Research on Insect Epigenetics

A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Physiology, Reproduction and Development".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2025) | Viewed by 3042

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School of Systems Biomedical Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Interests: non-coding RNAs; 3D genome structure; R-loop; epigenetics; Drosophila development

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Dear Colleagues,

Insects, such as Drosophila, experience changes in gene expression throughout various developmental stages. In addition to these programmed gene regulations, genes are differentially expressed to adapt and survive in response to various environmental conditions. These processes of gene regulation are closely linked with epigenetic mechanisms. This Special Issue will report recent discoveries and review central subject areas in the field of insect epigenetics, focusing on gene regulation mediated by DNA modifications, histone modifications, chromatin remodeling, and non-coding RNAs in insects, as well as methods for epigenetic analysis.

Dr. Do-Hwan Lim
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • epigenomics
  • epigenetics
  • DNA modifications
  • histone modifications
  • chromatin remodeling
  • gene regulation
  • non-coding RNAs
  • epigenetics methods

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The Biological Roles of microRNAs in Drosophila Development
by Daegyu Jang, Chae Jeong Kim, Bo Hyun Shin and Do-Hwan Lim
Insects 2024, 15(7), 491; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15070491 - 30 Jun 2024
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Drosophila is a well-established insect model system for studying various physiological phenomena and developmental processes, with a focus on gene regulation. Drosophila development is controlled by programmed regulatory mechanisms specific to individual tissues. When key developmental processes are shared among various insects, the [...] Read more.
Drosophila is a well-established insect model system for studying various physiological phenomena and developmental processes, with a focus on gene regulation. Drosophila development is controlled by programmed regulatory mechanisms specific to individual tissues. When key developmental processes are shared among various insects, the associated regulatory networks are believed to be conserved across insects. Thus, studies of developmental regulation in Drosophila have substantially contributed to our understanding of insect development. Over the past two decades, studies on microRNAs (miRNAs) in Drosophila have revealed their crucial regulatory roles in various developmental processes. This review focuses on the biological roles of miRNAs in specific tissues and processes associated with Drosophila development. Additionally, as a future direction, we discuss sequencing technologies that can analyze the interactions between miRNAs and their target genes, with the aim of enhancing miRNA studies in Drosophila development. Full article
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