Cis-regulatory sequences in plants: their importance, discovery, and future challenges
The identification and characterization of cis-regulatory DNA sequences and how they
function to coordinate responses to developmental and environmental cues is of paramount …
function to coordinate responses to developmental and environmental cues is of paramount …
Regulation, functions and transmission of bivalent chromatin during mammalian development
TA Macrae, J Fothergill-Robinson… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Cells differentiate and progress through development guided by a dynamic chromatin
landscape that mediates gene expression programmes. During development, mammalian …
landscape that mediates gene expression programmes. During development, mammalian …
Symmetric inheritance of parental histones governs epigenome maintenance and embryonic stem cell identity
Modified parental histones are segregated symmetrically to daughter DNA strands during
replication and can be inherited through mitosis. How this may sustain the epigenome and …
replication and can be inherited through mitosis. How this may sustain the epigenome and …
Relationships among smoking, oxidative stress, inflammation, macromolecular damage, and cancer
Smoking is a major risk factor for a variety of diseases, including cancer and immune-
mediated inflammatory diseases. Tobacco smoke contains a mixture of chemicals, including …
mediated inflammatory diseases. Tobacco smoke contains a mixture of chemicals, including …
CRISPR technologies for precise epigenome editing
The epigenome involves a complex set of cellular processes governing genomic activity.
Dissecting this complexity necessitates the development of tools capable of specifically …
Dissecting this complexity necessitates the development of tools capable of specifically …
Epigenetic regulation in human cancer: the potential role of epi-drug in cancer therapy
Y Lu, YT Chan, HY Tan, S Li, N Wang, Y Feng - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Epigenetics is dynamic and heritable modifications to the genome that occur independently
of DNA sequence. It requires interactions cohesively with various enzymes and other …
of DNA sequence. It requires interactions cohesively with various enzymes and other …
COMPASS and SWI/SNF complexes in development and disease
BK Cenik, A Shilatifard - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Trithorax group (TrxG) of proteins is a large family of epigenetic regulators that
form multiprotein complexes to counteract repressive developmental gene expression …
form multiprotein complexes to counteract repressive developmental gene expression …
Tumor microenvironmental signals reshape chromatin landscapes to limit the functional potential of exhausted T cells
BR Ford, PDA Vignali, NL Rittenhouse… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Response rates to immunotherapy in solid tumors remain low due in part to the elevated
prevalence of terminally exhausted T cells, a hypofunctional differentiation state induced …
prevalence of terminally exhausted T cells, a hypofunctional differentiation state induced …
Decoding the function of bivalent chromatin in development and cancer
Bivalent chromatin is characterized by the simultaneous presence of H3K4me3 and
H3K27me3, histone modifications generally associated with transcriptionally active and …
H3K27me3, histone modifications generally associated with transcriptionally active and …
Epigenetic dynamics during capacitation of naïve human pluripotent stem cells
J Agostinho de Sousa, CW Wong, I Dunkel… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are of fundamental relevance in regenerative
medicine. Naïve hPSCs hold promise to overcome some of the limitations of conventional …
medicine. Naïve hPSCs hold promise to overcome some of the limitations of conventional …