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 …

[HTML][HTML] Navigating the DNA methylation landscape of cancer

A Nishiyama, M Nakanishi - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
DNA methylation is a chemical modification that defines cell type and lineage through the
control of gene expression and genome stability. Disruption of DNA methylation control …

Establishing, maintaining and modifying DNA methylation patterns in plants and animals

JA Law, SE Jacobsen - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2010 - nature.com
Cytosine DNA methylation is a stable epigenetic mark that is crucial for diverse biological
processes, including gene and transposon silencing, imprinting and X chromosome …

[HTML][HTML] Mff is an essential factor for mitochondrial recruitment of Drp1 during mitochondrial fission in mammalian cells

H Otera, C Wang, MM Cleland, K Setoguchi… - The Journal of cell …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The cytoplasmic dynamin-related guanosine triphosphatase Drp1 is recruited to
mitochondria and mediates mitochondrial fission. Although the mitochondrial outer …

DNA methyltransferases, DNA damage repair, and cancer

B Jin, KD Robertson - Epigenetic alterations in oncogenesis, 2012 - Springer
The maintenance DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) 1 and the de novo methyltransferases
DNMT3A and DNMT3B are all essential for mammalian development. DNA methylation …

[HTML][HTML] Specific or not specific recruitment of DNMTs for DNA methylation, an epigenetic dilemma

E Hervouet, P Peixoto, R Delage-Mourroux… - Clinical …, 2018 - Springer
Our current view of DNA methylation processes is strongly moving: First, even if it was
generally admitted that DNMT3A and DNMT3B are associated with de novo methylation and …

Staying true to yourself: mechanisms of DNA methylation maintenance in mammals

N Petryk, S Bultmann, T Bartke… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
DNA methylation is essential to development and cellular physiology in mammals. Faulty
DNA methylation is frequently observed in human diseases like cancer and neurological …

Chromatin structure and the inheritance of epigenetic information

R Margueron, D Reinberg - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2010 - nature.com
Although it is widely accepted that the regulation of the chromatin landscape is pivotal to
conveying the epigenetic program, it is still unclear how a defined chromatin domain is …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative damage targets complexes containing DNA methyltransferases, SIRT1, and polycomb members to promoter CpG Islands

HM O'Hagan, W Wang, S Sen, CDS Shields, SS Lee… - Cancer cell, 2011 - cell.com
Cancer cells simultaneously harbor global losses and gains in DNA methylation. We
demonstrate that inducing cellular oxidative stress by hydrogen peroxide treatment recruits …

Rethinking how DNA methylation patterns are maintained

PA Jones, G Liang - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2009 - nature.com
DNA methylation patterns are set up early in mammalian development and are then copied
during the division of somatic cells. A long-established model for the maintenance of these …