2022
Vitamin C epigenetically controls osteogenesis and bone mineralization
Thaler R, Khani F, Sturmlechner I, Dehghani SS, Denbeigh JM, Zhou X, Pichurin O, Dudakovic A, Jerez SS, Zhong J, Lee JH, Natarajan R, Kalajzic I, Jiang YH, Deyle DR, Paschalis EP, Misof BM, Ordog T, van Wijnen AJ. Vitamin C epigenetically controls osteogenesis and bone mineralization. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 5883. PMID: 36202795, PMCID: PMC9537512, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32915-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere skeletal defectsBone-specific genesEpigenetic functionsChromatin accessibilityHistone demethylationDNA hydroxymethylationTranscriptional activityPro-osteogenic genesCell differentiationOsteogenic cell differentiationOsteogenic differentiationGenesSkeletal defectsBone phenotypeMurine boneOsteoblastogenesisDifferentiationKnockout miceGulo knockout miceVitamin C deficiencyTET1Collagen maturationPromoterDemethylationVitamin C
2021
TET1-mediated DNA hydroxymethylation regulates adult remyelination in mice
Moyon S, Frawley R, Marechal D, Huang D, Marshall-Phelps KLH, Kegel L, Bøstrand SMK, Sadowski B, Jiang YH, Lyons DA, Möbius W, Casaccia P. TET1-mediated DNA hydroxymethylation regulates adult remyelination in mice. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 3359. PMID: 34099715, PMCID: PMC8185117, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23735-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA hydroxymethylationSolute carrier gene familyNeuro-glial communicationZebrafish mutantsGene familyTranscriptomic analysisMyelin interfaceTen-ElevenAdult central nervous systemCentral nervous systemTET1Overexpressing cellsAdult remyelinationExpression levelsMutantsHydroxymethylationGenesNervous systemRepairMyelin repairTransportersKnockoutMiceRegulationAged mice