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ArticleTurkish journal of biology = Turk biyoloji dergisi2019

Key actors in cancer therapy: epigenetic modifiers.

Remzi Okan Akar, Selin Selvi, Engin Ulukaya, Nazlıhan Aztopal

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Article in Turkish journal of biology = Turk biyoloji dergisi, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Remzi Okan AkarDepartment of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, Institute of Health Sciences, İstinye University, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8687-2034
Selin SelviDepartment of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, Institute of Health Sciences, İstinye University, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2762-4780
Engin UlukayaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, İstinye University, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4875-5472
Nazlıhan AztopalDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Literature, İstinye University, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3118-8061

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic reprogramming plays a crucial role in the tumorigenicity and maintenance of tumor-specific gene expression that especially occurs through DNA methylation and/or histone modifications. It has well-defined mechanisms. It is known that alterations in the DNA methylation pattern and/or the loss of specific histone acetylation/methylation markers are related to several hallmarks of cancer, such as drug resistance, stemness, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and metastasis. It has also recently been highlighted that epigenetic alterations are critical for the regulation of the stemlike properties of cancer cells (tumor-initiating cells; cancer stem cells). Cancer stem cells are thought to be responsible for the recurrence of cancer which makes the patient return to the clinic with metastatic tumor tissue. Hence, the dysregulation of epigenetic machinery represents potential new therapeutic targets. Therefore, compounds with epigenetic activities have become crucial for developing new therapy regimens (e.g., antimetastatic agents) in the fight against cancer. Here, we review the epigenetic modifiers that have already been used in the clinic and/or in clinical trials, related preclinical studies in cancer therapy, and the smart combination strategies that target cancer stem cells along with the other cancer cells. The emerging role of epitranscriptome (RNA epigenetic) in cancer therapy has also been included in this review as a new avenue and potential target for the better management of cancer-beneficial epigenetic machinery.

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anticancer drugscancer stem cellsEpigenetic modificationsRNA epigenetic

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