Histone citrullination: a new target for tumors

D Zhu, Y Zhang, S Wang - Molecular Cancer, 2021 - Springer
As the main protein components of chromatin, histones play central roles in gene regulation
as spools of winding DNA. Histones are subject to various modifications, including …

Crossing epigenetic frontiers: the intersection of novel histone modifications and diseases

W Yao, X Hu, X Wang - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Histone post-translational modifications (HPTMs), as one of the core mechanisms of
epigenetic regulation, are garnering increasing attention due to their close association with …

[HTML][HTML] PRMT5-dependent methylation of the TIP60 coactivator RUVBL1 is a key regulator of homologous recombination

TL Clarke, MP Sanchez-Bailon, K Chiang, JJ Reynolds… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Protein post-translation modification plays an important role in regulating DNA repair;
however, the role of arginine methylation in this process is poorly understood. Here we …

Mesenchymal stem cells in multiple myeloma: a therapeutical tool or target?

S Xu, K De Veirman, A De Becker, K Vanderkerken… - Leukemia, 2018 - nature.com
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant plasma cell (PC) disorder, characterized by a
complex interactive network of tumour cells and the bone marrow (BM) stromal …

Spontaneous secretion of the citrullination enzyme PAD2 and cell surface exposure of PAD4 by neutrophils

Y Zhou, B Chen, N Mittereder, R Chaerkady… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Autoantibodies directed against citrullinated epitopes of proteins are highly diagnostic of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and elevated levels of protein citrullination can be found in the …

The virtues and vices of protein citrullination

MA Christophorou - Royal Society Open Science, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The post-translational modification of proteins expands the regulatory scope of the proteome
far beyond what is achievable through genome regulation. The field of protein citrullination …

H3K4 methylation by SETD1A/BOD1L facilitates RIF1-dependent NHEJ

R Bayley, V Borel, RJ Moss, E Sweatman, P Ruis… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Summary The 53BP1-RIF1-shieldin pathway maintains genome stability by suppressing
nucleolytic degradation of DNA ends at double-strand breaks (DSBs). Although RIF1 …

Interplay between inflammatory tumor microenvironment and cancer stem cells

S Zhang, X Yang, L Wang, C Zhang - Oncology letters, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), which have a close connection with tumor microenvironment,
play a pivotal role in tumorigenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis. The inflammatory …

PADI2-mediated citrullination promotes prostate cancer progression

L Wang, G Song, X Zhang, T Feng, J Pan… - Cancer …, 2017 - aacrjournals.org
Onset of castration-resistance prostate cancer (CRPC) after long-term androgen deprivation
therapy remains a major obstacle in the treatment of prostate cancer. The peptidylarginine …

Peptidylarginine deiminase 2 is required for tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced citrullination and arthritis, but not neutrophil extracellular trap formation

M Bawadekar, D Shim, CJ Johnson, TF Warner… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Citrullination, the post-translational conversion of arginines to citrullines, may contribute to
rheumatoid arthritis development given the generation of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies …