Search Results - "Rendleman, Emily J."
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Therapeutic targeting of polycomb and BET bromodomain proteins in diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas
Published in Nature medicine (01-04-2017)“…Nucleosomes containing mutant K27M histones in diffuse intrinsic pediatric gliomas (DIPG) exclude PRC2 binding and recruit BET bromodomain proteins; however,…”
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Chromatin Hyperacetylation Impacts Chromosome Folding by Forming a Nuclear Subcompartment
Published in Molecular cell (02-04-2020)“…Delineating how chromosomes fold at length scales beyond one megabase remains obscure relative to smaller-scale folding into TADs, loops, and nucleosomes. We…”
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Uncoupling histone H3K4 trimethylation from developmental gene expression via an equilibrium of COMPASS, Polycomb and DNA methylation
Published in Nature genetics (01-06-2020)“…The COMPASS protein family catalyzes histone H3 Lys 4 (H3K4) methylation and its members are essential for regulating gene expression. MLL2/COMPASS methylates…”
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Histone H3K4 monomethylation catalyzed by Trr and mammalian COMPASS-like proteins at enhancers is dispensable for development and viability
Published in Nature genetics (01-11-2017)“…Ali Shilatifard and colleagues generate Drosophila lines expressing catalytically deficient Trr, which normally deposits H3K4me1 at enhancers. Trr mutants…”
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Targeting Processive Transcription Elongation via SEC Disruption for MYC-Induced Cancer Therapy
Published in Cell (18-10-2018)“…The super elongation complex (SEC) is required for robust and productive transcription through release of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) with its P-TEFb module and…”
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Resetting the epigenetic balance of Polycomb and COMPASS function at enhancers for cancer therapy
Published in Nature medicine (01-06-2018)“…The lysine methyltransferase KMT2C (also known as MLL3), a subunit of the COMPASS complex, implements monomethylation of Lys4 on histone H3 (H3K4) at gene…”
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PAF1 regulation of promoter-proximal pause release via enhancer activation
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (22-09-2017)“…Gene expression in metazoans is regulated by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) promoter-proximal pausing and its release. Previously,we showed that Pol II–associated…”
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Histone H3K4 methylation-dependent and -independent functions of Set1A/COMPASS in embryonic stem cell self-renewal and differentiation
Published in Genes & development (01-09-2017)“…Of the six members of the COMPASS (complex of proteins associated with Set1) family of histone H3 Lys4 (H3K4) methyltransferases identified in mammals, Set1A…”
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SET1A/COMPASS and shadow enhancers in the regulation of homeotic gene expression
Published in Genes & development (15-04-2017)“…The homeotic (Hox) genes are highly conserved in metazoans, where they are required for various processes in development, and misregulation of their expression…”
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A cryptic Tudor domain links BRWD2/PHIP to COMPASS-mediated histone H3K4 methylation
Published in Genes & development (01-10-2017)“…Histone H3 Lys4 (H3K4) methylation is a chromatin feature enriched at gene -regulatory sequences such as promoters and enhancers. Here we identify an…”
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TET2 coactivates gene expression through demethylation of enhancers
Published in Science advances (01-11-2018)“…The tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (TET2) enzyme catalyzes the conversion of the modified DNA base 5-methylcytosine to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine. TET2 is…”
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Coordinated regulation of cellular identity-associated H3K4me3 breadth by the COMPASS family
Published in Science advances (01-06-2020)“…Set1A and Set1B, two members of the COMPASS family of methyltransferases that methylate the histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) residue, have been accredited as primary…”
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An Mll4/COMPASS-Lsd1 epigenetic axis governs enhancer function and pluripotency transition in embryonic stem cells
Published in Science advances (01-01-2018)“…Chromatin regulators control cellular differentiation by orchestrating dynamic developmental gene expression programs, and hence, malfunctions in the…”
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NELF Regulates a Promoter-Proximal Step Distinct from RNA Pol II Pause-Release
Published in Molecular cell (16-04-2020)“…RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) is generally paused at promoter-proximal regions in most metazoans, and based on in vitro studies, this function has been…”
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DOT1L-controlled cell-fate determination and transcription elongation are independent of H3K79 methylation
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-11-2020)“…Actively transcribed genes in mammals are decorated by H3K79 methylation, which is correlated with transcription levels and is catalyzed by the histone…”
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SPT5 stabilization of promoter-proximal RNA polymerase II
Published in Molecular cell (04-11-2021)“…Based on in vitro studies, it has been demonstrated that the DSIF complex, composed of SPT4 and SPT5, regulates the elongation stage of transcription catalyzed…”
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Acute perturbation strategies in interrogating RNA polymerase II elongation factor function in gene expression
Published in Genes & development (01-02-2021)“…The regulation of gene expression catalyzed by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) requires a host of accessory factors to ensure cell growth, differentiation, and…”
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A synthetic lethality screen reveals ING5 as a genetic dependency of catalytically dead Set1A/COMPASS in mouse embryonic stem cells
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (10-05-2022)“…Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are defined by their ability to self-renew and the potential to differentiate into all tissues of the developing organism. We…”
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USP7 Cooperates with NOTCH1 to Drive the Oncogenic Transcriptional Program in T-Cell Leukemia
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-01-2019)“…T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive disease, affecting children and adults. Chemotherapy treatments show high response rates but have…”
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BMAL1 drives muscle repair through control of hypoxic NAD + regeneration in satellite cells
Published in Genes & development (01-02-2022)“…The process of tissue regeneration occurs in a developmentally timed manner, yet the role of circadian timing is not understood. Here, we identify a role for…”
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