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Targeting Histone Deacetylases with Natural and Synthetic Agents: An Emerging Anticancer Strategy.
Nutrients - 6 Jun 2018
Singh Amit Kumar, Bishayee Anupam, Pandey Abhay K
Abstract excerpt
Cancer initiation and progression are the result of genetic and/or epigenetic alterations. Acetylation-mediated histone/non-histone protein modification plays an important role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Histone modification is controlled by the balance between histone acetyltransferase and (HAT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes. Imbalance between the activities of these two enzymes is...
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