Intended Epigenetic Drug Has Opposite Effect for Lung Cancer
…Rowbotham, PhD, and Carla Kim, PhD, who work on the study questioned this premise. Rowbotham said, “People had looked at cell lines from lung tumors and found that they are…
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Mouse Study Verifies Gene’s Role in Autism Via Epigenetics
…has been used to describe heritable changes in phenotype resulting from environmental factors. Mechanisms altering gene expression include DNA methylation and histone modifications. Chromatin remodeling, or how DNA is packed…
Transposase-Accessible Chromatin Assay for Fast and Sensitive Epigenomic Profiling
…of open chromatin, DNA-binding proteins, individual nucleosomes and chromatin compaction at nucleotide resolution. By using ATAC-seq, the scientists discovered classes of DNA-binding factors that strictly avoided, could tolerate, or tended…
Researchers Reveal Why Some Cancers Override HDAC Inhibitor Drugs
…switched on or off via molecular tags that attach to DNA and transfer signals to tell the cell how to arrange the DNA. HDAC inhibitors are drugs that lead to…
Quick Tips for Validating Antibodies for Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP)
Researchers rely on high quality antibodies to perform successful chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments. When investigating the protein-DNA interaction of interest, valid and reliable results simply cannot be attained using nonspecific…
System for Optical Control of Mammalian Endogenous Transcription and Epigenetic States
…Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard developed light-inducible transcriptional effectors (LITEs) — an optogenetic two-hybrid system integrating the TALE DNA-binding domain with a light-sensitive cryptochrome 2 protein and its partner…
“I Am No Longer Haunted By That Awful Memory” – New Epigenetic Drug Treatment May Erase Painful Memories
…also called brain plasticity, refers to the changes in neural connections such as synapses and neural pathways as a result of changes in behavior, environmental exposure and neural processes (1,2)….
Histone Deacetylation Turns Cancer-Protecting Cells into Cancer-Killing Cells
…harnessing the power of immune cells and related molecular pathways for eliminating cancer, but this and other studies show promise for anti-cancer treatment and open new doors for advancing cancer…
Epigenetics May Be Why Cocaine Cravings Increase With Time After Abstinence
…is involved in mediating response to cocaine use in the NAc. UPS also helps to regulate epigenetic mechanisms like histone modification and DNA methylation. During the first day of abstinence,…
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