Gao, Yuan, Vakoc, Christopher R (February 2024) Therapeutic index of targeting select chromatin complexes in human cancer patients. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, 85. p. 102162. ISSN 0959-437X
Abstract
Aberrant chromatin regulation can promote the initiation and progression of human cancer. An improved understanding of such mechanisms has resulted in the identification of cancers with an enhanced dependency on specific chromatin regulatory proteins relative to nonmalignant cell types. Hence, targeting of such complexes with small molecules has significant therapeutic potential in oncology. In recent years, several drugs have been developed and evaluated in human cancer patients, which can influence tumor biology by reprogramming of chromatin structure. In this review, we summarize several of the known mechanisms that endow cancer cells with a powerful dependency on chromatin regulation that exceeds the requirements for normal tissue homeostasis. We also summarize the remarkable small-molecule inhibitors that exploit chromatin regulator dependencies with a clear therapeutic benefit in human cancer patients.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Subjects: | bioinformatics diseases & disorders > cancer bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification diseases & disorders bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > Chromatin dynamics |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Vakoc lab CSHL Cancer Center Program CSHL Cancer Center Program > Cancer Genetics and Genomics Program |
| SWORD Depositor: | CSHL Elements |
| Depositing User: | CSHL Elements |
| Date: | 23 February 2024 |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2024 13:54 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2024 13:54 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/41452 |
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