2023
The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum can sense environmental changes and respond by antigenic switching
Schneider V, Visone J, Harris C, Florini F, Hadjimichael E, Zhang X, Gross M, Rhee K, Mamoun C, Kafsack B, Deitsch K. The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum can sense environmental changes and respond by antigenic switching. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2302152120. PMID: 37068249, PMCID: PMC10151525, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2302152120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene switchingGene expressionHistone methyltransferasesHuman malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparumMalaria parasite Plasmodium falciparumS-adenosylmethionineGene expression patternsMulticopy gene familiesVariant surface proteinsParasite Plasmodium falciparumHuman malaria parasiteIntracellular S-adenosylmethioninePrincipal methyl donorEpigenetic controlGene familyActive genesAntigenic switchingGene transcriptionNutrient availabilityExpression patternsMethylation modificationSAM metabolismGenetic modificationAntigenic variationSurface proteins
2015
DNMT3A in haematological malignancies
Yang L, Rau R, Goodell M. DNMT3A in haematological malignancies. Nature Reviews Cancer 2015, 15: 152-165. PMID: 25693834, PMCID: PMC5814392, DOI: 10.1038/nrc3895.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHaematopoietic stem cell differentiationStem cell differentiationStem cell programAberrant DNA methylationDominant negative inhibitorImportant biological relationshipsDifferentiated lineagesHistone methyltransferasesDNA methyltransferasesRegulatory domainDNA methylationMechanistic functionGene expressionHSC progenyMethyltransferase 3AImportant new targetHSC expansionCell differentiationUnique mutational profileDNMT3ACell programHuman HSCsStem cellsEnzymatic activityMutations
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