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DNA Methylation
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Two-factor authentication underpins the precision of the piRNA pathway
Mouse strains and experimentation The Spocd1HA and Miwi2tdTomato (Miwi2tdTom) mouse alleles have been described previously4,31. Miwi2tdTom is a…
DNA methylation controls stemness of astrocytes in health and ischaemia
Animals The following mouse lines were used: C57BL/6N (for wild-type control, naive condition and neurosphere assay), Ifnar−/−Ifngr−/− (for…
Study links air pollution to increased colorectal cancer risk through DNA changes
A recent eBioMedicine study explores the association between air pollution and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk based on epigenomic…
Predicting treatment response in common blood cancer with DNA methylation profiling
A recent study led by Dr. Manel Esteller, Director of the Josep Carreras Institute, shows how DNA methylation…
Unraveling epigenetic contributions to autoimmune skin diseases
The central dogma proposed that genetic information predominantly transfers from DNA to RNA during gene expression to make…
Study reveals e-cigarette users with limited smoking history show similar DNA alterations as smokers
A recent Cancer Research study assessed the effect of tobacco smoking and electronic cigarette (e-cigarettes) use on DNA methylation changes…
E-cigarette users experience similar DNA changes to specific cheek cells as smokers
E-cigarette users with a limited smoking history experience similar DNA changes to specific cheek cells as smokers, finds…
Exploring the epigenetic impact of smoking across racial and ethnic groups
Smoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other…
Durable and efficient gene silencing in vivo by hit-and-run epigenome editing
Molecular cloning and mRNA production ETRs were transiently delivered as either plasmid DNA (in cell lines) or mRNA…
Smoking, infection, and BMI found to significantly sway immune response, study shows
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers explored the factors influencing cytokine release, a critical…