EZH2: a novel target for cancer treatment

R Duan, W Du, W Guo - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020 - Springer
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is enzymatic catalytic subunit of polycomb repressive
complex 2 (PRC2) that can alter downstream target genes expression by trimethylation of …

The language of chromatin modification in human cancers

S Zhao, CD Allis, GG Wang - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The genetic information of human cells is stored in the context of chromatin, which is
subjected to DNA methylation and various histone modifications. Such a 'language'of …

The roles of Polycomb repressive complexes in mammalian development and cancer

A Piunti, A Shilatifard - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
More than 80 years ago, the first Polycomb-related phenotype was identified in Drosophila
melanogaster. Later, a group of diverse genes collectively called Polycomb group (PcG) …

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

F Malard, M Mohty - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia develops in both children and adults, with a peak incidence
between 1 year and 4 years. Most acute lymphoblastic leukaemia arises in healthy …

The SWI/SNF complex in cancer—biology, biomarkers and therapy

P Mittal, CWM Roberts - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer genome-sequencing studies have revealed a remarkably high prevalence of
mutations in genes encoding subunits of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complexes …

Epigenetic regulation in human cancer: the potential role of epi-drug in cancer therapy

Y Lu, YT Chan, HY Tan, S Li, N Wang, Y Feng - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Epigenetics is dynamic and heritable modifications to the genome that occur independently
of DNA sequence. It requires interactions cohesively with various enzymes and other …

The roles of DNA, RNA and histone methylation in ageing and cancer

EM Michalak, ML Burr, AJ Bannister… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Chromatin is a macromolecular complex predominantly comprising DNA, histone proteins
and RNA. The methylation of chromatin components is highly conserved as it helps …

EZH2-targeted therapies in cancer: hype or a reality

ML Eich, M Athar, JE Ferguson III, S Varambally - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
Next-generation genomic sequencing has identified multiple novel molecular alterations in
cancer. Since the identification of DNA methylation and histone modification, it has become …

Notch signaling in development, tissue homeostasis, and disease

C Siebel, U Lendahl - Physiological reviews, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Notch signaling is an evolutionarily highly conserved signaling mechanism, but in contrast to
signaling pathways such as Wnt, Sonic Hedgehog, and BMP/TGF-β, Notch signaling occurs …

Notch signalling in context

SJ Bray - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
The highly conserved Notch signalling pathway functions in many different developmental
and homeostatic processes, which raises the question of how this pathway can achieve …