Histone lysine methyltransferases in biology and disease

D Husmann, O Gozani - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2019 - nature.com
The precise temporal and spatial coordination of histone lysine methylation dynamics across
the epigenome regulates virtually all DNA-templated processes. A large number of histone …

Roles and regulation of histone methylation in animal development

A Jambhekar, A Dhall, Y Shi - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Histone methylation can occur at various sites in histone proteins, primarily on lysine and
arginine residues, and it can be governed by multiple positive and negative regulators, even …

Histone editing elucidates the functional roles of H3K27 methylation and acetylation in mammals

A Sankar, F Mohammad, AK Sundaramurthy, H Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Posttranslational modifications of histones (PTMs) are associated with specific chromatin
and gene expression states,. Although studies in Drosophila melanogaster have revealed …

Epigenetics and beyond: targeting writers of protein lysine methylation to treat disease

KP Bhat, H Ümit Kaniskan, J Jin… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Protein lysine methylation is a crucial post-translational modification that regulates the
functions of both histone and non-histone proteins. Deregulation of the enzymes or 'writers' …

Reevaluating the roles of histone-modifying enzymes and their associated chromatin modifications in transcriptional regulation

MAJ Morgan, A Shilatifard - Nature genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Histone-modifying enzymes are implicated in the control of diverse DNA-templated
processes including gene expression. Here, we outline historical and current thinking …

SETD2 regulates the maternal epigenome, genomic imprinting and embryonic development

Q Xu, Y Xiang, Q Wang, L Wang, J Brind'Amour… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The oocyte epigenome plays critical roles in mammalian gametogenesis and
embryogenesis. Yet, how it is established remains elusive. Here, we report that histone …

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 …

Polycomb and Trithorax Group Genes in Drosophila

JA Kassis, JA Kennison, JW Tamkun - Genetics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Polycomb group (PcG) and Trithorax group (TrxG) genes encode important
regulators of development and differentiation in metazoans. These two groups of genes …

Causal role for inheritance of H3K27me3 in maintaining the OFF state of a Drosophila HOX gene

RT Coleman, G Struhl - Science, 2017 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Animal development depends on the capacity of cells to respond to
transient spatial and temporal cues by establishing heritable states of gene expression that …

The nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio: coupling DNA content to cell size, cell cycle, and biosynthetic capacity

S Balachandra, S Sarkar… - Annual review of genetics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Though cell size varies between different cells and across species, the nuclear-to-
cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio is largely maintained across species and within cell types. A cell …