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Epigenomes, Volume 8, Issue 2

June 2024 - 12 articles

Cover Story: Neuroepithelial cells (NECs) undergo symmetric cell division to produce an initial pool of cortical progenitors that later transform into radial glia cells (RGCs), which act as primary neural stem cells (NSCs). RGCs first produce Cajal-Retzius cells (CRCs), which form the preplate. RGCs next produce deep layer (DL) neurons, and subsequently upper layer (UL) neurons mostly through intermediate progenitor cells (IPCs). In later stages, RGCs acquire the ability to differentiate into glial cells and give rise to astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. During cortical development, the proliferation and differentiation of NSCs are regulated by combinations of spatiotemporally modulated cell-intrinsic epigenetic alterations and extrinsic factors, the disruption of which leads to various brain diseases. View this paper
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Articles (12)

  • Opinion
  • Open Access
2,728 Views
9 Pages

Keep Fingers on the CpG Islands

  • Xing Zhang,
  • Robert M. Blumenthal and
  • Xiaodong Cheng

The post-genomic era has ushered in the extensive application of epigenetic editing tools, allowing for precise alterations of gene expression. The use of reprogrammable editors that carry transcriptional corepressors has significant potential for lo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,277 Views
20 Pages

Epigenetic Regulation of Neural Stem Cells in Developmental and Adult Stages

  • Shu Kunoh,
  • Hideyuki Nakashima and
  • Kinichi Nakashima

The development of the nervous system is regulated by numerous intracellular molecules and cellular signals that interact temporally and spatially with the extracellular microenvironment. The three major cell types in the brain, i.e., neurons and two...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,123 Views
13 Pages

Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the Nucleosome Containing Variants H3.3 and H2A.Z

  • Harry Jung,
  • Vladyslava Sokolova,
  • Gahyun Lee,
  • Victoria Rose Stevens and
  • Dongyan Tan

Variant H3.3, along with H2A.Z, is notably enriched at promoter regions and is commonly associated with transcriptional activation. However, the specific molecular mechanisms through which H3.3 influences chromatin dynamics at transcription start sit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3,589 Views
14 Pages

Emerging Approaches to Profile Accessible Chromatin from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Sections

  • Vishnu Udayakumaran Nair Sunitha Kumary,
  • Bryan J. Venters,
  • Karthikeyan Raman,
  • Sagnik Sen,
  • Pierre-Olivier Estève,
  • Martis W. Cowles,
  • Michael-Christopher Keogh and
  • Sriharsa Pradhan

Nucleosomes are non-uniformly distributed across eukaryotic genomes, with stretches of ‘open’ chromatin strongly associated with transcriptionally active promoters and enhancers. Understanding chromatin accessibility patterns in normal ti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,763 Views
15 Pages

We consider the newly developed multinomial mixed-link models for a high-risk intestinal metaplasia (IM) study with DNA methylation data. Different from the traditional multinomial logistic models commonly used for categorical responses, the mixed-li...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,030 Views
12 Pages

The Role of Different TET Proteins in Cytosine Demethylation Revealed by Mathematical Modeling

  • Karolina Kurasz,
  • Joanna Rzeszowska-Wolny,
  • Ryszard Oliński,
  • Marek Foksiński and
  • Krzysztof Fujarewicz

In living cells, some reactions can be conducted by more than one enzyme and sometimes it is difficult to establish which enzyme is responsible. Such is the case with proteins from the TET family, capable of converting 5-methyl-2’-deoxycytidine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,100 Views
15 Pages

Blood Vitamin C Levels of Patients Receiving Immunotherapy and Relationship to Monocyte Subtype and Epigenetic Modification

  • Ben Topham,
  • Millie de Vries,
  • Maria Nonis,
  • Rebecca van Berkel,
  • Juliet M. Pullar,
  • Nicholas J. Magon,
  • Margreet C. M. Vissers,
  • Margaret J. Currie,
  • Bridget A. Robinson and
  • David Gibbs
  • + 2 authors

The treatment of metastatic melanoma has been revolutionised by immunotherapy, yet a significant number of patients do not respond, and many experience autoimmune adverse events. Associations have been reported between patient outcome and monocyte su...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,618 Views
18 Pages

Deciphering the Diversity in Bacterial Transporters That Salvage Queuosine Precursors

  • Samia Quaiyum,
  • Yifeng Yuan,
  • Paul J. Kuipers,
  • Maria Martinelli,
  • Marshall Jaroch and
  • Valérie de Crécy-Lagard

Queuosine (Q) is a modification of the wobble base of tRNA harboring GUN anticodons with roles in decoding accuracy and efficiency. Its synthesis is complex with multiple enzymatic steps, and several pathway intermediates can be salvaged. The only tw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,127 Views
18 Pages

TNFR1 Absence Is Not Crucial for Different Types of Cell Reaction to TNF: A Study of the TNFR1-Knockout Cell Model

  • Alina A. Alshevskaya,
  • Julia A. Lopatnikova,
  • Julia V. Zhukova,
  • Olga Y. Perik-Zavodskaia,
  • Saleh Alrhmoun,
  • Irina A. Obleukhova,
  • Anna K. Matveeva,
  • Darya A. Savenkova,
  • Ilnaz R. Imatdinov and
  • Dmitry V. Yudkin
  • + 1 author

Background: One of the mechanisms regulating the biological activity of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in cells is the co-expression of TNFR1/TNFR2 receptors. A model with a differential level of receptor expression is required to evaluate the contribut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,947 Views
16 Pages

Unveiling Gene Interactions in Alzheimer’s Disease by Integrating Genetic and Epigenetic Data with a Network-Based Approach

  • Keith L. Sanders,
  • Astrid M. Manuel,
  • Andi Liu,
  • Boyan Leng,
  • Xiangning Chen and
  • Zhongming Zhao

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a complex disease and the leading cause of dementia in older people. We aimed to uncover aspects of AD’s pathogenesis that may contribute to drug repurposing efforts by integrating DNA methylation and genetic d...

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