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ReviewEpigenomics2025

Targeting Tudor domains in leukemia: epigenetic insights for drug development.

Aditi Pedgaonkar, Neha Niranjan, Aniruddha J Deshpande

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Review in Epigenomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Aditi PedgaonkarCancer Genome and Epigenetics Program, National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Neha NiranjanCancer Genome and Epigenetics Program, National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Aniruddha J DeshpandeCancer Genome and Epigenetics Program, National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer ImmunologyP30CA030199 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI Paul Christopher Boutros · 1985 to 2026
$107.2M
Molecular Pathogenesis of AF10-Rearranged LeukemiasR01CA262746 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI Aniruddha J. Deshpande · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
Screening for Inhibitors of the Chromatin Reader SGF29R01CA301721 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI Aniruddha J. Deshpande, Eduard A. Sergienko · 2025 to 2026
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA030199NCI NIH HHS R01 CA262746NCI NIH HHS R01 CA301721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leukemia is a heterogeneous group of hematological malignancies characterized by uncontrolled proliferation and impaired differentiation of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Epigenetic dysregulation is one of the critical drivers of leukemogenesis, often involving aberrant activity of chromatin-interacting proteins, such as readers, writers, and erasers. Tudor domain-containing proteins, such as SGF29, JMJD2A, 53BP1, Spindlin1, and UHRF1, play pivotal roles in leukemia progression by controlling key processes such as DNA damage response, transcriptional regulation, and RNA metabolism. Several recent efforts have aimed at pharmacologic targeting of the Tudor domain, opening a novel avenue for targeting epigenetic dysregulation. The review explores the structural characteristics of various Tudor domains, their binding preferences for specific histone modifications, and the consequences of these interactions for leukemia. By providing a comprehensive overview of current research, this review underscores the therapeutic potential of Tudor domain-targeting strategies in leukemia and emphasizes the need for further development of epigenetics-based treatment strategies to address resistance and relapse in these malignancies.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsEpigenesis, GeneticLeukemiaAnimalsDrug DevelopmentHumansProtein DomainsAntineoplastic Agentschromatin interactionsepigenetic dysregulationLeukemiatherapeuticsTudor domains

Identifiers

PMID40622840
PMCPMC12317752

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