The repetitive DNA content of eukaryotic genomes.

I López-Flores, MA Garrido-Ramos - Genome dynamics, 2012 - europepmc.org
Eukaryotic genomes are composed of both unique and repetitive DNA sequences. These
latter form families of different classes that may be organized in tandem or may be dispersed …

Proteomic research in bivalves: Towards the identification of molecular markers of aquatic pollution

A Campos, S Tedesco, V Vasconcelos, S Cristobal - Journal of Proteomics, 2012 - Elsevier
Biomonitoring of aquatic environment and assessment of ecosystem health play essential
roles in the development of effective strategies for the protection of the environment, human …

DNA methylation patterns provide insight into epigenetic regulation in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

MR Gavery, SB Roberts - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Background DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism with important regulatory
functions in animals. While the mechanism itself is evolutionarily ancient, the distribution and …

[HTML][HTML] Predominant intragenic methylation is associated with gene expression characteristics in a bivalve mollusc

MR Gavery, SB Roberts - PeerJ, 2013 - peerj.com
Abstract Characterization of DNA methylation patterns in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea
gigas, indicates that this epigenetic mechanism plays an important functional role in gene …

Epigenetic inheritance and intergenerational effects in mollusks

M Fallet, E Luquet, P David, C Cosseau - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent insights in evolutionary biology have shed light on epigenetic variation that interacts
with genetic variation to convey heritable information. An important characteristic of …

Cytosine methylation regulates oviposition in the pathogenic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni

KK Geyer, CM Rodríguez López, IW Chalmers… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Similar to other metazoan pathogens, Schistosoma mansoni undergoes transcriptional and
developmental regulation during its complex lifecycle and host interactions. DNA …

[HTML][HTML] A GC-centered view of 3D genome organization

BAM Bouwman, N Crosetto, M Bienko - Current Opinion in Genetics & …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, our understanding of how the genome of mammalian cells is
spatially organized in the three-dimensional (3D) space of the nucleus and how key nuclear …

Environmental epigenetics: a promising venue for develo** next-generation pollution biomonitoring tools in marine invertebrates

V Suarez-Ulloa, R Gonzalez-Romero… - Marine Pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
Environmental epigenetics investigates the cause-effect relationships between specific
environmental factors and the subsequent epigenetic modifications triggering adaptive …

A context dependent role for DNA methylation in bivalves

MR Gavery, SB Roberts - Briefings in functional genomics, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The function of DNA methylation in species such as bivalves where the limited amount of
DNA methylation is predominantly found in gene bodies remains unclear. An emerging …

Epigenetic features in the oyster Crassostrea gigas suggestive of functionally relevant promoter DNA methylation in invertebrates

G Rivière - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
DNA methylation is evolutionarily conserved. Vertebrates exhibit high, widespread DNA
methylation whereas invertebrate genomes are less methylated, predominantly within gene …