The persistence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is maintained by the nuclear viral
covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), which serves as transcription template for viral …

Cytosine methylation (5-methylcytosine, 5-mC) in DNA is an important epigenetic mark that
has regulatory roles in various biological processes. In plants, active DNA demethylation …

DNA adenine methylation (N6-methyl-2′-deoxyadenosine, m6dA) plays important
functional roles in prokaryotes and protists, including regulation of gene transcription, DNA …

Gene expression is modulated by epigenetic factors that come in varying forms, such as
DNA methylation, histone modifications, microRNAs, and long noncoding RNAs. Recent …

DNA methylation plays a central role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression during
development and disease. Remarkably, the complex and changing patterns of genomic …

Animals constantly receive and respond to external or internal stimuli, and these
experiences are learned and memorized in their brains. In animals, this is a crucial feature …

Methyl-2′-deoxycytidine (5-mdC), 5-hydroxymethyl-2′-deoxycytidine (5-hmdC), 5-
methylcytidine (5-mrC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytidine (5-hmrC) are epigenetic marks of DNA …

Abstract Background Claudin-6 (CLDN6), a member of claudin transmembrane protein
family, has recently been reported to be undetectable or at low levels in human breast …

The recent development of small, single‐amplicon‐based benchtop systems for
pyrosequencing has opened up a host of novel procedures for applications in forensic …

Disruptions of genes that are involved in epigenetic functions are known to be causative for
several mental retardation/intellectual disability (MR/ID) syndromes. Recent work has …