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ArticleEpigenetics2022

Repurposing epigenetic inhibitors to target the

Jujun Zhou, John R Horton, Dan Yu, Ren Ren, Robert M Blumenthal, Xing Zhang, Xiaodong Cheng

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Article in Epigenetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jujun ZhouDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
John R HortonDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Dan YuDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Ren RenDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Robert M BlumenthalDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, and Program in Bioinformatics, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH USA.
Xing ZhangDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xiaodong ChengDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6967-6362
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of Toledo · US

Funding

Epigenetic regulations of DNA and histone methylation and deMethylation: Structures and MechanismsR35GM134744 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Xiaodong Cheng · 2020 to 2026
$4.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM134744
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetically targeted therapeutic development, particularly for SAM-dependent methylations of DNA, mRNA and histones has been proceeding rapidly for cancer treatments over the past few years. However, this approach has barely begun to be exploited for developing new antibiotics, despite an overwhelming global need to counter antimicrobial resistance. Here, we explore whether SAM analogues, some of which are in (pre)clinical studies as inhibitors of human epigenetic enzymes, can also inhibit

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Clostridioides difficileMethyltransferasesAdenineAnti-Bacterial AgentsCamassiaDNADNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticHistonesHumansProtein-Arginine N-MethyltransferasesRNA, MessengerAdenineAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNAHistonesMethyltransferasesPRMT5 protein, humanPRMT7 protein, humanProtein-Arginine N-MethyltransferasesRNA, Messengerdot1L inhibitorsPRMT inhibitorspseudomembranous colitisS-adenosyl-l-methionine analogues

Identifiers

PMID34523387
PMCPMC9487755
OpenAlexW3199506374

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