Interplay between chromatin marks in development and disease

SM Janssen, MC Lorincz - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
DNA methylation (DNAme) and histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) have
important roles in transcriptional regulation. Although many reports have characterized the …

The interplay between DNA and histone methylation: molecular mechanisms and disease implications

Y Li, X Chen, C Lu - EMBO reports, 2021 - embopress.org
Methylation of cytosine in CpG dinucleotides and histone lysine and arginine residues is a
chromatin modification that critically contributes to the regulation of genome integrity …

[HTML][HTML] Seed nanopriming: How do nanomaterials improve seed tolerance to salinity and drought?

MN Khan, C Fu, J Li, Y Tao, Y Li, J Hu, L Chen, Z Khan… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Salt and drought stress are major environmental issues world-widely. These stresses can
result in failures of seed germination, limiting agricultural production. New approaches are …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation: Precise modulation of chromatin structure and dynamics

S Li, Y Peng, AR Panchenko - Current opinion in structural biology, 2022 - Elsevier
DNA methylation plays a vital role in epigenetic regulation in both plants and animals, and
typically occurs at the 5-carbon position of the cytosine pyrimidine ring within the CpG …

NSD1 deposits histone H3 lysine 36 dimethylation to pattern non-CG DNA methylation in neurons

N Hamagami, DY Wu, AW Clemens, SA Nettles, A Li… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
During postnatal development, the DNA methyltransferase DNMT3A deposits high levels of
non-CG cytosine methylation in neurons. This methylation is critical for transcriptional …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic regulation of DNA methylation and brain functions

J Xie, L Xie, H Wei, XJ Li, L Lin - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary DNA methylation is involved in biological processes including
neurogenesis, aging, and the pathogenesis of brain disorders by the regulation of gene …

YY1 safeguard multidimensional epigenetic landscape associated with extended pluripotency

X Dong, R Guo, T Ji, J Zhang, J Xu, Y Li… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Although extended pluripotent stem cells (EPSCs) have the potential to form both embryonic
and extraembryonic lineages, how their transcriptional regulatory mechanism differs from …

Tunable DNMT1 degradation reveals DNMT1/DNMT3B synergy in DNA methylation and genome organization

A Scelfo, V Barra, N Abdennur, G Spracklin… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - rupress.org
DNA methylation (DNAme) is a key epigenetic mark that regulates critical biological
processes maintaining overall genome stability. Given its pleiotropic function, studies of …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics-mediated pathological alternations and their potential in antiphospholipid syndrome diagnosis and therapy

Y Tan, Q Liu, Z Li, S Yang, L Cui - Autoimmunity reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
APS (antiphospholipid syndrome) is a systematic autoimmune disease accompanied with
venous or arterial thrombosis and poor pregnant manifestations, partly attributing to the …

[HTML][HTML] The curious case of IDH mutant acute myeloid leukaemia: biochemistry and therapeutic approaches

E Gruber, LM Kats - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Of the many genetic alterations that occur in cancer, relatively few have proven to be
suitable for the development of targeted therapies. Mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase …