Chromatin accessibility: biological functions, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic application

Y Chen, R Liang, Y Li, L Jiang, D Ma, Q Luo… - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The dynamic regulation of chromatin accessibility is one of the prominent characteristics of
eukaryotic genome. The inaccessible regions are mainly located in heterochromatin, which …

Progress in construction of mouse models to investigate the pathogenesis and immune therapy of human hematological malignancy

Y Lang, Y Lyu, Y Tan, Z Hu - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Hematological malignancy is a disease arisen by complicate reasons that seriously
endangers human health. The research on its pathogenesis and therapies depends on the …

Discovery of novel flavonoid-based CDK9 degraders for prostate cancer treatment via a PROTAC strategy

T Wu, Z Zhang, G Gong, Z Du, Y Xu, S Yu, F Ma… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
CDK9 plays a vital role in regulating RNA transcription and significantly impacts the
expression of short-lived proteins such as Mcl-1 and c-Myc. Thus, targeting CDK9 holds …

Selective inhibition of CDK9 in triple negative breast cancer

EH Mustafa, G Laven-Law, Z Kikhtyak, V Nguyen, S Ali… - Oncogene, 2024 - nature.com
Targeted therapy for triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) remains a clinical challenge due
to tumour heterogeneity. Since TNBC have key features of transcriptionally addicted …

CDK9 recruits HUWE1 to degrade RARα and offers therapeutic opportunities for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

CH Luo, LH Hu, JY Liu, L **a, L Zhou, RH Sun… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a heterogeneous non-Hodgkin lymphoma originating
in the skin and invading the systemic hematopoietic system. Current treatments, including …

Effects of super-enhancers in cancer metastasis: mechanisms and therapeutic targets

S Liu, W Dai, B **, F Jiang, H Huang, W Hou, J Lan… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Metastasis remains the principal cause of cancer-related lethality despite advancements in
cancer treatment. Dysfunctional epigenetic alterations are crucial in the metastatic cascade …

Unraveling the CDK9/PP2A/ERK Network in Transcriptional Pause Release and Complement Activation in KRAS‐mutant Cancers

Y Wang, L Xu, L Ling, M Yao, S Shi, C Yu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Selective inhibition of the transcription elongation factor (P‐TEFb) complex represents a
promising approach in cancer therapy, yet CDK9 inhibitors (CDK9i) are currently limited …

Super-enhancers in tumors: unraveling recent advances in their role in Oncogenesis and the emergence of targeted therapies

Y Ji, B Li, R Lin, J Yuan, Y Han, Y Du… - Journal of Translational …, 2025 - Springer
Super enhancers are a unique class of enhancers that possess a distinct structure and
mechanism, which enable them to exhibit stronger gene transcription regulatory function …

Super-enhancers in hepatocellular carcinoma: regulatory mechanism and therapeutic targets

X Lu, M Zhu, X Pei, J Ma, R Wang, Y Wang… - Cancer Cell …, 2025 - Springer
Super-enhancers (SEs) represent a distinct category of cis-regulatory elements notable for
their robust transcriptional activation capabilities. In tumor cells, SEs intricately regulate the …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting regulated cell death (RCD) in hematological malignancies: Recent advances and therapeutic potential

Y Zhang, X Zhou - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Regulated cell death (RCD) is a form of cell death that can be regulated by numerous
biomacromolecules. Accumulating evidence suggests that dysregulated expression and …