申雪芳, 晴, 许平波. The epigenetic regulation of histone methyltransferase SET8 in cancer[J]. China Oncology, 2019, 29(8): 595-598. DOI: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2019.08.006.
The epigenetic regulation of histone methyltransferase SET8 in cancer
SETD8 or KMT5A) is the only histone monomethylation transferase targeting H4K20
which is an important regulator of cell cycle. The abnormal transcription of SET8 leads to tumorigenesis
invasion and metastasis
and is associated with the poor prognosis. Meanwhile
the abnormal transcription of SET8 also regulates energetic metabolism in cancer to promote tumor progression. This review described the function of SET8 in tumor. And only when we know the mechanism deeply
can we use it to guide tumor diagnosis. New medicine targeting SET8 for tumor therapy is anticipated.