Dynamics of DNA methylation and its functions in plant growth and development

S Kumar, T Mohapatra - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Epigenetic modifications in DNA bases and histone proteins play important roles in the
regulation of gene expression and genome stability. Chemical modification of DNA base …

DNA methylation in plants: mechanisms and tools for targeted manipulation

J Gallego‐Bartolomé - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that regulates multiple processes, such as gene
expression and genome stability. Mutants and pharmacological treatments have been …

Evolutionary mining and functional characterization of TnpB nucleases identify efficient miniature genome editors

G Xiang, Y Li, J Sun, Y Huo, S Cao, Y Cao, Y Guo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
As the evolutionary ancestor of Cas12 nuclease, the transposon (IS200/IS605)-encoded
TnpB proteins act as compact RNA-guided DNA endonucleases. To explore their …

TET (Ten-eleven translocation) family proteins: structure, biological functions and applications

X Zhang, Y Zhang, C Wang, X Wang - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Ten-eleven translocation (TET) family proteins (TETs), specifically, TET1, TET2 and TET3,
can modify DNA by oxidizing 5-methylcytosine (5mC) iteratively to yield 5 …

The design and application of DNA-editing enzymes as base editors

KL Rallapalli, AC Komor - Annual review of biochemistry, 2023 - annualreviews.org
DNA-editing enzymes perform chemical reactions on DNA nucleobases. These reactions
can change the genetic identity of the modified base or modulate gene expression. Interest …

Epigenome engineering: new technologies for precision medicine

A Sgro, P Blancafort - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Chromatin adopts different configurations that are regulated by reversible covalent
modifications, referred to as epigenetic marks. Epigenetic inhibitors have been approved for …

Breast cancer chemotherapy induces vascular dysfunction and hypertension through a NOX4-dependent mechanism

P Szczepaniak, M Siedlinski… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in breast cancer
survivors. Chemotherapy contributes to this risk. We aimed to define the mechanisms of long …

Targeted de-methylation of the FOXP3-TSDR is sufficient to induce physiological FOXP3 expression but not a functional treg phenotype

C Kressler, G Gasparoni, K Nordström… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) are key mediators of immunological tolerance and
promising effector cells for immuno-suppressive adoptive cellular therapy to fight …

Epigenomic and structural events preclude recombination in Brassica napus

F Boideau, G Richard, O Coriton, V Huteau… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Meiotic recombination is a major evolutionary process generating genetic diversity at each
generation in sexual organisms. However, this process is highly regulated, with the majority …

[HTML][HTML] Current therapies for osteoarthritis and prospects of CRISPR-based genome, epigenome, and RNA editing in osteoarthritis treatment

Y Chen, X Luo, R Kang, K Cui, J Ou, X Zhang… - Journal of Genetics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common degenerative joint diseases worldwide,
causing pain, disability, and decreased quality of life. The balance between regeneration …