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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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Meiotic catastrophe and retrotransposon reactivation in male germ cells lacking Dnmt3L.

TL;DR: It is shown that DNA methyltransferase 3-like (Dnmt3L) is expressed in testes during a brief perinatal period in the non-dividing precursors of spermatogonial stem cells at a stage where retrotransposons undergo de novo methylation.
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Reversal of Neurological Defects in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome

TL;DR: Using a mouse model, robust phenotypic reversal is demonstrated, as activation of MeCP2 expression leads to striking loss of advanced neurological symptoms in both immature and mature adult animals.
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Dynamic regulation of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in mouse ES cells and during differentiation

TL;DR: The balance between hydroxymethylation and methylation in the genome is inextricably linked with the balance between pluripotency and lineage commitment.
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Covalent Modification of DNA Regulates Memory Formation

TL;DR: The results demonstrate that DNA methylation is dynamically regulated in the adult nervous system and that this cellular mechanism is a crucial step in memory formation.
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Transcription of IAP endogenous retroviruses is constrained by cytosine methylation

TL;DR: This book aims to provide a history of DNA methylation in the immune system and some of the mechanisms leading to disease, as well as some examples of successful and unsuccessful attempts to correct these problems.
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