DNA methylation is involved in sexual differentiation and sex chromosome evolution in the dioecious plant garden asparagus

SF Li, CC Lv, LN Lan, KL Jiang, YL Zhang… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
DNA methylation is a crucial regulatory mechanism in many biological processes. However,
limited studies have dissected the contribution of DNA methylation to sexual differentiation in …

Epigenetics and genetics of hepatoblastoma: linkage and treatment

L Zhu, W Zheng, Q Gao, T Chen, Z Pan, W Cui… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hepatoblastoma is a malignant embryonal tumor with multiple differentiation modes and is
the clearest liver malignancy in children. However, little is known about genetic and …

Integrative analysis reveals that SLC38A1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma development via PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling via glutamine mediated energy metabolism

H Feng, C Wu, G Zhong, J Gong, C Miao… - Journal of Cancer …, 2023 - Springer
Although hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rather frequent, little is known about the
molecular pathways underlying its development, progression, and prognosis. In the current …

Epigenetic regulation by DNA methylation and miRNA molecules in cancer

V Holubekova, A Mendelova, K Jasek… - Future …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The leading causes of death across the world are cancer, cardiovascular diseases and
chronic lower respiratory diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes …

Targeting SIRT4/TET2 signaling alleviates human keratinocyte senescence by reducing 5-hmC loss

Y Yi, Y Wang, Y Wu, Y Liu - Laboratory Investigation, 2024 - Elsevier
Skin aging is characterized by wrinkle formation and increased frailty and laxity, leading to
the risk of age-related skin diseases. Keratinocyte is an important component of the …

Identification of two methylated fragments of an SDC2 CpG island using a sliding window technique for early detection of colorectal cancer

R Li, B Qu, K Wan, C Lu, T Li, F Zhou, J Lin - FEBS Open Bio, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancer types globally with a 5‐year
survival rate of< 50% in China. Aberrant DNA methylation is one of the hallmarks of tumor …

DNA Methylation plays important roles in retinal development and diseases

J Wu, L Liu, M Cao, A Hu, D Hu, Y Luo, H Wang… - Experimental Eye …, 2021 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is important in developing and post-mitotic cells in various tissues. Recent
studies have shown that DNA methylation is highly dynamic, and plays important roles …

Validation of the DNA Methylation Landscape of TFF1/TFF2 in Gastric Cancer

Z Qian, Y Jiang, C Shou, J Yu, D Huang, H Xie, L Zhou… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The members of the TFF family have been illustrated to be tumor
suppressor genes in various malignancies. In this study, we first identified that TFF1/TFF2 …

Associations between DNA methylation and genotoxicity among lead-exposed workers in China

T Wang, Y Meng, Y Tu, G Zhang, K Wang, S Gong… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies have shown that lead (Pb) exposure caused genotoxicity, however, the underlying
mechanisms remain unclear. A mechanism may be via DNA methylation which is one of the …

Therapeutic approach of natural products that treat osteoporosis by targeting epigenetic modulation

G Zhang, Z Liu, Z Li, B Zhang, P Yao, Y Qiao - Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Osteoporosis (OP) is a metabolic disease that affects bone, resulting in a progressive
decrease in bone mass, quality, and micro-architectural degeneration. Natural products …