The language of chromatin modification in human cancers

S Zhao, CD Allis, GG Wang - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The genetic information of human cells is stored in the context of chromatin, which is
subjected to DNA methylation and various histone modifications. Such a 'language'of …

Visible-light-mediated modification and manipulation of biomacromolecules

VM Lechner, M Nappi, PJ Deneny, S Folliet… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chemically modified biomacromolecules─ ie, proteins, nucleic acids, glycans, and lipids─
have become crucial tools in chemical biology. They are extensively used not only to …

Extreme heterogeneity of human mitochondrial DNA from organelles to populations

JB Stewart, PF Chinnery - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Contrary to the long-held view that most humans harbour only identical mitochondrial
genomes, deep resequencing has uncovered unanticipated extreme genetic variation within …

Means, mechanisms and consequences of adenine methylation in DNA

K Boulias, EL Greer - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-methyl-2′-deoxyadenosine (6mA or m6dA) has been reported in the DNA of
prokaryotes and eukaryotes ranging from unicellular protozoa and algae to multicellular …

Mapping the epigenetic modifications of DNA and RNA

LY Zhao, J Song, Y Liu, CX Song, C Yi - Protein & cell, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Over 17 and 160 types of chemical modifications have been identified in DNA and RNA,
respectively. The interest in understanding the various biological functions of DNA and RNA …

Critical assessment of DNA adenine methylation in eukaryotes using quantitative deconvolution

Y Kong, L Cao, G Deikus, Y Fan, EA Mead, W Lai… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The discovery of N6-methyldeoxyadenine (6mA) across eukaryotes led to a search for
additional epigenetic mechanisms. However, some studies have highlighted confounding …

Mapping epigenetic modifications by sequencing technologies

X Chen, H Xu, X Shu, CX Song - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2023 - nature.com
The “epigenetics” concept was first described in 1942. Thus far, chemical modifications on
histones, DNA, and RNA have emerged as three important building blocks of epigenetic …

Role of main RNA modifications in cancer: N6-methyladenosine, 5-methylcytosine, and pseudouridine

C Xue, Q Chu, Q Zheng, S Jiang, Z Bao, Y Su… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Cancer is one of the major diseases threatening human life and health worldwide.
Epigenetic modification refers to heritable changes in the genetic material without any …

Systematic calibration of epitranscriptomic maps using a synthetic modification-free RNA library

Z Zhang, T Chen, HX Chen, YY Xie, LQ Chen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Recent years have witnessed rapid progress in the field of epitranscriptomics. Functional
interpretation of the epitranscriptome relies on sequencing technologies that determine the …

Metagenomic sequencing for microbial DNA in human samples: emerging technological advances

Y Shi, G Wang, HCH Lau, J Yu - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Whole genome metagenomic sequencing is a powerful platform enabling the simultaneous
identification of all genes from entirely different kingdoms of organisms in a complex sample …