Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation

M Shvedunova, A Akhtar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Lysine acetylation is a widespread and versatile protein post-translational modification.
Lysine acetyltransferases and lysine deacetylases catalyse the addition or removal …

Promoter-proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II: a nexus of gene regulation

L Core, K Adelman - Genes & development, 2019 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Precise spatio–temporal control of gene activity is essential for organismal development,
growth, and survival in a changing environment. Decisive steps in gene regulation involve …

The cytoplasmic DNA sensor cGAS promotes mitotic cell death

C Zierhut, N Yamaguchi, M Paredes, JD Luo, T Carroll… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Pathogenic and other cytoplasmic DNAs activate the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-
stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway to induce inflammation via transcriptional …

Stress-induced nuclear condensation of NELF drives transcriptional downregulation

P Rawat, M Boehning, B Hummel, F Aprile-Garcia… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
In response to stress, human cells coordinately downregulate transcription and translation of
housekee** genes. To downregulate transcription, the negative elongation factor (NELF) …

Mitotic bookmarking by SWI/SNF subunits

Z Zhu, X Chen, A Guo, T Manzano, PJ Walsh, KM Wills… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
For cells to initiate and sustain a differentiated state, it is necessary that a 'memory'of this
state is transmitted through mitosis to the daughter cells,–. Mammalian switch/sucrose non …

The Cyclin-dependent kinase 1: more than a cell cycle regulator

G Massacci, L Perfetto, F Sacco - British Journal of Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
The Cyclin-dependent kinase 1, as a serine/threonine protein kinase, is more than a cell
cycle regulator as it was originally identified. During the last decade, it has been shown to …

Sci-fate characterizes the dynamics of gene expression in single cells

J Cao, W Zhou, F Steemers, C Trapnell… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Gene expression programs change over time, differentiation and development, and in
response to stimuli. However, nearly all techniques for profiling gene expression in single …

H3K27ac bookmarking promotes rapid post-mitotic activation of the pluripotent stem cell program without impacting 3D chromatin reorganization

B Pelham-Webb, A Polyzos, L Wojenski, A Kloetgen… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
During self-renewal, cell-type-defining features are drastically perturbed in mitosis and must
be faithfully reestablished upon G1 entry, a process that remains largely elusive. Here, we …

Synergistic induction of mitotic pyroptosis and tumor remission by inhibiting proteasome and WEE family kinases

ZL Chen, C **e, W Zeng, RQ Huang, JE Yang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Mitotic catastrophe (MC), which occurs under dysregulated mitosis, represents a fascinating
tactic to specifically eradicate tumor cells. Whether pyroptosis can be a death form of MC …

Single-molecule visualization of twin-supercoiled domains generated during transcription

R Janissen, R Barth, M Polinder… - Nucleic acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Transcription-coupled supercoiling of DNA is a key factor in chromosome compaction and
the regulation of genetic processes in all domains of life. It has become common knowledge …