Histone modifications are reported to show different behaviors, associations, and functions
in different genomic niches and organisms. We show here that rapid, continuous turnover of …

Epigenetic gene silencing in eukaryotes is regulated in part by lysine methylation of the core
histone proteins. While histone lysine methylation is known to control gene expression …

DNA methylation acts as an epigenetic modification in vertebrate DNA. Recently it has
become clear that the DNA and histone lysine methylation systems are highly interrelated …

Methylation of DNA and of histone 3 at Lys 9 (H3K9) are highly correlated with gene
silencing in eukaryotes from fungi to humans. Both of these epigenetic marks need to be …

In this review, we discuss recent advances made on histone methylation and its diverse
functions in regulating gene expression. Methylation of histone polypeptides might be static …

Methylation and acetylation of position-specific lysine residues in the N-terminal tail of
histones H3 and H4 play an important role in regulating chromatin structure and function. In …

Over the past year or so, methylation of histones has come to be recognised as a major
player in the regulation of gene activity. This notion follows the discovery of lysine and …

Highlights•Genome wide distribution and function of H3K4, K27, K36me in plant and
animal.•Summary of histone lysine methylation writer, eraser and reader in plant and …

Epigenetic mechanisms contribute to the establishment and maintenance of cell-type-
specific gene expression patterns. In this review, we focus on the functions of histone lysine …

Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression that are not mediated at the
DNA sequence level. Molecular mechanisms that mediate epigenetic regulation include …