Targeting epigenetic regulators to overcome drug resistance in cancers

N Wang, T Ma, B Yu - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Drug resistance is mainly responsible for cancer recurrence and poor prognosis. Epigenetic
regulation is a heritable change in gene expressions independent of nucleotide sequence …

The role of histone methylation in the development of digestive cancers: a potential direction for cancer management

Y Chen, B Ren, J Yang, H Wang, G Yang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Digestive cancers are the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide and have high
risks of morbidity and mortality. Histone methylation, which is mediated mainly by lysine …

Epigenetic and transcriptional control of the epidermal growth factor receptor regulates the tumor immune microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

J Li, S Yuan, RJ Norgard, F Yan, YH Sun, IK Kim… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Although immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer care, patients with pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDA) rarely respond to these treatments, a failure that is attributed to poor …

HIF-1α/JMJD1A signaling regulates inflammation and oxidative stress following hyperglycemia and hypoxia-induced vascular cell injury

M Zhao, S Wang, A Zuo, J Zhang, W Wen… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Endothelial cell (EC) injury accelerates the progression of diabetic
macrovascular complications. Hypoxia is an important cause of EC injury. Hypoxia-inducible …

[HTML][HTML] Suppression of breast cancer-associated bone loss with osteoblast proteomes via Hsp90ab1/moesin-mediated inhibition of TGFβ/FN1/CD44 signaling

X Sun, K Li, M Hase, R Zha, Y Feng, BY Li… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Bone is a frequent site of metastases from breast cancer, but existing
therapeutic options are not satisfactory. Although osteoblasts have active roles in cancer …

The plasticity of pancreatic cancer stem cells: Implications in therapeutic resistance

K Patil, FB Khan, S Akhtar, A Ahmad… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2021 - Springer
The ever-growing perception of cancer stem cells (CSCs) as a plastic state rather than a
hardwired defined entity has evolved our understanding of the functional and biological …

Macrophage DCLK1 promotes obesity-induced cardiomyopathy via activating RIP2/TAK1 signaling pathway

B Yang, Y Zhao, W Luo, W Zhu, L Jin, M Wang… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Obesity increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases and induces cardiomyopathy. Chronic
inflammation plays a significant role in obesity-induced cardiomyopathy and may provide …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of DCLK1 sensitizes resistant lung adenocarcinomas to EGFR-TKI through suppression of Wnt/β-Catenin activity and cancer stemness

R Yan, X Fan, Z Xiao, H Liu, X Huang, J Liu, S Zhang… - Cancer letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common form of lung cancer, accounting for 60% of non-
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases in Asian patients. Importantly, nearly half of these …

Epigenetic control of pancreatic cancer metastasis

L Krauß, C Schneider, E Hessmann, D Saur… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2023 - Springer
Surgical resection, when combined with chemotherapy, has been shown to significantly
improve the survival rate of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) …

Advances in histone demethylase KDM3A as a cancer therapeutic target

J Yoo, YH Jeon, HY Cho, SW Lee, GW Kim, DH Lee… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lysine-specific histone demethylase 3 (KDM3) subfamily proteins are H3K9me2/me1
histone demethylases that promote gene expression. The KDM3 subfamily primarily consists …