The emerging role of epigenetic therapeutics in immuno-oncology

MJ Topper, M Vaz, KA Marrone, JR Brahmer… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The past decade has seen the emergence of immunotherapy as a prime approach to cancer
treatment, revolutionizing the management of many types of cancer. Despite the promise of …

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 …

Temporal control of mammalian cortical neurogenesis by m6A methylation

KJ Yoon, FR Ringeling, C Vissers, F Jacob, M Pokrass… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Summary N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A), installed by the Mettl3/Mettl14 methyltransferase
complex, is the most prevalent internal mRNA modification. Whether m 6 A regulates …

Epigenetic modulators, modifiers and mediators in cancer aetiology and progression

AP Feinberg, MA Koldobskiy, A Göndör - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016 - nature.com
This year is the tenth anniversary of the publication in this journal of a model suggesting the
existence of'tumour progenitor genes'. These genes are epigenetically disrupted at the …

Hydroxylation of 5-methylcytosine by TET1 promotes active DNA demethylation in the adult brain

JU Guo, Y Su, C Zhong, G Ming, H Song - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Cytosine methylation is the major covalent modification of mammalian genomic DNA and
plays important roles in transcriptional regulation. The molecular mechanism underlying the …

Linking DNA methylation and histone modification: patterns and paradigms

H Cedar, Y Bergman - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2009 - nature.com
Both DNA methylation and histone modification are involved in establishing patterns of gene
repression during development. Certain forms of histone methylation cause local formation …

Epigenetic programming and reprogramming during development

I Cantone, AG Fisher - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2013 - nature.com
Cell identity is determined by specific gene expression patterns that are conveyed by
interactions between transcription factors and DNA in the context of chromatin. In …

Chromatin dynamics during cellular reprogramming

E Apostolou, K Hochedlinger - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Induced pluripotency is a powerful tool to derive patient-specific stem cells. In addition, it
provides a unique assay to study the interplay between transcription factors and chromatin …

Regulation and function of DNA methylation in plants and animals

XJ He, T Chen, JK Zhu - Cell research, 2011 - nature.com
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mark involved in diverse biological processes.
In plants, DNA methylation can be established through the RNA-directed DNA methylation …

[HTML][HTML] The histone demethylases Jhdm1a/1b enhance somatic cell reprogramming in a vitamin-C-dependent manner

T Wang, K Chen, X Zeng, J Yang, Y Wu, X Shi, B Qin… - Cell stem cell, 2011 - cell.com
Reprogramming of somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) resets the
epigenome to an embryonic-like state. Vitamin C enhances the reprogramming process, but …