Mechanisms of Polycomb group protein function in cancer

V Parreno, AM Martinez, G Cavalli - Cell research, 2022 - nature.com
Cancer arises from a multitude of disorders resulting in loss of differentiation and a stem cell-
like phenotype characterized by uncontrolled growth. Polycomb Group (PcG) proteins are …

Neurofibromatosis type 1: fundamental insights into cell signalling and cancer

E Rad, AR Tee - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant tumour predisposition
syndrome that is caused through loss of function mutations of a tumour suppressor gene …

Synthetic lethality by targeting EZH2 methyltransferase activity in ARID1A-mutated cancers

BG Bitler, KM Aird, A Garipov, H Li, M Amatangelo… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
The gene encoding ARID1A, a chromatin remodeler, shows one of the highest mutation
rates across many cancer types. Notably, ARID1A is mutated in over 50% of ovarian clear …

Nuclear condensates of YAP fusion proteins alter transcription to drive ependymoma tumourigenesis

X Hu, X Wu, K Berry, C Zhao, D Xin, S Ogurek… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Nuclear localization of HIPPO-YAP fusion proteins has been implicated in supratentorial
ependymoma development. Here, unexpectedly, we find that liquid–liquid phase separation …

Nuclear Morphological abnormalities in Cancer: a search for unifying mechanisms

I Singh, TP Lele - Nuclear, chromosomal, and genomic architecture in …, 2022 - Springer
Irregularities in nuclear shape and/or alterations to nuclear size are a hallmark of
malignancy in a broad range of cancer types. Though these abnormalities are commonly …

Efficient weighted univariate clustering maps outstanding dysregulated genomic zones in human cancers

M Song, H Zhong - Bioinformatics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Motivation Chromosomal patterning of gene expression in cancer can arise from
aneuploidy, genome disorganization or abnormal DNA methylation. To map such patterns …

PRC2 mediated KLF2 down regulation: a therapeutic and diagnostic axis during tumor progression

N Taghehchian, A Maharati, I Akhlaghipour… - Cancer Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Surgery and chemo-radiotherapy are used as the common first-line treatment options in
many cancers. However, tumor relapse is observed in many cancer patients following such …

Expression and clinicopathological significance of EED, SUZ12 and EZH2 mRNA in colorectal cancer

YL Liu, X Gao, Y Jiang, G Zhang, ZC Sun… - Journal of cancer …, 2015 - Springer
Background and objectives Enhancer of zeste 2 (EZH2), embryonic ectoderm development
(EED), and suppressor of zeste 12 homolog (SUZ12), the key component of polycomb …

Long-distance repression by human silencers: chromatin interactions and phase separation in silencers

Y Zhang, YX See, V Tergaonkar, MJ Fullwood - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional genome organization represents an additional layer in the epigenetic
regulation of gene expression. Active transcription controlled by enhancers or super …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin inhibits ovarian cancer via decreasing H3K27 trimethylation

G Tang, J Guo, Y Zhu, Z Huang… - International …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Metformin has been used for the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus for decades. Recently,
used of metformin in the therapy of diverse human cancer types has received widespread …