Keeping Aging in LINE by Stabilizing HeterochromatinSeptember 11, 2022Like many aspects of our lives, epigenetic processes can get out of control during aging. Now, exciting new findings have revealed that the secret to keeping our aging epigenomes “in line” is removing LINE-1 RNA from cells, which stabilizes heterochromatin and reverses signs of aging! Previous studies have shown how age-associated heterochromatin loss associates with […]
Multiomic Face-off Finds the Factors that Lead to Look-alikes!September 6, 2022Have you ever heard of someone bumping into their doppelgänger and wondered how the forces of biology conspired to make two unrelated people look alike? In a recent study, a few familiar faces took advantage of a photographer’s keen eye and a multiomic “face-off” to find those factors that lead two strangers to look alike! […]
eBook: Single-cell Methods in Epigenetics and GenomicsAugust 24, 2022Single-Cell methodologies can be the most comprehensive way to identify cell subpopulations with different transcriptome and epigenetic profiles within complex samples, eliminating the need for isolation strategies like FACS or magnetic sorting that could alter the biology due to sample manipulation. These methods are proving to be invaluable for Identifying novel cells that modulate response […]
Novel Multiomic Epigenetic Clock May Decipher How Epigenetic Aging Impacts Cell FunctionAugust 23, 2022Timely advances have demonstrated that significant changes to DNA methylation levels accompany the creaking knees, failing eyes, and changing tastes in music (!) associated with the human aging process. A well-timed study now builds upon these past studies to describe a multiomic-based approach with the potential to forge links between epigenetic aging and the gene […]
The Human Imprintome Maps out the Epigenetic Roots of DiseaseAugust 20, 2022A well-illustrated map may have helped the Spanish easily locate El Dorado or David Livingstone pinpoint the source of the Nile; now, rugged researchers have delicately “sliced” through the jungle of the human genome to create a map of imprint control regions (ICRs) – creating the “imprintome” – to hasten our exploration of the epigenetic […]
Multimodal Nanopore Profiling of Circulating Tumor DNAAugust 1, 2022The Oxford Nanopore (ONT) sequencing platform may have more modalities than a Swiss army knife. In a multimodal masterpiece of a new study, researchers now demonstrate how DNA methylation, copy number alterations, nucleosome footprinting, and fragmentation profiles derived from liquid biopsies of cancer patients can deconvolute cellular composition and identify cancer-specific methylation changes from circulating […]
eBook: Epigenetics of CannabisJuly 21, 2022Changes in epigenetic regulation are hallmarks of the transition from normal to diseased cells. Exploration of the role of epigenetics in those who may use Cannabis, or related products such as THC or CBD, has proven to be informative for better understanding of their potential effects. In this EpiGenie ebook, we present summaries of several […]
Location, Location, Location! – How Site-specific mRNA ac4C Acetylation Impacts TranslationJune 29, 2022Where you spend your time away from work – a lake-side cottage far from the hustle and bustle or a party pad in the bohemian part of town – is a crucial decision. Now, new research on roaming RNAs demonstrates that when you call the epitranscriptome your home, the age-old rule “location, location, location” also […]
Now In Print! – New Technologies Leave their Mark on Imprinting Control RegionsJune 19, 2022Genomic imprinting typically lets our parents leave their mark on our genomes; however, new technological advances are now allowing us to leave our mark on imprinting! The first of our epigenetic exposés that went into print reports on how multiple modalities uncovered complex epigenetic crosstalk that regulates allele-specific gene expression at potential imprinting control regions […]
Dr. Steve Chan: The Epigenetic Regulation of Breast CancerJune 9, 2022Using unbiased ChIP-Rx analyses to discover a novel role for CTR9 in the epigenetic regulation of PRC2 subtype switching in breast cancer Our colleagues at Proteintech hosted a webinar from Dr. Steve Chan from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, who reviewed their recent paper “The transcriptional elongation factor CTR9 demarcates PRC2-mediated H3K27me3 domains by altering PRC2 […]