In vertebrates, enzymes responsible for DNA methylation, one of the epigenetic
mechanisms, are encoded by genes falling into the cytosine methyltransferases genes …

The expansion of white adipose tissue (WAT) mass during the development of obesity is
mediated in part through an increase in adipocyte size. Although gene expression profiles …

Compensating for the dosage difference in X-linked genes between male and female
mammals involves the formation of an extremely stable heterochromatin structure on one of …

Significant efforts have been made to elucidate factors affecting egg quality in fish. Recently,
we have shown that eggs originating from wild broodstock (WB) of Atlantic cod (Gadus …

Epigenetic reprogramming in early preimplantation embryos, that refers to erasing and
remodeling epigenetic marks such as DNA methylation, is essential for differentiation and …

Aim: Vascular calcification, an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients
with chronic kidney disease (CKD), refers to the mineralization of vascular smooth muscle …

In both flowering plants and mammals, DNA methylation is involved in silencing alleles of
imprinted genes, but surprising differences in imprinting control are emerging between the …

DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are important regulators of gene transcription and their
roles in carcinogenesis have been a topic of considerable interest in the last few years …

RNA interference is a conserved process by which sequence-specific double-stranded RNA
is converted into small interfering double-stranded RNAs (siRNAs) that can induce gene …

The chicken embryonic β-type globin gene, ρ, is a member of a small group of vertebrate
genes whose developmentally regulated expression is mediated by DNA methylation …