The chemical biology of reversible lysine post-translational modifications
Lysine (Lys) residues in proteins undergo a wide range of reversible post-translational
modifications (PTMs), which can regulate enzyme activities, chromatin structure, protein …
modifications (PTMs), which can regulate enzyme activities, chromatin structure, protein …
Predicting prime editing efficiency and product purity by deep learning
Prime editing is a versatile genome editing tool but requires experimental optimization of the
prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) to achieve high editing efficiency. Here we conducted a …
prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) to achieve high editing efficiency. Here we conducted a …
A critical analysis of methods used to investigate the cellular uptake and subcellular localization of RNA therapeutics
K Deprey, N Batistatou, JA Kritzer - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
RNA therapeutics are a promising strategy to treat genetic diseases caused by the
overexpression or aberrant splicing of a specific protein. The field has seen major strides in …
overexpression or aberrant splicing of a specific protein. The field has seen major strides in …
PRC2. 1-and PRC2. 2-specific accessory proteins drive recruitment of different forms of canonical PRC1
Summary Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) mediates H3K27me3 deposition, which is
thought to recruit canonical PRC1 (cPRC1) via chromodomain-containing CBX proteins to …
thought to recruit canonical PRC1 (cPRC1) via chromodomain-containing CBX proteins to …
Assessing the cell permeability of bivalent chemical degraders using the chloroalkane penetration assay
CA Foley, F Potjewyd, KN Lamb, LI James… - ACS chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Bivalent chemical degraders provide a catalytic route to selectively degrade disease-
associated proteins. By linking target-specific ligands with E3 ubiquitin ligase recruiting …
associated proteins. By linking target-specific ligands with E3 ubiquitin ligase recruiting …
Polycomb-dependent histone H2A ubiquitination links developmental disorders with cancer
Cell identity is tightly controlled by specific transcriptional programs which require post-
translational modifications of histones. These histone modifications allow the establishment …
translational modifications of histones. These histone modifications allow the establishment …
Super-enhancers, phase-separated condensates, and 3D genome organization in cancer
Simple Summary Gene expression is primarily controlled at the level of transcription, largely
due to binding of transcription factors to specific sites on DNA, namely super-enhancers and …
due to binding of transcription factors to specific sites on DNA, namely super-enhancers and …
Chemical inhibitors targeting histone methylation readers
X Huang, Y Chen, Q **ao, X Shang, Y Liu - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2024 - Elsevier
Histone methylation reader domains are protein modules that recognize specific histone
methylation marks, such as methylated or unmethylated lysine or arginine residues on …
methylation marks, such as methylated or unmethylated lysine or arginine residues on …
Chemical tools targeting readers of lysine methylation
Reader domains that recognize methylated lysine and arginine residues on histones play a
role in the recruitment, stabilization, and regulation of chromatin regulatory proteins …
role in the recruitment, stabilization, and regulation of chromatin regulatory proteins …
Recent progress on small molecules targeting epigenetic complexes
For many years, drug discovery studies in the field of epigenetics have focused mainly on
specific enzymes such as histone deacetylases (HDACs). However, recently there has been …
specific enzymes such as histone deacetylases (HDACs). However, recently there has been …