The molecular principles of gene regulation by Polycomb repressive complexes

NP Blackledge, RJ Klose - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Precise control of gene expression is fundamental to cell function and development.
Although ultimately gene expression relies on DNA-binding transcription factors to guide the …

Regulation, functions and transmission of bivalent chromatin during mammalian development

TA Macrae, J Fothergill-Robinson… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Cells differentiate and progress through development guided by a dynamic chromatin
landscape that mediates gene expression programmes. During development, mammalian …

Epigenetic modifications of histones in cancer

Z Zhao, A Shilatifard - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
The epigenetic modifications of histones are versatile marks that are intimately connected to
development and disease pathogenesis including human cancers. In this review, we will …

The molecular hallmarks of epigenetic control

CD Allis, T Jenuwein - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016 - nature.com
Over the past 20 years, breakthrough discoveries of chromatin-modifying enzymes and
associated mechanisms that alter chromatin in response to physiological or pathological …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell multi-omics of human clonal hematopoiesis reveals that DNMT3A R882 mutations perturb early progenitor states through selective …

AS Nam, N Dusaj, F Izzo, R Murali, RM Myers… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Somatic mutations in cancer genes have been detected in clonal expansions across healthy
human tissue, including in clonal hematopoiesis. However, because mutated and wild-type …

Interplay between chromatin marks in development and disease

SM Janssen, MC Lorincz - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
DNA methylation (DNAme) and histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) have
important roles in transcriptional regulation. Although many reports have characterized the …

The interplay of histone modifications–writers that read

T Zhang, S Cooper, N Brockdorff - EMBO reports, 2015 - embopress.org
Histones are subject to a vast array of posttranslational modifications including acetylation,
methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitylation. The writers of these modifications play …

Cancer epigenetics: tumor heterogeneity, plasticity of stem-like states, and drug resistance

H Easwaran, HC Tsai, SB Baylin - Molecular cell, 2014 - cell.com
The existence of subpopulations of cells in cancers with increased tumor-initiating capacities
and self-renewal potential, often termed" cancer stem cells," is a much discussed and key …

H3K9me3-dependent heterochromatin: barrier to cell fate changes

JS Becker, D Nicetto, KS Zaret - Trends in Genetics, 2016 - cell.com
Establishing and maintaining cell identity depends on the proper regulation of gene
expression, as specified by transcription factors and reinforced by epigenetic mechanisms …

Interpreting the language of histone and DNA modifications

SB Rothbart, BD Strahl - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2014 - Elsevier
A major mechanism regulating the accessibility and function of eukaryotic genomes are the
covalent modifications to DNA and histone proteins that dependably package our genetic …