Review
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2021; 27(36): 6004-6024
Published online Sep 28, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i36.6004
Table 1 Histone methyltransferases play a major role in pancreatic cancer
Family
Subfamily
Alias
Site
Function in pancreatic cancer
PRMTsPRMT1HRMT1L2, HMT2, ANM1H4R3me2aIncrease the β-catenin protein level; Methylate Gli1 at R597[44,54]
PRMT5HRMT1L5, SKB1, HSL7H3R2me2sSilence the expression of the tumor suppressor FBW7; Promote EMT via activating EGFR/ AKT/β-catenin signaling[45,56,188,189]
KMTsSMYD3ZNFN3A1, ZMYND1H4K5me3Affect the PC progression by regulating MMP-2; Potentiate Ras signaling through methylation of MAP3K2[62,64]
EZH2KMT6, WVS, ENX-1H3K27me3Suppress miR-139-5p expression by upregulating H3K27me3; Repress the E-cadherin by tri-methylation of H3K27[78,190]