Featured Publications
Cancer Epigenetics, Tumor Immunity, and Immunotherapy
Cao J, Yan Q. Cancer Epigenetics, Tumor Immunity, and Immunotherapy. Trends In Cancer 2020, 6: 580-592. PMID: 32610068, PMCID: PMC7330177, DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2020.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune responseAntitumor immune responseCancer-immunity cycleAnticancer immune responseEpigenetic targeting agentsImpaired immunosurveillanceCurrent immunotherapiesTumor immunityImmunomodulatory drugsImmune cellsImmune restrictionTargeting agentEpigenetic mechanismsEpigenetic regulatorsImmunotherapyPharmaceutical modulationEpigenetic therapyTumorsImmunosurveillanceTherapyCurrent advancesDNA methylationImmunityResponseKDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING
Wu L, Cao J, Cai WL, Lang SM, Horton JR, Jansen DJ, Liu ZZ, Chen JF, Zhang M, Mott BT, Pohida K, Rai G, Kales SC, Henderson MJ, Hu X, Jadhav A, Maloney DJ, Simeonov A, Zhu S, Iwasaki A, Hall MD, Cheng X, Shadel GS, Yan Q. KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING. PLOS Biology 2018, 16: e2006134. PMID: 30080846, PMCID: PMC6095604, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseSTING expressionCyclic GMP-AMP synthase stimulatorSuppression of STINGCancer cellsCancer immunotherapy agentsHuman papilloma virusAdaptive immune responsesMultiple clinical trialsExpression of STINGBreast cancer cellsInnate immune defenseRobust interferon responseMultiple cancer typesIntratumoral CD8Immunotherapy agentsAnticancer immunotherapyPatient survivalNeck cancerPapilloma virusClinical trialsT cellsSTING agonistsKDM5 histonePositive headEpigenetic markers and therapeutic targets for metastasis
Kravitz C, Yan Q, Nguyen D. Epigenetic markers and therapeutic targets for metastasis. Cancer And Metastasis Reviews 2023, 42: 427-443. PMID: 37286865, PMCID: PMC10595046, DOI: 10.1007/s10555-023-10109-y.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEpigenomic alterationsLineage integrityTherapeutic targetEpigenetic markersCancer cellsGenetic aberrationsCurrent knowledgeHuman tumorsMalignant cell cloneTumor progressionDNANumber of discoveriesCell clonesDisseminated diseaseCertain organsPrimary tumorTherapeutic responseMetastatic cancerEpigenomeChromatinHistonesLiquid biopsyAlterationsClonesTarget
2023
Lysine Demethylation in Pathogenesis
Cao J, Yan Q. Lysine Demethylation in Pathogenesis. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2023, 1433: 1-14. PMID: 37751133, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38176-8_1.ChaptersConceptsLysine demethylasesLSD1/KDM1AHistone lysine methylationHistone lysine methyltransferasesMajor epigenetic mechanismsNormal developmentNon-histone substratesSpecific small molecule inhibitorsSmall molecule inhibitorsLysine methylationLysine methyltransferasesHistone methylationHistone lysineLysine demethylationEpigenetic mechanismsDNA repairArginine residuesHuman diseasesMore subfamiliesMolecule inhibitorsLysine modificationDemethylasesMethylationTreatment of cancerEnzyme
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