Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a plastic and reversible process, essential for development and tissue homeostasis. Under pathological conditions, EMT causes induction of tumor growth, angiogenesis and meta...Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a plastic and reversible process, essential for development and tissue homeostasis. Under pathological conditions, EMT causes induction of tumor growth, angiogenesis and metastasis. According to its reversible nature, the EMT program is associated with vast epigenetic changes. Targeting the epigenetic network that controls the EMT pathway in disease progression is a novel promising strategy to fight cancer metastasis. The impact of alterations in histone methylation in cancer has led to the identification of histone methyltransferases and demethylases as promising novel targets for therapy. Specifically, the lysine specific demethylase 1 (LSD1, also known as KDM1A) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of EMT. Here we present an overview of the causative role of LSD1 in the EMT process, summarizing recent findings on its emerging functions in cell migration and invasion in breast cancer.展开更多
组蛋白赖氨酸特异性去甲基化酶1(histone lysine specific demethylase 1,LSD1)是一个黄素腺嘌呤二核苷酸(FAD)依赖的氨基氧化酶,能够特异性去除组蛋白H3K4和H3K9的单、双甲基化。利用RNA干扰技术和小分子LSD1抑制剂调节LSD1的表达量和...组蛋白赖氨酸特异性去甲基化酶1(histone lysine specific demethylase 1,LSD1)是一个黄素腺嘌呤二核苷酸(FAD)依赖的氨基氧化酶,能够特异性去除组蛋白H3K4和H3K9的单、双甲基化。利用RNA干扰技术和小分子LSD1抑制剂调节LSD1的表达量和活性,能够控制肿瘤细胞的增殖、转移和侵袭。同时,由于LSD1在多种肿瘤中高表达,靶向LSD1的抗肿瘤治疗方案表现出较高的选择性和较低的毒副作用。因此,LSD1可能成为表观遗传学抗肿瘤药物的新靶点。本文对近年来LSD1的结构、功能研究及最新的LSD1抑制剂研究进展做一综述和分析。展开更多
文摘Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a plastic and reversible process, essential for development and tissue homeostasis. Under pathological conditions, EMT causes induction of tumor growth, angiogenesis and metastasis. According to its reversible nature, the EMT program is associated with vast epigenetic changes. Targeting the epigenetic network that controls the EMT pathway in disease progression is a novel promising strategy to fight cancer metastasis. The impact of alterations in histone methylation in cancer has led to the identification of histone methyltransferases and demethylases as promising novel targets for therapy. Specifically, the lysine specific demethylase 1 (LSD1, also known as KDM1A) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of EMT. Here we present an overview of the causative role of LSD1 in the EMT process, summarizing recent findings on its emerging functions in cell migration and invasion in breast cancer.
文摘组蛋白赖氨酸特异性去甲基化酶1(histone lysine specific demethylase 1,LSD1)是一个黄素腺嘌呤二核苷酸(FAD)依赖的氨基氧化酶,能够特异性去除组蛋白H3K4和H3K9的单、双甲基化。利用RNA干扰技术和小分子LSD1抑制剂调节LSD1的表达量和活性,能够控制肿瘤细胞的增殖、转移和侵袭。同时,由于LSD1在多种肿瘤中高表达,靶向LSD1的抗肿瘤治疗方案表现出较高的选择性和较低的毒副作用。因此,LSD1可能成为表观遗传学抗肿瘤药物的新靶点。本文对近年来LSD1的结构、功能研究及最新的LSD1抑制剂研究进展做一综述和分析。
