Genetic compensation: A phenomenon in search of mechanisms

MA El-Brolosy, DYR Stainier - PLoS genetics, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Several recent studies in a number of model systems including zebrafish, Arabidopsis, and
mouse have revealed phenotypic differences between knockouts (ie, mutants) and …

Gene body methylation in cancer: molecular mechanisms and clinical applications

Q Wang, F Xiong, G Wu, W Liu, J Chen, B Wang… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mechanism that regulates gene expression. To
date, most DNA methylation studies have focussed on CpG islands in the gene promoter …

[HTML][HTML] Restoration of TET2 function blocks aberrant self-renewal and leukemia progression

L Cimmino, I Dolgalev, Y Wang, A Yoshimi, GH Martin… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Loss-of-function mutations in TET2 occur frequently in patients with clonal hematopoiesis,
myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and are associated …

TET enzymes, TDG and the dynamics of DNA demethylation

RM Kohli, Y Zhang - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
DNA methylation has a profound impact on genome stability, transcription and development.
Although enzymes that catalyse DNA methylation have been well characterized, those that …

[HTML][HTML] Reversing DNA methylation: mechanisms, genomics, and biological functions

H Wu, Y Zhang - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Methylation of cytosines in the mammalian genome represents a key epigenetic modification
and is dynamically regulated during development. Compelling evidence now suggests that …

GADD45A binds R-loops and recruits TET1 to CpG island promoters

K Arab, E Karaulanov, M Musheev, P Trnka, A Schäfer… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract R-loops are DNA–RNA hybrids enriched at CpG islands (CGIs) that can regulate
chromatin states,,,,,,–. How R-loops are recognized and interpreted by specific epigenetic …

Distribution, recognition and regulation of non-CpG methylation in the adult mammalian brain

JU Guo, Y Su, JH Shin, J Shin, H Li, B Xie… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
DNA methylation has critical roles in the nervous system and has been traditionally
considered to be restricted to CpG dinucleotides in metazoan genomes. Here we show that …

Epigenetic mechanisms in neurogenesis

B Yao, KM Christian, C He, P Jin, G Ming… - Nature reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
In the embryonic and adult brain, neural stem cells proliferate and give rise to neurons and
glia through highly regulated processes. Epigenetic mechanisms—including DNA and …

[HTML][HTML] Folate and DNA methylation: a review of molecular mechanisms and the evidence for folate's role

KS Crider, TP Yang, RJ Berry, LB Bailey - Advances in nutrition, 2012 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification critical to normal genome
regulation and development. The vitamin folate is a key source of the one carbon group …

The epigenetics of aging and neurodegeneration

R Lardenoije, A Iatrou, G Kenis, K Kompotis… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Epigenetics is a quickly growing field encompassing mechanisms regulating gene
expression that do not involve changes in the genotype. Epigenetics is of increasing …