The DNA methylation landscape in cancer

K Skvortsova, C Stirzaker, P Taberlay - Essays in biochemistry, 2019 - portlandpress.com
As one of the most abundant and well-studied epigenetic modifications, DNA methylation
plays an essential role in normal development and cellular biology. Global alterations to the …

Functions and mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance in animals

K Skvortsova, N Iovino, O Bogdanović - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2018 - nature.com
The idea that epigenetic determinants such as DNA methylation, histone modifications or
RNA can be passed to the next generation through meiotic products (gametes) is long …

Multi-omics profiling of mouse gastrulation at single-cell resolution

R Argelaguet, SJ Clark, H Mohammed, LC Stapel… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Formation of the three primary germ layers during gastrulation is an essential step in the
establishment of the vertebrate body plan and is associated with major transcriptional …

[HTML][HTML] Consistent inverse correlation between DNA methylation of the first intron and gene expression across tissues and species

D Anastasiadi, A Esteve-Codina, F Piferrer - Epigenetics & chromatin, 2018 - Springer
Background DNA methylation is one of the main epigenetic mechanisms for the regulation of
gene expression in eukaryotes. In the standard model, methylation in gene promoters has …

[HTML][HTML] Amphioxus functional genomics and the origins of vertebrate gene regulation

F Marlétaz, PN Firbas, I Maeso, JJ Tena, O Bogdanovic… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Vertebrates have greatly elaborated the basic chordate body plan and evolved highly
distinctive genomes that have been sculpted by two whole-genome duplications. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Multiomic atlas with functional stratification and developmental dynamics of zebrafish cis-regulatory elements

D Baranasic, M Hörtenhuber, PJ Balwierz, T Zehnder… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Zebrafish, a popular organism for studying embryonic development and for modeling human
diseases, has so far lacked a systematic functional annotation program akin to those in other …

[HTML][HTML] The little skate genome and the evolutionary emergence of wing-like fins

F Marlétaz, E de la Calle-Mustienes, RD Acemel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Skates are cartilaginous fish whose body plan features enlarged wing-like pectoral fins,
enabling them to thrive in benthic environments,. However, the molecular underpinnings of …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct epigenetic programs regulate cardiac myocyte development and disease in the human heart in vivo

R Gilsbach, M Schwaderer, S Preissl… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Epigenetic mechanisms and transcription factor networks essential for differentiation of
cardiac myocytes have been uncovered. However, reshaping of the epigenome of these …

Orphan CpG islands amplify poised enhancer regulatory activity and determine target gene responsiveness

T Pachano, V Sánchez-Gaya, T Ealo, M Mariner-Faulí… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
CpG islands (CGIs) represent a widespread feature of vertebrate genomes, being
associated with~ 70% of all gene promoters. CGIs control transcription initiation by …

Enhancer DNA methylation: implications for gene regulation

A Angeloni, O Bogdanovic - Essays in biochemistry, 2019 - portlandpress.com
DNA methylation involves the addition of a methyl group to the fifth carbon of the pyrimidine
cytosine ring (5-methylcytosine, 5mC). 5mC is widespread in vertebrate genomes where it is …