Aging and DNA methylation

M Jung, GP Pfeifer - BMC biology, 2015 - Springer
In this Opinion article, we summarize how changes in DNA methylation occur during aging
in mammals and discuss examples of how such events may contribute to the aging process …

Epigenetics and the biological definition of gene× environment interactions

MJ Meaney - Child development, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Variations in phenotype reflect the influence of environmental conditions during
development on cellular functions, including that of the genome. The recent integration of …

Methylation-specific PCR: a novel PCR assay for methylation status of CpG islands.

JG Herman, JR Graff, S Myöhänen… - Proceedings of the …, 1996 - National Acad Sciences
Precise mapping of DNA methylation patterns in CpG islands has become essential for
understanding diverse biological processes such as the regulation of imprinted genes, X …

Identification and characterization of a family of mammalian methyl CpG-binding proteins

B Hendrich, A Bird - Genetics Research, 1998 - cambridge.org
We describe the construction, evaluation and application of cDNA libraries from unfertilized
oocytes, and single 2-cell, 4-cell, 7-cell and blastocyst stage embryos. The corresponding …

Epigenetics: regulation through repression

AP Wolffe, MA Matzke - science, 1999 - science.org
Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without a
change in DNA sequence. Epigenetic phenomena have major economic and medical …

MeCP2 is a transcriptional repressor with abundant binding sites in genomic chromatin

X Nan, FJ Campoy, A Bird - Cell, 1997 - cell.com
MeCP2 is an abundant mammalian protein that binds to methylated CpG. We have found
that native and recombinant MeCP2 repress transcription in vitro from methylated promoters …

Alterations in DNA methylation: a fundamental aspect of neoplasia

SB Baylln, JG Herman, JR Graff, PM Vertino… - Advances in cancer …, 1997 - Elsevier
Neoplastic cells simultaneously harbor widespread genomic hypomethylation, more
regional areas of hypermethylation, and increased DNA-methyltransferase (DNA-MTase) …

Silencing of the VHL tumor-suppressor gene by DNA methylation in renal carcinoma.

JG Herman, F Latif, Y Weng… - Proceedings of the …, 1994 - National Acad Sciences
Mutational inactivation and allelic loss of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene appear to be
causal events for the majority of spontaneous clear-cell renal carcinomas. We now show that …

Maternal epigenetics and methyl supplements affect agouti gene expression in Avy/a mice

GL Wolff, RL Kodell, SR Moore… - The FASEB …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT 'Viable yellow'(Avy/a) mice are larger, obese, hyperinsulinemic, more
susceptible to cancer, and, on average, shorter lived than their non‐yellow siblings. They …

Effects of DNA methylation on DNA-binding proteins and gene expression

PH Tate, AP Bird - Current opinion in genetics & development, 1993 - Elsevier
DNA methyltransferase is needed for normal development, perhaps because DNA
methylation plays a part in the control of gene activity. It is clear that the methylation of …