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 …

BRD4 and Cancer: going beyond transcriptional regulation

B Donati, E Lorenzini, A Ciarrocchi - Molecular cancer, 2018‏ - Springer
BRD4, member of the Bromodomain and Extraterminal (BET) protein family, is largely
acknowledged in cancer for its role in super-enhancers (SEs) organization and oncogenes …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid nuclear condensates mechanically sense and restructure the genome

Y Shin, YC Chang, DSW Lee, J Berry, DW Sanders… - Cell, 2018‏ - cell.com
Phase transitions involving biomolecular liquids are a fundamental mechanism underlying
intracellular organization. In the cell nucleus, liquid-liquid phase separation of intrinsically …

New insights into the immunopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

GC Tsokos, MS Lo, PC Reis, KE Sullivan - Nature Reviews …, 2016‏ - nature.com
The aetiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is multifactorial, and includes
contributions from the environment, stochastic factors, and genetic susceptibility. Great gains …

Born to run: control of transcription elongation by RNA polymerase II

FX Chen, ER Smith, A Shilatifard - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2018‏ - nature.com
The dynamic regulation of transcription elongation by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is an
integral part of the implementation of gene expression programmes during development. In …

Enhancers as non-coding RNA transcription units: recent insights and future perspectives

W Li, D Notani, MG Rosenfeld - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016‏ - nature.com
Networks of regulatory enhancers dictate distinct cell identities and cellular responses to
diverse signals by instructing precise spatiotemporal patterns of gene expression. However …

Diversity and emerging roles of enhancer RNA in regulation of gene expression and cell fate

PR Arnold, AD Wells, XC Li - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Enhancers are cis-regulatory elements in the genome that cooperate with promoters to
control target gene transcription. Unlike promoters, enhancers are not necessarily adjacent …

The bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) family: functional anatomy of BET paralogous proteins

Y Taniguchi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
The Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal Domain (BET) family of proteins is characterized by
the presence of two tandem bromodomains and an extra-terminal domain. The mammalian …

Clinical response of carcinomas harboring the BRD4–NUT oncoprotein to the targeted bromodomain inhibitor OTX015/MK-8628

A Stathis, E Zucca, M Bekradda, C Gomez-Roca… - Cancer …, 2016‏ - aacrjournals.org
The antineoplastic, prodifferentiative effects of bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET)
bromodomain (BRD) inhibitors were initially discovered in NUT midline carcinoma (NMC) …