Genomic methods in profiling DNA accessibility and factor localization

DC Klein, SJ Hainer - Chromosome Research, 2020 - Springer
Recent advancements in next-generation sequencing technologies and accompanying
reductions in cost have led to an explosion of techniques to examine DNA accessibility and …

Tracing the origin of cell-Free DNA molecules through tissue-Specific epigenetic signatures

A Oberhofer, AJ Bronkhorst, C Uhlig, V Ungerer… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
All cell and tissue types constantly release DNA fragments into human body fluids by various
mechanisms including programmed cell death, accidental cell degradation and active …

TASOR epigenetic repressor cooperates with a CNOT1 RNA degradation pathway to repress HIV

R Matkovic, M Morel, S Lanciano, P Larrous… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Human Silencing Hub (HUSH) complex constituted of TASOR, MPP8 and
Periphilin recruits the histone methyl-transferase SETDB1 to spread H3K9me3 repressive …

Large-scale DNA demethylation occurs in proliferating ovarian granulosa cells during mouse follicular development

T Kawai, JAS Richards, M Shimada - Communications Biology, 2021 - nature.com
During ovarian follicular development, granulosa cells proliferate and progressively
differentiate to support oocyte maturation and ovulation. To determine the underlying links …

[HTML][HTML] SOX4 promotes beige adipocyte-mediated adaptive thermogenesis by facilitating PRDM16-PPARγ complex

H Shen, T He, S Wang, L Hou, Y Wei, Y Liu, C Mo… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Brown and beige fat protect against cold environments and obesity by catabolizing stored
energy to generate heat. This process is achieved by controlling thermogenesis-related …

ZBTB48 is a priming factor regulating B-cell-specific CIITA expression

G Rane, VLS Kuan, S Wang, MMH Mok… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
The class-II transactivator (CIITA) is the master regulator of MHC class-II gene expression
and hence the adaptive immune response. Three cell type-specific promoters (pI, pIII, and …

Distinct IL‐1α‐responsive enhancers promote acute and coordinated changes in chromatin topology in a hierarchical manner

SS Weiterer, J Meier‐Soelch, T Georgomanolis… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
How cytokine‐driven changes in chromatin topology are converted into gene regulatory
circuits during inflammation still remains unclear. Here, we show that interleukin (IL)‐1α …

The proinflammatory cytokine TNFα induces DNA demethylation–dependent and–independent activation of interleukin-32 expression

Z Zhao, M Lan, J Li, Q Dong, X Li, B Liu, G Li… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
IL-32 is a cytokine involved in proinflammatory immune responses to bacterial and viral
infections. However, the role of epigenetic events in the regulation of IL-32 gene expression …

Multiple Fra-1-bound enhancers showing different molecular and functional features can cooperate to repress gene transcription

F Bejjani, E Evanno, S Mahfoud, C Tolza, K Zibara… - Cell & Bioscience, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background How transcription factors (TFs) down-regulate gene expression
remains ill-understood, especially when they bind to multiple enhancers contacting the …

Genome-wide analysis unveils DNA helicase RECQ1 as a regulator of estrogen response pathway in breast cancer cells

X Lu, CE Redon, W Tang, S Parvathaneni… - … and cellular biology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Susceptibility to breast cancer is significantly increased in individuals with germ line
mutations in RECQ1 (also known as RECQL or RECQL1), a gene encoding a DNA helicase …