Protein arginine methylation: from enigmatic functions to therapeutic targeting

Q Wu, M Schapira, CH Arrowsmith… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are emerging as attractive therapeutic targets.
PRMTs regulate transcription, splicing, RNA biology, the DNA damage response and cell …

Bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) proteins: biological functions, diseases and targeted therapy

ZQ Wang, ZC Zhang, YY Wu, YN Pi, SH Lou… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
BET proteins, which influence gene expression and contribute to the development of cancer,
are epigenetic interpreters. Thus, BET inhibitors represent a novel form of epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] Arginine methylation: the coming of age

RS Blanc, S Richard - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Arginine methylation is a common post-translational modification functioning as an
epigenetic regulator of transcription and playing key roles in pre-mRNA splicing, DNA …

PRMT3-mediated arginine methylation of IGF2BP1 promotes oxaliplatin resistance in liver cancer

Y Shi, Y Niu, Y Yuan, K Li, C Zhong, Z Qiu, K Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Although oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy has been effective in the treatment of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), primary or acquired resistance to oxaliplatin remains a …

Molecular basis of epstein–barr virus latency establishment and lytic reactivation

T Murata, A Sugimoto, T Inagaki, Y Yanagi… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a causative agent of infectious mononucleosis and several types
of cancer. Like other herpesviruses, it establishes an asymptomatic, life-long latent infection …

PRMT5 function and targeting in cancer

H Kim, AR Ze'ev - Cell stress, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Protein methyl transferases play critical roles in numerous regulatory pathways that underlie
cancer development, progression and therapy-response. Here we discuss the function of …

A selective inhibitor of PRMT5 with in vivo and in vitro potency in MCL models

E Chan-Penebre, KG Kuplast, CR Majer… - Nature chemical …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Protein arginine methyltransferase-5 (PRMT5) is reported to have a role in diverse
cellular processes, including tumorigenesis, and its overexpression is observed in cell lines …

[HTML][HTML] MAT2A inhibition blocks the growth of MTAP-deleted cancer cells by reducing PRMT5-dependent mRNA splicing and inducing DNA damage

P Kalev, ML Hyer, S Gross, Z Konteatis, CC Chen… - Cancer Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) gene is located adjacent to the cyclin-
dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A) tumor-suppressor gene and is co-deleted with …

Inhibitors of protein methyltransferases and demethylases

HU Kaniskan, ML Martini, J ** - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Post-translational modifications of histones by protein methyltransferases (PMTs) and
histone demethylases (KDMs) play an important role in the regulation of gene expression …

Epigenetics and approaches to targeted epigenetic therapy in acute myeloid leukemia

BJ Wouters, R Delwel - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults. AML is
a heterogeneous malignancy characterized by distinct genetic abnormalities. Recent …