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KDM5 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 head
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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