The expression of genes has to be carefully regulated in cells; active genes give cells their identity and ability to function. Epigenetic features are just one way that cells control gene expression, ...

Immunotherapy is one of the pillars in the fight against cancer and aims to enable the body's own immune system to fight a tumor. A recent study now shows that removing certain enzymes that regulate ...

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Polyploid plants often undergo extensive genomic restructuring, which can generate new traits and enhance adaptability. In this study, researchers reveal how Helitron transposable elements (TEs) in ...

A detailed epigenome map shows how DNA methylation reshapes gene regulation in pancreatic cells, impairing insulin production ...

Six epigenetic features define the new Epigenetic Hallmarks of Cancer, an add-on to the widely accepted Hallmarks of Cancer. Scientists concluded that malignant transformation requires some degree of ...

Dr. Jennifer Amengual explains how epigenetic therapies treat lymphomas by changing gene expression rather than killing dividing cells like chemotherapy. Epigenetic therapies are offering a more ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells ...

EVENT: The second annual Epigenetic Control and Cellular Plasticity symposium will focus on how epigenetic control and chromatin remodeling contribute to various processes that lead to cellular ...

Image credit:© Davide Normanno, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), shared under the CC BY 4.0 International license. To test their hypothesis, they turned to the fruit fly, ...