Nature Communications (Aug 2017)

G9a regulates breast cancer growth by modulating iron homeostasis through the repression of ferroxidase hephaestin

  • Ya-fang Wang,
  • Jie Zhang,
  • Yi Su,
  • Yan-yan Shen,
  • Dong-xian Jiang,
  • Ying-yong Hou,
  • Mei-yu Geng,
  • Jian Ding,
  • Yi Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00350-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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G9a is a histone methyltransferase highly expressed in several cancers including breast cancer. Here the authors propose a mechanism through which G9a promotes breast cancer by regulating iron metabolism through the repression of ferroxidase hephaestin.