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Critical roles of non-histone protein lysine methylation in human tumorigenesis
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Several protein lysine methyltransferases and demethylases have been identified to have critical roles in histone modification. A large body of evidence has indicated that their dysregulation is involved in the development and progression of various diseases, including cancer, and these enzymes are now considered to be potential therapeutic targets. Although most studies have focused on histone methylation, many reports have revealed that these enzymes also regulate the methylation dynamics of non-histone proteins such as p53, RB1 and STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3), which have important roles in human tumorigenesis. In this Review, we summarize the molecular functions of protein lysine methylation and its involvement in human cancer, with a particular focus on lysine methylation of non-histone proteins.
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- Authors
- Hamamoto, R., Saloura, V., & Nakamura, Y.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hamamoto, Ryuji
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Cancer
- Published
- 2015-01-23
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 110-124
- ISSN
- 1474-175X (ISSN-L)
- 1474-1768
- OpenAlex
- W2036357556
- Cited by
- 376
- References
- 167
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- FWCI
- 4.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature reviews. Cancer (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cancer-related gene regulation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA modifications and cancer
- Keywords
- carcinogenesis, p53, RB1, STAT3, lysine methyltransferase, demethylases, cancer therapy targets, histone modifications
- MeSH terms
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, Humans, Lysine, Methylation, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Retinoblastoma Protein, STAT3 Transcription Factor
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