Targeted DNA demethylation of the Fgf21 promoter by CRISPR/dCas9-mediated epigenome editing

N Hanzawa, K Hashimoto, X Yuan, K Kawahori… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Recently, we reported PPARα-dependent DNA demethylation of the Fgf21 promoter in the
postnatal mouse liver, where reduced DNA methylation is associated with enhanced gene …

Large-scale manipulation of promoter DNA methylation reveals context-specific transcriptional responses and stability

A de Mendoza, TV Nguyen, E Ford, D Poppe… - Genome Biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Cytosine DNA methylation is widely described as a transcriptional repressive
mark with the capacity to silence promoters. Epigenome engineering techniques enable …

[PDF][PDF] DNA methylation regulates alternative polyadenylation via CTCF and the cohesin complex

V Nanavaty, EW Abrash, C Hong, S Park, EE Fink, Z Li… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Dysregulation of DNA methylation and mRNA alternative cleavage and polyadenylation
(APA) are both prevalent in cancer and have been studied as independent processes. We …

Engineering of effector domains for targeted DNA methylation with reduced off-target effects

D Hofacker, J Broche, L Laistner, S Adam… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epigenome editing is a promising technology, potentially allowing the stable reprogramming
of gene expression profiles without alteration of the DNA sequence. Targeted DNA …

Endonuclease-assisted PAM-free recombinase polymerase amplification coupling with CRISPR/Cas12a (E-PfRPA/Cas) for sensitive detection of DNA methylation

S Zhou, J Dong, L Deng, G Wang, M Yang, Y Wang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
DNA methylation is considered as a potential cancer biomarker. The evaluation of DNA
methylation level will contribute to the prognosis and diagnosis of cancer. Herein, we …

Programmable RNA N6-methyladenosine editing by CRISPR-Cas9 conjugates

XM Liu, J Zhou, Y Mao, Q Ji, SB Qian - Nature chemical biology, 2019 - nature.com
RNA modification in the form of N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates nearly all the post-
transcriptional processes. The asymmetric m6A deposition suggests that regional …

Epitranscriptomic editing of the RNA N6-methyladenosine modification by dCasRx conjugated methyltransferase and demethylase

Z Xia, M Tang, J Ma, H Zhang, RC Gimple… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a common modification on endogenous RNA
transcripts in mammalian cells. Technologies to precisely modify the RNA m6A levels at …

Dual methylation-sensitive restriction endonucleases coupling with an RPA-assisted CRISPR/Cas13a system (DESCS) for highly sensitive analysis of DNA …

X Wang, S Zhou, C Chu, M Yang, D Huo, C Hou - ACS sensors, 2021 - ACS Publications
High-performance detection of DNA methylation possesses great significance for the
diagnosis and therapy of cancer. Herein, for the first time, we present a digestion strategy …

Programmable RNA N1‐Methyladenosine Demethylation by a Cas13d‐Directed Demethylase

S Xie, H Jin, F Yang, H Zheng, Y Chang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract N1‐methyladenosine (m1A) is a prevalent and reversible RNA modification, which
plays a crucial role in the regulation of RNA fate and gene expression. However, the lack of …

meCLICK-Seq, a substrate-hijacking and RNA degradation strategy for the study of RNA methylation

S Mikutis, M Gu, E Sendinc, ME Hazemi… - ACS central …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The fates of RNA species in a cell are controlled by ribonucleases, which degrade them by
exploiting the universal structural 2′-OH group. This phenomenon plays a key role in …