Measuring biological aging in humans: A quest

L Ferrucci, M Gonzalez‐Freire, E Fabbri… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global population of individuals over the age of 65 is growing at an unprecedented rate
and is expected to reach 1.6 billion by 2050. Most older individuals are affected by multiple …

TET-mediated active DNA demethylation: mechanism, function and beyond

X Wu, Y Zhang - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2017 - nature.com
In mammals, DNA methylation in the form of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) can be actively
reversed to unmodified cytosine (C) through TET dioxygenase-mediated oxidation of 5mC to …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional addiction in cancer

JE Bradner, D Hnisz, RA Young - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Cancer arises from genetic alterations that invariably lead to dysregulated transcriptional
programs. These dysregulated programs can cause cancer cells to become highly …

The DNA methylation landscape in cancer

K Skvortsova, C Stirzaker, P Taberlay - Essays in biochemistry, 2019 - portlandpress.com
As one of the most abundant and well-studied epigenetic modifications, DNA methylation
plays an essential role in normal development and cellular biology. Global alterations to the …

Transcription factors as readers and effectors of DNA methylation

H Zhu, G Wang, J Qian - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016 - nature.com
Recent technological advances have made it possible to decode DNA methylomes at single-
base-pair resolution under various physiological conditions. Many aberrant or differentially …

[HTML][HTML] The role of DNA methylation in epigenetics of aging

A Unnikrishnan, WM Freeman, J Jackson… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent research suggests that epigenetics, especially DNA methylation, plays a mechanistic
role in aging. Epigenetic clocks, which measure changes in a few hundred specific CpG …

CpG and non-CpG methylation in epigenetic gene regulation and brain function

HS Jang, WJ Shin, JE Lee, JT Do - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is a major epigenetic mark with important roles in genetic regulation.
Methylated cytosines are found primarily at CpG dinucleotides, but are also found at non …

Epigenomic signatures of neuronal diversity in the mammalian brain

A Mo, EA Mukamel, FP Davis, C Luo, GL Henry… - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Neuronal diversity is essential for mammalian brain function but poses a challenge to
molecular profiling. To address the need for tools that facilitate cell-type-specific epigenomic …

TET enzymes, TDG and the dynamics of DNA demethylation

RM Kohli, Y Zhang - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
DNA methylation has a profound impact on genome stability, transcription and development.
Although enzymes that catalyse DNA methylation have been well characterized, those that …

The brain reward circuitry in mood disorders

SJ Russo, EJ Nestler - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
Mood disorders are common and debilitating conditions characterized in part by profound
deficits in reward-related behavioural domains. A recent literature has identified important …