Epigenetic Modifications in Cancer Development
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Cancer Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 May 2024) | Viewed by 308
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is now well known that epigenetic modifications (e.g., DNA methylation, histone modifications, histone variants, etc.) play a central role in cancer initiation and progression. These modifications regulate various essential cellular processes in cancer, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and migration. These modifications are also at the heart of cancer cell heterogeneity, cancer relapse and the emergence of treatment resistance. The characterization of these modifications, and of their functions, therefore enables us to improve patient diagnosis and envisage new therapeutic avenues. For this Special Issue, we welcome review articles and original research studies exploring these aspects.
Dr. Benoit Miotto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- epigenetics
- cancer
- histone
- DNA methylation
- cancer treatment
- diagnosis
- biomarkers
- resistance to treatment
- chromatin organization
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