[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic sequencing for microbial DNA in human samples: emerging technological advances

Y Shi, G Wang, HCH Lau, J Yu - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Whole genome metagenomic sequencing is a powerful platform enabling the simultaneous
identification of all genes from entirely different kingdoms of organisms in a complex sample …

DNA methylation: shared and divergent features across eukaryotes

RJ Schmitz, ZA Lewis, MG Goll - Trends in Genetics, 2019 - cell.com
Chemical modification of nucleotide bases in DNA provides one mechanism for conveying
information in addition to the genetic code. 5-methylcytosine (5mC) represents the most …

Evolution of DNA methylome diversity in eukaryotes

A de Mendoza, R Lister, O Bogdanovic - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Cytosine DNA methylation (5mC) is a widespread base modification in eukaryotic genomes
with critical roles in transcriptional regulation. In recent years, our understanding of 5mC has …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial N4-methylcytosine as an epigenetic mark in eukaryotic DNA

F Rodriguez, IA Yushenova, D DiCorpo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
DNA modifications are used to regulate gene expression and defend against invading
genetic elements. In eukaryotes, modifications predominantly involve C5-methylcytosine …

[HTML][HTML] DNA sequence-dependent activity and base flipping mechanisms of DNMT1 regulate genome-wide DNA methylation

S Adam, H Anteneh, M Hornisch, V Wagner… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
DNA methylation maintenance by DNMT1 is an essential process in mammals but molecular
mechanisms connecting DNA methylation patterns and enzyme activity remain elusive …

[HTML][HTML] Widespread conservation and lineage-specific diversification of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns across arthropods

SH Lewis, L Ross, SA Bain, E Pahita, SA Smith… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Cytosine methylation is an ancient epigenetic modification yet its function and extent within
genomes is highly variable across eukaryotes. In mammals, methylation controls …

[PDF][PDF] Evolutionary persistence of DNA methylation for millions of years after ancient loss of a de novo methyltransferase

S Catania, PA Dumesic, H Pimentel, A Nasif… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Cytosine methylation of DNA is a widespread modification of DNA that plays numerous
critical roles. In the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans, CG methylation occurs in transposon …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide analyses of repeat-induced point mutations in the Ascomycota

S Van Wyk, BD Wingfield, L De Vos… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutation pathway is a fungus-specific genome defense
mechanism that mitigates the deleterious consequences of repeated genomic regions and …

DNA hypomethylation of the host tree impairs interaction with mutualistic ectomycorrhizal fungus

J Vigneaud, A Kohler, MD Sow, A Delaunay… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizas are an intrinsic component of tree nutrition and responses to environmental
variations. How epigenetic mechanisms might regulate these mutualistic interactions is …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of nuclear processes in fungal plant pathogens

HM Kramer, DE Cook, MF Seidl… - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Through the association of protein complexes to DNA, the eukaryotic nuclear genome is
broadly organized into open euchromatin that is accessible for enzymes acting on DNA and …