Long non-coding RNAs: modulators of nuclear structure and function

JH Bergmann, DL Spector - Current opinion in cell biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Long non-coding (lnc) RNAs are emerging key factors in the regulation of various cellular
processes. In the nucleus, these include the organization of nuclear sub-structures, the …

Noncoding RNAs and epigenetic mechanisms during X-chromosome inactivation

AV Gendrel, E Heard - Annual review of cell and developmental …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
In mammals, the process of X-chromosome inactivation ensures equivalent levels of X-
linked gene expression between males and females through the silencing of one of the two …

Suv39h-dependent H3K9me3 marks intact retrotransposons and silences LINE elements in mouse embryonic stem cells

A Bulut-Karslioglu, A Inti, F Ramirez, M Barenboim… - Molecular cell, 2014 - cell.com
Heterochromatin is required to restrict aberrant expression of retrotransposons, but it
remains poorly defined due to the underlying repeat-rich sequences. We dissected Suv39h …

[HTML][HTML] Stable C0T-1 repeat RNA is abundant and is associated with euchromatic interphase chromosomes

LL Hall, DM Carone, AV Gomez, HJ Kolpa, M Byron… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Recent studies recognize a vast diversity of noncoding RNAs with largely unknown
functions, but few have examined interspersed repeat sequences, which constitute almost …

The two active X chromosomes in female ESCs block exit from the pluripotent state by modulating the ESC signaling network

EG Schulz, J Meisig, T Nakamura, I Okamoto, A Sieber… - Cell stem cell, 2014 - cell.com
During early development of female mouse embryos, both X chromosomes are transiently
active. X gene dosage is then equalized between the sexes through the process of X …

[HTML][HTML] X-chromosome inactivation in development and cancer

R Chaligné, E Heard - FEBS letters, 2014 - Elsevier
X-chromosome inactivation represents an epigenetics paradigm and a powerful model
system of facultative heterochromatin formation triggered by a non-coding RNA, Xist, during …

Variable escape from X‐chromosome inactivation: Identifying factors that tip the scales towards expression

SB Peeters, AM Cotton, CJ Brown - Bioessays, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In humans over 15% of X‐linked genes have been shown to 'escape'from X‐chromosome
inactivation (XCI): they continue to be expressed to some extent from the inactive X …

Dynamic Alu Methylation during Normal Development, Aging, and Tumorigenesis

Y Luo, X Lu, H Xie - BioMed research international, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
DNA methylation primarily occurs on CpG dinucleotides and plays an important role in
transcriptional regulations during tissue development and cell differentiation. Over 25% of …

L1 retrotransposons, cancer stem cells and oncogenesis

PE Carreira, SR Richardson, GJ Faulkner - The FEBS journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Retrotransposons have played a central role in human genome evolution. The accumulation
of heritable L1, Alu and SVA retrotransposon insertions continues to generate structural …

MOF-associated complexes ensure stem cell identity and Xist repression

T Chelmicki, F Dündar, MJ Turley, T Khanam, T Aktas… - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
Histone acetyl transferases (HATs) play distinct roles in many cellular processes and are
frequently misregulated in cancers. Here, we study the regulatory potential of MYST1-(MOF) …