expression of the DNA damage repair machinery during B cell lymphopoiesis

IC Osma-Garcia, D Capitan-Sobrino, M Mouysset… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
B cell lymphopoiesis requires dynamic modulation of the B cell transcriptome for timely
coordination of somatic mutagenesis and DNA repair in progenitor B (pro-B) cells. Here, we …

Targeted splicing therapy: new strategies for colorectal cancer

Y Zheng, G Zhong, C He, M Li - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
RNA splicing is the process of forming mature mRNA, which is an essential phase
necessary for gene expression and controls many aspects of cell proliferation, survival, and …

CD44V3, an alternatively spliced form of CD44, promotes pancreatic cancer progression

H Zhu, W Zhou, Y Wan, J Lu, K Ge, C Jia - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignant tumors. However, the molecular
mechanisms responsible for its progression are little known. This study aimed to understand …