The role of chromatin remodeler SMARCA4/BRG1 in brain cancers: a potential therapeutic target

SM Navickas, KA Giles, KH Brettingham-Moore… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
The chromatin remodeler SMARCA4/BRG1 is a key epigenetic regulator with diverse roles
in coordinating the molecular programs that underlie brain tumour development. BRG1 …

Biological adaptations of tumor cells to radiation therapy

A Carlos-Reyes, MA Muñiz-Lino… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Radiation therapy has been used worldwide for many decades as a therapeutic regimen for
the treatment of different types of cancer. Just over 50% of cancer patients are treated with …

PROTACs as Therapeutic Modalities for Drug Discovery in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

LY Wang, CL Hung, TC Wang, HC Hsu… - Annual review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) presents significant challenges in clinical
management due to its resistance to conventional androgen receptor (AR)-targeting …

JARID2 and EZH2, the eminent epigenetic drivers in human cancer

B Sreeshma, A Devi - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer has become a prominent cause of death, accounting for approximately 10 million
deaths worldwide as per the World Health Organization report 2020. Epigenetics deal with …

BRG1: Promoter or suppressor of cancer? The outcome of BRG1's interaction with specific cellular pathways

A Shaykevich, I Silverman, G Bandyopadhyaya… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
BRG1 is one of two catalytic subunits of the SWI/SNF ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling
complex. In cancer, it has been hypothesized that BRG1 acts as a tumor suppressor. Further …

Alternative splicing, epigenetic modifications and cancer: a dangerous triangle, or a hopeful one?

F Gimeno-Valiente, G López-Rodas, J Castillo… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Epigenetics studies the alteration of gene expression without changing
DNA sequence and very often, epigenetic dysregulation causes cancer. Alternative splicing …

Chromatin and epigenetic dysregulation of prostate cancer development, progression, and therapeutic response

K Kukkonen, S Taavitsainen, L Huhtala, J Uusi-Makela… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chromatin and epigenetic alterations in cancer are responsible for a wide
range of transcriptional changes that link DNA mutations to tumor phenotype. In this review …

Chromatin-directed proteomics-identified network of endogenous androgen receptor in prostate cancer cells

KM Launonen, V Paakinaho, G Sigismondo, M Malinen… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment of prostate cancer confronts resistance to androgen receptor (AR)-
targeted therapies. AR-associated coregulators and chromatin proteins hold a great …

OTUD6A promotes prostate tumorigenesis via deubiquitinating Brg1 and AR

X Fu, J Zhao, G Yu, X Zhang, J Sun, L Li, J Yin… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Ovarian tumor (OTU) subfamily deubiquitinases are involved in various cellular processes,
such as inflammation, ferroptosis and tumorigenesis; however, their pathological roles in …

BRG1 promotes progression of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia by disrupting PPP2R1A transcription

Q Kang, D Ma, P Zhao, X Chai, Y Huang, R Gao… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Despite advancements in chemotherapy and the availability of novel therapies, the outcome
of adult patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) remains unsatisfactory …