When Deletions Gain Functions: Commandeering Epigenetic Mechanisms
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
When man got his mtDNA deletions?
Somatic mtDNA mutations and deletions in particular are known to clonally expand within cells, eventually reaching detrimental intracellular concentrations. The possibility that clonal expansion is a slow process taking a lifetime had prompted an idea that founder mutations of mutant clones that cause mitochondrial dysfunction in the aged tissue might have originated early in life. If, converse...
متن کاملEpigenetic Mechanisms in Cognition
Although the critical role for epigenetic mechanisms in development and cell differentiation has long been appreciated, recent evidence reveals that these mechanisms are also employed in postmitotic neurons as a means of consolidating and stabilizing cognitive-behavioral memories. In this review, we discuss evidence for an "epigenetic code" in the central nervous system that mediates synaptic p...
متن کاملEpigenetic mechanisms in bone.
Epigenetics refers to the study of mechanisms able to influence gene expression in a stable and potentially heritable manner without altering the DNA sequence. These mechanisms include posttranslational histone modifications, miRNA-mediated post-transcriptional regulation and DNA methylation. The accumulation of molecular errors over time resulting, at least partly, in the alteration of normal ...
متن کاملEpigenetic mechanisms in schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric disorder that lacks a unifying neuropathology, while currently available pharmacological treatments provide only limited benefits to many patients. This review will discuss how the field of neuroepigenetics could contribute to advancements of the existing knowledge on the neurobiology and treatment of psychosis. Genome-scale mapping of DMA methylation, histo...
متن کاملMechanisms of epigenetic inheritance.
The mechanisms by which stable gene expression patterns are inherited during cell division are not well understood. Chromatin is subject to a number of covalent modifications and it is generally believed that the transfer of these modifications between cell generations plays a critical role in inheritance, though how this occurs is a matter of debate. In one proposed model, replication of chrom...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Cell
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1535-6108
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.07.021