[HTML][HTML] Modification of enhancer chromatin: what, how, and why?

E Calo, J Wysocka - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
Emergence of form and function during embryogenesis arises in large part through cell-type-
and cell-state-specific variation in gene expression patterns, mediated by specialized cis …

Acetate revisited: a key biomolecule at the nexus of metabolism, epigenetics, and oncogenesis–part 2: acetate and ACSS2 in health and disease

JR Moffett, N Puthillathu, R Vengilote… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Acetate, the shortest chain fatty acid, has been implicated in providing health benefits
whether it is derived from the diet or is generated from microbial fermentation of fiber in the …

Lactate supports a metabolic-epigenetic link in macrophage polarization

JT Noe, BE Rendon, AE Geller, LR Conroy… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Lactate accumulation is a hallmark of solid cancers and is linked to the immune suppressive
phenotypes of tumor-infiltrating immune cells. We report herein that interleukin-4 (IL-4) …

[HTML][HTML] Integrative multi-omic cancer profiling reveals DNA methylation patterns associated with therapeutic vulnerability and cell-of-origin

WW Liang, RJH Lu, RG Jayasinghe, SM Foltz… - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
DNA methylation plays a critical role in establishing and maintaining cellular identity.
However, it is frequently dysregulated during tumor development and is closely intertwined …

Evidence that asthma is a developmental origin disease influenced by maternal diet and bacterial metabolites

AN Thorburn, CI McKenzie, SJ Shen, D Stanley… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Asthma is prevalent in Western countries, and recent explanations have evoked the actions
of the gut microbiota. Here we show that feeding mice a high-fibre diet yields a distinctive gut …

[HTML][HTML] Dual-specificity RNA aptamers enable manipulation of target-specific O-GlcNAcylation and unveil functions of O-GlcNAc on β-catenin

Y Zhu, GW Hart - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
O-GlcNAc is a dynamic post-translational modification (PTM) that regulates protein functions.
In studying the regulatory roles of O-GlcNAc, a major roadblock is the inability to change O …

Histone propionylation is a mark of active chromatin

AF Kebede, A Nieborak, LZ Shahidian… - Nature structural & …, 2017 - nature.com
Histones are highly covalently modified, but the functions of many of these modifications
remain unknown. In particular, it is unclear how histone marks are coupled to cellular …

HDAC inhibitor sodium butyrate-mediated epigenetic regulation enhances neuroprotective function of microglia during ischemic stroke

R Patnala, TV Arumugam, N Gupta, ST Dheen - Molecular Neurobiology, 2017 - Springer
Cerebral ischemia leads to neuroinflammation and activation of microglia which further
contribute to stroke pathology. Understanding regulation of microglial activation will aid in …

Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein recruits HP1 and CHD4 to control lineage-specifying genes

V Ostapcuk, F Mohn, SH Carl, A Basters, D Hess… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
De novo mutations in ADNP, which encodes activity-dependent neuroprotective protein
(ADNP), have recently been found to underlie Helsmoortel–Van der Aa syndrome, a …

[HTML][HTML] Caffeine intake exerts dual genome-wide effects on hippocampal metabolism and learning-dependent transcription

I Paiva, L Cellai, C Meriaux, L Poncelet… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
JCI - Caffeine intake exerts dual genome-wide effects on hippocampal metabolism and
learning-dependent transcription Go to JCI Insight About Editors Consulting Editors For authors …