New insights into the activities and toxicities of the old anticancer drug doxorubicin

SY van der Zanden, X Qiao, J Neefjes - The FEBS journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The anthracycline drug doxorubicin is among the most used—and useful—
chemotherapeutics. While doxorubicin is highly effective in the treatment of various …

Cannabis and the developing brain: insights into its long-lasting effects

YL Hurd, OJ Manzoni, MV Pletnikov, FS Lee… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
The recent shift in sociopolitical debates and growing liberalization of cannabis use across
the globe has raised concern regarding its impact on vulnerable populations, such as …

Mutations in the histone methyltransferase gene KMT2B cause complex early-onset dystonia

E Meyer, KJ Carss, J Rankin, JME Nichols, D Grozeva… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Histone lysine methylation, mediated by mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) proteins, is now
known to be critical in the regulation of gene expression, genomic stability, cell cycle and …

Epigenetic mechanisms in memory and cognitive decline associated with aging and Alzheimer's disease

S Maity, K Farrell, S Navabpour, SN Narayanan… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic mechanisms, which include DNA methylation, a variety of post-translational
modifications of histone proteins (acetylation, phosphorylation, methylation, ubiquitination …

Histone H3 lysine K4 methylation and its role in learning and memory

BE Collins, CB Greer, BC Coleman, JD Sweatt - Epigenetics & chromatin, 2019 - Springer
Epigenetic modifications such as histone methylation permit change in chromatin structure
without accompanying change in the underlying genomic sequence. A number of studies in …

The emerging role of chromatin remodelers in neurodevelopmental disorders: a developmental perspective

B Mossink, M Negwer, D Schubert… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including intellectual disability (ID) and autism
spectrum disorders (ASD), are a large group of disorders in which early insults during brain …

How the epigenome integrates information and reshapes the synapse

RR Campbell, MA Wood - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2019 - nature.com
In the past few decades, the field of neuroepigenetics has investigated how the brain
encodes information to form long-lasting memories that lead to stable changes in behaviour …

SETD5 regulates chromatin methylation state and preserves global transcriptional fidelity during brain development and neuronal wiring

A Sessa, L Fagnocchi, G Mastrototaro, L Massimino… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Mutations in one SETD5 allele are genetic causes of intellectual disability and autistic
spectrum disorders. However, the mechanisms by which SETD5 regulates brain …

Species richness and beta diversity patterns of multiple taxa along an elevational gradient in pastured grasslands in the European Alps

V Fontana, E Guariento, A Hilpold, G Niedrist… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
To understand how diversity is distributed in space is a fundamental aim for optimizing future
species and community conservation. We examined in parallel species richness and beta …

Adolescent exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol alters the transcriptional trajectory and dendritic architecture of prefrontal pyramidal neurons

ML Miller, B Chadwick, DL Dickstein… - Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Neuronal circuits within the prefrontal cortex (PFC) mediate higher cognitive functions and
emotional regulation that are disrupted in psychiatric disorders. The PFC undergoes …