Genomic patterns of DNA methylation: targets and function of an epigenetic mark

M Weber, D Schübeler - Current opinion in cell biology, 2007 - Elsevier
… In the case of epigenetic reprogramming of the OCT4 promoter … function of DNA methylation
in epigenetic repression of a subset of genes during development, which might function

Epigenetic Editing : targeted rewriting of epigenetic marks to modulate expression of selected target genes

ML de Groote, PJ Verschure, MG Rots - Nucleic acids research, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… Moreover, the approach of EGE is uniquely suited to investigate functions of epigenetic
writers and erasers and to elucidate consequences of epigenetic marks at any given chromatin …

Epigenetic modulation of the immune function: a potential target for tolerance

B Suárez-Álvarez, A Baragaño Raneros, F Ortega… - Epigenetics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Epigenetic modifiers, such as histone deacetylase (HDAC) … Moreover, the detection of
epigenetic marks in key immune … recent discoveries concerning the epigenetic regulation of the …

Marked for death: targeting epigenetic changes in cancer

SX Pfister, A Ashworth - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2017 - nature.com
… Such genetic alterations have been traditionally difficult to target, … epigenetic deficiencies,
which we describe below. We also discuss an alternative approach that targets loss-of-function

Epigenetics and aging: the targets and the marks

MF Fraga, M Esteller - Trends in genetics, 2007 - cell.com
… ‘Aging epigenetics’ is an emerging field that promises exciting revelations in the near future.
Here we focus on the functional and biological significance of the epigenetic alterations that …

Methylation, a new epigenetic mark for protein stability

XD Yang, A Lamb, LF Chen - Epigenetics, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
target lysines for mono-, di- or tri-methylation and are shown to have diverse functions.In …
methylation, and methylation regulates distinct functions of these proteins. Among various …

Writers, readers, and erasers of epigenetic marks

TB Nicholson, N Veland, T Chen - Epigenetic cancer therapy, 2015 - Elsevier
… enzymes may serve as druggable targets. This chapter, which will focus on the … also function
as epigenetic marks. It is worth noting that various studies have established the 5hmC mark

Epigenetic modifications as therapeutic targets

TK Kelly, DD De Carvalho, PA Jones - Nature biotechnology, 2010 - nature.com
… potential therapeutic targets. The presence of multiple epigenetic aberrations within malignant
tissue and the abilities of cells to develop resistance suggest that epigenetic therapies are …

From profiles to function in epigenomics

SH Stricker, A Köferle, S Beck - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2017 - nature.com
… able to directly test the causal function of individual epigenetic marks are in high demand. …
If particular gRNAs target the chromatin modifier to functional sites, phenotypic changes are …

A model for transmission of the H3K27me3 epigenetic mark

KH Hansen, AP Bracken, D Pasini, N Dietrich… - Nature cell …, 2008 - nature.com
… The best described function of the E2F transcription factors is the regulation of genes …
H3K27me3 marked polycomb target genes thereby allowing maintenance of this epigenetic mark