epigenetics

Epigenetics and ncRNA Headlines

Get all the latest highlights from the literature and special features covering trending epigenetics, ncRNA, and gene regulation research.

Search Articles

Cannabis and Tobacco Produce a Double Hit on the Epigenome

May 12, 2020

While the epigenetic impacts of cannabis have been seen in sperm and adolescents, the effects on adults have not been well studied in large-scale studies. It’s commonly believed that smoking cannabis is less damaging than smoking tobacco; however, this is not backed by an abundance of actual data. Smoking tobacco is associated with numerous DNA […]

There’s More Than One Way to Scare A Mouse: Z-DNA and ADAR1 Add to Fear Extinction

May 5, 2020

There’s already some histone modifications, and a dash of non-coding RNA, but new research adds another ingredient to the epigenetic recipe of fear memories and it’s called Z-DNA! Z-DNA occurs when the DNA molecule forms a left-handed double helix rather than the right-handed structure that we’re used to. This inside-out conformation is enriched at actively […]

Adolescent Cannabis Use Primes an Epigenetic Gateway to Cocaine Addiction

May 2, 2020

When it comes to preparing for a future situation, our epigenome usually has our back; however, sometimes epigenetic alterations can prime some undesirable responses as a result of environmental exposure. With legalization occurring in many states and nations, research into how cannabis alters our epigenome has entered the spotlight. We have recently seen that cannabis […]

How the Journey Towards Sperm Maturation Can Leave Offspring Stressed Out!

April 23, 2020

Queues! Security! Lost passports! While many will be currently reminiscing about the fun and frolics enjoyed during old holidays to far-flung exotic destinations, we generally choose to forget the enduring stress of the outward journey. However, a fascinating new study now provides evidence that any stress endured by maturing sperm during their epic voyage is […]

Dop(Ey)mine: The Seventh Dwarf Of Histone Modifications Makes A Big Impact In The Brain

April 19, 2020

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the newest histone modification of all? We know that methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, ubiquination, and even citrullination have been toiling away in the chromatin mines, but a new study from the brainy team who discovered serotonylation suggests that dopamine is also hard at work on histone tails, where it highlights […]

Micro-C and Single-Cell Hi-C Provide Macro Chromosome Conformation Insights

April 11, 2020

Genome-wide chromosome conformation capture analyses, such as Hi-C, have provided us with snapshots of the large-scale spatial architecture of mammalian genomes, describing chromatin compartments, topologically associating domains (TADs), and CTCF– and cohesin-mediated chromatin loops in many cell types. However, the resolution of Hi-C-based protocols, limited by the size and uniformity of chromatin fragmentation, represents a […]

Tet3 Acts Against Anxiety in Forebrain Neurons

March 27, 2020

While there are a lot of reasons to anxious these days, thankfully our neurons are using epigenetics to respond and adapt to the barrage of new information in our environment. In fact, DNA cytosine hydroxymethylation (5hmC) might be necessary to keep cognition in check, and a new research suggests that one of the enzymes that […]

Phase Separation – The Next Generation for Epigenetic Modifications?

March 27, 2020

It may sound like a term straight out of a science fiction program such as Star Trek, but liquid-liquid “phase separation” is actually one of the hot new topics in epigenetics. Phase separation of proteins with certain characteristics leads to the formation of biomolecular liquid “droplets” that concentrate the levels of some proteins/factors while excluding […]

Not Aging Gracefully? Two Epigenetic Regulators May be to Blame

March 16, 2020

In the last 50 years, there has been a ~20% increase in global life expectancy but interestingly, there has not been a corresponding increase in the number of healthy years lived. Lubin Jiang and Shi-Qing Cai at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai, China) sought to understand that disparity by examining the genetic factors involved […]

ChromID Helps Us Understand How Epigenetic Pots Find Their Protein Lids

March 16, 2020

The old saying “every pot will find its lid” suggests that a match exists for everyone looking for love, you just have to get out there and find your perfect partner! Online-dating may help scientists to find their significant other from the bench side; however, current laboratory approaches for the identification of protein-binding partners for […]

Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130

TAP

Epigenetics and ncRNA Headlines

Featured Articles

Search Articles