LSD1: expanding functions in stem cells and differentiation

C Martinez-Gamero, S Malla, F Aguilo - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) provide a powerful
model system to uncover fundamental mechanisms that control cellular identity during …

The DNA dioxygenase Tet1 regulates H3K27 modification and embryonic stem cell biology independent of its catalytic activity

S Chrysanthou, Q Tang, J Lee, SJ Taylor… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Tet enzymes (Tet1/2/3) oxidize 5-methylcytosine to promote DNA demethylation
and partner with chromatin modifiers to regulate gene expression. Tet1 is highly expressed …

KSHV episome tethering sites on host chromosomes and regulation of latency-lytic switch by CHD4

A Kumar, Y Lyu, Y Yanagihashi, C Chantarasrivong… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) establishes a latent infection in the cell
nucleus, but where KSHV episomal genomes are tethered and the mechanisms underlying …

CHD4 is recruited by GATA4 and NKX2-5 to repress noncardiac gene programs in the develo** heart

ZL Robbe, W Shi, LK Wasson… - Genes & …, 2022 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase (NuRD) complex is one of the central
chromatin remodeling complexes that mediates gene repression. NuRD is essential for …

Atp-dependent chromatin remodellers in inner ear development

I Chohra, K Chung, S Giri, B Malgrange - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
During transcription, DNA replication and repair, chromatin structure is constantly modified
to reveal specific genetic regions and allow access to DNA-interacting enzymes. ATP …

[HTML][HTML] CHD4 promotes acquired chemoresistance and tumor progression by activating the MEK/ERK axis

J Wu, Z Zhou, J Li, H Liu, H Zhang, J Zhang… - Drug Resistance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims Chemoresistance remains a major challenge in gastric cancer (GC). Chromodomain
helicase DNA-binding protein 4 (CHD4) mediated chromatin remodeling plays critical roles …

Lysine 4 of histone H3. 3 is required for embryonic stem cell differentiation, histone enrichment at regulatory regions and transcription accuracy

M Gehre, D Bunina, S Sidoli, MJ Lübke, N Diaz… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Mutations in enzymes that modify histone H3 at lysine 4 (H3K4) or lysine 36 (H3K36) have
been linked to human disease, yet the role of these residues in mammals is unclear. We …

CHD4 is essential for transcriptional repression and lineage progression in B lymphopoiesis

T Arends, C Dege, A Bortnick, T Danhorn… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - pnas.org
Cell lineage specification is a tightly regulated process that is dependent on appropriate
expression of lineage and developmental stage-specific transcriptional programs. Here, we …

RBBP4 is an epigenetic barrier for the induced transition of pluripotent stem cells into totipotent 2C-like cells

W **, Y Sheng, G Hu, H Zhong, Y Li… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cellular totipotency is critical for whole-organism generation, yet how totipotency is
established remains poorly illustrated. Abundant transposable elements (TEs) are activated …

CHD4 promotes breast cancer progression as a coactivator of hypoxia-inducible factors

Y Wang, Y Chen, L Bao, B Zhang, JE Wang… - Cancer …, 2020 - aacrjournals.org
Recruitment of RNA polymerase II to hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) target genes under
normoxia is a prerequisite for HIF-mediated transactivation. However, the underlying …