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ReviewCancer science2025

The Role of Histone Methyltransferase SETDB1 in Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis.

Yu-Hsuan Chang, Susumu Goyama

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Review in Cancer science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yu-Hsuan ChangDivision of Molecular Oncology, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2705-655X
Susumu GoyamaDivision of Molecular Oncology, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9339-1826

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 24nk0101XXXh0X0XJapanese Society of HematologyJapan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H03100Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP25K19553Naito Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SET domain bifurcated histone methyltransferase 1 (SETDB1) is a histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methyltransferase, functioning in transcriptional silencing of the transposable elements (TEs), endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs), and immune cell-related molecules. SETDB1 collaborates with cofactors such as ATF7IP and TRIM28 and functions in concert with DNA methylation to maintain gene repression in both stem cells and differentiated somatic cells. Given its gene targets, recent studies have shown that SETDB1 is a critical immune checkpoint gene in both solid and hematological tumors. In this review, we first discuss the role of SETDB1 in gene regulation through its histone methyltransferase activity, including an overview of its structural features and key cofactors. We then highlight the lineage-specific roles of SETDB1 in both normal hematopoietic processes and hematological malignancies, emphasizing its function as an immune checkpoint molecule that suppresses natural killer (NK) cell-mediated antileukemia responses.

Indexed as

Hematologic NeoplasmsHematopoiesisHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseAnimalsDNA MethylationHumansKiller Cells, NaturalHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseSETDB1 protein, humanepigeneticshematopoiesishistone methylationleukemiaSETDB1

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PMID40464268
PMCPMC12400047

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