Abstract
Post-translational modification (PTM) in histone proteins is a covalent modification which mainly consists of methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, SUMOylation, glycosylation, and ADP-ribosylation. PTMs have fundamental roles in chromatin structure and function. Histone modifications have also been known as epigenetic markers. The PTMs that have taken place in histone proteins can affect gene expression by altering chromatin structure. Histone modifications act in varied biological processes such as transcriptional activation/inactivation, chromosome packaging, mitosis, meiosis, apoptosis, and DNA damage/repair. Defects in the PTMs pathway have been associated with the occurrence and progression of various human diseases, such as cancer, heart failure, autoimmune diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and Huntington’s disease. Histone modifications are reversible and used as potential targets for cancer therapy and prevention. Recent different histone PTMs have key roles in cancer cells since it has been shown that histone PTMs markers in cancers are acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitylation. In this review, we have summarized the six most studied histone modifications and have examined the role of these modifications in the development of cancer.
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Abbreviations
- ADP:
-
adenosine diphosphate
- ADP-ribose:
-
adenosine diphosphate ribose
- ART:
-
ADP-ribosyltransferases
- ARTD1/ PARP1:
-
poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1
- ATM/ATR:
-
ATM/ATR serine/threonine kinase
- ATP:
-
adenosine triphosphate
- BRCA1:
-
breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein
- CARM1:
-
coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1
- ChIP:
-
combines chromatin immunoprecipitation
- ChIP-seq:
-
ChIP-sequencing
- CRC:
-
colorectal cancer
- DMFS:
-
distant metastasis-free survival
- DNase I:
-
deoxyribonuclease I
- DSBs:
-
DNA double-strand breaks
- E1:
-
ubiquitin/sumo activating
- E2:
-
ubiquitin/sumo conjugating
- E3:
-
ubiquitin/sumo ligase
- EZH2:
-
Zeste homolog 2
- HATs:
-
histone acetyltransferases
- HDAC:
-
histone deacetylase
- HMTs:
-
histone methyltransferases
- HP1:
-
heterochromatin protein
- LSD1:
-
lysine-specific histone demethyla1
- MAP kinase:
-
mitogen-activated protein kinase
- MARTs:
-
mono-ADP-ribosyltransferases
- MLL gene fusion:
-
MOZ/MORF (MYST family) gene fusion
- NAD:
-
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
- NATs:
-
N-terminal acetyltransferases
- OS:
-
overall survival
- PAR:
-
polymeric ADP-ribose
- PARP:
-
poly-ADP ribose synthetase
- PcG proteins:
-
polycomb group (PcG) proteins
- PO4:
-
phosphate
- PRC2:
-
polycomb repressive complex 2
- PRMTs:
-
protein arginine methyltransferases
- PTMs:
-
post-translational modifications
- RING:
-
really interesting new gene
- RNF20:
-
ring finger protein 20
- SET domain:
-
Su(var)3-9, enhancer-of-Zeste and Trithorax (suppressor of variegation, Enhancer of Zeste, and Trithorax)
- SUMO:
-
small ubiquitin related modifier
- TSSs:
-
transcription start sites
- USP22:
-
ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22
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Ramazi, S., Allahverdi, A. & Zahiri, J. Evaluation of post-translational modifications in histone proteins: A review on histone modification defects in developmental and neurological disorders. J Biosci 45, 135 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-020-00099-2
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