title: Histone acetylation in gene regulation.
abstract: Genetic information is packaged in the highly dynamic nucleoprotein structure called chromatin. Many biological processes are regulated via post-translational modifications of key proteins. Acetylation of lysine residues at the N-terminal histone tails is one of the most studied covalent modifications influencing gene regulation in eukaryotic cells. This review focuses on the role of enzymes involved in controlling both histone and non-histone proteins acetylation levels in the cell, with particular emphasis on their effects on cancer.
authors.affiliation: IBPM-CNR, Università La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verdone
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agricola
authors.forename: Micaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caserta
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Mauro
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D006657:Histones; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D006655:Histone Deacetylases