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Cytosine methylation changes in enhancer regions of core pro-fibrotic genes characterize kidney fibrosis development
Yi-An
Ko,
Davoud
Mohtat,
Masako
Suzuki,
Ae
Seo
Park,
Maria
Concepcion
Izquierdo,
Sang
Youb
Han,
Hyun
Mi
Kang,
Han
Si,
Thomas
Hostetter,
James
M
Pullman,
Melissa
Fazzari,
Amit
Verma,
Deyou
Zheng,
John
M
Greally,
Katalin
Susztak
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R108 (7 October 2013)
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Editor’s summary
The enhancers of genes involved in fibrosis exhibit DNA methylation in chronically diseased kidneys, with correlated changes in gene expression
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PINTing for p53
Ramin
Shiekhattar
Genome Biology 2013, 14:132 (30 September 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Ramin Sheikhattar discusses new findings, published in Genome Biology, about a novel lncRNA ('PINT'), p53 and cancer
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Pint lincRNA connects the p53 pathway with epigenetic silencing by the Polycomb repressive complex 2
Oskar
Marin-Bejar,
Francesco
P
Marchese,
Alejandro
Athie,
Yolanda
Sanchez,
Jovanna
Gonzalez,
Victor
Segura,
Lulu
Huang,
Isabel
Moreno,
Alfons
Navarro,
Mariano
Monzo,
Jesus
Garcia-Foncillas,
John
L
Rinn,
Shuling
Guo,
Maite
Huarte
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R104 (26 September 2013)
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Editor’s summary
A novel lincRNA, PINT, connects p53 activation with epigenetic silencing by PRC2 and is identified as a candidate tumor suppressor
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The mutational landscape of chromatin regulatory factors across 4623 tumor samples
Abel
Gonzalez-Perez,
Alba
Jene-Sanz,
Nuria
Lopez-Bigas
Genome Biology 2013, 14:r106 (24 September 2013)
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Identification of mutations in chromatin regulatory factors and their potential role in tumorigenesis
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Genome-wide signatures of differential DNA methylation in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Jessica
Nordlund,
Christofer
L
Bäcklin,
Per
Wahlberg,
Stephan
Busche,
Eva
C
Berglund,
Maija-Leena
Eloranta,
Trond
Flaegstad,
Erik
Forestier,
Britt-Marie
Frost,
Arja
Harila-Saari,
Mats
Heyman,
Ólafur
G
Jónsson,
Rolf
Larsson,
Josefine
Palle,
Lars
Rönnblom,
Kjeld
Schmiegelow,
Daniel
Sinnett,
Stefan
Söderhäll,
Tomi
Pastinen,
Mats
G
Gustafsson,
Gudmar
Lönnerholm,
Ann-Christine
Syvänen
Genome Biology 2013, 14:r105 (24 September 2013)
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Editor’s summary
DNA methylation signatures associated with subtype, relapse and gene expression in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Differential DNA methylation with age displays both common and dynamic features across human tissues that are influenced by CpG landscape
Kenneth
Day,
Lindsay
L
Waite,
Anna
Thalacker-Mercer,
Andrew
West,
Marcas
M
Bamman,
James
D
Brooks,
Richard
M
Myers,
Devin
Absher
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R102 (13 September 2013)
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A study of DNA methylation changes in four tissues during aging finds both tissue-specific and universal age-associated methylation changes
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PU.1 target genes undergo Tet2-coupled demethylation and DNMT3b-mediated methylation in monocyte-to-osteoclast differentiation
Lorenzo
de la Rica,
Javier
Rodríguez-Ubreva,
Mireia
García,
Abul
BMMK
Islam,
José
M
Urquiza,
Henar
Hernando,
Jesper
Christensen,
Kristian
Helin,
Carmen
Gómez-Vaquero,
Esteban
Ballestar
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R99 (12 September 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Tet2 and DNMT3b act in concert with the transcription factor PU.1 to remodel the epigenome during monocyte-to-osteoclast differentiation
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An ENU mutagenesis screen identifies novel and known genes involved in epigenetic processes in the mouse
Lucia
Daxinger,
Sarah
K
Harten,
Harald
Oey,
Trevor
Epp,
Luke
Isbel,
Edward
Huang,
Nadia
Whitelaw,
Anwyn
Apedaile,
Anabel
Sorolla,
Joan
Yong,
Vandhana
Bharti,
Joanne
Sutton,
Alyson
Ashe,
Zhenyi
Pang,
Nathan
Wallace,
Daniel
J
Gerhardt,
Marnie
E
Blewitt,
Jeffrey
A
Jeddeloh,
Emma
Whitelaw
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R96 (11 September 2013)
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A full characterization of the Momme screen for mouse genes regulating epigenetic processes includes three novel epigenetic regulators
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Measuring cell-type specific differential methylation in human brain tissue
Carolina
M
Montaño,
Rafael
A
Irizarry,
Walter
E
Kaufmann,
Konrad
Talbot,
Raquel
E
Gur,
Andrew
P
Feinberg,
Margaret
A
Taub
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R94 (30 August 2013)
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A method for deconvolving brain tissue into neuronal and non-neuronal populations using DNA methylation signatures to allow cell-type specific analysis
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Genome-wide analysis identifies a functional association of Tet1 and Polycomb repressive complex 2 in mouse embryonic stem cells
Francesco
Neri,
Danny
Incarnato,
Anna
Krepelova,
Stefania
Rapelli,
Andrea
Pagnani,
Riccardo
Zecchina,
Caterina
Parlato,
Salvatore
Oliviero
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R91 (29 August 2013)
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Genome-wide analysis of TET1 binding identifies an interaction between TET1 and PRC2 in ESCs, which recruits TET1 to regions of H3K27me3
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DNA methylation: an identity card for brain cells
Ambre
Bender,
Michael
Weber
Genome Biology 2013, 14:131 (27 August 2013)
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Ambre Bender and Michael Weber highlight recent work that delineates the dynamics of DNA (hydroxy)methylation during mammalian brain development
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Conquering computational challenges of omics data and post-ENCODE paradigms
Yves
A
Lussier,
Haiquan
Li,
Mark
Maienschein-Cline
Genome Biology 2013, 14:310 (23 August 2013)
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A report on the 21st Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) and 12th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB), held in Berlin, Germany, July 21-23, 2013
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DNA methylation, genotype and gene expression: who is driving and who is along for the ride?
Meaghan
J
Jones,
Anthony
P
Fejes,
Michael
S
Kobor
Genome Biology 2013, 14:126 (29 July 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Michael Kobor and colleagues discuss regulatory interactions between DNA methylation, genotype and gene expression
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Ant genomics sheds light on the molecular regulation of social organization
Romain
Libbrecht,
Peter
R
Oxley,
Daniel
JC
Kronauer,
Laurent
Keller
Genome Biology 2013, 14:212 (29 July 2013)
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Laurent Keller and colleagues review new insights into insect social organization that have arisen from ant genome sequences and epigenomics research
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The advantages of SMRT sequencing
Richard
J
Roberts,
Mauricio
O
Carneiro,
Michael
C
Schatz
Genome Biology 2013, 14:405 (3 July 2013)
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Rich Roberts, Mauricio Carneiro and Michael Schatz argue for a greater uptake of the impressive PacBio SMRT sequencing platform
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Thermal stress effects on grain yield in Brachypodium distachyon occur via H2A.Z-nucleosomes
Scott
A
Boden,
Monika
Kavanová,
E
Finnegan,
Philip
A
Wigge
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R65 (25 June 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Repressing H2A.Z-nucleosome deposition phenocopies stress effects of higher temperatures on Brachypodium distachyon grain development
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Hyperosmotic priming of Arabidopsis seedlings establishes a long-term somatic memory accompanied by specific changes of the epigenome
Emanuela
Sani,
Pawel
Herzyk,
Giorgio
Perrella,
Vincent
Colot,
Anna
Amtmann
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R59 (14 June 2013)
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Exposure of young seedlings to salt stress causes histone modifications and transcriptional changes, enhancing stress tolerance in mature plants
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Conservation and divergence of transcriptomic and epigenomic variation in maize hybrids
Guangming
He,
Beibei
Chen,
Xuncheng
Wang,
Xueyong
Li,
Jigang
Li,
Hang
He,
Mei
Yang,
Lu
Lu,
Yijun
Qi,
Xiping
Wang,
Xing
Wang Deng
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R57 (12 June 2013)
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Editor’s summary
An analysis of the effect of genotype and tissue type on transcriptional and epigenetic changes in maize inbred lines and hybrids
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Deep C diving: mapping the low-abundance modifications of the DNA demethylation pathway
John
P
Thomson,
Jennifer
M
Hunter,
Richard
R
Meehan
Genome Biology 2013, 14:118 (29 May 2013)
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Richard Meehan and colleagues highlight recent insights into the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th DNA bases: 5mC, 5hmC, 5fC and 5caC
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Rising from the crypt: decreasing DNA methylation during differentiation of the small intestine
Sean
M
Cullen,
Margaret
A
Goodell
Genome Biology 2013, 14:116 (28 May 2013)
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A Research Highlight examines why differentiation in the small intestine crypt bypasses the DNA methylation changes observed in other lineage progressions
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DNA methylation dynamics during intestinal stem cell differentiation reveals enhancers driving gene expression in the villus
Lucas
TJ
Kaaij,
Marc
van de Wetering,
Fang
Fang,
Benjamin
Decato,
Antoine
Molaro,
Harmen
JG
van de Werken,
Johan
H
van Es,
Jurian
Schuijers,
Elzo
de Wit,
Wouter
de Laat,
Gregory
J
Hannon,
Hans
C
Clevers,
Andrew
D
Smith,
René
F
Ketting
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R50 (28 May 2013)
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Intriguingly, DNA methylation in mouse intestinal cells does not change much during differentiation
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Genome-wide analysis of functional sirtuin chromatin targets in yeast
Mingguang
Li,
Veena
Valsakumar,
Kunal
Poorey,
Stefan
Bekiranov,
Jeffrey
S
Smith
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R48 (27 May 2013)
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Sirtuins regulate both glycolytic gene expression and condensin/cohesin deposition, suggesting a mechanistic link between metabolism and chromatin architecture
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5-Hydroxymethylcytosine is an essential intermediate of active DNA demethylation processes in primary human monocytes
Maja
Klug,
Sandra
Schmidhofer,
Claudia
Gebhard,
Reinhard
Andreesen,
Michael
Rehli
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R46 (26 May 2013)
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TET2-mediated conversion of 5mC to 5hmC initiates active demethylation of the genome during monocyte differentiation
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Adult monozygotic twins discordant for intra-uterine growth have indistinguishable genome-wide DNA methylation profiles
Nicole
YP
Souren,
Pavlo
Lutsik,
Gilles
Gasparoni,
Sascha
Tierling,
Jasmin
Gries,
Matthias
Riemenschneider,
Jean-Pierre
Fryns,
Catherine
Derom,
Maurice
P
Zeegers,
Jörn
Walter
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R44 (26 May 2013)
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Monozygotic twins discordant for birth weight have very similar DNA methylation profiles
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Inactive or moderately active human promoters are enriched for inter-individual epialleles
Carolina
Gemma,
Sreeram
V
Ramagopalan,
Thomas
A
Down,
Huriya
Beyan,
Mohammed
I
Hawa,
Michelle
L
Holland,
Paul
J
Hurd,
Gavin
Giovannoni,
R
David Leslie,
George
C
Ebers,
Vardhman
K
Rakyan
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R43 (25 May 2013)
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Epialleles between monozygotic twins are temporally stable, associated with chromatin changes and enriched in transcriptionally inactive regions
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