Establishment of H3K9-methylated heterochromatin and its functions in tissue differentiation and maintenance

J Padeken, SP Methot, SM Gasser - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Heterochromatin is characterized by dimethylated or trimethylated histone H3 Lys9
(H3K9me2 or H3K9me3, respectively) and is found at transposable elements, satellite …

Interplay between epigenome and 3D chromatin structure

MH Han, D Issagulova, M Park - BMB reports, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epigenetic mechanisms, primarily mediated through histone and DNA modifications, play a
pivotal role in orchestrating the functional identity of a cell and its response to environmental …

G9a inhibition promotes neuroprotection through GMFB regulation in Alzheimer's disease

A Bellver-Sanchis, Q Geng, G Navarro… - Aging and …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epigenetic alterations are a fundamental pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Herein, we show the upregulation of G9a and H3K9me2 in the brains of AD patients …

MATR3‐antisense LINE1 RNA meshwork scaffolds higher‐order chromatin organization

Y Zhang, X Cao, Z Gao, X Ma, Q Wang, X Xu, X Cai… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs) play essential roles in sha** chromatin
states, while the factors that cooperate with LINEs and their roles in higher‐order chromatin …

Ehmt2 inactivation in pancreatic epithelial cells shapes the transcriptional landscape and inflammation response of the whole pancreas

G Pollin, AJ Mathison, TM de Assuncao… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The Euchromatic Histone Methyl Transferase Protein 2 (EHMT2), also known
as G9a, deposits transcriptionally repressive chromatin marks that play pivotal roles in the …

The interplay between histone modifications and nuclear lamina in genome regulation

C Sun, Y Zhao, L Guo, J Qiu, Q Peng - Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2024 - Elsevier
Gene expression is regulated by chromatin architecture and epigenetic remodeling in cell
homeostasis and pathologies. Histone modifications act as the key factors to modulate the …

DNMT/G9a Complex Inhibition Uncovers Epigenetic Vulnerabilities and Induces IFN-Response in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Schoenefeld, C Zanetti, EC Schmitt, K Woods… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Epigenetic dysregulation is a hallmark of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), with mutations in
DNA Methyltransferases (eg, DNMT3A) being frequent and promising therapeutic targets …

The cancer epigenome: Non‐cell autonomous player in tumor immunity

S Kato, Y Maeda, D Sugiyama, K Watanabe… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dysregulation of the tumor‐intrinsic epigenetic circuit is a key driver event for the
development of cancer. Accumulating evidence suggests that epigenetic and/or genetic …

G9a Inhibition Promotes Neuroprotection through GMFB Regulation in Alzheimer's Disease

HN Du, A Bellver-Sanchis, Q Geng… - … , vol. 15, num. 1, p. 311 …, 2024 - diposit.ub.edu
Epigenetic alterations are a fundamental pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Herein, we show the upregulation of G9a and H3K9me2 in the brains of AD patients …

H3K9me2 Mediated Regulation of Hematopoietic Development

M Lee - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation (H3K9me2) is a repressive histone modification
associated with the formation of large, cell type-specific, facultative heterochromatin …