Uncovering 5hmC’s Link to Stem Cell Self-RenewalAugust 3, 2010The search is on to figure out a role for the recently discovered 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) base. While it’s still up in the air if 5hmC will play a main character or just be cast as an extra , this new study in Nature ties the mysterious modification to a demethylation pathway, regulated by Tet proteins, […]
EpiGenie 2010 Mid-Year Editor’s Favorites: Non-Coding RNAJuly 21, 2010We’re halfway through 2010, so we’ve decided to take a look back at some of the best epigenetics publications we’ve covered so far this year. Here are some of our favorite Non-Coding RNA headlines. miRNA Decoys Psuedogenes finally get some love. Long considered to just be wasted genomic space, it turns out that they do […]
EpiGenie 2010 Mid-Year Editor’s Favorites: DNA MethylationJuly 21, 2010We’re halfway through 2010, so we’ve decided to take a look back at some of the best epigenetics publications we’ve covered so far this year. Here are some of our favorite DNA Methylation headlines. CpG-SNPs If your methylation profiles have been looking a little fuzzy, it could be CpG-SNPs are to blame. CpG-SNPs where found […]
EpiGenie 2010 Mid-Year Editor’s Favorites: ChromatinJuly 21, 2010We’re halfway through 2010, so we’ve decided to take a look back at some of the best epigenetics publications we’ve covered so far this year. Here are some of our favorite Chromatin headlines. Histone Mods and Alternative Splicing This publication might have popped up in the mainest of mainstream journals, but the focus is all […]
Put Your DNAm in a Bind with Clontech’s EpiXplore™ Methylated DNA Enrichment KitJuly 19, 2010Poor DNA methylation enrichment can really leave you in a tight spot when it comes to downstream analysis, so why not turn the tables and put your samples in a bind? Before you begin your next methyl-profiling experiment, make sure you have a solid methylated DNA enrichment kit, like the EpiXplore™ Kit from Clontech, handy […]