| Literature DB >> 27105109 |
Fade Mahmoud1, Bradley Shields2, Issam Makhoul1, Laura F Hutchins1, Sara C Shalin3, Alan J Tackett2.
Abstract
There is accumulating evidence that the histone methyltransferase enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), the main component of the polycomb-repressive complex 2 (PRC2), is involved in melanoma progression and metastasis. Novel drugs that target and reverse such epigenetic changes may find a way into the management of patients with advanced melanoma. We provide a comprehensive up-to-date review of the role and biology of EZH2 on gene transcription, senescence/apoptosis, melanoma microenvironment, melanocyte stem cells, the immune system, and micro RNA. Furthermore, we discuss EZH2 inhibitors as potential anti-cancer therapy.Entities:
Keywords: Chromatin; EZH2; H3K27 trimethylation; epigenetic changes; histone; melanoma; polycomb-repressive complex
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27105109 PMCID: PMC4990393 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2016.1167291
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Biol Ther ISSN: 1538-4047 Impact factor: 4.742