Structure of DNMT3B homo-oligomer reveals vulnerability to impairment by ICF mutations

L Gao, Y Guo, M Biswal, J Lu, J Yin, J Fang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract DNA methyltransferase DNMT3B plays an essential role in establishment of DNA
methylation during embryogenesis. Mutations of DNMT3B are associated with human …

Epigenetics beyond fetal growth restriction: A comprehensive overview

N Salmeri, IF Carbone, PI Cavoretto, A Farina… - Molecular Diagnosis & …, 2022 - Springer
Fetal growth restriction is a pathological condition occurring when the fetus does not reach
the genetically determined growth potential. The etiology of fetal growth restriction is …

DNA methylation and de-methylation using hybrid site-targeting proteins

Y Lei, YH Huang, MA Goodell - Genome biology, 2018 - Springer
DNA methylation plays important roles in determining cellular identity, disease, and
environmental responses, but little is known about the mechanisms that drive methylation …

Molecular regulators of HOXA9 in acute myeloid leukemia

S Aryal, Y Zhang, S Wren, C Li, R Lu - The FEBS Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dysregulation of the oncogenic transcription factor HOXA9 is a prominent feature for most
aggressive acute myeloid leukemia cases and a strong indicator of poor prognosis in …

Graphene Quantum Dots Disrupt Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation by Interfering with the Methylation Level of Sox2

T Ku, F Hao, X Yang, Z Rao, QS Liu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The tremendous potential for graphene quantum dots (GQDs) in biomedical applications
has led to growing concerns of their health risks in human beings. However, present studies …

Structural insights into CpG-specific DNA methylation by human DNA methyltransferase 3B

CC Lin, YP Chen, WZ Yang, JCK Shen… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
DNA methyltransferases are primary enzymes for cytosine methylation at CpG sites of
epigenetic gene regulation in mammals. De novo methyltransferases DNMT3A and …

Downregulation of DNA methyltransferase-3a ameliorates the osteogenic differentiation ability of adipose-derived stem cells in diabetic osteoporosis via Wnt/β-catenin …

M Zhang, Y Gao, Q Li, H Cao, J Yang, X Cai… - Stem cell research & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Diabetes-related osteoporosis (DOP) is a chronic disease caused by the high
glucose environment that induces a metabolic disorder of osteocytes and osteoblast …

DNMT3A R882 Mutations Confer Unique Clinicopathologic Features in MDS Including a High Risk of AML Transformation

M Jawad, M Afkhami, Y Ding, X Zhang, P Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
DNMT3A mutations play a prominent role in clonal hematopoiesis and myeloid neoplasms
with arginine (R) 882 as a hotspot, however the clinical implications of R882 vs. non-R882 …

Deep enzymology studies on DNA methyltransferases reveal novel connections between flanking sequences and enzyme activity

A Jeltsch, S Adam, M Dukatz, M Emperle… - Journal of molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
DNA interacting enzymes recognize their target sequences embedded in variable flanking
sequence context. The influence of flanking sequences on enzymatic activities of DNA …

The DNMT3A PWWP domain is essential for the normal DNA methylation landscape in mouse somatic cells and oocytes

K Kibe, K Shirane, H Ohishi, S Uemura, H Toh… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
DNA methylation at CG sites is important for gene regulation and embryonic development. In
mouse oocytes, de novo CG methylation requires preceding transcription-coupled histone …