Prokaryotic DNA methylation and its functional roles
DNA methylation is known as a universal mechanism of epigenetic regulation in all
kingdoms of life. Particularly, given that prokaryotes lack key elements such as histones and …
kingdoms of life. Particularly, given that prokaryotes lack key elements such as histones and …
Beyond restriction modification: epigenomic roles of DNA methylation in prokaryotes
BP Anton, RJ Roberts - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The amount of bacterial and archaeal genome sequence and methylome data has greatly
increased over the last decade, enabling new insights into the functional roles of DNA …
increased over the last decade, enabling new insights into the functional roles of DNA …
[HTML][HTML] Bacterial DNA methyltransferase: A key to the epigenetic world with lessons learned from proteobacteria
Q Gao, S Lu, Y Wang, L He, M Wang, R Jia… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Epigenetics modulates expression levels of various important genes in both prokaryotes and
eukaryotes. These epigenetic traits are heritable without any change in genetic DNA …
eukaryotes. These epigenetic traits are heritable without any change in genetic DNA …
DNA methylation in bacteria: from the methyl group to the methylome
Highlights•Bacterial genomes contain C 5-methyl-cytosine, N 4-methyl-cytosine, and N 6-
methyl-adenine.•Base methylation controls DNA–protein interactions.•DNA methylation …
methyl-adenine.•Base methylation controls DNA–protein interactions.•DNA methylation …
Role of DNA methyltransferases in epigenetic regulation in bacteria
R Kumar, DN Rao - Epigenetics: Development and disease, 2012 - Springer
In prokaryotes, alteration in gene expression was observed with the modification of DNA,
especially DNA methylation. Such changes are inherited from generation to generation with …
especially DNA methylation. Such changes are inherited from generation to generation with …
DNA methyltransferases and epigenetic regulation in bacteria
S Adhikari, PD Curtis - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Epigenetics is a change in gene expression that is heritable without a change in DNA
sequence itself. This phenomenon is well studied in eukaryotes, particularly in humans for …
sequence itself. This phenomenon is well studied in eukaryotes, particularly in humans for …
Bacterial DNA methylation and methylomes
J Casadesús - DNA methyltransferases-role and function, 2016 - Springer
Formation of C5-methylcytosine, N4-methylcytosine, and N6-methyladenine in bacterial
genomes is postreplicative and involves transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl …
genomes is postreplicative and involves transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl …
[HTML][HTML] The role of host cell DNA methylation in the immune response to bacterial infection
W Qin, BP Scicluna, T van der Poll - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Host cells undergo complex transcriptional reprogramming upon infection. Epigenetic
changes play a key role in the immune response to bacteria, among which DNA …
changes play a key role in the immune response to bacteria, among which DNA …
A positive perspective on DNA methylation: Regulatory functions of DNA methylation outside of host defense in Gram-positive bacteria
TM Nye, NL Fernandez, LA Simmons - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The presence of post-replicative DNA methylation is pervasive among both prokaryotic and
eukaryotic organisms. In bacteria, the study of DNA methylation has largely been in the …
eukaryotic organisms. In bacteria, the study of DNA methylation has largely been in the …
Conserved DNA methyltransferases: a window into fundamental mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in bacteria
PH Oliveira, G Fang - Trends in microbiology, 2021 - cell.com
An increasing number of studies have reported that bacterial DNA methylation has important
functions beyond the roles in restriction-modification systems, including the ability of …
functions beyond the roles in restriction-modification systems, including the ability of …