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Arginine methylation: the promise of a ‘silver bullet’ for brain tumours?

Samuel, Sabrina F; Barry, Antonia; Greenman, John; Beltran-Alvarez, Pedro

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Sabrina F Samuel

Antonia Barry

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Dr Pedro Beltran-Alvarez P.Beltran-Alvarez@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Health and Climate Change and Programme co-Director of the MSc Health and Climate Change



Abstract

Despite intense research efforts, our pharmaceutical repertoire against high-grade brain tumours has not been able to increase patient survival for a decade and life expectancy remains at less than 16months after diagnosis, on average. Inhibitors of protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) have been developed and investigated over the past 15years and have now entered oncology clinical trials, including for brain tumours. This review collates recent advances in the understanding of the role of PRMTs and arginine methylation in brain tumours. We provide an up-to-date literature review on the mechanisms for PRMT regulation. These include endogenous modulators such as alternative splicing, miRNA, post-translational modifications and PRMT–protein interactions, and synthetic inhibitors. We discuss the relevance of PRMTs in brain tumours with a particular focus on PRMT1, -2, -5 and -8. Finally, we include a future perspective where we discuss possible routes for further research on arginine methylation and on the use of PRMT inhibitors in the context of brain tumours.

Citation

Samuel, S. F., Barry, A., Greenman, J., & Beltran-Alvarez, P. (2021). Arginine methylation: the promise of a ‘silver bullet’ for brain tumours?. Amino acids, 53(4), 489-506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-020-02937-x

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 21, 2020
Online Publication Date Jan 6, 2021
Publication Date Apr 1, 2021
Deposit Date Dec 16, 2020
Publicly Available Date Jan 6, 2021
Journal Amino Acids
Print ISSN 0939-4451
Electronic ISSN 1438-2199
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 53
Issue 4
Pages 489-506
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-020-02937-x
Keywords Arginine methylation; Brain tumours; Glioblastoma; Inhibitors; Post-translational modifications; Protein arginine methyltransferases
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3679426
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00726-020-02937-x

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