DNMT3A in haematological malignancies

L Yang, R Rau, MA Goodell - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
DNA methylation patterns are disrupted in various malignancies, suggesting a role in the
development of cancer, but genetic aberrations directly linking the DNA methylation …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of human DNA methyltransferases and their isoforms in shaping the epigenome

H Gujar, DJ Weisenberger, G Liang - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
A DNA sequence is the hard copy of the human genome and it is a driving force in
determining the physiological processes in an organism. Concurrently, the chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted DNA methylation in vivo using an engineered dCas9-MQ1 fusion protein

Y Lei, X Zhang, J Su, M Jeong, MC Gundry… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Comprehensive studies have shown that DNA methylation plays vital roles in both loss of
pluripotency and governance of the transcriptome during embryogenesis and subsequent …

[HTML][HTML] The dynamics of DNA methylation in schizophrenia and related psychiatric disorders

DR Grayson, A Guidotti - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2013 - nature.com
Major psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BP) with
psychosis (BP+) express a complex symptomatology characterized by positive symptoms …

Isoform‐specific localization of DNMT3A regulates DNA methylation fidelity at bivalent CpG islands

M Manzo, J Wirz, C Ambrosi, R Villaseñor… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
DNA methylation is a prevalent epigenetic modification involved in transcriptional regulation
and essential for mammalian development. While the genome‐wide distribution of this mark …

[HTML][HTML] DNMT3B isoforms without catalytic activity stimulate gene body methylation as accessory proteins in somatic cells

CE Duymich, J Charlet, X Yang, PA Jones… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Promoter DNA methylation is a key epigenetic mechanism for stable gene silencing, but is
correlated with expression when located in gene bodies. Maintenance and de novo DNA …

Epigenetic control of gene regulation during development and disease: A view from the retina

X Corso-Díaz, C Jaeger, V Chaitankar… - Progress in retinal and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Complex biological processes, such as organogenesis and homeostasis, are stringently
regulated by genetic programs that are fine-tuned by epigenetic factors to establish cell fates …

Alternative transcription and alternative splicing in cancer

S Pal, R Gupta, RV Davuluri - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2012 - Elsevier
In recent years, the notion of “one gene makes one protein that functions in one signaling
pathway” in mammalian cells has been shown to be overly simplistic. Recent genome-wide …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of methylation on the physical properties of DNA

A Pérez, CL Castellazzi, F Battistini, K Collinet… - Biophysical journal, 2012 - cell.com
There is increasing evidence for the presence of an alternative code imprinted in the
genome that might contribute to gene expression regulation through an indirect reading …

The role of promoter hypermethylation in fibroblast activation and fibrogenesis

EM Zeisberg, M Zeisberg - The Journal of pathology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aberrant methylation of CpG island promoters of selected genes is the prominent
epigenetic mechanism by which gene transcription can be effectively silenced. Aberrant …