Protein arginine methylation: from enigmatic functions to therapeutic targeting

Q Wu, M Schapira, CH Arrowsmith… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are emerging as attractive therapeutic targets.
PRMTs regulate transcription, splicing, RNA biology, the DNA damage response and cell …

[HTML][HTML] Arginine methylation: the coming of age

RS Blanc, S Richard - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Arginine methylation is a common post-translational modification functioning as an
epigenetic regulator of transcription and playing key roles in pre-mRNA splicing, DNA …

Dynamic expression of tRNA‐derived small RNAs define cellular states

S Krishna, DGR Yim, V Lakshmanan, V Tirumalai… - EMBO …, 2019 - embopress.org
Transfer RNA (tRNA)‐derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) have recently emerged as important
regulators of protein translation and shown to have diverse biological functions. However …

The emerging role of PRMT6 in cancer

Z Chen, J Gan, Z Wei, M Zhang, Y Du, C Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Protein arginine methyltransferase 6 (PRMT6) is a type I PRMT that is involved in epigenetic
regulation of gene expression through methylating histone or non-histone proteins, and …

Critical roles of protein arginine methylation in the central nervous system

K Chang, D Gao, J Yan, L Lin, T Cui, S Lu - Molecular Neurobiology, 2023 - Springer
A remarkable post-transitional modification of both histones and non-histone proteins is
arginine methylation. Methylation of arginine residues is crucial for a wide range of cellular …

OCT4 acts as an integrator of pluripotency and signal-induced differentiation

Z Simandi, A Horvath, LC Wright, I Cuaranta-Monroy… - Molecular Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Cell type specification relies on the capacity of undifferentiated cells to properly respond to
specific differentiation-inducing signals. Using genomic approaches along with loss-and …

PRMT8 as a phospholipase regulates Purkinje cell dendritic arborization and motor coordination

JD Kim, KE Park, J Ishida, K Kako, J Hamada… - Science …, 2015 - science.org
The development of vertebrate neurons requires a change in membrane
phosphatidylcholine (PC) metabolism. Although PC hydrolysis is essential for enhanced …

Protein arginine methyltransferases in cardiovascular and neuronal function

A Couto e Silva, CYC Wu, CT Citadin… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
The methylation of arginine residues by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) is a
type of post-translational modification which is important for numerous cellular processes …

Activity and function of the PRMT8 protein arginine methyltransferase in neurons

R Dong, X Li, KO Lai - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among the nine mammalian protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs), PRMT8 is
unusual because it has restricted expression in the nervous system and is the only …

Post-translational modifications of the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein in neuronal function and dysfunction

M Prieto, A Folci, S Martin - Molecular Psychiatry, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) is an RNA-binding protein
essential to the regulation of local translation at synapses. In the mammalian brain …