DNA Methyltransferases: From Evolution to Clinical Applications


Por: Del Castillo Falconi, Victor M., Torres-Arciga, Karla, Matus-Ortega, Genaro, Diaz-Chavez, Jose, Herrera, Luis A.

Publicada: 1 ago 2022
Resumen:
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that living beings have used in different environments. The MTases family catalyzes DNA methylation. This process is conserved from archaea to eukaryotes, from fertilization to every stage of development, and from the early stages of cancer to metastasis. The family of DNMTs has been classified into DNMT1, DNMT2, and DNMT3. Each DNMT has been duplicated or deleted, having consequences on DNMT structure and cellular function, resulting in a conserved evolutionary reaction of DNA methylation. DNMTs are conserved in the five kingdoms of life: bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. The importance of DNMTs in whether methylate or not has a historical adaptation that in mammals has been discovered in complex regulatory mechanisms to develop another padlock to genomic insurance stability. The regulatory mechanisms that control DNMTs expression are involved in a diversity of cell phenotypes and are associated with pathologies transcription deregulation. This work focused on DNA methyltransferases, their biology, functions, and new inhibitory mechanisms reported. We also discuss different approaches to inhibit DNMTs, the use of non-coding RNAs and nucleoside chemical compounds in recent studies, and their importance in biological, clinical, and industry research.

Filiaciones:
Del Castillo Falconi, Victor M.:
 Inst Nacl Cancerol INCAN, Ave San Fernando 22,Secc 16 Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, DF, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Biomed Canc, Inst Invest Biomed, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Torres-Arciga, Karla:
 Inst Nacl Cancerol INCAN, Ave San Fernando 22,Secc 16 Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, DF, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Biomed Canc, Inst Invest Biomed, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Matus-Ortega, Genaro:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Bioquim, Fac Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Diaz-Chavez, Jose:
 Inst Nacl Cancerol INCAN, Ave San Fernando 22,Secc 16 Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, DF, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Biomed Canc, Inst Invest Biomed, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Herrera, Luis A.:
 Inst Nacl Cancerol INCAN, Ave San Fernando 22,Secc 16 Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, DF, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Biomed Canc, Inst Invest Biomed, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

 Inst Nacl Med Genom, Periferico Sur 4809, Mexico City 14610, DF, Mexico
ISSN: 16616596
Editorial
MDPI AG, POSTFACH, CH-4005 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Suiza
Tipo de documento: Review
Volumen: 23 Número: 16
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WOS Id: 000845883100001
ID de PubMed: 36012258
imagen Green Published, gold, All Open Access, Gold, Green

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