Epigenetic Modulations of Immune Cells: from Normal Development to Tumor Progression

Overview

Journal Int J Biol Sci

Specialty Biology

Date 2023 Nov 6

PMID 37928272

Authors

Yuanchun Xu

Zongsheng He

Jing Du

Ziqiang Chen

John W M Creemers

Bin Wang

Fan Li

Yaling Wang

Affiliations

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Abstract

The dysfunction of immune cell development often impairs immunological homeostasis, thus causing various human diseases. Accumulating evidence shows that the development of different immune cells from hematopoietic stem cells are highly fine-tuned by different epigenetic mechanisms including DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin remodeling and RNA-related regulations. Understanding how epigenetic regulators modulate normal development of immune cells contributes to the identification of new strategies for various diseases. Here, we review recent advances suggesting that epigenetic modulations can orchestrate immune cell development and functions through their impact on critical gene expression. We also discuss the aberrations of epigenetic modulations in immune cells that influence tumor progression, and the fact that underlying mechanisms affect how epigenetic drugs interfere with tumor progression in the clinic.

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