Histone H4 lysine 20 mono-methylation directly facilitates chromatin openness and promotes transcription of housekeeping genes

M Shoaib, Q Chen, X Shi, N Nair, C Prasanna… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Histone lysine methylations have primarily been linked to selective recruitment of reader or
effector proteins that subsequently modify chromatin regions and mediate genome functions …

Drosophila melanogaster Set8 and L (3) mbt function in gene expression independently of histone H4 lysine 20 methylation

AT Crain, MB Butler, CA Hill, M Huynh… - Genes & …, 2024 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Monomethylation of lysine 20 of histone H4 (H4K20me1) is catalyzed by Set8 and thought to
play important roles in many aspects of genome function that are mediated by H4K20me …

H4K20me1 and H3K27me3 are concurrently loaded onto the inactive X chromosome but dispensable for inducing gene silencing

SJD Tjalsma, M Hori, Y Sato, A Bousard, A Ohi… - EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
During X chromosome inactivation (XCI), in female placental mammals, gene silencing is
initiated by the Xist long non‐coding RNA. Xist accumulation at the X leads to enrichment of …

Histone methylation: at the crossroad between circadian rhythms in transcription and metabolism

M González-Suárez, L Aguilar-Arnal - Frontiers in Genetics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Circadian rhythms, essential 24-hour cycles guiding biological functions, synchronize
organisms with daily environmental changes. These rhythms, which are evolutionarily …

Trophoblast PR-SET7 dysfunction induces viral mimicry response and necroptosis associated with recurrent miscarriage

X Zhou, Y Xu, S Ren, N Yang, Y Sun… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Recurrent miscarriage (RM) is a distressing pregnancy complication. While the etiology of
RM remains unclear, growing evidence has indicated the relevance of trophoblast …

Loss of PHF8 induces a viral mimicry response by activating endogenous retrotransposons

Y Liu, L Hu, Z Wu, K Yuan, G Hong, Z Lian… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Immunotherapy has become established as major treatment modality for multiple types of
solid tumors, including colorectal cancer. Identifying novel immunotherapeutic targets to …

RNF40 epigenetically modulates glycolysis to support the aggressiveness of basal-like breast cancer

E Prokakis, S Jansari, A Boshnakovska, M Wiese… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most difficult breast cancer subtype to treat due
to the lack of targeted therapies. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are strongly enriched in TNBC …

[HTML][HTML] The RNA-binding protein A1CF regulates hepatic fructose and glycerol metabolism via alternative RNA splicing

KC Nikolaou, H Vatandaslar, C Meyer, MW Schmid… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
The regulation of hepatic gene expression has been extensively studied at the
transcriptional level; however, the control of metabolism through posttranscriptional gene …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the relationship between histone methylation and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

L Xu, YH Fan, XJ Zhang, L Bai - World Journal of Hepatology, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) poses a significant health challenge in modern
societies due to shifts in lifestyle and dietary habits. Its complexity stems from genetic …

Monomethyltransferase SET8 facilitates hepatocellular carcinoma growth by enhancing aerobic glycolysis

X Chen, X Ding, Q Wu, J Qi, M Zhu, C Miao - Cell death & disease, 2019 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most aggressive cancers worldwide. Despite
such a public health importance, efficient therapeutic agents are still lacking for this …