ZRF1: a novel epigenetic regulator of stem cell identity and cancer

dc.contributor.authorAloia, Luigica
dc.contributor.authorDemajo Meseguer, Santiago, 1985-ca
dc.contributor.authorDi Croce, Lucianoca
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-26T13:56:37Z
dc.date.available2016-07-26T13:56:37Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe Zuotin-related factor 1, ZRF1, has recently been identified as an epigenetic regulator of gene transcription in stem cells and cancer. During differentiation of human teratocarcinoma cells, ZRF1 promotes transcriptional induction of developmental genes that are repressed by Polycomb complexes. Importantly, ZRF1 has recently been shown to be required for both neural differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and for maintenance of neural progenitor cell (NPC) identity. Moreover, a dual role has now emerged for ZRF1 in cancer: on the one hand, ZRF1 plays a crucial role in oncogene-induced senescence (OIS) by activating the INK4/ARF locus, thus working as a tumor suppressor; on the other hand, ZRF1 promotes leukemogenesis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in a Polycomb-independent fashion. Therefore, increasing evidence points to ZRF1 as a novel target for therapy of neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.ca
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by grants from the Spanish “Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia” (SAF2013-48926-P),/nAGAUR, AICR (10-0177), from the Fundación Vencer El Cáncer (VEC), and the European Commission's 7th Framework Program 4DCellFate grant number 277899 to L.D.C.
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dc.identifier.citationAloia L, Demajo S, Di Croce L. ZRF1: a novel epigenetic regulator of stem cell identity and cancer. Cell cycle. 2015;14(4):510-5. DOI: 10.4161/15384101.2014.988022ca
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4161/15384101.2014.988022
dc.identifier.issn1538-4101
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/27134
dc.language.isoengca
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis (Routledge)ca
dc.relation.ispartofCell cycle. 2015;14(4):510-5
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dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/SAF2013-48926-P
dc.rights© Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Aloia L, Demajo S, Di Croce L. ZRF1: a novel epigenetic regulator of stem cell identity and cancer. Cell cycle. 2015; 14(4): 510-515. DOI 10.4161/15384101.2014.988022. Cell cycle is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/15384101.2014.988022ca
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dc.subject.keywordEpigenetics
dc.subject.keywordTranscription
dc.subject.keywordStem cells
dc.subject.keywordPolycomb
dc.subject.keywordRetinoic acid
dc.subject.keywordCell fate
dc.subject.keywordDevelopment
dc.subject.keywordCancer
dc.subject.keywordDifferentiation
dc.subject.keywordSenescence
dc.subject.keywordZRF1
dc.subject.otherEpigènesica
dc.subject.otherCàncerca
dc.titleZRF1: a novel epigenetic regulator of stem cell identity and cancerca
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