Time-Qualified Patterns of Variation of PPARγ, DNMT1, and DNMT3B Expression in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines by Valerio Pazienza, Francesca Tavano, Massimo Francavilla, Andrea Fontana, Fabio Pellegrini, Giorgia Benegiamo, Vincenzo Corbo, Fabio Francesco di Mola, Pierluigi Di Sebastiano, Angelo Andriulli, Gianluigi Mazzoccoli

“…Carcinogenesis is related to the loss of homeostatic control of cellular processes regulated by transcriptional circuits and epigenetic mechanisms. Among these, the activities of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) and DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are crucial and intertwined. …”
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Dual inhibition of BET and EP300 has antitumor activity in undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas and synergizes with ferroptosis induction by Stéphanie Verbeke, Aurélien Bourdon, Mathilde Lafon, Vanessa Chaire, Bertolo Frederic, Amina Naït Eldjoudi, Marie-Alix Derieppe, Francis Giles, Antoine Italiano

“…The identification of new therapeutic strategies is therefore an important medical need. Epigenetic modifiers has been extensively investigated in recent years leading to the development of novel therapeutic agents. …”
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Expression of Sclerostin in Osteoporotic Fracture Patients Is Associated with DNA Methylation in the CpG Island of the SOST Gene by Yanming Cao, Bin Wang, Ding Wang, Dongxiang Zhan, Caiyuan Mai, Peng Wang, Qiushi Wei, Yamei Liu, Haibin Wang, Wei He, Liangliang Xu

“…Although there are reports showing diverse transcription factors, epigenetic modification could be responsible for regulating SOST gene expression. …”
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The role of oxidized non-coding RNAs of the epigenome in the development of human diseases (literature review) by S.S. Ostrovska, Ye.N. Dychko, T.Ye. Shumna, G.I. Titov, O.S. Trushenko, P.G. Gerasymchuk, I.Y. Burega

“…It has been shown that epigenetic disorders under the influence of cadmium-induced oxidative stress can be transmitted to offspring without changing the genotype, and these aberrant changes in non-coding RNA expression patterns are associated with aging, cancer, neurodegenerative, cardiovascular diseases, etc. …”
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Basolateral amygdala volume in affective disorders using 7T MRI in vivo by Benedikt Kürzinger, Stephanie Schindler, Martin Meffert, Anja Rosenhahn, Robert Trampel, Robert Turner, Peter Schoenknecht, Peter Schoenknecht, Peter Schoenknecht

“…Future research with larger sample sizes, including the measurement of genetic and epigenetic markers, will hopefully further elucidate this compelling paradigm.…”
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Super-enhancer-driven SLCO4A1-AS1 is a new biomarker and a promising therapeutic target in glioblastoma by Yibo Wu, Fang Li, Chen Yang, Xuehai Zhang, Zhiwei Xue, Yanfei Sun, Xiaoying Lin, Xuemeng Liu, Zhimin Zhao, Bin Huang, Qibing Huang, Xingang Li, Mingzhi Han

“…We systematically analyzed its relationship with clinical characteristics, prognosis, epigenetics, tumor microenvironment (TME), biological functions, and transcription factors. …”
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Embryonic heat conditioning induces paternal heredity of immunological cross- tolerance: coordinative role of CpG DNA methylation and miR-200a regulation by Padma Malini Ravi, Tatiana Kisliouk, Shelly Druyan, Amit Haron, Mark A. Cline, Elizabeth R. Gilbert, Noam Meiri

“…While the initial stress-response set-points in the hypothalamus may be genetically determined, they are further influenced by epigenetic factors during embryonic development. A debate persists regarding the heritability of such behavioral traits. …”
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Genomic 8-oxoguanine modulates gene transcription independent of its repair by DNA glycosylases OGG1 and MUTYH by Tobias Obermann, Teri Sakshaug, Vishnu Vignesh Kanagaraj, Andreas Abentung, Mirta Mittelstedt Leal de Sousa, Lars Hagen, Antonio Sarno, Magnar Bjørås, Katja Scheffler

“…It has been suggested that OG and its repair has epigenetic-like properties and mediates transcription, but genome-wide evidence of this interdependence is lacking. …”
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Fade into you: genetic control of pigmentation patterns in red-flesh apple (Malus domestica) by Pierre Bouillon, Pierre Bouillon, Etienne Belin, Anne-Laure Fanciullino, Sandrine Balzergue, Sandrine Balzergue, Sylvain Hanteville, Yao Letekoma, Maryline Cournol, Fatima Faris, Andréa Bouanich, Dimitri Bréard, Frédéric Bernard, Jean-Marc Celton

“…Expression of MdGSTU22 was linked to a differentially methylated region (DMR) suggesting a potential environmental effect on the epigenetic control of gene expression involved in color fading. …”
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The current state of knowledge on the role of NKG2D ligands in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases by Aleksandra Pogoda-Wesołowska, Nina Sługocka, Agnieszka Synowiec, Klaudia Brodaczewska, Marcin Mejer-Zahorowski, Maciej Ziękiewicz, Wojciech Szypowski, Piotr Szymański, Adam Stępień

“…NKG2D ligands (NKG2DLs) are involved in epigenetic regulation of their expression. To date, studies in cell cultures, animal models, and brain tissues have revealed elevated expression of MICA/B, ULPB4, and its mouse homolog murine UL16 binding protein-like transcript (MULT1), in oligodendrocytes and astrocytes from patients with MS. …”
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Identifying a Serum Exosomal-Associated lncRNA/circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Network in Coronary Heart Disease by Jia Mao, Yufei Zhou, Licheng Lu, Ping Zhang, Runhua Ren, Yaqiong Wang, Jing Wang

“…Functional enrichment analysis showed that DEMs were significantly enriched in “chromatin silencing at rDNA,” “telomere organization,” and “negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic.” PPI network analysis showed that 25 hub DEMs were closely related to CHD, of which ubiquitin C (UBC) was the most important. …”
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Study of the association of polymorphisms of the folate cycle enzyme gene with the degree of cognitive and affective disorders in patients in the post-covid period by A.A. Shuprovych, O.V. Zinych, N.M. Kushnareva, O.M. Trofymenko, K.P. Komisarenko

“…Recently, molecular genetic studies have become widespread, and demonstrated the importance of DNA and histone methylation processes in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. The aim of this study was to detect the association of polymorphisms of the folate cycle enzyme gene methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHGFR) with the degree of cognitive and affective disorders and the serum level of homocysteine and folic acid in 41 post-covid patients. …”
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Identification of cancer cell-intrinsic biomarkers associated with tumor progression and characterization of SFTA3 as a tumor suppressor in lung adenocarcinomas by Yu Zhao, Chengcheng Zhou, Ling Zuo, Haoming Yan, Yuhan Gu, Hong Liu, Guiping Yu, Xiaorong Zhou

“…We also identified key transcription factors and epigenetic mechanisms implicated in the downregulation of SFTA3 in LUAD. …”
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Driving effect of P16 methylation on telomerase reverse transcriptase-mediated immortalization and transformation of normal human fibroblasts by Xuehong Zhang, Paiyun Li, Ying Gan, Shengyan Xiang, Liankun Gu, Jing Zhou, Xiaorui Zhou, Peihuang Wu, Baozhen Zhang, Dajun Deng, Jing Ni

“…However, direct evidence remains to be obtained to support the causal effect of epigenetic changes, such as P16 methylation, on cancer development. …”
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The adaptation of rainbow trout to warmer water: Oxidative damage in the germinal line by Vianel Sevastei, Sonia A. Crichigno, M. Victoria Santos, Andrea Trochine, Julio C. Painefilú, Noemí Zaritzky, Víctor E. Cussac

“…This implies a high mutation rate and/or a modified epigenetic inheritance. Comparisons were made among a) a rainbow trout strain adapted in terms of upper thermal tolerance and higher preferred temperature (Valcheta stream), b) a wild temperate stream population (Guillelmo stream), and c) two temperate farmed strains. …”
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METTL16 is Required for Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation and DSB Formation and Recombination during Male Meiosis by Lisha Yin, Nan Jiang, Wenjing Xiong, Shiyu Yang, Jin Zhang, Mengneng Xiong, Kuan Liu, Yuting Zhang, Xinxin Xiong, Yiqian Gui, Huihui Gao, Tao Li, Yi Li, Xiaoli Wang, Youzhi Zhang, Fengli Wang, Shuiqiao Yuan

“…Mechanistically, in pachytene spermatocytes, METTL16 interacts with MDC1/SCML2 to coordinate DNA damage response (DDR) and XY body epigenetic modifications that establish and maintain MSCI, and in early meiotic prophase I, METTL16 regulates DSB formation and recombination by regulating protein levels of meiosis‐related genes. …”
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Semaphorin-4D signaling in recruiting dental stem cells for vascular stabilization by Lili Zhang, Dineshi Sewvandi Thalakiriyawa, Jiawei Liu, Shengyan Yang, Yan Wang, Waruna Lakmal Dissanayaka

“…This modification was determined to be critical for enhancing PDGF-BB secretion, suggesting that Sema4D activates an epigenetic regulatory mechanism. Additionally, we investigated the secretion of Sema4D by various macrophage phenotypes, identifying that M2c macrophages secrete significant levels of Sema4D. …”
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Protein arginine methyltransferase 7 linked to schizophrenia through regulation of neural progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation by Ting Shen, Jing Yu, Bin Xie, Cuiping Huang, Jingjie Cui, Kefu Liu, Chunyu Liu, Chao Chen

“…Together, the results of this study reveal that PRMT7 is a functional gene at 16q22.1, contributing to the etiology of SCZ by modulating NPC proliferation and differentiation as an epigenetic regulator.…”
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Gene Ontology and Expression Studies of Strigolactone Analogues on a Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line by Mohammed Nihal Hasan, Syed Shoeb Razvi, Hani Choudhry, Mohammed A. Hassan, Said Salama Moselhy, Taha Abduallah Kumosani, Mazin A. Zamzami, Khalid Omer Abualnaja, Majed A. Halwani, Abdulrahman Labeed Al-Malki, Jiannis Ragoussis, Wei Wu, Christian Bronner, Tadao Asami, Mahmoud Alhosin

“…RNA-Seq data showed that the genes responsible for microtubule organization such as TUBB, BUB1B, TUBG2, TUBGCP6, TPX2, and MAP7 were significantly downregulated. Several epigenetic modulators such as UHRF1, HDAC7, and DNMT1 were also considerably downregulated, and this effect was associated with significant upregulation of various proapoptotic genes including CASP3, TNF-α, CASP7, and CDKN1A (p21). …”
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Acetylation of proximal cysteine-lysine pairs by alcohol metabolism by Courtney D. McGinnis, Peter S. Harris, Brenton I.M. Graham, John O. Marentette, Cole R. Michel, Laura M. Saba, Richard Reisdorph, James R. Roede, Kristofer S. Fritz

“…These factors alter proteomic and epigenetic marks, including alcohol-induced protein acetylation, which is a key post-translational modification (PTM) that regulates hepatic metabolism and is associated with the pathogenesis of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). …”
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