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ReviewMolecular biology reports2025

Lysine methyltransferase SETD7 in cancer: functions, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications.

Bo-Wen Zhang, Ting Huang, Yi-Fan Yang, Ming-Yang Li, Gen-Bao Shao

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Bo-Wen ZhangDepartment of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
Ting HuangDepartment of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
Yi-Fan YangDepartment of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
Ming-Yang LiDepartment of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
Gen-Bao ShaoDepartment of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China. gbshao07@ujs.edu.cn.

Funding

Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province BE2020678
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since its discovery as a histone methyltransferase, SETD7 has been implicated in many signaling pathways and carcinogenesis. SETD7 catalyzes the methylation of histone H3 and non-histone proteins, regulating their translation, stability and activity. SETD7 is frequently abnormally expressed and has a significant influence on cell proliferation, invasion, autophagy and immune response. As cancer is a complex disease, an outstanding concept in cancer biology is the "hallmarks of cancer". In this review, we focus on the involvement of SETD7 in the hallmarks of cancer, describing its functions and underlying mechanisms in detail. Additionally, we discuss non-coding RNAs and chemical inhibitors targeting SETD7, highlighting the potential and importance of SETD7 in cancer therapy.

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Histone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseNeoplasmsAnimalsAutophagyCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistonesHumansMethylationSignal TransductionHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesSETD7 protein, humanAngiogenesisCancersImmune escapeMetastasisProliferationSETD7

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