[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation: a historical perspective

AL Mattei, N Bailly, A Meissner - Trends in Genetics, 2022 - cell.com
In 1925, 5-methylcytosine was first reported in bacteria. However, its biological importance
was not intuitive for several decades. After this initial lag, the ubiquitous presence of this …

DNA methylation reprogramming during mammalian development

Y Zeng, T Chen - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation (5-methylcytosine, 5mC) is a major form of DNA modification in the
mammalian genome that plays critical roles in chromatin structure and gene expression. In …

The interplay between DNA and histone methylation: molecular mechanisms and disease implications

Y Li, X Chen, C Lu - EMBO reports, 2021 - embopress.org
Methylation of cytosine in CpG dinucleotides and histone lysine and arginine residues is a
chromatin modification that critically contributes to the regulation of genome integrity …

[HTML][HTML] Navigating the DNA methylation landscape of cancer

A Nishiyama, M Nakanishi - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
DNA methylation is a chemical modification that defines cell type and lineage through the
control of gene expression and genome stability. Disruption of DNA methylation control …

Staying true to yourself: mechanisms of DNA methylation maintenance in mammals

N Petryk, S Bultmann, T Bartke… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
DNA methylation is essential to development and cellular physiology in mammals. Faulty
DNA methylation is frequently observed in human diseases like cancer and neurological …

Methylation of DNA ligase 1 by G9a/GLP recruits UHRF1 to replicating DNA and regulates DNA methylation

L Ferry, A Fournier, T Tsusaka, G Adelmant, T Shimazu… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic mark in mammals that has to be re-established
after each round of DNA replication. The protein UHRF1 is essential for this process; it has …

Allosteric control of mammalian DNA methyltransferases–a new regulatory paradigm

A Jeltsch, RZ Jurkowska - Nucleic acids research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In mammals, DNA methylation is introduced by the DNMT1, DNMT3A and DNMT3B
methyltransferases, which are all large multi-domain proteins containing a catalytic C …

Chromatin regulation through ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like histone modifications

RM Vaughan, A Kupai, SB Rothbart - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Chromatin functions are influenced by the addition, removal, and recognition of histone post-
translational modifications (PTMs). Ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like (UBL) PTMs on histone …

The Arabidopsis APOLO and human UPAT sequence-unrelated long noncoding RNAs can modulate DNA and histone methylation machineries in plants

C Fonouni-Farde, A Christ, T Blein, MF Legascue… - Genome Biology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background RNA-DNA hybrid (R-loop)-associated long noncoding RNAs
(lncRNAs), including the Arabidopsis lncRNA AUXIN-REGULATED PROMOTER LOOP …

Structural basis of DNMT1 and DNMT3A-mediated DNA methylation

W Ren, L Gao, J Song - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation, one of the major epigenetic mechanisms, plays critical roles in regulating
gene expression, genomic stability and cell lineage commitment. The establishment and …