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Histone methylation: a dynamic mark in health, disease and inheritance

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Greer, Eric L., Shi, Yang·2012·Nature Reviews Genetics

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Organisms require an appropriate balance of stability and reversibility in gene expression programmes to maintain cell identity or to enable responses to stimuli; epigenetic regulation is integral to this dynamic control. Post-translational modification of histones by methylation is an important and widespread type of chromatin modification that is known to influence biological processes in the context of development and cellular responses. To evaluate how histone methylation contributes to stable or reversible control, we provide a broad overview of how histone methylation is regulated and leads to biological outcomes. The importance of appropriately maintaining or reprogramming histone methylation is illustrated by its links to disease and ageing and possibly to transmission of traits across generations.

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Authors
Greer, E. L., & Shi, Y.
Affiliations
Boston Children's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Shi, Yang
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2012-04-03
Volume
13
Issue
5
Pages
343-357
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W2009858080
Cited by
2,241
References
277
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • U.S. Public Health Service (NCI118487)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA118487)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM058012, R01GM071004, R01GM058012, GM071004)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cancer-related gene regulation
Keywords
histone methylation, epigenetic regulation, chromatin modification, gene expression regulation, cell identity, development (biology), disease, aging, heredity (biology), transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, histone demethylation
MeSH terms
Histone Methyltransferases, Animals, Caenorhabditis, Drosophila, Female, Histones, Humans, Male, Methylation, Neoplasms, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Epigenesis, Genetic, Mice, Rats, Histone Demethylases

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