DNA methylation and the evolution of developmental complexity in plants

K Bräutigam, Q Cronk - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
… an original function in TE management to a developmental function (gene regulation) in both
… The significance of DNA methylation to the evolution of developmental complexity in plants …

Comparative epigenomics: a powerful tool to understand the evolution of DNA methylation

X Zhong - New Phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… of biological complexity. Cytosine DNA methylation, the addition of a chemical mark on DNA,
… modifications shape DNA methylation in the context of developmental processes and under …

RNA-directed DNA methylation: an epigenetic pathway of increasing complexity

MA Matzke, RA Mosher - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2014 - nature.com
DNA methylation, this complex in S. pombe induces TGS and heterochromatin formation
through histone H3 lysine 9 methylationdevelopmental genes and thus different developmental

The diverse roles of DNA methylation in mammalian development and disease

MVC Greenberg, D Bourc'his - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
developmental stages. In this Review, we discuss the mechanisms and functions of DNA
methylation … silenced by Polycomb repressive complex 2-mediated H3K27 methylation, which is …

DNA methylation and methyl-CpG binding proteins: developmental requirements and function

O Bogdanović, GJC Veenstra - Chromosoma, 2009 - Springer
… Here, we review the recent developments in the field of DNA methylation-dependent … a
complex is mainly targeted by protein–protein interactions. It is possible that DNA methylation

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation dynamics in aging: how far are we from understanding the mechanisms?

F Ciccarone, S Tagliatesta, P Caiafa… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2018 - Elsevier
complex nature of the effects of age on DNA methylation patterns. This combines the
accumulation of DNA methylation … /regulation and developmental processes in various eukaryotes. …

[PDF][PDF] The role of DNA methylation in invertebrates: developmental regulation or genome defense?

A Regev, MJ Lamb, E Jablonka - Molecular Biology and Evolution, 1998 - researchgate.net
… We discuss the role of DNA methylation in the evolution of … are important and primitive
functions of DNA methylation. … the situation is complex, with variable methylation levels in …

Epigenetic vestiges of early developmental adversity: childhood stress exposure and DNA methylation in adolescence

MJ Essex, W Thomas Boyce, C Hertzman… - Child …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… were recruited to examine differences in DNA methylation in relation to parent reports of …
sites within DNA derived from buccal epithelial cells showed differential methylation among …

DNA methylation program during development

FC Zhou - Frontiers in biology, 2012 - Springer
… constitute ample complexity for an … to the developmental progression is discussed. In
addition, this review discusses the environmental inputs that alter the destined DNA methylation

DNA methylation in mammalian development and disease

W Dean, D Lucifero, F Santos - Birth Defects Research Part C …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
DNA methylation has been implicated in a wide range of biological functions, including an
essential developmental role … The complexity of DNA methylation in the genome suggests that …