The DNA methyltransferase family: a versatile toolkit for epigenetic regulation

F Lyko - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
The DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) family comprises a conserved set of DNA-modifying
enzymes that have a central role in epigenetic gene regulation. Recent studies have shown …

Epigenetic tools (The Writers, The Readers and The Erasers) and their implications in cancer therapy

S Biswas, CM Rao - European journal of pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Addition of chemical tags on the DNA and modification of histone proteins impart a distinct
feature on chromatin architecture. With the advancement in scientific research, the key …

The role of epigenetics in autoimmune/inflammatory disease

AEA Surace, CM Hedrich - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Historically, systemic self-inflammatory conditions were classified as either autoinflammatory
and caused by the innate immune system or autoimmune and driven by adaptive immune …

RNA nucleotide methylation: 2021 update

Y Motorin, M Helm - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Among RNA modifications, transfer of methylgroups from the typical cofactor S‐adenosyl‐l‐
methionine by methyltransferases (MTases) to RNA is by far the most common reaction …

Neuronal Nsun2 deficiency produces tRNA epitranscriptomic alterations and proteomic shifts impacting synaptic signaling and behavior

J Blaze, A Navickas, HL Phillips, S Heissel… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Epitranscriptomic mechanisms linking tRNA function and the brain proteome to cognition
and complex behaviors are not well described. Here, we report bi-directional changes in …

Sleep deprivation and the epigenome

ME Gaine, S Chatterjee, T Abel - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Sleep deprivation disrupts the lives of millions of people every day and has a profound
impact on the molecular biology of the brain. These effects begin as changes within a …

The dark side of the epitranscriptome: chemical modifications in long non-coding RNAs

R Jacob, S Zander, T Gutschner - International Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The broad application of next-generation sequencing technologies in conjunction with
improved bioinformatics has helped to illuminate the complexity of the transcriptome, both in …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cell: A crucial player in autoimmune diseases

D Xu, C Li, Y Xu, M Huang, D Cui, J Xie - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are identified as a highly heterogeneous group
of immature cells derived from bone marrow and play critical immunosuppressive functions …

Telomere-to-Telomere genome assemblies of human-infecting Encephalitozoon species

AC Mascarenhas Dos Santos, AT Julian, P Liang… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Microsporidia are diverse spore forming, fungal-related obligate intracellular
pathogens infecting a wide range of hosts. This diversity is reflected at the genome level with …

Diversity of fungal DNA methyltransferases and their association with DNA methylation patterns

YS Nai, YC Huang, MR Yen, PY Chen - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are a group of proteins that catalyze DNA methylation by
transferring a methyl group to DNA. The genetic variation in DNMTs results in differential …