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Lineage-specific polycomb targets and de novo DNA methylation define restriction and potential of neuronal progenitors

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A model how de novo DNA methylation and dynamic switches in Polycomb targets restrict pluripotency and define the developmental potential of progenitor cells is suggested.
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This article is published in Molecular Cell.The article was published on 2008-06-20 and is currently open access. It has received 901 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: DNA methylation & RNA-Directed DNA Methylation.

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Establishing, maintaining and modifying DNA methylation patterns in plants and animals

TL;DR: Drawing on insights from both plants and animals should deepen the understanding of the regulation and biological significance of DNA methylation.
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The Polycomb complex PRC2 and its mark in life

TL;DR: This work has uncovered a role for non-coding RNA in the recruitment of PRC2 to target genes, and expanded the perspectives on its function and regulation.
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CpG Islands and the Regulation of Transcription

TL;DR: Vertebrate CpG islands are generically equipped to influence local chromatin structure and simplify regulation of gene activity.
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DNA Methylation and Its Basic Function

TL;DR: 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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Linking DNA methylation and histone modification: patterns and paradigms

TL;DR: Relationships between DNA methylation and histone modification have implications for understanding normal development as well as somatic cell reprogramming and tumorigenesis.
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Linear Models and Empirical Bayes Methods for Assessing Differential Expression in Microarray Experiments

TL;DR: The hierarchical model of Lonnstedt and Speed (2002) is developed into a practical approach for general microarray experiments with arbitrary numbers of treatments and RNA samples and the moderated t-statistic is shown to follow a t-distribution with augmented degrees of freedom.
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High-resolution profiling of histone methylations in the human genome.

TL;DR: High-resolution maps for the genome-wide distribution of 20 histone lysine and arginine methylations as well as histone variant H2A.Z, RNA polymerase II, and the insulator binding protein CTCF across the human genome using the Solexa 1G sequencing technology are generated.
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DNA methyltransferases Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b are essential for de novo methylation and mammalian development.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that two recently identified DNA methyltransferases, DnMT3a and Dnmt3b, are essential for de novo methylation and for mouse development and play important roles in normal development and disease.
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A Bivalent Chromatin Structure Marks Key Developmental Genes in Embryonic Stem Cells

TL;DR: It is proposed that bivalent domains silence developmental genes in ES cells while keeping them poised for activation, highlighting the importance of DNA sequence in defining the initial epigenetic landscape and suggesting a novel chromatin-based mechanism for maintaining pluripotency.
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