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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7-8
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
Chromatin-modifying enzymes such as histone deacetylases (HDAC) facilitate a closed chromatin structure and hence transcriptional repression. HDAC are commonly affected in human cancer diseases. Thus, inhibition of HDAC represents a novel therapeutic approach. Several studies have shown that HDAC inhibitors strongly activate the expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21(cip1/waf1) through (i) enhanced histone acetylation around the p21(cip1/waf1) promoter and (ii) the Sp1 sites on the p21(cip1/waf1) promoter releasing the repressor HDAC1 from its binding. p21(cip1/waf1) expression is regulated in a p53-dependent and p53-independent manner. The decision if p21(cip1/waf1) up-regulation results in cell cycle arrest or apoptosis, decides about the therapeutic efficacy of an anti-cancer treatment with HDAC inhibitors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1357-2725
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1367-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Histone deacetylase inhibitors: signalling towards p21cip1/waf1.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. Matthias.ocker@med1.imed.uni-erlangen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review