The emerging role of epigenetic therapeutics in immuno-oncology

MJ Topper, M Vaz, KA Marrone, JR Brahmer… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The past decade has seen the emergence of immunotherapy as a prime approach to cancer
treatment, revolutionizing the management of many types of cancer. Despite the promise of …

Genomic methods in profiling DNA accessibility and factor localization

DC Klein, SJ Hainer - Chromosome Research, 2020 - Springer
Recent advancements in next-generation sequencing technologies and accompanying
reductions in cost have led to an explosion of techniques to examine DNA accessibility and …

Epigenetic upregulation of FKBP5 by aging and stress contributes to NF-κB–driven inflammation and cardiovascular risk

AS Zannas, M Jia, K Hafner… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Aging and psychosocial stress are associated with increased inflammation and disease risk,
but the underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. Because both aging and stress are …

The cell-specific expression of endothelial nitric-oxide synthase: a role for DNA methylation

Y Chan, JE Fish, C D'Abreo, S Lin, GB Robb… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
The basis for the endothelial cell-restricted expression of endothelial nitric-oxide synthase
(eNOS) is not known. While transgenic promoter/reporter mice demonstrated endothelium …

Exploring the crop epigenome: a comparison of DNA methylation profiling techniques

DR Agius, A Kapazoglou, E Avramidou… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Epigenetic modifications play a vital role in the preservation of genome integrity and in the
regulation of gene expression. DNA methylation, one of the key mechanisms of epigenetic …

Regulated transcription of human matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) and interleukin-1β (IL1B) genes in chondrocytes depends on methylation of specific proximal …

K Hashimoto, M Otero, K Imagawa… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
The role of DNA methylation in the regulation of catabolic genes such as MMP13 and IL1B,
which have sparse CpG islands, is poorly understood in the context of musculoskeletal …

Silencing effect of CpG island hypermethylation and histone modifications on O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) gene expression in human cancer

T Nakagawachi, H Soejima, T Urano, W Zhao… - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
Abstract O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) repairs the cytotoxic and
mutagenic O6-alkylguanine produced by alkylating agents such as chemotherapeutic …

Epigenetic regulation of endometrium during the menstrual cycle

SK Munro, CM Farquhar, MD Mitchell… - MHR: Basic science …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The endometrium undergoes morphological and functional changes during the menstrual
cycle which are essential for uterine receptivity. These changes are driven by estrogen and …

DNA methylation dictates histone H3K4 methylation

CY Okitsu, CL Hsieh - Molecular and cellular biology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Histone lysine methylation and DNA methylation contribute to transcriptional regulation. We
have previously shown that acetylated histones are associated with unmethylated DNA and …

DNMT3L Modulates Significant and Distinct Flanking Sequence Preference for DNA Methylation by DNMT3A and DNMT3B In Vivo

BL Wienholz, MS Kareta, AH Moarefi, CA Gordon… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The DNTM3A and DNMT3B de novo DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are responsible for
setting genomic DNA methylation patterns, a key layer of epigenetic information. Here, using …