The Z-nucleic acid sensor ZBP1 in health and disease

J Maelfait, J Rehwinkel - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2023 - rupress.org
Nucleic acid sensing is a central process in the immune system, with far-reaching roles in
antiviral defense, autoinflammation, and cancer. Z-DNA binding protein 1 (ZBP1) is a sensor …

Pediatric diffuse midline gliomas: an unfinished puzzle

V Di Ruscio, G Del Baldo, F Fabozzi, M Vinci… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is a heterogeneous group of aggressive pediatric brain tumors
with a fatal prognosis. The biological hallmark in the major part of the cases is H3K27 …

[HTML][HTML] CBL0137 activates ROS/BAX signaling to promote caspase-3/GSDME-dependent pyroptosis in ovarian cancer cells

C Yang, ZQ Wang, ZC Zhang, G Lou, WL ** - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Curaxin CBL0137 was designed to regulate p53 and nuclear factor-κB simultaneously and
exhibits antitumor activity by inhibiting tumor cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis in …

Insights into Spt6: a histone chaperone that functions in transcription, DNA replication, and genome stability

CLW Miller, JL Warner, F Winston - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Transcription elongation requires elaborate coordination between the transcriptional
machinery and chromatin regulatory factors to successfully produce RNA while preserving …

Histone Methyltransferases as a New Target for Epigenetic Action of Vorinostat

V Maksimova, J Makus, V Popova, A Prus… - Biochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Epigenetic genome regulation during malignant cell transformation is characterized by the
aberrant methylation and acetylation of histones. Vorinostat (SAHA) is an epigenetic …

Single‐cell transcriptomics uncovers cellular architecture and developmental trajectories in hepatoblastoma

H Huang, L Wu, L Lu, Z Zhang, B Qiu, J Mo, Y Luo… - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions: Our findings illustrate the cellular architecture and developmental trajectories
of HB via integrative bulk and single‐cell transcriptome analyses, thus establishing a …

Next generation sequencing and machine learning technologies are painting the epigenetic portrait of glioblastoma

I Jovčevska - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Even with a rare occurrence of only 1.35% of cancer cases in the United States of America,
brain tumors are considered as one of the most lethal malignancies. The most aggressive …

Manipulating Radiation‐Sensitive Z‐DNA Conformation for Enhanced Radiotherapy

D Wang, Y Liao, H Zeng, C Gu, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
DNA double‐strand breaks (DSBs) yield highly determines radiotherapy efficacy. However,
improving the inherent radiosensitivity of tumor DNA to promote radiation‐induced DSBs …

H3 K27M-altered glioma and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: Semi-systematic review of treatment landscape and future directions

M van den Bent, AM Saratsis, M Geurts… - Neuro …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma is a recently identified brain tumor associated with
poor prognosis. As of 2016, it is classified by the World Health Organization as a distinct …

Targeting FAcilitates Chromatin Transcription complex inhibits pleural mesothelioma and enhances immunotherapy

A Singh, N Pruett, S Dixit, SK Gara, H Wang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Diffuse pleural mesothelioma (DPM) is an aggressive therapy-resistant cancer
with unique molecular features. Numerous agents have been tested, but clinically effective …