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DNA Methylation and Its Basic Function

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The investigation into DNA methylation continues to show a rich and complex picture about epigenetic gene regulation in the central nervous system and provides possible therapeutic targets for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.
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This article is published in Neuropsychopharmacology.The article was published on 2013-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2399 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: RNA-Directed DNA Methylation & DNA methylation.

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Dissection ofthemethyl-CpG binding domainfromthe chromosomal protein MeCP2

Xinsheng Nan
TL;DR: In vitro footprinting indicates that MBD binding can protect a 12 nucleotide region surrounding a methyl-CpG pair, with an approximate dissociation constant of 10(-9) M.
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Epigenetic mechanisms of drug addiction.

TL;DR: There is robust evidence that repeated exposure to drugs of abuse induces changes within the brain's reward regions in three major modes of epigenetic regulation-histone modifications such as acetylation and methylation, DNA methylation and non-coding RNAs.
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Epigenetic mechanisms of drug addiction.

TL;DR: The latest advances in the field of epigenetic regulation are summarized, focusing on histone modifications, DNA methylation, and noncoding RNAs.
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Nuclear calcium signalling in the regulation of brain function

TL;DR: Calcium signals that are induced by synaptic activity and propagate into the nucleus are a major route for synapse-to-nucleus communication and may underlie the aetiologies of various diseases, including neurodegeneration and cognitive dysfunction.
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Consistent inverse correlation between DNA methylation of the first intron and gene expression across tissues and species

TL;DR: The integrative analysis clearly reveals the important and conserved role of the methylation level of the first intron and its inverse association with gene expression regardless of tissue and species.
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Intracisternal A-particle element transposition into the murine beta-glucuronidase gene correlates with loss of enzyme activity: a new model for beta-glucuronidase deficiency in the C3H mouse.

TL;DR: It is shown that β-glucuronidase activity is not detectable by a standard fluorometric assay in C3H/HeOuJ (C3H) mice homozygous for a new mutation, gusmps2J, which provides an opportunity to study MPS VII on a genetic background that clearly modulates disease severity.
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Methylation of the glial fibrillary acidic protein gene shows novel biphasic changes during brain development

TL;DR: The GFAP promoter may be activated in rodent development by transient demethylation of a conserved brain‐specific methylation domain during development, implying evolutionary conservation and functional significance.
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Differential Regulation of MeCP2 Phosphorylation in the CNS by Dopamine and Serotonin

TL;DR: Combinatorial signaling through DA and 5-HT receptors can regulate the brain region- and cell-type specific pMeCP2 in the CNS, suggesting that the combinatorial regulation of cAMP by different classes of DA and5- HT receptors may contribute to the cell- type specificity of pMe CP2 induction.
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Inherited somatic mosaicism caused by an intracisternal A particle insertion in the mouse tyrosinase gene

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