[HTML][HTML] Crystal structure of TET2-DNA complex: insight into TET-mediated 5mC oxidation

L Hu, Z Li, J Cheng, Q Rao, W Gong, M Liu, YG Shi… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Summary TET proteins oxidize 5-methylcytosine (5mC) on DNA and play important roles in
various biological processes. Mutations of TET2 are frequently observed in myeloid …

Analysing and interpreting DNA methylation data

C Bock - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2012 - nature.com
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that has suspected regulatory roles in a broad range
of biological processes and diseases. The technology is now available for studying DNA …

Simultaneous generation and germline transmission of multiple gene mutations in rat using CRISPR-Cas systems

W Li, F Teng, T Li, Q Zhou - Nature biotechnology, 2013 - nature.com
(Supplementary Figs. 1–4). Previous studies suggested that CRISPR-Cas systems may
tolerate sequence mismatches distal from the protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) at the 5о …

Genome-wide analysis reveals TET-and TDG-dependent 5-methylcytosine oxidation dynamics

L Shen, H Wu, D Diep, S Yamaguchi, AC D'Alessio… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
TET dioxygenases successively oxidize 5-methylcytosine (5mC) in mammalian genomes to
5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), 5-formylcytosine (5fC), and 5-carboxylcytosine (5caC) …

Epigenetic determinants of cancer

SB Baylin, PA Jones - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2016 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Epigenetic changes are present in all human cancers and are now known to cooperate with
genetic alterations to drive the cancer phenotype. These changes involve DNA methylation …

Pain vulnerability: a neurobiological perspective

F Denk, SB McMahon, I Tracey - Nature neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
There are many known risk factors for chronic pain conditions, yet the biological
underpinnings that link these factors to abnormal processing of painful signals are only just …

Epigenetic mechanisms of drug addiction

EJ Nestler - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Drug addiction involves potentially life-long behavioral abnormalities that are caused in
vulnerable individuals by repeated exposure to a drug of abuse. The persistence of these …

Dynamic integration of splicing within gene regulatory pathways

U Braunschweig, S Gueroussov, AM Plocik… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Precursor mRNA splicing is one of the most highly regulated processes in metazoan
species. In addition to generating vast repertoires of RNAs and proteins, splicing has a …

[HTML][HTML] Gene methylation in gastric cancer

Y Qu, S Dang, P Hou - Clinica chimica acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies and remains the second leading
cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Over 70% of new cases and deaths occur in …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation, its mediators and genome integrity

H Meng, Y Cao, J Qin, X Song, Q Zhang… - … journal of biological …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
DNA methylation regulates many cellular processes, including embryonic development,
transcription, chromatin structure, X-chromosome inactivation, genomic imprinting and …