Losing DNA methylation at repetitive elements and breaking bad

XG Pappalardo, V Barra - Epigenetics & chromatin, 2021 - Springer
Background DNA methylation is an epigenetic chromatin mark that allows heterochromatin
formation and gene silencing. It has a fundamental role in preserving genome stability …

From telomere to telomere: The transcriptional and epigenetic state of human repeat elements

SJ Hoyt, JM Storer, GA Hartley, PGS Grady… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Mobile elements and repetitive genomic regions are sources of lineage-specific genomic
innovation and uniquely fingerprint individual genomes. Comprehensive analyses of such …

Molecular anatomy of the architectural NEAT1 noncoding RNA: The domains, interactors, and biogenesis pathway required to build phase‐separated nuclear …

T Hirose, T Yamazaki… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are extremely diverse and have various significant
physiological functions. lncRNAs generally associate with specific sets of RNA‐binding …

Paraspeckles are constructed as block copolymer micelles

T Yamazaki, T Yamamoto, H Yoshino… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Paraspeckles are constructed by NEAT1_2 architectural long noncoding RNAs. Their
characteristic cylindrical shapes, with highly ordered internal organization, distinguish them …

LncRNAs: architectural scaffolds or more potential roles in phase separation

J Luo, L Qu, F Gao, J Lin, J Liu, A Lin - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biomolecules specifically aggregate in the cytoplasm and nucleus, driving liquid-liquid
phase separation (LLPS) formation and diverse biological processes. Extensive studies …

RNA-driven phase transitions in biomolecular condensates

GM Wadsworth, S Srinivasan, LB Lai, M Datta… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
RNAs and RNA-binding proteins can undergo spontaneous or active condensation into
phase-separated liquid-like droplets. These condensates are cellular hubs for various …

LncRNAs divide and rule: The master regulators of phase separation

K Somasundaram, B Gupta, N Jain, S Jana - Frontiers in genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Most of the human genome, except for a small region that transcribes protein-coding RNAs,
was considered junk. With the advent of RNA sequencing technology, we know that much of …

Celf family proteins in cancer: Highlights on the rna-binding protein/noncoding rna regulatory axis

M Nasiri-Aghdam, TC Garcia-Garduño… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Post-transcriptional modifications to coding and non-coding RNAs are unquestionably a
pivotal way in which human mRNA and protein diversity can influence the different phases …

Architectural RNAs for membraneless nuclear body formation

T Yamazaki, S Nakagawa… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2019 - symposium.cshlp.org
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are fundamental regulators of various cellular processes.
A subset of lncRNAs, termed architectural RNAs (arcRNAs), function in the formation and …

DNA methylation and chromatin modifiers in colorectal cancer

V Vymetalkova, P Vodicka, S Vodenkova… - Molecular aspects of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Colorectal carcinogenesis is a multistep process involving the accumulation of genetic
alterations over time that ultimately leads to disease progression and metastasis. Binding of …