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Synopsis: Domenii: Biotech: Biotech generale: Genetics: Epigenetics:

An important inheritance This is epigenetic inheritance i e. inheritance above the level of genes. This means that heritable changes in gene expression are caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence.

This represents a major step in understanding the role of epigenetic systems t

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But now findings published in the journal PLOS ONE suggest that the solution may lie not with genetics alone but rather with a combination of genetic and epigenetic factors.

Imprinted genes use molecules that bind to DNA (epigenetic tags) to quiet one half and let the other lead.

These alterations known as epigenetic modifications control whether a gene is turned on or off. Analyzing these modifications can provide important clues to the type of tumor a patient has

if the DNA-repair gene MGMT is silenced by epigenetic modification. A team of MIT chemical engineers has developed now a fast reliable method to detect this type of modification known as methylation which could offer a new way to choose the best treatment for individual patients.

This technique which cuts the amount of time required to analyze epigenetic modifications could be a valuable research tool as well as a diagnostic device for cancer patients says Andrea Armani a professor of chemical engineering

of which epigenetic markers are linked to which diseases. The MIT team is now adapting the device to detect methylation of other cancer-linked genes by changing the DNA sequences of the biochip probes.

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These epigenetic modifications regulate gene expression, impacting normal growth as well as cancer and disease. Dysregulation of histone methylation patterns is observed in a variety of human cancers, inflammation,

Custom assay development to adapt this assay format to other HMTS is also available through Cayman epigenetic screening

However, this technique did not guarantee cells with epigenetic signatures of older cells. This made it difficult to study the aging of the human brain

and modify very specific epigenetic marks in very specific places to find out what individual enhancers are doing."

Gersbach and Reddy put their artificial epigenetic agent to the test by targeting a few well-studied gene promoters and enhancers.

They identified previously unknown recurrent loss-of-function mutations that target genes regulating epigenetic pathways--ones that act on how tightly

and modify very specific epigenetic marks in very specific places to find out what individual enhancers are doing.

Gersbach and Reddy put their artificial epigenetic agent to the test by targeting a few well-studied gene promoters and enhancers.

DNA methylationhe addition of methyl groups to the DNAS an epigenetic mechanism that controls gene expression. In most cases, methylated genes are switched off,

and epigenetic program controlling the self-renewal of stem cells, and on a practical side, it could allow us to inexpensively produce large numbers of immune cells,

A link to epigenetics To identify which polymerase was at the top of the helicase,

Oonnell suggests. hanges to nucleosomes carry epigenetic information that instructs different cells to become the different tissues of the body,

and other organs during embryonic development, Oonnell says. o we can speculate that Pol-e interaction with nucleosomes could play a role in assigning different epigenetic identities to the two new daughter cells after cell division,

The researchers also hope to explore the unexpected conformational changes for insights into epigenetics the field that studies how genes are expressed and moderated.

One protein directs epigenetic players Every single human cell contains every single human gene. But depending on the cell only some of these genes need to be expressed or turned on.

Now scientists know that there are tiny proteins--epigenetic proteins--that sit atop the genetic code inside cells.

Now UNC researchers discovered that one gene-regulating protein called Bre1 must be maintained in the proper amount for other epigenetic players to do their jobs properly.

All this supporting staff is part of epigenetics--epi meaning on or above--a field that focuses on the environment and the players that allow our genes to act.

I think epigenetics is a new frontier of cancer research says Brian Strahl Ph d. a professor of biochemistry and biophysics in the UNC School of medicine.

and what we're finding is that many cancers have mutations in the epigenetic machinery.

Nasty environmental stuff such as cigarette smoke can mess up the epigenetic machinery. Yet these chemical tags are not ultimately in charge of the genes.

what had been an epigenetic mystery. Scientific literature on Bre1 had been mixed. Some studies indicated that Bre1 had a role as a tumor suppressor Strahl said.

such as through epigenetic modifications of proteins, however the present study reveals that signalling though cell wall-based receptors can occur without receptor activation

which are able to switch other genes on and off-an epigenetic effect. By studying mouse and frog embryos as well as human stem cells

Epigenetic effects have been linked to pain sensitivity (see Bionews 741) and possibilities for using these mechanisms as a basis for treatments of pain are already being investigated.

#Novel Epigenetic Technique Opens Door to Combatting Virulent Strains of Bacteria Researchers from the Icahn School of medicine at Mount sinai say they have developed a novel method to more precisely analyze bacterial populations

and reveal epigenetic mechanisms that can drive virulence. The new technique holds the promise of a potent new tool to offset the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance by bacterial pathogens, according to the team.

The study (ingle molecule-level detection and long read-based phasing of epigenetic variations in bacterial methylomes appears in Nature Communications,

existing methods for studying bacterial methylomes rely on a population-level consensus that lack the single-cell resolution required to observe epigenetic heterogeneity. e created a technique for the detection

as it enables de novo detection and characterization of epigenetic heterogeneity in a bacterial population.

demonstrating the new technique reveals distinct types of epigenetic heterogeneity. For Helicobacter pylori, a pathogenic bacterium that colonizes over 40%of the world population

the team discovered that epigenetic heterogeneity can quickly emerge as a single cell divides, and different subpopulations with distinct methylation patterns have distinct gene expressions patterns.

both of which present significant epigenetic heterogeneity. c

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#Epigenetics Opens Potential Pathway to Treating Glioblastoma Scientists at the University of California, San diego School of medicine and Moores Cancer Center led an international team that discovered that cancer stem cell properties are determined by epigenetic changes.

The study, which was carried out on human tumor samples and mouse models, is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

This epigenetic activity helps explain how glioblastoma can resist treatment. In addition drugs that modify LSD1 levels could provide a new approach to treating glioblastoma, according to the researchers.

This observation suggested that epigenetics, rather than specific DNA sequences, determines tumorigenicity in glioblastoma cancer stem cells."

and non-tumorigenic states in glioblastoma that are determined by epigenetic regulation, "said senior author Clark Chen, M d.,Ph d,

Probing further, Dr. Chen's team discovered that the epigenetic factor determining whether or not glioblastoma cells can proliferate indefinitely as cancer stem cells is their relative abundance of LSD1,

"Dr. Chen and one of the study's first authors, Jie Li, Ph d.,note that the epigenetic changes driving glioblastoma are similar to those that take place during normal human development."

epigenetic changes help make a liver cell different from a brain cell, "said Dr. Li, an assistant project scientist in Chen's lab."Our results indicate that the same programming processes determine

and repair of oxidized bases in promoter regions may constitute an additional example of epigenetic modification, in this case of guanine bases,

our genes are turned on and off by epigenetic witches For example, small methyl molecules attach to our DNA in a process known as methylation

Almost all of this epigenetic information is erased, however in germ cells prior to transmission to the next generation.

Professor Surani and colleagues showed that a process of reprogramming the epigenetic information contained in these primordial germ cells is initiated around two weeks into the embryo development

ur study has given us a good resource of potential candidates of regions of the genome where epigenetic information is passed down not just to the next generation but potentially to future generations, too.

This suggests that our body defence mechanism may be keeping some epigenetic information intact to protect us from potentially detrimental effects.

and chromatin reorganization volutionarily young and hazardous retrotransposons remain partially methylated ome demethylation resistant loci are candidates for epigenetic inheritancesummary Resetting of the epigenome in human primordial germ cells (hpgcs) is critical

revealing potential for transgenerational epigenetic inheritance that may have phenotypic consequences. We provide comprehensive insight on early human germline transcriptional network

and epigenetic reprogramming that subsequently impacts human development and disease. Unique Gene Regulatory Network Resets the Human Germline Epigenome for Developmentby Walfred W c. Tang

#Researchers Discover New Epigenetic Mecahnism in Brain cells For decades, researchers in the genetics field have theorized that the protein spools around

and at the Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, The Rockefeller University, was published today in the journal Neuron.

The newfound mechanism is epigenetic meaning it fine-tunes gene expression without changing the DNA code we inherit from our parents.

Assistant professor of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics at the Icahn School of medicine at Mount sinai. y identifying this new mechanism of epigenetic regulation,

However, researchers from the University of Zurich now reveal that so-called epigenetic factors play a role in the formation of metastases in malignant skin cancer.

A highly active epigenetic factor in cancer cells The readability of genes is controlled by epigenetic factors, namely factors

whether epigenetic factors are especially active in melanoma cells --and stumbled across EZH2, an epigenetic control protein found very frequently in malignant melanoma cells compared to normal cells.

Joining forces with dermatologists and oncologists from the University Hospital in Zurich and backed by the University Research Priority Program"Translational Cancer Research,

the epigenetic factor EZH2 controls genes that govern tumor growth as well as genes that are important for the formation of metastases.

Epigenetic factors like EZH2 therefore appear to be highly promising targets for future cancer treatments,

or epigenetic marks, which affect how the DNA sequence is interpreted and control how certain genes are switched on or off.

The study of these marks and how they affect gene activity is known as epigenetics. 5fc is one of these marks,

In collaboration with Pr Véronique Del Marmol (Department of Dermatology, Erasme Hospital, ULB) and the group of Pr François Fuks (Laboratory of cancer epigenetics, Faculty of medicine, ULB), Larsimont and colleagues demonstrated that

and acts like a switch to turn genes on and off (an effect known as epigenetics). The researchers showed that all the genetic variants of PRDM12 in the CIP patients blocked the gene function.

or epigenetic marks, which affect how the DNA sequence is interpreted and control how certain genes are switched on or off.

The study of these marks and how they affect gene activity is known as epigenetics. 5fc is one of these marks,

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