Genetics and epigenetics in obesity

K Rohde, M Keller, L la Cour Poulsen, M Blüher… - Metabolism, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity is among the most threatening health burdens worldwide and its prevalence has
markedly increased over the last decades. Obesity maybe considered a heritable trait …

[HTML][HTML] Folate and DNA methylation: a review of molecular mechanisms and the evidence for folate's role

KS Crider, TP Yang, RJ Berry, LB Bailey - Advances in nutrition, 2012 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification critical to normal genome
regulation and development. The vitamin folate is a key source of the one carbon group …

Human DNA methylomes at base resolution show widespread epigenomic differences

R Lister, M Pelizzola, RH Dowen, RD Hawkins, G Hon… - nature, 2009 - nature.com
DNA cytosine methylation is a central epigenetic modification that has essential roles in
cellular processes including genome regulation, development and disease. Here we …

Micronuclei in genotoxicity assessment: from genetics to epigenetics and beyond

L Luzhna, P Kathiria, O Kovalchuk - Frontiers in genetics, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Micronuclei (MN) are extra-nuclear bodies that contain damaged chromosome fragments
and/or whole chromosomes that were not incorporated into the nucleus after cell division …

Epigenetics and gene expression

ER Gibney, CM Nolan - Heredity, 2010 - nature.com
Transcription, translation and subsequent protein modification represent the transfer of
genetic information from the archival copy of DNA to the short-lived messenger RNA, usually …

Linking DNA methylation and histone modification: patterns and paradigms

H Cedar, Y Bergman - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2009 - nature.com
Both DNA methylation and histone modification are involved in establishing patterns of gene
repression during development. Certain forms of histone methylation cause local formation …

Regulation and function of DNA methylation in plants and animals

XJ He, T Chen, JK Zhu - Cell research, 2011 - nature.com
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mark involved in diverse biological processes.
In plants, DNA methylation can be established through the RNA-directed DNA methylation …

The behaviour of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in bisulfite sequencing

Y Huang, WA Pastor, Y Shen, M Tahiliani, DR Liu… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background We recently showed that enzymes of the TET family convert 5-mC to 5-
hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in DNA. 5-hmC is present at high levels in embryonic stem …

Epigenetics and the placenta

ECM Nelissen, APA van Montfoort… - Human reproduction …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The placenta is of utmost importance for intrauterine fetal development and
growth. Deregulation of placentation can lead to adverse outcomes for both mother and …

MeCP2 binds to non-CG methylated DNA as neurons mature, influencing transcription and the timing of onset for Rett syndrome

L Chen, K Chen, LA Lavery, SA Baker… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, regulate transcriptional programs to
afford the genome flexibility in responding to developmental and environmental cues in …