Epigenetic inheritance of acquired traits through sperm RNAs and sperm RNA modifications

Q Chen, W Yan, E Duan - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016 - nature.com
Once deemed heretical, emerging evidence now supports the notion that the inheritance of
acquired characteristics can occur through ancestral exposures or experiences and that …

YTH Domain: A Family of N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) Readers

S Liao, H Sun, C Xu - Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Like protein and DNA, different types of RNA molecules undergo various modifications.
Accumulating evidence suggests that these RNA modifications serve as sophisticated codes …

DNA methylation-calling tools for Oxford Nanopore sequencing: a survey and human epigenome-wide evaluation

Y Liu, W Rosikiewicz, Z Pan, N Jillette, P Wang… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Nanopore long-read sequencing technology greatly expands the capacity of
long-range, single-molecule DNA-modification detection. A growing number of analytical …

Mapping genome-wide transcription-factor binding sites using DAP-seq

A Bartlett, RC O'Malley, SC Huang, M Galli, JR Nery… - Nature protocols, 2017 - nature.com
To enable low-cost, high-throughput generation of cistrome and epicistrome maps for any
organism, we developed DNA affinity purification sequencing (DAP-seq), a transcription …

Modern epigenetics methods in biological research

Y Li - Methods, 2021 - Elsevier
The definition of epigenetics refers that molecular modifications on DNA that can regulate
gene activity are independent of DNA sequence and mitotically stable. Notably, epigenetics …

Membrane and nuclear estrogen receptor alpha actions: from tissue specificity to medical implications

JF Arnal, F Lenfant, R Metivier, G Flouriot… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) has been recognized now for several decades as playing a
key role in reproduction and exerting functions in numerous nonreproductive tissues. In this …

m6A-LAIC-seq reveals the census and complexity of the m6A epitranscriptome

B Molinie, J Wang, KS Lim, R Hillebrand, Z Lu… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-Methyladenosine (m6A) is a widespread, reversible chemical modification of
RNA molecules, implicated in many aspects of RNA metabolism. Little quantitative …

2-Oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases

MS Islam, TM Leissing, R Chowdhury… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
2-Oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent oxygenases (2OGXs) catalyze a remarkably diverse range
of oxidative reactions. In animals, these comprise hydroxylations and N-demethylations …

Oxidative DNA damage is epigenetic by regulating gene transcription via base excision repair

AM Fleming, Y Ding… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have emerged as important cellular-signaling agents for
cellular survival. Herein, we demonstrate that ROS-mediated oxidation of DNA to yield 8-oxo …

The emerging role of RNA as a therapeutic target for small molecules

CM Connelly, MH Moon, JS Schneekloth - Cell chemical biology, 2016 - cell.com
Recent advances in understanding different RNAs and unique features of their biology have
revealed a wealth of information. However, approaches to identify small molecules that …