Dynamics and context-dependent roles of DNA methylation

C Ambrosi, M Manzo, T Baubec - Journal of molecular biology, 2017 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is one of the most extensively studied epigenetic marks. It is involved in
transcriptional gene silencing and plays important roles during mammalian development. Its …

The diverse roles of DNA methylation in mammalian development and disease

MVC Greenberg, D Bourc'his - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
DNA methylation is of paramount importance for mammalian embryonic development. DNA
methylation has numerous functions: it is implicated in the repression of transposons and …

Non-canonical functions of the DNA methylome in gene regulation

JP Reddington, S Pennings, RR Meehan - Biochemical Journal, 2013 - portlandpress.com
Methylation of the cytosine base in DNA, DNA methylation, is an essential epigenetic mark
in mammals that contributes to the regulation of transcription. Several advances have been …

Emerging concept in DNA methylation: role of transcription factors in shaping DNA methylation patterns

C Marchal, B Miotto - Journal of cellular physiology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
DNA methylation in mammals is a key epigenetic modification essential to normal genome
regulation and development. DNA methylation patterns are established during early …

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

M Weber, D Schübeler - Current opinion in cell biology, 2007 - Elsevier
Methylation of cytosines can mediate epigenetic gene silencing and is the only known DNA
modification in eukaryotes. Recent efforts to map DNA methylation across mammalian …

[HTML][HTML] Passive and active DNA methylation and the interplay with genetic variation in gene regulation

M Gutierrez-Arcelus, T Lappalainen, SB Montgomery… - elife, 2013 - elifesciences.org
DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic mark whose role in gene regulation and its
dependency on genomic sequence and environment are not fully understood. In this study …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation and regulation of gene expression: Guardian of our health

GA Dhar, S Saha, P Mitra, R Nag Chaudhuri - The Nucleus, 2021 - Springer
One of the most critical epigenetic signatures present in the genome of higher eukaryotes is
the methylation of DNA at the C-5 position of the cytosine ring. Based on the sites of DNA …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular processes connecting DNA methylation patterns with DNA methyltransferases and histone modifications in mammalian genomes

A Jeltsch, J Broche, P Bashtrykov - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is an essential part of the epigenome chromatin modification network,
which also comprises several covalent histone protein post-translational modifications. All …

DNA methylation and gene expression

Z Siegfried, I Simon - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Methylation of cytosines is the key epigenetic modification of DNA in eukaryotes and is
associated with a repressed chromatin state and inhibition of gene expression. The …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of DNA methyltransferase recruitment in mammals

M Laisné, N Gupta, O Kirsh, S Pradhan, PA Defossez - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic mark in mammals. The proper distribution of this
mark depends on accurate deposition and maintenance mechanisms, and underpins its …