Molecular mechanisms and potential functions of histone demethylases

SM Kooistra, K Helin - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2012 - nature.com
Histone modifications are thought to regulate chromatin structure, transcription and other
nuclear processes. Histone methylation was originally believed to be an irreversible …

From profiles to function in epigenomics

SH Stricker, A Köferle, S Beck - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2017 - nature.com
Myriads of epigenomic features have been comprehensively profiled in health and disease
across cell types, tissues and individuals. Although current epigenomic approaches can …

H3K4me3 regulates RNA polymerase II promoter-proximal pause-release

H Wang, Z Fan, PV Shliaha, M Miele, RC Hendrickson… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) is associated with transcriptional start sites
and has been proposed to regulate transcription initiation,. However, redundant functions of …

[HTML][HTML] H3K4me3 breadth is linked to cell identity and transcriptional consistency

BA Benayoun, EA Pollina, D Ucar, S Mahmoudi… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 4 (H3K4me3) is a chromatin modification known to
mark the transcription start sites of active genes. Here, we show that H3K4me3 domains that …

Histone lysine demethylases as targets for anticancer therapy

JW Højfeldt, K Agger, K Helin - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2013 - nature.com
It has recently been demonstrated that the genes controlling the epigenetic programmes that
are required for maintaining chromatin structure and cell identity include genes that drive …

α-Ketoglutarate accelerates the initial differentiation of primed human pluripotent stem cells

T TeSlaa, AC Chaikovsky, I Lipchina, SL Escobar… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can self-renew or differentiate from naive or more
differentiated, primed, pluripotent states established by specific culture conditions. Increased …

Fbxl10/Kdm2b recruits polycomb repressive complex 1 to CpG islands and regulates H2A ubiquitylation

X Wu, JV Johansen, K Helin - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
Summary Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) catalyzes lysine 119 monoubiquitylation
on H2A (H2AK119ub1) and regulates pluripotency in embryonic stem cells (ESCs) …

Multiple effects of ascorbic acid against chronic diseases: Updated evidence from preclinical and clinical studies

M Berretta, V Quagliariello, N Maurea, R Di Francia… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Severe disease commonly manifests as a systemic inflammatory process. Inflammation is
associated withthe enhanced production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and with a …

The impact of rare protein coding genetic variation on adult cognitive function

CY Chen, R Tian, T Ge, M Lam, G Sanchez-Andrade… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Compelling evidence suggests that human cognitive function is strongly influenced by
genetics. Here, we conduct a large-scale exome study to examine whether rare protein …

Genetic exploration of the exit from self-renewal using haploid embryonic stem cells

M Leeb, S Dietmann, M Paramor, H Niwa, A Smith - Cell stem cell, 2014 - cell.com
Self-renewal circuitry in embryonic stem cells (ESCs) is increasingly defined. How the robust
pluripotency program is dissolved to enable fate transition is less appreciated. Here we …