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SUBMITTER: Singh BN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3273414 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Singh Brahma N BN Zhou Hongyuan H Li Jinping J Tipton Tracy T Wang Bin B Shao Guo G Gilbert E Nickolas EN Li Qiang Q Jiang Shi-Wen SW
Future oncology (London, England) 20111201 12
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) remove acetyl groups from lysine residues of histones and the deacetylation allows for tighter electrostatic interactions between DNA and histones, leading to a more compact chromatin conformation with limited access for transactivators and the suppression of transcription. HDAC mRNA and protein overexpression was observed in endometrial and ovarian cancers. Numerous in vitro studies have shown that HDAC inhibitors, through their actions on histone and nonhistone pro ...[more]