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ArticleEpigenomes2021

The Role of the PRMT5-SND1 Axis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Tanner Wright, Yalong Wang, Mark T Bedford

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Article in Epigenomes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Dynamic regulation of histone arginine methylation in anoxic freshwater turtles.Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2026
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  10. Effectors and effects of arginine methylation.Biochemical Society transactions · 2023
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  13. Inhibition of Arginine Methylation Impairs Platelet Function.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2021
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  15. Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 5 FunctionsFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tanner WrightDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX 78957, USA.
Yalong WangDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX 78957, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9557-9101
Mark T BedfordDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX 78957, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

The Functional Analysis of the Coactivator CARM1R01GM126421 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI BEDFORD, MARK T. · 2018 to 2021
$1.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM126421
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arginine methylation is an essential post-translational modification (PTM) deposited by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) and recognized by Tudor domain-containing proteins. Of the nine mammalian PRMTs, PRMT5 is the primary enzyme responsible for the deposition of symmetric arginine methylation marks in cells. The staphylococcal nuclease and Tudor domain-containing 1 (SND1) effector protein is a key reader of the marks deposited by PRMT5. Both PRMT5 and SND1 are broadly expressed and their deregulation is reported to be associated with a range of disease phenotypes, including cancer. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an example of a cancer type that often displays elevated PRMT5 and SND1 levels, and there is evidence that hyperactivation of this axis is oncogenic. Importantly, this pathway can be tempered with small-molecule inhibitors that target PRMT5, offering a therapeutic node for cancer, such as HCC, that display high PRMT5-SND1 axis activity. Here we summarize the known activities of this writer-reader pair, with a focus on their biological roles in HCC. This will help establish a foundation for treating HCC with PRMT5 inhibitors and also identify potential biomarkers that could predict sensitivity to this type of therapy.

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arginine methylationHCCp100PRMT5SND1Tudor-SN

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PMID33768972
PMCPMC7990390
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