DNA hypermethylation in disease: mechanisms and clinical relevance

M Ehrlich - Epigenetics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing numbers of studies implicate abnormal DNA methylation in cancer and many non-
malignant diseases. This is consistent with numerous findings about differentiation …

The DNA methylation landscape in cancer

K Skvortsova, C Stirzaker, P Taberlay - Essays in biochemistry, 2019 - portlandpress.com
As one of the most abundant and well-studied epigenetic modifications, DNA methylation
plays an essential role in normal development and cellular biology. Global alterations to the …

[PDF][PDF] Sorafenib induces pyroptosis in macrophages and triggers natural killer cell–mediated cytotoxicity against hepatocellular carcinoma

C Hage, S Hoves, L Strauss, S Bissinger, Y Prinz… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antiangiogenic and cytotoxic effects are considered the principal mechanisms of action of
sorafenib, a multitarget kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of hepatocellular …

Adjuvant treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: prospect of immunotherapy

ZJ Brown, TF Greten, B Heinrich - Hepatology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Cell‐fate determination is influenced by interactions between master transcription factors
(TFs) and cis‐regulatory elements. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4A), a liver …

The role of m6A-related genes in the prognosis and immune microenvironment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma

R Tang, Y Zhang, C Liang, J Xu, Q Meng, J Hua, J Liu… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Background Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is among the most lethal diseases and has
a dismal prognosis; however, efficient treatment is currently limited. Several studies have …

Chromatin accessibility: biological functions, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic application

Y Chen, R Liang, Y Li, L Jiang, D Ma, Q Luo… - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The dynamic regulation of chromatin accessibility is one of the prominent characteristics of
eukaryotic genome. The inaccessible regions are mainly located in heterochromatin, which …

TET2 modulates spatial relocalization of heterochromatin in aged hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells

T Hong, J Li, L Guo, M Cavalier, T Wang, Y Dou… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
DNA methylation deregulation at partially methylated domains (PMDs) represents an
epigenetic signature of aging and cancer, yet the underlying molecular basis and resulting …

Reliable tumor detection by whole-genome methylation sequencing of cell-free DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of pediatric medulloblastoma

J Li, S Zhao, M Lee, Y Yin, J Li, Y Zhou, LY Ballester… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Medulloblastoma (MB), the most common form of pediatric brain malignancy, has a low
frequency of oncogenic mutations but pronouncedly abnormal DNA methylation changes …

Tet inactivation disrupts YY1 binding and long-range chromatin interactions during embryonic heart development

S Fang, J Li, Y Xiao, M Lee, L Guo, W Han, T Li… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Tet-mediated DNA demethylation plays an important role in shaping the epigenetic
landscape and chromatin accessibility to control gene expression. While several studies …

ATAC-Me captures prolonged DNA methylation of dynamic chromatin accessibility loci during cell fate transitions

KR Barnett, BE Decato, TJ Scott, TJ Hansen, B Chen… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
DNA methylation of enhancers is dynamic, cell-type specific, and vital for cell fate
progression. However, current models inadequately define its role within the hierarchy of …