The force is strong with this epigenome: chromatin structure and mechanobiology

CR Hsia, DP Melters, Y Dalal - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
All life forms sense and respond to mechanical stimuli. Throughout evolution, organisms
develop diverse mechanosensing and mechanotransduction pathways, leading to fast and …

Multifunctional histone variants in genome function

LH Wong, DJ Tremethick - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Histones are integral components of eukaryotic chromatin that have a pivotal role in the
organization and function of the genome. The dynamic regulation of chromatin involves the …

Extracellular matrix cues regulate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction of cancer cells

CT Mierke - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Extracellular biophysical properties have particular implications for a wide spectrum of
cellular behaviors and functions, including growth, motility, differentiation, apoptosis, gene …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic Regulation in Myocardial Fibroblasts and Its Impact on Cardiovascular Diseases

S Komal, Y Gao, ZM Wang, QW Yu, P Wang… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Myocardial fibroblasts play a crucial role in heart structure and function. In recent years,
significant progress has been made in understanding the epigenetic regulation of …

The roles of histone lysine methyltransferases in heart development and disease

J Zhu, J van de Leemput, Z Han - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic marks regulate the transcriptomic landscape by facilitating the structural packing
and unwinding of the genome, which is tightly folded inside the nucleus. Lysine-specific …

Are extraordinary nucleosome structures more ordinary than we thought?

CYY Chong, L Gan - Chromosoma, 2023 - Springer
The nucleosome is a DNA–protein assembly that is the basic unit of chromatin. A
nucleosome can adopt various structures. In the canonical nucleosome structure, 145–147 …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic Modifications in Genome Help Remembering the Stress Tolerance Strategy Adopted by the Plant

S Kumar, T Mohapatra - Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2024 - imrpress.com
Genetic information in eukaryotic organisms is stored, replicated, transcribed, and inherited
through the nucleus of a cell. Epigenetic modifications in the genetic material, including DNA …

Epigenome editing strategies for plants: a mini review

AT Subramanian, P Roy, B Aravind, AP Kumar… - The Nucleus, 2024 - Springer
Recent development of genome editing (GE) tools has revolutionized crop improvement due
to their ability to perform targeted genetic modifications. Among different generations of GE …

[HTML][HTML] The Function of H2A Histone Variants and Their Roles in Diseases

X Yin, D Zeng, Y Liao, C Tang, Y Li - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic regulation, which is characterized by reversible and heritable genetic alterations
without changing DNA sequences, has recently been increasingly studied in diseases …

Microscopy methods to visualize nuclear organization in biomechanical studies

HHS Kim, M Lakadamyali - Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The mechanical environment plays an important role in influencing cell identity. The
nucleus's organization and mechanical state are essential regulators of cellular function …