Pivotal role for S-nitrosylation of DNA methyltransferase 3B in epigenetic regulation of tumorigenesis
Okuda K, Nakahara K, Ito A, Iijima Y, Nomura R, Kumar A, Fujikawa K, Adachi K, Shimada Y, Fujio S, Yamamoto R, Takasugi N, Onuma K, Osaki M, Okada F, Ukegawa T, Takeuchi Y, Yasui N, Yamashita A, Marusawa H, Matsushita Y, Katagiri T, Shibata T, Uchida K, Niu S, Lang N, Nakamura T, Zhang K, Lipton S, Uehara T. Pivotal role for S-nitrosylation of DNA methyltransferase 3B in epigenetic regulation of tumorigenesis. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 621. PMID: 36739439, PMCID: PMC9899281, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36232-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-nitrosylationDNA methyltransferasesEnzymatic activityGene expressionDe novo DNA methylationNovo DNA methylationAberrant S-nitrosylationProtein S-nitrosylationDNA methyltransferase 3BDNMT enzymatic activityStructure-based virtual screeningEpigenetic regulationDNA methylationCysteine residuesMethyltransferase 3BVivo cancer modelsS-adenosylAberrant upregulationNeoplastic cell proliferationHuman colonic adenomasMethylationCyclin D2Cell proliferationTumor formationDNMT3B