Enhancer–promoter specificity in gene transcription: molecular mechanisms and disease associations

MJ Friedman, T Wagner, H Lee… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Although often located at a distance from their target gene promoters, enhancers are the
primary genomic determinants of temporal and spatial transcriptional specificity in …

Viral remodeling of the 4D nucleome

KD Kim, PM Lieberman - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
The dynamic spatial organization of genomes across time, referred to as the four-
dimensional nucleome (4DN), is a key component of gene regulation and biological fate …

Cell-type differential targeting of SETDB1 prevents aberrant CTCF binding, chromatin looping, and cis-regulatory interactions

PLF Tam, MF Cheung, LY Chan, D Leung - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
SETDB1 is an essential histone methyltransferase that deposits histone H3 lysine 9
trimethylation (H3K9me3) to transcriptionally repress genes and repetitive elements. The …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic epigenome editing captures the context-dependent instructive function of chromatin modifications

C Policarpi, M Munafò, S Tsagkris, V Carlini… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Chromatin modifications are linked with regulating patterns of gene expression, but their
causal role and context-dependent impact on transcription remains unresolved. Here we …

The PTM profiling of CTCF reveals the regulation of 3D chromatin structure by O-GlcNAcylation

X Tang, P Zeng, K Liu, L Qing, Y Sun, X Liu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF), a ubiquitously expressed and highly conserved
protein, is known to play a critical role in chromatin structure. Post-translational modifications …

Regulation of alternative splicing: functional interplay with epigenetic modifications and its implication to cancer

N Wang, Y Hu, Z Wang - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Eukaryotic gene expression is intricately regulated at multiple levels. The protein‐coding
genes are first transcribed as pre‐mRNAs in the nucleus and undergo a series of RNA …

Particulate matter-induced metabolic recoding of epigenetics in macrophages drives pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

M Noh, JY Sim, J Kim, JH Ahn, HY Min, JU Lee… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of illnesses associated with
unresolved inflammation in response to toxic environmental stimuli. Persistent exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic alterations affecting hematopoietic regulatory networks as drivers of mixed myeloid/lymphoid leukemia

R Mulet-Lazaro, S van Herk, M Nuetzel… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Leukemias with ambiguous lineage comprise several loosely defined entities, often without
a clear mechanistic basis. Here, we extensively profile the epigenome and transcriptome of …

A global transcriptional activator involved in the iron homeostasis in cyanobacteria

LM Liu, CY Sun, YC Xi, XH Lu, CW Yong, SQ Li… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Cyanobacteria use a series of adaptation strategies and a complicated regulatory network to
maintain intracellular iron (Fe) homeostasis. Here, a global activator named IutR has been …

Nutrient-Epigenome interactions: Implications for personalized nutrition against aging-associated diseases

H Missong, R Joshi, N Khullar, S Thareja… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ageing is a multifaceted process involving genetic and environmental interactions often
resulting in epigenetic changes, potentially leading to ageing-related diseases. Various …