Global epigenomic reconfiguration during mammalian brain development

R Lister, EA Mukamel, JR Nery, M Urich, CA Puddifoot… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Introduction Several lines of evidence point to a key role for dynamic epigenetic changes
during brain development, maturation, and learning. DNA methylation (mC) is a stable …

Single-cell DNA methylation and 3D genome architecture in the human brain

W Tian, J Zhou, A Bartlett, Q Zeng, H Liu, RG Castanon… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Delineating the gene-regulatory programs underlying complex cell types is fundamental for
understanding brain function in health and disease. Here, we comprehensively examined …

Human body epigenome maps reveal noncanonical DNA methylation variation

MD Schultz, Y He, JW Whitaker, M Hariharan… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Understanding the diversity of human tissues is fundamental to disease and requires linking
genetic information, which is identical in most of an individual's cells, with epigenetic …

Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling in the superior temporal gyrus reveals epigenetic signatures associated with Alzheimer's disease

CT Watson, P Roussos, P Garg, DJ Ho, N Azam… - Genome medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease affects~ 13% of people in the United States 65 years and
older, making it the most common neurodegenerative disorder. Recent work has identified …

MethBank 3.0: a database of DNA methylomes across a variety of species

R Li, F Liang, M Li, D Zou, S Sun, Y Zhao… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract MethBank (http://bigd. big. ac. cn/methbank) is a database that integrates high-
quality DNA methylomes across a variety of species and provides an interactive browser for …

A genome-wide profiling of brain DNA hydroxymethylation in Alzheimer's disease

J Zhao, Y Zhu, J Yang, L Li, H Wu, PL De Jager… - Alzheimer's & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction DNA methylation is a key epigenetic mechanism in brain aging and Alzheimer's
disease (AD). The newly discovered 5-hydroxymethylcytosine mediates DNA demethylation …

Single-cell DNA methylome and 3D multi-omic atlas of the adult mouse brain

H Liu, Q Zeng, J Zhou, A Bartlett, BA Wang, P Berube… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Cytosine DNA methylation is essential in brain development and is implicated in various
neurological disorders. Understanding DNA methylation diversity across the entire brain in a …

An integrated resource for genome-wide identification and analysis of human tissue-specific differentially methylated regions (tDMRs)

VK Rakyan, TA Down, NP Thorne, P Flicek… - Genome …, 2008 - genome.cshlp.org
We report a novel resource (m ethylation p rofiles of D NA, or mPod) for human genome-
wide tissue-specific DNA methylation profiles. mPod consists of three fully integrated parts …

Evolution of DNA methylation in the human brain

H Jeong, I Mendizabal, S Berto, P Chatterjee… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
DNA methylation is a critical regulatory mechanism implicated in development, learning,
memory, and disease in the human brain. Here we have elucidated DNA methylation …

Differential DNA methylation of vocal and facial anatomy genes in modern humans

D Gokhman, M Nissim-Rafinia, L Agranat-Tamir… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in potential regulatory elements are thought to be key drivers of
phenotypic divergence. However, identifying changes to regulatory elements that underlie …