Epigenetic tools (The Writers, The Readers and The Erasers) and their implications in cancer therapy
S Biswas, CM Rao - European journal of pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Addition of chemical tags on the DNA and modification of histone proteins impart a distinct
feature on chromatin architecture. With the advancement in scientific research, the key …
feature on chromatin architecture. With the advancement in scientific research, the key …
Transcription factors as readers and effectors of DNA methylation
Recent technological advances have made it possible to decode DNA methylomes at single-
base-pair resolution under various physiological conditions. Many aberrant or differentially …
base-pair resolution under various physiological conditions. Many aberrant or differentially …
Evidence that direct inhibition of transcription factor binding is the prevailing mode of gene and repeat repression by DNA methylation
S Kaluscha, S Domcke, C Wirbelauer, MB Stadler… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Cytosine methylation efficiently silences CpG-rich regulatory regions of genes and repeats
in mammalian genomes. To what extent this entails direct inhibition of transcription factor …
in mammalian genomes. To what extent this entails direct inhibition of transcription factor …
Methyl-CpG-binding domain proteins: readers of the epigenome
How DNA methylation is interpreted and influences genome regulation remains largely
unknown. Proteins of the methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) family are primary candidates …
unknown. Proteins of the methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) family are primary candidates …
Amphioxus functional genomics and the origins of vertebrate gene regulation
Vertebrates have greatly elaborated the basic chordate body plan and evolved highly
distinctive genomes that have been sculpted by two whole-genome duplications. Here we …
distinctive genomes that have been sculpted by two whole-genome duplications. Here we …
Cell-free nucleic acids as biomarkers in cancer patients
DNA, mRNA and microRNA are released and circulate in the blood of cancer patients.
Changes in the levels of circulating nucleic acids have been associated with tumour burden …
Changes in the levels of circulating nucleic acids have been associated with tumour burden …
DNA methylation and human disease
KD Robertson - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2005 - nature.com
DNA methylation is a crucial epigenetic modification of the genome that is involved in
regulating many cellular processes. These include embryonic development, transcription …
regulating many cellular processes. These include embryonic development, transcription …
Genomic DNA methylation: the mark and its mediators
Methylation of DNA at position five of the cytosine ring occurs at most CpG dinucleotides in
the mammalian genome and is essential for embryonic viability. With several of the key …
the mammalian genome and is essential for embryonic viability. With several of the key …
Cancer biology and NuRD: a multifaceted chromatin remodelling complex
AY Lai, PA Wade - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2011 - nature.com
The nucleosome remodelling and histone deacetylase (NuRD; also known as Mi-2) complex
regulates gene expression at the level of chromatin. The NuRD complex has been identified …
regulates gene expression at the level of chromatin. The NuRD complex has been identified …
DNA methylation and methyl-CpG binding proteins: developmental requirements and function
O Bogdanović, GJC Veenstra - Chromosoma, 2009 - Springer
DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification in the genomes of higher eukaryotes. In
vertebrates, DNA methylation occurs predominantly on the CpG dinucleotide, and …
vertebrates, DNA methylation occurs predominantly on the CpG dinucleotide, and …