DNA methylation in mammalian development and disease

ZD Smith, S Hetzel, A Meissner - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
The DNA methylation field has matured from a phase of discovery and genomic
characterization to one seeking deeper functional understanding of how this modification …

Quantitative sequencing using BID-seq uncovers abundant pseudouridines in mammalian mRNA at base resolution

Q Dai, LS Zhang, HL Sun, K Pajdzik, L Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Functional characterization of pseudouridine (Ψ) in mammalian mRNA has been hampered
by the lack of a quantitative method that maps Ψ in the whole transcriptome. We report …

DNA methylation and histone modification in low-grade gliomas: Current understanding and potential clinical targets

A Ozair, V Bhat, RS Alisch, AA Khosla, RR Kotecha… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Brain tumors comprise a large, varied group, with gliomas being the most
common malignant tumors arising in the brain. This state-of-the-art review discusses the role …

RNA m6A regulates transcription via DNA demethylation and chromatin accessibility

S Deng, J Zhang, J Su, Z Zuo, L Zeng, K Liu, Y Zheng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Transcriptional regulation, which integrates chromatin accessibility, transcription factors and
epigenetic modifications, is crucial for establishing and maintaining cell identity. The …

Neuronal enhancers are hotspots for DNA single-strand break repair

W Wu, SE Hill, WJ Nathan, J Paiano, E Callen, D Wang… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Defects in DNA repair frequently lead to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative
diseases, underscoring the particular importance of DNA repair in long-lived post-mitotic …

Tissue-specific 5-hydroxymethylcytosine landscape of the human genome

B He, C Zhang, X Zhang, Y Fan, H Zeng, J Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) is an important epigenetic mark that regulates gene
expression. Charting the landscape of 5hmC in human tissues is fundamental to …

The 5-hydroxymethylcytosine landscape of prostate cancer

M Sjöström, SG Zhao, S Levy, M Zhang, Y Ning… - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Abstract Analysis of DNA methylation is a valuable tool to understand disease progression
and is increasingly being used to create diagnostic and prognostic clinical biomarkers …

Perturbing TET2 condensation promotes aberrant genome-wide DNA methylation and curtails leukaemia cell growth

L Guo, T Hong, YT Lee, X Hu, G Pan, R Zhao… - Nature cell …, 2024 - nature.com
The ten-eleven translocation (TET) family of dioxygenases maintain stable local DNA
demethylation during cell division and lineage specification. As the major catalytic product of …

The epigenetic role of vitamin C in neurodevelopment

SJ Coker, CC Smith-Díaz, RM Dyson… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The maternal diet during pregnancy is a key determinant of offspring health. Early studies
have linked poor maternal nutrition during gestation with a propensity for the development of …

Liquid biopsy: creating opportunities in brain space

R Trivedi, KP Bhat - British journal of cancer, 2023 - nature.com
In recent years, liquid biopsy has emerged as an alternative method to diagnose and
monitor tumors. Compared to classical tissue biopsy procedures, liquid biopsy facilitates the …