Revolutionizing DNA repair research and cancer therapy with CRISPR–Cas screens

SW Awwad, A Serrano-Benitez, JC Thomas… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
All organisms possess molecular mechanisms that govern DNA repair and associated DNA
damage response (DDR) processes. Owing to their relevance to human disease, most …

TET-mediated active DNA demethylation: mechanism, function and beyond

X Wu, Y Zhang - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2017 - nature.com
In mammals, DNA methylation in the form of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) can be actively
reversed to unmodified cytosine (C) through TET dioxygenase-mediated oxidation of 5mC to …

Reprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision

Y Lu, B Brommer, X Tian, A Krishnan, M Meer, C Wang… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Ageing is a degenerative process that leads to tissue dysfunction and death. A proposed
cause of ageing is the accumulation of epigenetic noise that disrupts gene expression …

m6A facilitates hippocampus-dependent learning and memory through YTHDF1

H Shi, X Zhang, YL Weng, Z Lu, Y Liu, Z Lu, J Li, P Hao… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-methyladenosine (m6A), the most prevalent internal RNA modification on
mammalian messenger RNAs, regulates the fates and functions of modified transcripts …

Editing DNA methylation in the mammalian genome

XS Liu, H Wu, X Ji, Y Stelzer, X Wu, S Czauderna… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Mammalian DNA methylation is a critical epigenetic mechanism orchestrating gene
expression networks in many biological processes. However, investigation of the functions …

FMRP promotes transcription-coupled homologous recombination via facilitating TET1-mediated m5C RNA modification demethylation

H Yang, Y Wang, Y Xiang, T Yadav… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
RNA modifications regulate a variety of cellular processes including DNA repair. The RNA
methyltransferase TRDMT1 generates methyl-5-cytosine (m5C) on messenger RNA (mRNA) …

DNA methylation and regulation of gene expression: Guardian of our health

GA Dhar, S Saha, P Mitra, R Nag Chaudhuri - The Nucleus, 2021 - Springer
One of the most critical epigenetic signatures present in the genome of higher eukaryotes is
the methylation of DNA at the C-5 position of the cytosine ring. Based on the sites of DNA …

Positive controls in adults and children support that very few, if any, new neurons are born in the adult human hippocampus

SF Sorrells, MF Paredes, Z Zhang, G Kang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis was originally discovered in rodents. Subsequent studies
identified the adult neural stem cells and found important links between adult neurogenesis …

DNA methylation: an epigenetic mark of cellular memory

M Kim, J Costello - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2017 - nature.com
DNA methylation is a stable epigenetic mark that can be inherited through multiple cell
divisions. During development and cell differentiation, DNA methylation is dynamic, but …

Physical exercise as an epigenetic modulator of brain plasticity and cognition

J Fernandes, RM Arida, F Gomez-Pinilla - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2017 - Elsevier
A large amount of evidence has demonstrated the power of exercise to support cognitive
function, the effects of which can last for considerable time. An emerging line of scientific …