| Literature DB >> 28059591 |
Eleonore Maury1,2, Rintaro Hashizume1,3.
Abstract
Malignancies are characterized by the reprogramming of epigenetic patterns. This reprogramming includes gains or losses in DNA methylation and disruption of normal patterns of covalent histone modifications, which are associated with changes in chromatin remodeling processes. This review will focus on the mechanisms underlying this reprogramming and, specifically, on the role of histone modification in chromatin machinery and the modifications in epigenetic processes occurring in brain cancer, with a specific focus on epigenetic therapies for pediatric brain tumors.Entities:
Keywords: Acetylation; DIPG; brain tumor; demethylase; epigenetic; histone; methylation; methyltransferase; pediatric
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28059591 PMCID: PMC5453195 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2016.1278095
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epigenetics ISSN: 1559-2294 Impact factor: 4.528