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Zhang N, Wu J, Zheng Q. Chemical proteomics approaches for protein post-translational modification studies. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2024; 1872:141017. [PMID: 38641087 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
Abstract
The diversity and dynamics of proteins play essential roles in maintaining the basic constructions and functions of cells. The abundance of functional proteins is regulated by the transcription and translation processes, while the alternative splicing enables the same gene to generate distinct protein isoforms of different lengths. Beyond the transcriptional and translational regulations, post-translational modifications (PTMs) are able to further expand the diversity and functional scope of proteins. PTMs have been shown to make significant changes in the surface charges, structures, activation states, and interactome of proteins. Due to the functional complexity, highly dynamic nature, and low presence percentage, the study of protein PTMs remains challenging. Here we summarize and discuss the major chemical biology tools and chemical proteomics approaches to enrich and investigate the protein PTM of interest.
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- Nan Zhang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States; Center for Cancer Metabolism, James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States; Center for Cancer Metabolism, James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States; Center for Cancer Metabolism, James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States; Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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Brown T, Nguyen T, Zhou B, Zheng YG. Chemical probes and methods for the study of protein arginine methylation. RSC Chem Biol 2023; 4:647-669. [PMID: 37654509 PMCID: PMC10467615 DOI: 10.1039/d3cb00018d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Protein arginine methylation is a widespread post-translational modification (PTM) in eukaryotic cells. This chemical modification in proteins functionally modulates diverse cellular processes from signal transduction, gene expression, and DNA damage repair to RNA splicing. The chemistry of arginine methylation entails the transfer of the methyl group from S-adenosyl-l-methionine (AdoMet, SAM) onto a guanidino nitrogen atom of an arginine residue of a target protein. This reaction is catalyzed by about 10 members of protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs). With impacts on a variety of cellular processes, aberrant expression and activity of PRMTs have been shown in many disease conditions. Particularly in oncology, PRMTs are commonly overexpressed in many cancerous tissues and positively correlated with tumor initiation, development and progression. As such, targeting PRMTs is increasingly recognized as an appealing therapeutic strategy for new drug discovery. In the past decade, a great deal of research efforts has been invested in illuminating PRMT functions in diseases and developing chemical probes for the mechanistic study of PRMTs in biological systems. In this review, we provide a brief developmental history of arginine methylation along with some key updates in arginine methylation research, with a particular emphasis on the chemical aspects of arginine methylation. We highlight the research endeavors for the development and application of chemical approaches and chemical tools for the study of functions of PRMTs and arginine methylation in regulating biology and disease.
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- Tyler Brown
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 USA +1-(706) 542-5358 +1-(706) 542-0277
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 USA +1-(706) 542-5358 +1-(706) 542-0277
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 USA +1-(706) 542-5358 +1-(706) 542-0277
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 USA +1-(706) 542-5358 +1-(706) 542-0277
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Shao Z, Yuan H, Zhou Z, Wang Y, Hou P, Nan H, Wang W, Tan W, Li J. Visualization of Protein‐Specific Glycation in Living Cells via Bioorthogonal Chemical Reporter. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210069. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Zhentao Shao
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang Cancer Hospital) Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang 310022 China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang Cancer Hospital) Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang 310022 China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang Cancer Hospital) Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang 310022 China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang Cancer Hospital) Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang 310022 China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang Cancer Hospital) Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang 310022 China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang Cancer Hospital) Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang 310022 China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang Cancer Hospital) Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang 310022 China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang Cancer Hospital) Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhejiang 310022 China
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Shao Z, Yuan H, Zhou Z, Wang Y, Hou P, Nan H, Wang W, Tan W, Li J. Visualization of Protein‐Specific Glycation in Living Cells via Bioorthogonal Chemical Reporter. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Zhentao Shao
- Shanghai Jiaotong University: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Renji Hospital CHINA
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- Institue of Basic Medicine and Cancer No CHINA
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- Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer No CHINA
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- Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer No CHINA
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- Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer No CHINA
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- Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer No CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine No CHINA
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- Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer No CHINA
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- Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer, Chinese Academy of Sciences No 150 Dongfang Street XiashaJianggan District Hangzhou 310000 Hangzhou CHINA
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Ray DM, Jennings EQ, Maksimovic I, Chai X, Galligan JJ, David Y, Zheng Q. Chemical Labeling and Enrichment of Histone Glyoxal Adducts. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:756-761. [PMID: 35294181 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Because of their long half-lives and highly nucleophilic tails, histones are particularly susceptible to accumulating nonenzymatic covalent modifications, such as glycation. The resulting modifications can have profound effects on cellular physiology due to the regulatory role histones play in all DNA-templated processes; however, the complexity of Maillard chemistry on proteins makes tracking and enriching for glycated proteins a challenging task. Here, we characterize glyoxal (GO) modifications on histones using quantitative proteomics and an aniline-derived GO-reactive probe. In addition, we leverage this chemistry to demonstrate that the glycation regulatory proteins DJ-1 and GLO1 reduce levels of histone GO adducts. Finally, we employ a two-round pull-down method to enrich histone H3 GO glycation and map these adducts to specific chromatin regions.
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- Devin M. Ray
- Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, United States
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Chen Y, Qin W, Wang C. Functional Proteomics Driven by Chemical and Computational Approaches. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ying Chen
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Peking‐Tsinghua Center for Life Science Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Peking‐Tsinghua Center for Life Science Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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Xie MZ, Guo C, Dong JQ, Zhang J, Sun KT, Lu GJ, Wang L, Bo DY, Jiao LY, Zhao GA. Glyoxal damages human aortic endothelial cells by perturbing the glutathione, mitochondrial membrane potential, and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021; 21:603. [PMID: 34922451 PMCID: PMC8684178 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-02418-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Exposure to glyoxal, the smallest dialdehyde, is associated with several diseases; humans are routinely exposed to glyoxal because of its ubiquitous presence in foods and the environment. The aim of this study was to examine the damage caused by glyoxal in human aortic endothelial cells.
Methods Cell survival assays and quantitative fluorescence assays were performed to measure DNA damage; oxidative stress was detected by colorimetric assays and quantitative fluorescence, and the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways were assessed using western blotting. Results Exposure to glyoxal was found to be linked to abnormal glutathione activity, the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential, and the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. However, DNA damage and thioredoxin oxidation were not induced by dialdehydes. Conclusions Intracellular glutathione, members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways, and the mitochondrial membrane potential are all critical targets of glyoxal. These findings provide novel insights into the molecular mechanisms perturbed by glyoxal, and may facilitate the development of new therapeutics and diagnostic markers for cardiovascular diseases. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12872-021-02418-3.
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- Ming-Zhang Xie
- Department of Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Neural Regeneration (Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Neurorestoratology for Senile Dementia), First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Integrating Western and Chinese of Internal Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, 255036, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Cardiovascular, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China.
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Mir AR, Habib S, Uddin M. Recent Advances in Histone Glycation: Emerging role in Diabetes and Cancer. Glycobiology 2021; 31:1072-1079. [PMID: 33554241 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwab011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Ever increasing information on genome and proteome has offered fascinating details and new opportunities to understand the molecular biology. It is now known that histone proteins surrounding the DNA play a crucial role in the chromatin structure and function. Histones undergo a plethora of post-translational enzymatic modifications that influence nucleosome dynamics and affect DNA activity. Earlier research offered insights into the enzymatic modifications of histones; however attention has been diverted to histone modifications induced by by-products of metabolism without enzymatic engagement in the last decade. Non enzymatic modifications of histones are believed to be crucial for epigenetic landscape, cellular fate and for role in human diseases. Glycation of histone proteins constitutes the major non enzymatic modifications of nuclear proteins that have implications in diabetes and cancer. It has emerged that glycation damages nuclear proteins, modifies amino acids of histones at crucial locations, generates adducts affecting histone chromatin interaction, develops neo-epitopes inducing specific immune response and impacts cell function. Presence of circulating antibodies against glycated histone proteins in diabetes and cancer has shown immunological implications with diagnostic relevance. These crucial details make histone glycation an attractive focus for investigators. This review article, therefore, makes an attempt to exclusively summarize the recent researches in histone glycation, its impact on structural integrity of chromatin and elaborates on their role in diabetes and cancer. The work offers insights for future scientists who investigate the link between metabolism, bio-molecular structures, glycobiology, histone-DNA interactions in relation to diseases in humans.
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- Abdul Rouf Mir
- Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, India
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Rehman S, Aatif M, Rafi Z, Khan MY, Shahab U, Ahmad S, Farhan M. Effect of non-enzymatic glycosylation in the epigenetics of cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2020; 83:543-555. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Zheng Q, Maksimovic I, Upad A, David Y. Non-enzymatic covalent modifications: a new link between metabolism and epigenetics. Protein Cell 2020; 11:401-416. [PMID: 32356279 PMCID: PMC7251012 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-020-00722-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Epigenetic modifications, including those on DNA and histones, have been shown to regulate cellular metabolism by controlling expression of enzymes involved in the corresponding metabolic pathways. In turn, metabolic flux influences epigenetic regulation by affecting the biosynthetic balance of enzyme cofactors or donors for certain chromatin modifications. Recently, non-enzymatic covalent modifications (NECMs) by chemically reactive metabolites have been reported to manipulate chromatin architecture and gene transcription through multiple mechanisms. Here, we summarize these recent advances in the identification and characterization of NECMs on nucleic acids, histones, and transcription factors, providing an additional mechanistic link between metabolism and epigenetics.
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- Qingfei Zheng
- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA
- Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
- Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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