Anticancer activities of histone deacetylase inhibitors

JE Bolden, MJ Peart, RW Johnstone - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2006 - nature.com
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are enzymes involved in the remodelling of chromatin, and
have a key role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. In addition, the activity of …

Aurora A kinase (AURKA) in normal and pathological cell division

AS Nikonova, I Astsaturov, IG Serebriiskii… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Temporally and spatially controlled activation of the Aurora A kinase (AURKA) regulates
centrosome maturation, entry into mitosis, formation and function of the bipolar spindle, and …

Histone deacetylase inhibitors: molecular mechanisms of action

WS Xu, RB Parmigiani, PA Marks - Oncogene, 2007 - nature.com
This review focuses on the mechanisms of action of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors
(HDACi), a group of recently discovered 'targeted'anticancer agents. There are 18 HDACs …

HATs and HDACs: from structure, function and regulation to novel strategies for therapy and prevention

XJ Yang, E Seto - Oncogene, 2007 - go.gale.com
Acetylation of the [var epsilon]-amino group of a lysine residue was first discovered with
histones in 1968, but the responsible enzymes, histone acetyltransferases and …

[HTML][HTML] HEF1-dependent Aurora A activation induces disassembly of the primary cilium

EN Pugacheva, SA Jablonski, TR Hartman, EP Henske… - Cell, 2007 - cell.com
The mammalian cilium protrudes from the apical/lumenal surface of polarized cells and acts
as a sensor of environmental cues. Numerous developmental disorders and pathological …

HDACs, histone deacetylation and gene transcription: from molecular biology to cancer therapeutics

P Gallinari, SD Marco, P Jones, M Pallaoro… - Cell research, 2007 - nature.com
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) and histone acetyl transferases (HATs) are two
counteracting enzyme families whose enzymatic activity controls the acetylation state of …

Epigenetic regulation of memory formation and maintenance

IB Zovkic, MC Guzman-Karlsson… - Learning & …, 2013 - learnmem.cshlp.org
Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the formation and
maintenance of memories is a central goal of the neuroscience community. It is well …

The extended PP1 toolkit: designed to create specificity

M Bollen, W Peti, MJ Ragusa, M Beullens - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2010 - cell.com
Protein Ser/Thr phosphatase-1 (PP1) catalyzes the majority of eukaryotic protein
dephosphorylation reactions in a highly regulated and selective manner. Recent studies …

The role of histone acetylation in memory formation and cognitive impairments

L Peixoto, T Abel - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2013 - nature.com
Long-term memory formation requires transcription and protein synthesis. Over the past few
decades, a great amount of knowledge has been gained regarding the molecular players …

Inhibitors of histone deacetylase as antitumor agents: A critical review

M Manal, MJN Chandrasekar, JG Priya, MJ Nanjan - Bioorganic chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Histone deacetylase (EC 3.5. 1.98–HDAC) is an amidohydrolase involved in
deacetylating the histone lysine residues for chromatin remodeling and thus plays a vital …