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Zhiming Li, Xinzong Zhang, Shiming Xie, Xingping Liu, Caifeng Fei, Xunbin Huang, Yunge Tang, Li-quan Zhou
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Wanlin Jiang, Megan E. Block, Chandra S. Boosani
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Plant Sciences
Jun-Li Wang, Dong-Wei Di, Pan Luo, Li Zhang, Xiao-Feng Li, Guang-Qin Guo, Lei Wu
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FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
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Nofar Harpaz, Tamir Mittelman, Olga Beresh, Ofir Griess, Noa Furth, Tomer-Meir Salame, Roni Oren, Liat Fellus-Alyagor, Alon Harmelin, Sanda Alexandrescu, Joana Graca Marques, Mariella G. Filbin, Guy Ron, Efrat Shema
Summary: This study adapted CyTOF to analyze histone modifications in DIPG tumor cells and identified two epigenetically distinct subpopulations. These subpopulations were consistent across different tumor lines, and showed differences in proliferation capacity and expression of stem cell and differentiation markers. The study also demonstrated potential interactions between histone modifications and epigenetic alterations during the cell cycle.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ravinder K. Bahia, Xiaoguang Hao, Rozina Hassam, Orsolya Cseh, Danielle A. Bozek, H. Artee Luchman, Samuel Weiss
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Dorota Iwaszkiewicz-Grzes, Magdalena Piotrowska, Mateusz Gliwinski, Zuzanna Urban-Wojciuk, Piotr Trzonkowski
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Viviane S. da Silva, Jussara J. Simao, Victor Plata, Andressa Franca de Sousa, Roberta D. C. da Cunha de Sa, Cleiton Fagundes Machado, Taiza Stumpp, Maria Isabel C. Alonso-Vale, Lucia Armelin-Correa
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of a high-fat diet on the posttranscriptional modifications of H3K27 and the expression of histone-modifying enzymes in adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) from white adipose tissue. The results showed that an HFD significantly reduces the acetylation of H3K27 in ASCs and the expression of ATP-citrate lyase in subcutaneous ASCs.
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Iva A. Tchasovnikarova, Sharon K. Marr, Manashree Damle, Robert E. Kingston
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Shuangshuang Yang, Lei Fan, Rui Zhang, Chenghuan Song, Jiyun Shi, Jing Wang, Pingao Zhang, Hao Wang, Yongfang Zhang
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Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Joana Esteves de Lima, Frederic Relaix
Summary: This passage discusses the importance of epigenetic regulation of gene expression in maintaining cell differentiation status and cellular identity, focusing on chromatin structure remodeling and changes in nucleosome composition. It emphasizes the role of histone post-translational modifications and histone variants in cell fate and differentiation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Kei Fukuda, Takeshi Shimi, Chikako Shimura, Takao Ono, Takehiro Suzuki, Kenta Onoue, Satoko Okayama, Hisashi Miura, Ichiro Hiratani, Kazuho Ikeda, Yasushi Okada, Naoshi Dohmae, Shigenobu Yonemura, Azusa Inoue, Hiroshi Kimura, Yoichi Shinkai
Summary: Heterochromatin, a critical architectural feature of eukaryotic chromosomes, plays crucial roles in cell type-specific gene expression and genome stability. The spatial organization of heterochromatin is poorly understood, and this study investigates the role of H3K9 and H3K27 methylation in heterochromatin organization. The findings demonstrate that the loss of H3K9 methylation leads to the redistribution of H3K27me3 and impaired condensation and spatial organization of heterochromatin in mammalian cells.
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Patrick Lugenbiel, Katharina Govorov, Pascal Syren, Ann-Kathrin Rahm, Teresa Wieder, Maximilian Wunsch, Nadine Weiberg, Emili Manolova, Dominik Gramlich, Rasmus Rivinius, Daniel Finke, Lorenz H. Lehmann, Patrick A. Schweizer, Derk Frank, Fadwa A. El Tahry, Claus Bruehl, Tanja Heimberger, Steffi Sandke, Tanja Weis, Patrick Most, Bastian Schmack, Arjang Ruhparwar, Matthias Karck, Norbert Frey, Hugo A. Katus, Dierk Thomas
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Summary: Researchers developed a new single-cell method called scGET-seq to comprehensively study open and closed chromatin and record genomic sequences. They also established Chromatin Velocity, a method to identify trajectories of epigenetic modifications at the single-cell level.
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Summary: The dynamic structure of chromatin, controlled by epigenetic alterations of histones and DNA, plays a crucial role in cellular plasticity and the rewiring of epigenetic landscape for cell differentiation or reprogramming. This study investigates the epigenetic switch in cancer cells by analyzing Histone 3 (H3) modifications during osteogenic differentiation and examining methylation states of H3K27, H3K9, and H3K79 in different types of tumors. The findings suggest that the decreased levels of H3K9me2 and H3K79me3 in cancer specimens, compared to healthy tissues, may serve as important epigenetic barriers to tumorigenesis, making them potential diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Genetics & Heredity
Nir Hananya, Shany Koren, Tom W. Muir
Summary: This article discusses the application of genetic and genomic techniques in studying chromatin regulation and introduces the progress in protein engineering for reconstituting designer chromatin. These tools, combined with established omics techniques, can be used to answer fundamental questions about chromatin regulation.
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