The role of histone modifications: from neurodevelopment to neurodiseases

J Park, K Lee, K Kim, SJ Yi - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms, including DNA methylation, histone modification,
chromatin remodeling, and microRNA expression, play critical roles in cell differentiation …

Targeting epigenetics as a promising therapeutic strategy for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

L Zhang, Y Liu, Y Lu, G Wang - Biochemical pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, epigenetics is of great research value as a new gateway that can solve the
sophisticated mysteries behind neurodegenerative diseases. Epigenetic mechanisms …

Contributions of epigenetic inheritance to the predisposition of major psychiatric disorders: Theoretical framework, evidence, and implications

RB Varela, JH Cararo, SJ Tye, AF Carvalho… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Susceptibility to psychiatric disorders seems to be influenced by environmental disturbances
throughout all stages of life. Epigenetics is described as a key “bridge” between gene and …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic principles underlying epileptogenesis and epilepsy syndromes

K Conboy, DC Henshall, GP Brennan - Neurobiology of disease, 2021 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a network disorder driven by fundamental changes in the function of the cells
which compose these networks. Driving this aberrant cellular function are large scale …

O-GlcNAc transferase Ogt regulates embryonic neuronal development through modulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling

H Shen, X Zhao, J Chen, W Qu, X Huang… - Human Molecular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Ogt-mediated O-GlcNAcylation is enriched in the nervous system and involves in neuronal
development, brain function and neurological diseases. However, the roles of Ogt and O …

Epigenetic modifications of histones during osteoblast differentiation

SP Adithya, K Balagangadharan… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2022 - Elsevier
In bone biology, epigenetics plays a key role in mesenchymal stem cells'(MSCs)
commitment towards osteoblasts. It involves gene regulatory mechanisms governed by …

Contribution of amygdala histone acetylation in early life stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity and emotional comorbidity

L Guan, X Shi, Y Tang, Y Yan, L Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) experience not only enhanced visceral pain but
also emotional comorbidities, such as anxiety and depression. Early life stress (ELS) is a …

The COMPASS family protein ASH2L mediates corticogenesis via transcriptional regulation of Wnt signaling

L Li, X Ruan, C Wen, P Chen, W Liu, L Zhu, P Xiang… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Histone methylation is essential for regulating gene expression during organogenesis to
maintain stem cells and execute a proper differentiation program for their descendants. Here …

Epigenetic and transcriptional pre-patterning—an emerging theme in cortical neurogenesis

M Albert, WB Huttner - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neurogenesis is the process through which neural stem and progenitor cells generate
neurons. During the development of the mouse neocortex, stem and progenitor cells …

Effect of melatonin on neuronal differentiation requires CBP/p300-mediated acetylation of histone H3 lysine 14

X Li, X Chen, W Zhou, S Ji, X Li, G Li, G Liu, F Wang… - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
The transition from multipotent neural stem cells (NSCs) to terminally differentiated neurons
is a multistep process, and the transition is finely regulated by transcription factors with basic …