Acetylation of histone H3 at lysine 64 regulates nucleosome dynamics and facilitates transcription [PDF]
Post-translational modifications of proteins have emerged as a major mechanism for regulating gene expression. However, our understanding of how histone modifications directly affect chromatin function remains limited.
Holzner, M. (M) +85 more
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The Secret Language of Destiny: Stress Imprinting and Transgenerational Origins of Disease
Epigenetic regulation modulates gene expression without altering the DNA sequence to facilitate rapid adjustments according to current environmental conditions.
Fabiola Cristina Ribeiro Zucchi +3 more
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Histone methylation by PRC2 is inhibited by active chromatin marks [PDF]
Chromatin modifiers serve as regulatory switches that control the cell cycle, maintain pluripotency and drive differentiation and development. Positive feedback mechanisms help to pass on transcriptional information from one generation of cells to the ...
Schmitges, Frank W.
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Molecular Insights into Epigenetics and Cannabinoid Receptors
The actions of cannabis are mediated by G protein-coupled receptors that are part of an endogenous cannabinoid system (ECS). ECS consists of the naturally occurring ligands N-arachidonylethanolamine (anandamide) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), their ...
Balapal S. Basavarajappa +1 more
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Histone modifications influence the action of Snf2 family remodelling enzymes by different mechanisms [PDF]
Alteration of chromatin structure by chromatin modifying and remodelling activities is a key stage in the regulation of many nuclear processes. These activities are frequently interlinked, and many chromatin remodelling enzymes contain motifs that ...
Owen-Hughes, Tom; id_orcid +3 more
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MicroRNAs as new Characters in the Plot between Epigenetics and Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer (PCA) still represents a leading cause of death. An increasing number of studies have documented that microRNAs (miRNAs), a subgroup of non-coding RNAs with gene regulatory functions, are differentially expressed in PCA respect to the ...
Alessio ePaone +2 more
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Complex exon-intron marking by histone modifications is not determined solely by nucleosome distribution [PDF]
It has recently been shown that nucleosome distribution, histone modifications and RNA polymerase II (Pol II) occupancy show preferential association with exons (“exon-intron marking”), linking chromatin structure and function to co-transcriptional ...
Ellis Peter +75 more
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Primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma (PCMC) is rare, and its carcinogenesis is unclear. Trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 27 (H3K27me3) is a key regulator in chromatin remodeling-controlled transcription.
Shu-Hao Li +2 more
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The Histone Database: an integrated resource for histones and histone fold-containing proteins [PDF]
Eukaryotic chromatin is composed of DNA and protein components-core histones-that act to compactly pack the DNA into nucleosomes, the fundamental building blocks of chromatin. These nucleosomes are connected to adjacent nucleosomes by linker histones. Nucleosomes are highly dynamic and, through various core histone post-translational modifications and ...
Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez +6 more
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Histone modifications and the HtrA-like serine protease Nma111p regulate apoptosis in budding yeast [PDF]
Histone modifications and the HtrA-like serine protease Nma111p regulate apoptosis in budding yeast David Walter, 2010, PhD Thesis, University of Basel Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that plays a central role in development and ...
Walter, David
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