DNA methylation is of paramount importance for mammalian embryonic development. DNA methylation has numerous functions: it is implicated in the repression of transposons and …
Maintenance of genome stability requires control over the expression of transposable elements (TEs), whose activity can have substantial deleterious effects on the host …
DNA methylation is essential to development and cellular physiology in mammals. Faulty DNA methylation is frequently observed in human diseases like cancer and neurological …
H Gowher, A Jeltsch - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2018 - portlandpress.com
As part of the epigenetic network, DNA methylation is a major regulator of chromatin structure and function. In mammals, it mainly occurs at palindromic CpG sites, but …
Cytosine DNA methylation (5mC) is a widespread base modification in eukaryotic genomes with critical roles in transcriptional regulation. In recent years, our understanding of 5mC has …
S Adam, H Anteneh, M Hornisch, V Wagner… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
DNA methylation maintenance by DNMT1 is an essential process in mammals but molecular mechanisms connecting DNA methylation patterns and enzyme activity remain elusive …
AJ Bewick, BT Hofmeister, RA Powers… - Nature ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
The generation of thousands of fungal genomes is leading to a better understanding of genes and genomic organization within the kingdom. However, the epigenome, which …
BA Alhamwe, F Alhamdan, A Ruhl… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The role of epigenetics in allergy and asthma development : Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology The role of epigenetics in allergy and asthma development : Current …
Cytosine methylation is an ancient epigenetic modification yet its function and extent within genomes is highly variable across eukaryotes. In mammals, methylation controls …