2019
The Emerging Roles of ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Pancreatic Cancer
Hasan N, Ahuja N. The Emerging Roles of ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancers 2019, 11: 1859. PMID: 31769422, PMCID: PMC6966483, DOI: 10.3390/cancers11121859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchATP-dependent chromatinChromodomain helicase DNA-binding proteinStem cell maintenanceDNA-binding proteinsAberrant chromatin modificationsChromatin modificationsChromatin structureMain subfamiliesCell maintenanceEpigenetic dysregulationChromatinDifferent cancer typesSwitch/Genomic alterationsCritical roleSmall moleculesFrequent mutationsCancer typesChromosomal aberrationsEmerging RoleComplexesLower survival rateAggressive cancerPancreatic cancerMechanistic studiesTargeting the epigenome of pancreatic cancer for therapy: challenges and opportunities
Baretti M, Ahuja N, Azad N. Targeting the epigenome of pancreatic cancer for therapy: challenges and opportunities. Annals Of Pancreatic Cancer 2019, 2: 18-18. DOI: 10.21037/apc.2019.10.01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpigenetic modulatory drugsEpigenetic alterationsGene expressionImmediate translational implicationsProgression of PAADEpigenetic regulationHeritable differencesEpigenetic abnormalitiesPrimary sequenceTumor microenvironmentNucleosomesEssential roleCurrent knowledgeTranslational applicationsComplex seriesDNATranslational implicationsNew therapeutic approachesExpressionPancreatic adenocarcinomaEpigenomeChromatinEpigeneticsSubsequent interactionAlterations
2016
Epigenetic Therapeutics: A New Weapon in the War Against Cancer
Ahuja N, Sharma AR, Baylin SB. Epigenetic Therapeutics: A New Weapon in the War Against Cancer. Annual Review Of Medicine 2016, 67: 73-89. PMID: 26768237, PMCID: PMC4937439, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-111314-035900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic therapyPrimary base sequenceNucleosome positioningEpigenetic regulationCellular regulationHeritable patternsEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationExplosion of discoveriesGene expressionCancer initiationBase sequenceEpigenomeRegulationFrequent mutationsGenetic abnormalitiesNormal maturationTumor cellsPotent toolChromatinCellsNeoplastic cellsGenesMethylationProtein
2012
A DNA hypermethylation module for the stem/progenitor cell signature of cancer
Easwaran H, Johnstone SE, Van Neste L, Ohm J, Mosbruger T, Wang Q, Aryee MJ, Joyce P, Ahuja N, Weisenberger D, Collisson E, Zhu J, Yegnasubramanian S, Matsui W, Baylin SB. A DNA hypermethylation module for the stem/progenitor cell signature of cancer. Genome Research 2012, 22: 837-849. PMID: 22391556, PMCID: PMC3337430, DOI: 10.1101/gr.131169.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TumorChromatinCluster AnalysisCpG IslandsDNA MethylationEmbryonic Stem CellsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, NeoplasmGenes, RegulatorHistonesHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsNeoplasmsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOsteoblastsPolycomb-Group ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsBivalent chromatinDevelopmental regulatorsPcG target genesKey developmental regulatorsGenome-wide analysisSubset of genesPolycomb repressor complexesStem cellsAdult stem/progenitor cellsStem-like stateStem/progenitor cellsTranscription statePcG genesRepressor complexNormal stem cellsChromatin statusHypermethylated genesTarget genesDNA hypermethylationCancer genesGlobal methylationChromatinGenesMethylation status