Epidrugs: targeting epigenetic marks in cancer treatment

CL Miranda Furtado, MC Dos Santos Luciano… - Epigenetics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Growing evidence suggests that aberrant epigenetic regulation of gene function is strongly
related to the genesis of cancer. Unlike genetic mutations, the ability to reprogram the …

Potential in vivo roles of nucleic acid triple-helices

FA Buske, JS Mattick, TL Bailey - RNA biology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The ability of double-stranded DNA to form a triple-helical structure by hydrogen bonding
with a third strand is well established, but the biological functions of these structures remain …

Methylomic trajectories across human fetal brain development

H Spiers, E Hannon, LC Schalkwyk, R Smith… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Epigenetic processes play a key role in orchestrating transcriptional regulation during
development. The importance of DNA methylation in fetal brain development is highlighted …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation signatures in development and aging of the human prefrontal cortex

S Numata, T Ye, TM Hyde, X Guitart-Navarro… - The American Journal of …, 2012 - cell.com
The human prefrontal cortex (PFC), a mastermind of the brain, is one of the last brain
regions to mature. To investigate the role of epigenetics in the development of PFC, we …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Altered Maternal Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 and Docosahexaenoic Acid on Placental Global DNA Methylation Patterns in Wistar Rats

A Kulkarni, K Dangat, A Kale, P Sable… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Potential adverse effects of excess maternal folic acid supplementation on a vegetarian
population deficient in vitamin B12 are poorly understood. We have previously shown in a …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic reprogramming in cancer: From diagnosis to treatment

PMS Costa, SLA Sales, DP Pinheiro… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Disruption of the epigenetic program of gene expression is a hallmark of cancer that initiates
and propagates tumorigenesis. Altered DNA methylation, histone modifications and ncRNAs …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial DNMT3A and DNA methylation in skeletal muscle and CNS of transgenic mouse models of ALS

M Wong, B Gertz, BA Chestnut… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Cytosine methylation is an epigenetic modification of DNA catalyzed by DNA
methyltransferases. Cytosine methylation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is believed to have …

DNA methylation-based variation between human populations

F Kader, M Ghai - Molecular genetics and genomics, 2017 - Springer
Several studies have proved that DNA methylation affects regulation of gene expression and
development. Epigenome-wide studies have reported variation in methylation patterns …

Prenatal arsenic exposure and DNA methylation in maternal and umbilical cord blood leukocytes

ML Kile, A Baccarelli, E Hoffman… - Environmental …, 2012 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Arsenic is an epigenetic toxicant and could influence fetal developmental
programming. Objectives: We evaluated the association between arsenic exposure and …

[HTML][HTML] Homocysteine metabolism in pregnancy and developmental impacts

SW D'Souza, JD Glazier - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Homocysteine is a metabolite generated by methionine cycle metabolism, comprising the
demethylated derivative of methionine. Homocysteine can be metabolised by the …