From social structure to gene regulation, and back: A critical introduction to environmental epigenetics for sociology

H Landecker, A Panofsky - Annual Review of Sociology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Epigenetics is a burgeoning area of biomedical research into the mechanisms by which
genes are regulated—how the activity of producing proteins is controlled. Although …

Chromatin modifier enzymes, the histone code and cancer

H Santos-Rosa, C Caldas - European journal of cancer, 2005 - Elsevier
In all organisms, cell proliferation is orchestrated by coordinated patterns of gene
expression. Transcription results from the activity of the RNA polymerase machinery and …

iDNA4mC: identifying DNA N4-methylcytosine sites based on nucleotide chemical properties

W Chen, H Yang, P Feng, H Ding, H Lin - Bioinformatics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Motivation DNA N4-methylcytosine (4mC) is an epigenetic modification. The
knowledge about the distribution of 4mC is helpful for understanding its biological functions …

[HTML][HTML] Covalent modification of DNA regulates memory formation

CA Miller, JD Sweatt - Neuron, 2007 - cell.com
DNA methylation is a covalent chemical modification of DNA catalyzed by DNA
methyltransferases (DNMTs). DNA methylation is associated with transcriptional silencing …

Exploring sequence-based features for the improved prediction of DNA N4-methylcytosine sites in multiple species

L Wei, S Luan, LAE Nagai, R Su, Q Zou - Bioinformatics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Motivation As one of important epigenetic modifications, DNA N4-methylcytosine (4mC) is
recently shown to play crucial roles in restriction–modification systems. For better …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic changes in DNA methylation of stress-associated genes (OXTR, BDNF) after acute psychosocial stress

E Unternaehrer, P Luers, J Mill, E Dempster… - Translational …, 2012 - nature.com
Environmentally induced epigenetic alterations are related to mental health. We investigated
quantitative DNA methylation status before and after an acute psychosocial stressor in two …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting genome-wide DNA methylation using methylation marks, genomic position, and DNA regulatory elements

W Zhang, TD Spector, P Deloukas, JT Bell… - Genome biology, 2015 - Springer
Background Recent assays for individual-specific genome-wide DNA methylation profiles
have enabled epigenome-wide association studies to identify specific CpG sites associated …

Epigenetics in prostate cancer: biologic and clinical relevance

C Jerónimo, PJ Bastian, A Bjartell, GM Carbone… - European urology, 2011 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common human malignancies and
arises through genetic and epigenetic alterations. Epigenetic modifications include DNA …

OMICS-driven biomarker discovery in nutrition and health

M Kussmann, F Raymond, M Affolter - Journal of biotechnology, 2006 - Elsevier
While traditional nutrition research has dealt with providing nutrients to nourish populations,
it nowadays focuses on improving health of individuals through diet. Modern nutritional …

A deep multiple kernel learning-based higher-order fuzzy inference system for identifying DNA N4-methylcytosine sites

L Wang, Y Ding, P Tiwari, J Xu, W Lu, K Muhammad… - Information …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract N4-methylcytosine (4mC), as a DNA modification, plays a crucial role in epigenetic
regulation. However, the existing experimentation methods for accurately identifying 4mC …