title: Molecular basis of the anti-cancer effects of histone deacetylase inhibitors.
abstract: Histone deacetylase inhibitors comprise a variety of natural and synthetic compounds, which have in common that they inhibit enzymes that mediate the removal of acetyl groups from a range of proteins, including nucleosomal histones. Histone deacetylase inhibitors have anti-cancer activities in vitro and in vivo and are used in the clinic for the treatment of advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma. The molecular pathways targeted by these compounds are discussed with an emphasis on the effects of these compounds on retinoic acid signaling.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Genetics and Cancer Genomics Centre, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Mirjam T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Epping
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bernards