Transcriptome studies reveal pervasive transcription of complex genomes, such as those of
mammals. Despite popular arguments for functionality of most, if not all, of these transcripts …

Acetylation is one of the major post-translational protein modifications in the cell, with
manifold effects on the protein level as well as on the metabolome level. The acetyl group …

Cytosine methylation is a DNA modification generally associated with transcriptional
silencing. Factors that regulate methylation have been linked to human disease, yet how …

Histones are subject to a vast array of posttranslational modifications including acetylation,
methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitylation. The writers of these modifications play …

Networks of regulatory enhancers dictate distinct cell identities and cellular responses to
diverse signals by instructing precise spatiotemporal patterns of gene expression. However …

The programmes that direct an organism's development and maintenance are encoded in its
genome. Decoding of this information begins with regulated transcription of genomic DNA …

Histone lysine methylation has emerged as a critical player in the regulation of gene
expression, cell cycle, genome stability, and nuclear architecture. Over the past decade, a …

Nucleosomes are efficient DNA-packaging units. The fundamental protein unit of the
nucleosome is the histone dimer, a simple α-helical domain possessing a highly basic …

Chromatin is a dynamic structure that must respond to myriad stimuli to regulate access to
DNA, and chemical modification of histones is a major means by which the cell modulates …

Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of histones provide a fine-tuned mechanism for
regulating chromatin structure and dynamics. PTMs can alter direct interactions between …