Role of mammalian DNA methyltransferases in development

Z Chen, Y Zhang - Annual review of biochemistry, 2020 - annualreviews.org
DNA methylation at the 5-position of cytosine (5mC) plays vital roles in mammalian
development. DNA methylation is catalyzed by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), and the …

Toxicity of graphene-family nanoparticles: a general review of the origins and mechanisms

L Ou, B Song, H Liang, J Liu, X Feng, B Deng… - Particle and fibre …, 2016 - Springer
Due to their unique physicochemical properties, graphene-family nanomaterials (GFNs) are
widely used in many fields, especially in biomedical applications. Currently, many studies …

Single-cell triple omics sequencing reveals genetic, epigenetic, and transcriptomic heterogeneity in hepatocellular carcinomas

Y Hou, H Guo, C Cao, X Li, B Hu, P Zhu, X Wu, L Wen… - Cell research, 2016 - nature.com
Single-cell genome, DNA methylome, and transcriptome sequencing methods have been
separately developed. However, to accurately analyze the mechanism by which …

Mapping DNA methylation with high-throughput nanopore sequencing

AC Rand, M Jain, JM Eizenga, A Musselman-Brown… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
DNA chemical modifications regulate genomic function. We present a framework for
mapping cytosine and adenosine methylation with the Oxford Nanopore Technologies …

Single-cell genome-wide bisulfite sequencing for assessing epigenetic heterogeneity

SA Smallwood, HJ Lee, C Angermueller, F Krueger… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
We report a single-cell bisulfite sequencing (scBS-seq) method that can be used to
accurately measure DNA methylation at up to 48.4% of CpG sites. Embryonic stem cells …

Insights into epigenetic patterns in mammalian early embryos

R Xu, C Li, X Liu, S Gao - Protein & cell, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Mammalian fertilization begins with the fusion of two specialized gametes, followed by major
epigenetic remodeling leading to the formation of a totipotent embryo. During the …

[PDF][PDF] DNA methylation on N6-adenine in C. elegans

EL Greer, MA Blanco, L Gu, E Sendinc, J Liu… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
In mammalian cells, DNA methylation on the fifth position of cytosine (5mC) plays an
important role as an epigenetic mark. However, DNA methylation was considered to be …

DNA methylation: an epigenetic mark of cellular memory

M Kim, J Costello - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2017 - nature.com
DNA methylation is a stable epigenetic mark that can be inherited through multiple cell
divisions. During development and cell differentiation, DNA methylation is dynamic, but …

One-carbon metabolism: linking nutritional biochemistry to epigenetic programming of long-term development

CE Clare, AH Brassington, WY Kwong… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
One-carbon (1C) metabolism comprises a series of interlinking metabolic pathways that
include the methionine and folate cycles that are central to cellular function, providing 1C …

Rationally engineered nucleic acid architectures for biosensing applications

M Xiao, W Lai, T Man, B Chang, L Li… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Development of biosensing platforms plays a key role in research settings for identification
of biomarkers and in clinical applications for diagnostics. Biosensors based on nucleic acids …