[HTML][HTML] Writing, erasing and reading histone lysine methylations

K Hyun, J Jeon, K Park, J Kim - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2017 - nature.com
Histone modifications are key epigenetic regulatory features that have important roles in
many cellular events. Lysine methylations mark various sites on the tail and globular …

[HTML][HTML] LSD1: more than demethylation of histone lysine residues

B Perillo, A Tramontano, A Pezone… - Experimental & molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Lysine-specific histone demethylase 1 (LSD1) represents the first example of an identified
nuclear protein with histone demethylase activity. In particular, it plays a special role in the …

[HTML][HTML] LSD1 inhibition sustains T cell invigoration with a durable response to PD-1 blockade

Y Liu, B Debo, M Li, Z Shi, W Sheng, Y Shi - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Exhausted CD8+ T cells are key targets of immune checkpoint blockade therapy and their
ineffective reinvigoration limits the durable benefit in some cancer patients. Here, we …

LSD1: biologic roles and therapeutic targeting

A Maiques-Diaz, TCP Somervaille - Epigenomics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
LSD1 (KDM1A; BHC110; AOF2) was the first protein reported to exhibit histone demethylase
activity and has since been shown to have multiple essential roles in mammalian biology …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding the role of the histone lysine-specific demethylase LSD1 in cancer

B Majello, F Gorini, CD Saccà, S Amente - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Studies of alterations in histone methylation in cancer have led to the identification of histone
methyltransferases and demethylases as novel targets for therapy. Lysine-specific …

Epigenetic etiology of intellectual disability

S Iwase, NG Bérubé, Z Zhou, NN Kasri… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Intellectual disability (ID) is a prevailing neurodevelopmental condition associated with
impaired cognitive and adaptive behaviors. Many chromatin-modifying enzymes and other …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal structure of the LSD1/CoREST histone demethylase bound to its nucleosome substrate

SA Kim, J Zhu, N Yennawar, P Eek, S Tan - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
LSD1 (lysine specific demethylase; also known as KDM1A), the first histone demethylase
discovered, regulates cell-fate determination and is overexpressed in multiple cancers …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic alterations in Alzheimer's disease

JV Sanchez-Mut, J Gräff - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the major cause of dementia in Western societies. It progresses
asymptomatically during decades before being belatedly diagnosed when therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] LSD1/KDM1A, a gate-keeper of cancer stemness and a promising therapeutic target

P Karakaidos, J Verigos, A Magklara - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
A new exciting area in cancer research is the study of cancer stem cells (CSCs) and the
translational implications for putative epigenetic therapies targeted against them …

[HTML][HTML] Autism-misregulated eIF4G microexons control synaptic translation and higher order cognitive functions

T Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis, R Niibori, EW Salter… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Microexons represent the most highly conserved class of alternative splicing, yet their
functions are poorly understood. Here, we focus on closely related neuronal microexons …