…understand the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Epigenetic marks like DNA methylation and certain histone modifications found in the blood and brain have been previously linked to Alzheimer’s disease. Published in…
…tighten the packaging of DNA. This makes the DNA more or less available to transcription, impacting the expression of particular genes. “We were able to show that the histones in…
…They discovered for the first time that an epigenetic histone modification, specifically histone methylation, is able to influence addictive behavior. In addition, they were the first to selectively breed rats…
…was the protein methyl-CPG binding protein MeCP2, resulting in hypomethylation of the AVP gene. Histones are proteins responsible for the packaging of DNA and thus play a role in the…
…reported on epigenetic studies where RNA methylation was found to be involved in memory formation and child development and how the most abundant modification, 6-methyladenosine (m6A), is being researched for…
…the proteins responsible for adding the modification resulted in a loss of all H3K4 methylation. They also discovered that H3K4me3 controls the release of RNA polymerase II, an enzyme that…
…as well as survive within us. New research is showing that the bacterial microbiota of the gut could place chemical tags on our DNA and influence gene expression, potentially impacting…
…factor for cancer. It has been thought that obesity is determined largely by DNA, but our environment is also important. Curious to know how different foods may epigenetically influence health?…
…disorder. It is an inhibitor of an epigenetic modification called histone deacetylase (HDAC), which remove acetyl groups from core histones. Hydralazine is a popular blood pressure medication, which inhibits DNA…
…in cancer patients.” Strahl explained that there are important questions surrounding the exact mechanism by which histones coil up DNA into chromatin, thereby denying or enabling access to the genetic…
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