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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Structural and Functional Studies on Key Epigenetic Regulators in Asthma.

Muhammad Fakhar, Mehreen Gul, Wenjin Li

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of asthma: from bench to bedside.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Muhammad FakharCollege of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2683-4949
Mehreen GulCollege of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Wenjin LiInstitute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3702-6314

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China 2023A1515010471Shenzhen Science and Technology Program JCYJ20240813142512017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Recent insights have underscored the pivotal role of epigenetic regulation in the pathogenesis and heterogeneity of asthma. This review focuses on key epigenetically important regulators categorized as writers, erasers, and readers that govern DNA methylation, histone modifications, and RNA modifications. These proteins modulate gene expression without altering the underlying DNA sequence, thereby influencing immune responses, airway remodeling, and disease severity. We highlight the structural and functional dynamics of histone acetyltransferases (e.g., p300/CBP), histone deacetylases (e.g., SIRT family), DNA methyltransferases (DNMT1, DNMT3A), demethylases (TET1), and methyl-CpG-binding proteins (MBD2) in shaping chromatin accessibility and transcriptional activity. Additionally, the m6A RNA modification machinery including METTL3, METTL14, FTO, YTHDF1/2, IGF2BP2, and WTAP is explored for its emerging significance in regulating post-transcriptional gene expression during asthma progression. Structural characterizations of these proteins reveal conserved catalytic domains and interaction motifs, mirroring their respective families such as SIRTs, p300/CBP, DNMT1/3A, and YTHDF1/2 critical to their epigenetic functions, offering mechanistic insight into their roles in airway inflammation and immune modulation. By elucidating these pathways, this review provides a framework for the development of epigenetic biomarkers and targeted therapies. Future directions emphasize phenotype-specific epigenomic profiling and structure-guided drug design to enable precision medicine approaches in asthma management.

Indexed as

AsthmaEpigenesis, GeneticAnimalsDNA MethylationHistone AcetyltransferasesHistone DeacetylasesHumansHistone AcetyltransferasesHistone DeacetylasesasthmaDNMT1DNMT3Aepigenetic regulationIGF2BP2p300/CBPprecision medicineSIRT familyYTHDF1/2

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PMID41008562
PMCPMC12466977

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