Cells, 2022 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease. Skeletal muscles and motor neurons (MNs) degenerate. ALS is a complex disease involving many genes in multiple tissues, the environment, cellular metabolism, and lifestyles.
Lee J. Martin +3 more
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H3K56me3 is a novel, conserved heterochromatic mark that largely but not completely overlaps with H3K9me3 in both regulation and localization. [PDF]
, 2013 Histone lysine (K) methylation has been shown to play a fundamental role in modulating chromatin architecture and regulation of gene expression. Here we report on the identification of histone H3K56, located at the pivotal, nucleosome DNA entry/exit ...
Bussemer, Silva +9 more
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Comparative analysis of DNA methyltransferase gene family in fungi: a focus on Basidiomycota
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 DNA methylation plays a crucial role in the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes. Mushrooms belonging to the phylum Basidiomycota are highly valued for both nutritional and pharmaceutical uses.
Ruirui Huang +5 more
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Transcription factor LSF-DNMT1 complex dissociation by FQI1 leads to aberrant DNA methylation and gene expression [PDF]
, 2016 The transcription factor LSF is highly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and promotes oncogenesis. Factor quinolinone inhibitor 1 (FQI1), inhibits LSF DNA-binding activity and exerts anti-proliferative activity.
Chin, Hang Gyeong +6 more
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DNMT3B in vitro knocking-down is able to reverse embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma cell phenotype through inhibition of proliferation and induction of myogenic differentiation [PDF]
, 2016 Aberrant DNA methylation has been frequently observed in many human cancers, including rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children.
Camero, Simona +11 more
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Expanding the Structural Diversity of DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitors [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2020 Inhibitors of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are attractive compounds for epigenetic drug discovery. They are also chemical tools to understand the biochemistry of epigenetic processes. Herein, we report five distinct inhibitors of DNMT1 characterized in enzymatic inhibition assays that did not show activity with DNMT3B.
K. Eurídice Juárez-Mercado +5 more
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Inhibition of histone methyltransferase SETD8 represses DNA virus replication
Cell Insight, 2022 Multiple diseases, such as cancer and neural degeneration diseases, are related with the latent infection of DNA viruses. However, it is still difficult to clean up the latent DNA viruses and new anti-viral strategies are critical for disease treatment ...
Lin Chen +6 more
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The nucleolar RNA methyltransferase Misu (NSun2) is required for mitotic spindle stability [PDF]
, 2009 Myc-induced SUN domain–containing protein (Misu or NSun2) is a nucleolar RNA methyltransferase important for c-Myc–induced proliferation in skin, but the mechanisms by which Misu contributes to cell cycle progression are unknown.
Shobbir Hussain +49 more
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Identification of a potential DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2023 DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) play an important role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression through the methylation of DNA. Since hypermethylation and consequent suppression of tumor suppressor genes are associated with cancer development and progression, DNA hypomethylating agents (HMAs) such as DNMT inhibitors have been proposed for cancer ...
Zainab Jan +3 more
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eJHaem, 2020 MLL‐rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) represents a highly aggressive ALL subtype, characterized by aberrant DNA methylation patterns. DNA methyltransferase inhibitors, such as decitabine have previously been demonstrated to be effective in ...
Pauline Schneider +9 more
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