IL-7R licenses a population of epigenetically poised memory CD8+ T cells with superior antitumor efficacy that are critical for melanoma memory

G Micevic, A Daniels, K Flem-Karlsen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Recurrence of advanced melanoma after therapy is a major risk factor for reduced survival,
and treatment options are limited. Antitumor immune memory plays a critical role in …

ATRX promotes heterochromatin formation to protect cells from G-quadruplex DNA-mediated stress

YC Teng, A Sundaresan, R O'Hara, VU Gant… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
ATRX is a tumor suppressor that has been associated with protection from DNA replication
stress, purportedly through resolution of difficult-to-replicate G-quadruplex (G4) DNA …

DNA methylation in the mouse cochlea promotes maturation of supporting cells and contributes to the failure of hair cell regeneration

JD Nguyen, J Llamas, T Shi… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Mammalian hair cells do not functionally regenerate in adulthood but can regenerate at
embryonic and neonatal stages in mice by direct transdifferentiation of neighboring …

SMYD5 catalyzes histone H3 lysine 36 trimethylation at promoters

Y Zhang, Y Fang, Y Tang, S Han, J Jia, X Wan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Histone marks, carriers of epigenetic information, regulate gene expression. In mammalian
cells, H3K36me3 is mainly catalyzed by SETD2 at gene body regions. Here, we find that in …

The sex-specific factor SOA controls dosage compensation in Anopheles mosquitoes

AI Kalita, E Marois, M Kozielska, FJ Weissing… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The Anopheles mosquito is one of thousands of species in which sex differences play a
central part in their biology, as only females need a blood meal to produce eggs. Sex …

Genome-wide protein–DNA interaction site mapping in bacteria using a double-stranded DNA-specific cytosine deaminase

LA Gallagher, E Velazquez, SB Peterson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
DNA–protein interactions are central to fundamental cellular processes, yet widely
implemented technologies for measuring these interactions on a genome scale in bacteria …

Clusters of lineage-specific genes are anchored by ZNF274 in repressive perinucleolar compartments

M Begnis, J Duc, S Offner, D Grun, S Sheppard… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Long known as the site of ribosome biogenesis, the nucleolus is increasingly recognized for
its role in shaping three-dimensional (3D) genome organization. Still, the mechanisms …

Automated CUT&Tag profiling of chromatin heterogeneity in mixed-lineage leukemia

DH Janssens, MP Meers, SJ Wu, E Babaeva… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Acute myeloid and lymphoid leukemias often harbor chromosomal translocations involving
the KMT2A gene, encoding the KMT2A lysine methyltransferase (also known as mixed …

Epigenomic analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples by CUT&Tag

S Henikoff, JG Henikoff, K Ahmad, RM Paranal… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
For more than a century, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) sample preparation has
been the preferred method for long-term preservation of biological material. However, the …

WDR5 represents a therapeutically exploitable target for cancer stem cells in glioblastoma

K Mitchell, SA Sprowls, S Arora, S Shakya… - Genes & …, 2023 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are heterogeneous, treatment-resistant tumors driven by populations
of cancer stem cells (CSCs). However, few molecular mechanisms critical for CSC …