Histone modifications in epigenetic regulation of cancer: Perspectives and achieved progress

ME Neganova, SG Klochkov, YR Aleksandrova… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Epigenetic changes associated with histone modifications play an important role in the
emergence and maintenance of the phenotype of various cancer types. In contrast to direct …

Epigenetic control of skeletal muscle atrophy

W Liang, F Xu, L Li, C Peng, H Sun, J Qiu… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Skeletal muscular atrophy is a complex disease involving a large number of gene
expression regulatory networks and various biological processes. Despite extensive …

UBR2 targets myosin heavy chain IIb and IIx for degradation: Molecular mechanism essential for cancer-induced muscle wasting

S Gao, G Zhang, Z Zhang, JZ Zhu, L Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Cancer cachexia is a lethal metabolic syndrome featuring muscle wasting with preferential
loss of fast-twitching muscle mass through an undefined mechanism. Here, we show that …

Cancer-induced muscle wasting requires p38β MAPK activation of p300

TK Sin, G Zhang, Z Zhang, JZ Zhu, Y Zuo, JA Frost, M Li… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Cancer-associated cachexia, characterized by muscle wasting, is a lethal metabolic
syndrome without defined etiology or established treatment. We previously found that p300 …

EXT418, a novel long‐acting ghrelin, mitigates Lewis lung carcinoma induced cachexia in mice

HL Kerr, K Krumm, I Lee, B Anderson… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Ghrelin is a potential therapy for cachexia due to its orexigenic properties and
anabolic effects on muscle and fat. However, its clinical use is limited by the short half‐life of …

Adiponectin ameliorates hypertrophic scar by inhibiting Yes-associated protein transcription through SIRT1-mediated deacetylation of C/EBPβ and histone H3

J Zhang, Y Li, J Liu, F Han, J Shi, G Wu, K Wang… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
The clinical correlation between adiponectin (APN) signal and hypertrophic scar (HS)
remains unclear. Here, we found significantly reduced expression of APN receptors …

Cancer takes a toll on skeletal muscle by releasing heat shock proteins—an emerging mechanism of cancer-induced cachexia

TK Sin, G Zhang, Z Zhang, S Gao, M Li, YP Li - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer-associated cachexia (cancer cachexia) is a major contributor to the modality and
mortality of a wide variety of solid tumors. It is estimated that cachexia inflicts approximately …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy

J Du, Q Wu, EJ Bae - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Skeletal muscle atrophy, characterized by diminished muscle strength and mass, arises from
various causes, including malnutrition, aging, nerve damage, and disease-related …

HSP90: A promising target for NSCLC treatments

Y Zhu, Z Dai - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
The emergence of targeted therapies and immunotherapies has improved the overall
survival of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but the 5-year survival rate …

Weight loss in cancer patients correlates with p38β MAPK activation in skeletal muscle

G Zhang, LJ Anderson, S Gao, TK Sin… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Unintentional weight loss, a first clinical sign of muscle wasting, is a major threat to cancer
survival without a defined etiology. We previously identified in mice that p38β MAPK …