DNA methylation, its mediators and genome integrity

H Meng, Y Cao, J Qin, X Song… - … journal of biological …, 2015‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
DNA methylation regulates many cellular processes, including embryonic development,
transcription, chromatin structure, X-chromosome inactivation, genomic imprinting and …

DNA glycosylases: in DNA repair and beyond

AL Jacobs, P Schär - Chromosoma, 2012‏ - Springer
The base excision repair machinery protects DNA in cells from the damaging effects of
oxidation, alkylation, and deamination; it is specialized to fix single-base damage in the form …

Epigenetic reprogramming in mammals

HD Morgan, F Santos, K Green… - Human molecular …, 2005‏ - academic.oup.com
Epigenetic marking systems confer stability of gene expression during mammalian
development. Genome-wide epigenetic reprogramming occurs at stages when …

Early steps in the DNA base excision/single-strand interruption repair pathway in mammalian cells

ML Hegde, TK Hazra, S Mitra - Cell research, 2008‏ - nature.com
Base excision repair (BER) is an evolutionarily conserved process for maintaining genomic
integrity by eliminating several dozen damaged (oxidized or alkylated) or inappropriate …

Repair and genetic consequences of endogenous DNA base damage in mammalian cells

DE Barnes, T Lindahl - Annu. Rev. Genet., 2004‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Living organisms dependent on water and oxygen for their existence face the
major challenge of faithfully maintaining their genetic material under a constant attack from …

Biochemical reconstitution of TET1–TDG–BER-dependent active DNA demethylation reveals a highly coordinated mechanism

AR Weber, C Krawczyk, AB Robertson… - Nature …, 2016‏ - nature.com
Cytosine methylation in CpG dinucleotides is an epigenetic DNA modification dynamically
established and maintained by DNA methyltransferases and demethylases. Molecular …

Lamarck rises from his grave: parental environment‐induced epigenetic inheritance in model organisms and humans

Y Wang, H Liu, Z Sun - Biological Reviews, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Organisms can change their physiological/behavioural traits to adapt and survive in
changed environments. However, whether these acquired traits can be inherited across …

Crossovers are associated with mutation and biased gene conversion at recombination hotspots

B Arbeithuber, AJ Betancourt, T Ebner… - Proceedings of the …, 2015‏ - pnas.org
Meiosis is a potentially important source of germline mutations, as sites of meiotic
recombination experience recurrent double-strand breaks (DSBs). However, evidence for a …

Activation-induced cytidine deaminase deaminates 5-methylcytosine in DNA and is expressed in pluripotent tissues: implications for epigenetic reprogramming

HD Morgan, W Dean, HA Coker, W Reik… - Journal of Biological …, 2004‏ - jbc.org
DNA deaminases of the Aid/Apobec family convert cytosine into uracil and play key roles in
acquired and innate immunity. The epigenetic modification by methylation of cytosine in …

Base excision repair and lesion-dependent subpathways for repair of oxidative DNA damage

D Svilar, EM Goellner, KH Almeida… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2011‏ - liebertpub.com
Nuclear and mitochondrial genomes are under continuous assault by a combination of
environmentally and endogenously derived reactive oxygen species, inducing the formation …