The replacement histone H2A.Z in a hyperacetylated form is a feature of active genes in the chicken [PDF]
, 2005 The replacement histone H2A.Z is variously reported as being linked to gene expression and preventing the spread of heterochromatin in yeast, or concentrated at heterochromatin in mammals.
Bonifer, C. +8 more
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ATF4‐mediated stress response as a therapeutic vulnerability in chordoma
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.We screened 5 chordoma cell lines against 100+ inhibitors of epigenetic and metabolic pathways and kinases and identified halofuginone, a tRNA synthetase inhibitor. Mechanistically halofuginone induces an integrated stress response, with eIF2alpha phosphorylation, activation of ATF4 and its target genes CHOP, ASNS, INHBE leading to cell death ...
Lucia Cottone +11 more
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Histone Modifications and the Maintenance of Telomere Integrity
Cells, 2019 Telomeres, the nucleoprotein structures at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, play an integral role in protecting linear DNA from degradation. Dysregulation of telomeres can result in genomic instability and has been implicated in increased rates of ...
Meagan Jezek, Erin M. Green
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DNA methylation dynamics in aging: How far are we from understanding the mechanisms? [PDF]
, 2018 DNA methylation is currently the most promising molecular marker for monitoring aging and predicting life expectancy. However, the mechanisms underlying age-related DNA methylation changes remain mostly undiscovered.Here we discuss the current knowledge ...
Caiafa, Paola +3 more
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Peroxidasin enables melanoma immune escape by inhibiting natural killer cell cytotoxicity
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Peroxidasin (PXDN) is secreted by melanoma cells and binds the NK cell receptor NKG2D, thereby suppressing NK cell activation and cytotoxicity. PXDN depletion restores NKG2D signaling and enables effective NK cell–mediated melanoma killing. These findings identify PXDN as a previously unrecognized immune evasion factor and a potential target to improve
Hsu‐Min Sung +17 more
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Reprogramming histone modification patterns to coordinate gene expression in early zebrafish embryos
BMC Genomics, 2019 Background Multicellular organisms require precise gene regulation during ontogeny, and epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation and histone modification, facilitate this precise regulation.
Wei Zhu +3 more
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ATXR5 and ATXR6 are H3K27 monomethyltransferases required for chromatin structure and gene silencing. [PDF]
, 2009 Constitutive heterochromatin in Arabidopsis thaliana is marked by repressive chromatin modifications, including DNA methylation, histone H3 dimethylation at Lys9 (H3K9me2) and monomethylation at Lys27 (H3K27me1).
Bernatavichute, Yana V +9 more
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Essential Role of Histone Replacement and Modifications in Male Fertility
Frontiers in Genetics, 2019 Spermiogenesis is a complex cellular differentiation process that the germ cells undergo a distinct morphological change, and the protamines replace the core histones to facilitate chromatin compaction in the sperm head. Recent studies show the essential
Tong-hui Wang, Hui Gao, Wei Li, Chao Liu
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Tumor mutational burden as a determinant of metastatic dissemination patterns
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.This study performed a comprehensive analysis of genomic data to elucidate whether metastasis in certain organs share genetic characteristics regardless of cancer type. No robust mutational patterns were identified across different metastatic locations and cancer types.
Eduardo Candeal +4 more
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HERVs, transposons and human diseases : part 3 [PDF]
, 2012 Part 1 and 2 of this article can be found through theses links: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12961 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/13012Part 3 of the article.
Baldacchino, Sandra, Grech, Alfred
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