[HTML][HTML] Widespread conservation and lineage-specific diversification of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns across arthropods
Cytosine methylation is an ancient epigenetic modification yet its function and extent within
genomes is highly variable across eukaryotes. In mammals, methylation controls …
genomes is highly variable across eukaryotes. In mammals, methylation controls …
DNA methylation in insects: on the brink of the epigenomic era
DNA methylation plays an important role in gene regulation in animals. However, the
evolution and function of DNA methylation has only recently emerged as the subject of …
evolution and function of DNA methylation has only recently emerged as the subject of …
Evolutionary insights into DNA methylation in insects
Highlights•DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mark affecting gene
function.•Different insect species show great variation in levels of DNA methylation.•DNA …
function.•Different insect species show great variation in levels of DNA methylation.•DNA …
Signatures of DNA methylation across insects suggest reduced DNA methylation levels in Holometabola
It has been experimentally shown that DNA methylation is involved in the regulation of gene
expression and the silencing of transposable element activity in eukaryotes. The variable …
expression and the silencing of transposable element activity in eukaryotes. The variable …
The function of intragenic DNA methylation: insights from insect epigenomes
Epigenetic inheritance plays a fundamentally important role in mediating gene regulation
and phenotypic plasticity. DNA methylation, in particular, has been the focus of many recent …
and phenotypic plasticity. DNA methylation, in particular, has been the focus of many recent …
The evolution of invertebrate gene body methylation
DNA methylation of transcription units (gene bodies) occurs in the genomes of many animal
and plant species. Phylogenetic persistence of gene body methylation implies biological …
and plant species. Phylogenetic persistence of gene body methylation implies biological …
[HTML][HTML] Is there a relationship between DNA methylation and phenotypic plasticity in invertebrates?
SB Roberts, MR Gavery - Frontiers in physiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
There is a significant amount of variation in DNA methylation characteristics across
organisms. Likewise, the biological role of DNA methylation varies across taxonomic …
organisms. Likewise, the biological role of DNA methylation varies across taxonomic …
Patterning and regulatory associations of DNA methylation are mirrored by histone modifications in insects
Epigenetic information is an important mediator of the relationship between genotype and
phenotype in eukaryotic organisms. One of the most important and widely conserved forms …
phenotype in eukaryotic organisms. One of the most important and widely conserved forms …
Evolutionary transition of promoter and gene body DNA methylation across invertebrate–vertebrate boundary
Genomes of invertebrates and vertebrates exhibit highly divergent patterns of DNA
methylation. Invertebrate genomes tend to be sparsely methylated, and DNA methylation is …
methylation. Invertebrate genomes tend to be sparsely methylated, and DNA methylation is …
[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of genome-scale, base-resolution DNA methylation profiles across 580 animal species
J Klughammer, D Romanovskaia, A Nemc… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Methylation of cytosines is a prototypic epigenetic modification of the DNA. It has been
implicated in various regulatory mechanisms across the animal kingdom and particularly in …
implicated in various regulatory mechanisms across the animal kingdom and particularly in …