2018
Global delay in nascent strand DNA methylation
Charlton J, Downing TL, Smith ZD, Gu H, Clement K, Pop R, Akopian V, Klages S, Santos DP, Tsankov AM, Timmermann B, Ziller MJ, Kiskinis E, Gnirke A, Meissner A. Global delay in nascent strand DNA methylation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2018, 25: 327-332. PMID: 29531288, PMCID: PMC5889353, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0046-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell CycleCell ProliferationCpG IslandsCytosineDNADNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3ADNA ReplicationEmbryonic Stem CellsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationGenome, HumanHCT116 CellsHumansMaleMethylationMitosisMotor NeuronsNeoplasmsSequence Analysis, RNATranscription FactorsConceptsCytosine methylationCpG methylationGenome-wide bisulfite sequencingCis-regulatory elementsEmbryonic stem cellsCancer cell line HCT116Cell cycle arrestEpigenetic informationMammalian developmentGene regulationMitotic transmissionEpigenetic heterogeneityEpigenetic roleBisulfite sequencingCell line HCT116DNA methylationHuman cellsMethylationHeterogeneous methylationStem cellsCellsBrdU labelingPronounced lagGlobal reductionImmunoprecipitation
2011
Reprogramming Factor Expression Initiates Widespread Targeted Chromatin Remodeling
Koche RP, Smith ZD, Adli M, Gu H, Ku M, Gnirke A, Bernstein BE, Meissner A. Reprogramming Factor Expression Initiates Widespread Targeted Chromatin Remodeling. Cell Stem Cell 2011, 8: 96-105. PMID: 21211784, PMCID: PMC3220622, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2010.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent stem cell stateEuchromatic histone modificationsRepressive H3K27me3 modificationGenome-wide changesStem cell stateChromatin remodelingH3K4 methylationHistone modificationsH3K27me3 modificationEpigenetic responsesTranscriptional changesSomatic cellsRegulatory eventsGene promoterEpigenetic changesCell statesCorresponding lociSomatic identityMechanistic questionsFactor inductionEarly eventsLociH3K4me2ReprogrammingRapid progress