CRISPR technologies for precise epigenome editing

M Nakamura, Y Gao, AA Dominguez, LS Qi - Nature Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
The epigenome involves a complex set of cellular processes governing genomic activity.
Dissecting this complexity necessitates the development of tools capable of specifically …

[HTML][HTML] The interaction among gut microbes, the intestinal barrier and short chain fatty acids

J Ma, X Piao, S Mahfuz, S Long, J Wang - Animal Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
The mammalian gut is inhabited by a massive and complicated microbial community, in
which the host achieves a stable symbiotic environment through the interdependence …

Insights into the post-translational modification and its emerging role in shaping the tumor microenvironment

W Li, F Li, X Zhang, HK Lin, C Xu - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
More and more in-depth studies have revealed that the occurrence and development of
tumors depend on gene mutation and tumor heterogeneity. The most important …

Regulation of chromatin and gene expression by metabolic enzymes and metabolites

X Li, G Egervari, Y Wang, SL Berger, Z Lu - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Metabolism and gene expression, which are two fundamental biological processes that are
essential to all living organisms, reciprocally regulate each other to maintain homeostasis …

Post‐translational modifications of histones: Mechanisms, biological functions, and therapeutic targets

R Liu, J Wu, H Guo, W Yao, S Li, Y Lu, Y Jia… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Histones are DNA‐binding basic proteins found in chromosomes. After the histone
translation, its amino tail undergoes various modifications, such as methylation, acetylation …

Butyrate and dietary soluble fiber improve neuroinflammation associated with aging in mice

SM Matt, JM Allen, MA Lawson, LJ Mailing… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Aging results in chronic systemic inflammation that can alter neuroinflammation of the brain.
Specifically, microglia shift to a pro-inflammatory phenotype predisposing them to …

[HTML][HTML] Compartmentalised acyl-CoA metabolism and roles in chromatin regulation

S Trefely, CD Lovell, NW Snyder, KE Wellen - Molecular metabolism, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Many metabolites serve as important signalling molecules to adjust cellular
activities and functions based on nutrient availability. Links between acetyl-CoA metabolism …

Acetylation & Co: an expanding repertoire of histone acylations regulates chromatin and transcription

CE Barnes, DM English, SM Cowley - Essays in biochemistry, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Packaging the long and fragile genomes of eukaryotic species into nucleosomes is all well
and good, but how do cells gain access to the DNA again after it has been bundled away …

Protein posttranslational modifications in health and diseases: Functions, regulatory mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Q Zhong, X Xiao, Y Qiu, Z Xu, C Chen, B Chong… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs) refer to the breaking or generation of covalent
bonds on the backbones or amino acid side chains of proteins and expand the diversity of …

Understanding the function of mammalian sirtuins and protein lysine acylation

M Wang, H Lin - Annual Review of Biochemistry, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Protein lysine acetylation is an important posttranslational modification that regulates
numerous biological processes. Targeting lysine acetylation regulatory factors, such as …