Small-molecule tools for YEATS domain proteins

MA Erb - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Chromatin reader domains are protein folds that bind to post-translational modifications of
histones and other chromatin-associated proteins. Compared to other families of reader …

Coenzyme A biosynthesis: mechanisms of regulation, function and disease

SA Barritt, SE DuBois-Coyne, CC Dibble - Nature Metabolism, 2024 - nature.com
The tricarboxylic acid cycle, nutrient oxidation, histone acetylation and synthesis of lipids,
glycans and haem all require the cofactor coenzyme A (CoA). Although the sources and …

HBO1 catalyzes lysine lactylation and mediates histone H3K9la to regulate gene transcription

Z Niu, C Chen, S Wang, C Lu, Z Wu, A Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Lysine lactylation (Kla) links metabolism and gene regulation and plays a key role in
multiple biological processes. However, the regulatory mechanism and functional …

Discovery of Novel PROTAC Degraders of p300/CBP as Potential Therapeutics for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Q Chang, J Li, Y Deng, R Zhou, B Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Adenoviral E1A binding protein 300 kDa (p300) and its closely related paralog CREB
binding protein (CBP) are promising therapeutic targets for human cancer. Here, we report …

Cpt1a Drives primed-to-naïve pluripotency transition through lipid remodeling

Z Ma, X Huang, J Kuang, Q Wang, Y Qin… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Metabolism has been implicated in cell fate determination, particularly through epigenetic
modifications. Similarly, lipid remodeling also plays a role in regulating cell fate. Here, we …

Mechanisms of metabolism-coupled protein modifications

B Zhang, FC Schroeder - Nature Chemical Biology, 2025 - nature.com
Intricate coupling between metabolism and protein post-translational modifications (PTMs)
has emerged as a fundamental aspect of cellular regulation. Recent studies demonstrate …

Paralogue-selective degradation of the lysine acetyltransferase EP300

X Chen, MKC Crawford, Y Xiong, AB Shaik, KF Suazo… - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
The transcriptional coactivators EP300 and CREBBP are critical regulators of gene
expression that share high sequence identity but exhibit nonredundant functions in basal …

Comparative analysis of drug-like EP300/CREBBP acetyltransferase inhibitors

MKC Crawford, DR Tripu, SA Barritt, Y Jing… - ACS chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The human acetyltransferase paralogues EP300 and CREBBP are master regulators of
lysine acetylation whose activity has been implicated in various cancers. In the half-decade …

Pyrimidine synthesis enzyme CTP synthetase 1 suppresses antiviral interferon induction by deamidating IRF3

Y Rao, C Qin, AC Savas, Q Liu, S Feng, G Hou, T Xie… - Immunity, 2025 - cell.com
Metabolism is typically contextualized in conjunction with proliferation and growth. The roles
of metabolic enzymes beyond metabolism—such as in innate immune responses—are …

Enhancer remodeling activates NOTCH3 signaling to confer chemoresistance in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

L Liu, P Deng, S Liu, JH Hong, R Xiao, P Guan… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Acquired resistance to chemotherapy is one of the major causes of mortality in advanced
nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, effective strategies are limited and the …