Epigenetic Reprogramming in Mice and Humans: From Fertilization to Primordial Germ Cell Development

A Singh, DA Rappolee, DM Ruden - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this review, advances in the understanding of epigenetic reprogramming from fertilization
to the development of primordial germline cells in a mouse and human embryo are …

A signal processing and deep learning framework for methylation detection using Oxford Nanopore sequencing

MU Ahsan, A Gouru, J Chan, W Zhou… - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Oxford Nanopore sequencing can detect DNA methylations from ionic current signal of
single molecules, offering a unique advantage over conventional methods. Additionally …

Epigenetic and metabolic reprogramming in inflammatory bowel diseases: diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in colorectal cancer

Z Deris Zayeri, A Parsi, S Shahrabi, M Kargar… - Cancer Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Background and aim" Inflammatory bowel disease"(IBD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory
disease of the intestinal tract that typically begins at a young age and might transit to …

[HTML][HTML] Parent-of-origin detection and chromosome-scale haploty** using long-read DNA methylation sequencing and Strand-seq

V Akbari, VCT Hanlon, K O'Neill, L Lefebvre… - Cell Genomics, 2023 - cell.com
Hundreds of loci in human genomes have alleles that are methylated differentially according
to their parent of origin. These imprinted loci generally show little variation across tissues …

Chromosome-level, nanopore-only genome and allele-specific DNA methylation of Pallas's cat, Otocolobus manul

N Flack, M Drown, C Walls, J Pratte… - NAR Genomics and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Pallas's cat, or the manul cat (Otocolobus manul), is a small felid native to the grasslands
and steppes of central Asia. Population strongholds in Mongolia and China face growing …

Detection of DNA methylation signatures through the lens of genomic imprinting

JN Hubert, N Iannuccelli, C Cabau, E Jacomet… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Genomic imprinting represents an original model of epigenetic regulation resulting in a
parent-of-origin expression. Despite the critical role of imprinted genes in mammalian …

Prenatal environmental stressors and DNA methylation levels in placenta and peripheral tissues of mothers and neonates evaluated by applying artificial neural …

A Stoccoro, V Nicolì, F Coppedè, E Grossi, G Fedrizzi… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exposure to environmental stressors during pregnancy plays an important role in influencing
subsequent susceptibility to certain chronic diseases through the modulation of epigenetic …

Rapid human oogonia-like cell specification via transcription factor-directed differentiation

M Pierson Smela, CC Kramme, PRJ Fortuna, B Wolf… - EMBO …, 2025 - embopress.org
The generation of germline cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs)
represents a milestone toward in vitro gametogenesis. Methods to recapitulate germline …

Creation and validation of the first infinium DNA methylation array for the human imprintome

N Carreras-Gallo, VB Dwaraka, DD Jima… - Epigenetics …, 2024 - Springer
Background Differentially methylated imprint control regions (ICRs) regulate the monoallelic
expression of imprinted genes. Their epigenetic dysregulation by environmental exposures …

Impact of air pollution from different sources on sperm DNA methylation

M Vozdova, S Kubickova, V Kopecka… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental exposure is associated with increased incidence of respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases and reduced fertility. Exposure to air pollution can influence gene …