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Epigenotoxicity: Decoding the epigenetic imprints of genotoxic agents and their implications for regulatory genetic toxicology

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, EarlyView.
Abstract Regulatory genetic toxicology focuses on DNA damage and subsequent gene mutations. However, genotoxic agents can also affect epigenetic marks, and incorporation of epigenetic data into the regulatory framework may thus enhance the accuracy of risk assessment.
Roger Godschalk, Christopher Faulk, Jessica LaRocca, Jan van Benthem, Francesco Marchetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene regulation and epigenotype in Friedreich's ataxia [PDF]

, 2008
Friedreich??????s ataxia (FRDA) is known to be provoked by an abnormal GAA-repeat expansion located in the first intron of the FXN gene. As a result of the GAA expansion, patients exhibit low levels of FXN mRNA, leading to FRDA.
Rothe, Nadine, Rothe, Nadine
core   +2 more sources

Stabilizing heterochromatin by DGCR8 alleviates senescence and osteoarthritis

Nature Communications, 2019
DiGeorge syndrome critical region 8 (DGCR8) is a critical component of the canonical microprocessor complex for microRNA biogenesis. However, the non-canonical functions of DGCR8 have not been studied.
Li-Jun Deng, Ruotong Ren, Zunpeng Liu, Moshi Song, Jingyi Li, Zeming Wu, Xiaoqing Ren, Lina Fu, Wei Li, Weiqi Zhang, Pedro Guillén, J. I. Izpisúa Belmonte, P. Chan, J. Qu, Guang-Hui Liu   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Research progress on the role of inflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of epilepsy

Ibrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 44-58, Spring 2025.
In the central nervous system, activated immune cells lead to the overproduction of inflammatory mediators through the corresponding signal pathway. Under the stimulation of inflammatory factors, neuroinflammation ultimately occurs. Overexpression of inflammatory mediators and activated immunocytes plays an important role in the emergence and ...
Yue Yu, Fei‐Ji Sun
wiley   +1 more source

Somatic cell reprogramming for Parkinson's disease treatment

Ibrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 59-73, Spring 2025.
The fundamental purpose of cell reprogramming to treat Parkinson's disease is to generate dopaminergic neurons (DAN) and do transplantation. There are two ways to accomplish this. One method is to induce cells into induced DA neurons (iDAN) directly or to induce cells into induced pluripotent stem cells and ultimately into iDAN in vitro. Another option
Xiaozhuo Li, Kevin Fang, Fengping Wang
wiley   +1 more source

A heterochromatin-dependent transcription machinery drives piRNA expression

Nature, 2017
Nuclear small RNA pathways safeguard genome integrity by establishing transcription-repressing heterochromatin at transposable elements. This inevitably also targets the transposon-rich source loci of the small RNAs themselves.
P. R. Andersen, Laszlo Tirian, Milica Vunjak, J. Brennecke   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Therapeutic targeting of chromatin alterations in leukemia and solid tumors

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Alterations in chromatin conformation and post‐translational modification of histones have become increasingly recognized as critical drivers of cancer development, progression, and therapy resistance. Recent advances in drug development have led to the establishment of several highly selective small molecule inhibitors, several of which are ...
Florian Perner, Tobias Berg, Daniel Sasca, Sophie‐Luise Mersiowsky, Jayant Y. Gadrey, Johanna Thomas, Michael W. M. Kühn, Michael Lübbert   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The nascent RNA binding complex SFiNX licenses piRNA-guided heterochromatin formation

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2019
The PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway protects genome integrity in part through establishing repressive heterochromatin at transposon loci. Silencing requires piRNA-guided targeting of nuclear PIWI proteins to nascent transposon transcripts, yet the ...
Júlia Batki, J. Schnabl, Juncheng Wang, D. Handler, Veselin I. Andreev, Christian E. Stieger, M. Novatchkova, Lisa Lampersberger, Kotryna Kauneckaitė, W. Xie, K. Mechtler, D. Patel, J. Brennecke   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

High-resolution mapping of heterochromatin redistribution in a Drosophila position-effect variegation model

Epigenetics & Chromatin, 2009
Background Position-effect variegation (PEV) is the stochastic transcriptional silencing of a gene positioned adjacent to heterochromatin. white-mottled X-chromosomal inversions in Drosophila are classic PEV models that show variegation of the eye color ...
Vogel Maartje J, Pagie Ludo, Talhout Wendy, Nieuwland Marja, Kerkhoven Ron M, van Steensel Bas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epigenetic reprogramming in multiple myeloma—Challenges and opportunities

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract In cancer, mutational processes act in concert with epigenetic reprogramming to endow malignant cells with hallmark properties that underpin tumorigenesis. Compared with the relatively rigid and slow processes of genetic evolution, the plastic nature of chromatin enables cells to adapt to a changing environment more rapidly.
Subhasree Kumar, Lev M. Kats, Emily Gruber   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source