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Human WDR5 promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis via KMT2-independent translation regulation
Cai WL, Chen JF, Chen H, Wingrove E, Kurley SJ, Chan LH, Zhang M, Arnal-Estape A, Zhao M, Balabaki A, Li W, Yu X, Krop ED, Dou Y, Liu Y, Jin J, Westbrook TF, Nguyen DX, Yan Q. Human WDR5 promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis via KMT2-independent translation regulation. ELife 2022, 11: e78163. PMID: 36043466, PMCID: PMC9584608, DOI: 10.7554/elife.78163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer cellsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerRibosomal gene expressionCancer cellsKnockdown of WDR5Vivo genetic screenReversible epigenetic mechanismsGenetic screenTranslation regulationTriple-negative breast cancerEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic mechanismsBreast cancer growthCancer-related deathTranslation efficiencyWDR5Novel therapeutic strategiesTranslation rateGene expressionCell growthAdvanced diseaseEffective therapyMetastatic capabilityPotent suppression
2022
Histone H3 proline 16 hydroxylation regulates mammalian gene expression
Liu X, Wang J, Boyer J, Gong W, Zhao S, Xie L, Wu Q, Zhang C, Jain K, Guo Y, Rodriguez J, Li M, Uryu H, Liao C, Hu L, Zhou J, Shi X, Tsai Y, Yan Q, Luo W, Chen X, Strahl B, von Kriegsheim A, Zhang Q, Wang G, Baldwin A, Zhang Q. Histone H3 proline 16 hydroxylation regulates mammalian gene expression. Nature Genetics 2022, 54: 1721-1735. PMID: 36347944, PMCID: PMC9674084, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01212-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-translational modificationsHistone post-translational modificationsMammalian gene expressionGene expressionHistone H3Mammalian cellsDNA-templated processesTranscriptome-wide analysisTarget gene expressionHydroxylation of prolineWnt/β-cateninChromatin recruitmentHistone codeTarget genesRegulatory marksLysine residuesDirect bindingTriple-negative breast cancerΒ-cateninResidues 16H3ExpressionH3K4me3TrimethylationGenome