Wheat remembers the cold: Molecular changes prepare plants for the next chill
An experimental study in wheat found that recovery after mild cold exposure involved delayed gene responses and histone-modification changes associated ...
Tag: histone modifications
Review maps epigenetic control of PI3K/AKT signaling in liver cancer
A 2026 review finds that epigenetic changes sustain PI3K/AKT signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma, while experimental evidence indicates activated signaling can ...
Dietary supplement Ca-αKG slows lung tumors in female mice but speeds growth in males, UCLA study finds
A UCLA study found that the dietary supplement calcium alpha-ketoglutarate slowed lung tumor growth in female mice while enlarging tumors ...
Rewriting the First Genome: How Zygotic Activation and Epigenome Reprogramming Shape Early Life
A new research topic in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology brings together studies on zygotic genome activation, epigenetic reprogramming, ...
Childhood Brain Tumor Study Exposes KDM2B as a Treatable Weak Spot in High-Risk Medulloblastoma
A comprehensive epigenetic analysis led by St. Jude and KiTZ identified the chromatin regulator KDM2B as an essential, selective dependency ...
How Maize Remembers Drought: Epigenetic Memory and Seed Priming Could Shield the World’s Vital Cereal Crop
A new review reveals how maize stores molecular memories of past droughts through histone marks, DNA methylation and transposable elements, ...
How Early-Life Exposures Leave Lasting Marks on the Preterm Lung
A new narrative review in Pediatric Research reframes bronchopulmonary dysplasia as a disorder of epigenetic programming in which hyperoxia, inflammation ...
Heart Cell Metabolism Switch Reactivates Dormant Repair After Heart Attack
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys report that temporarily blocking the metabolic enzyme succinate dehydrogenase triggers an epigenetic switch in mouse ...
Fungal enzyme RTT109 proves essential for inheriting silenced chromatin
A new study in Neurospora crassa shows that the replication-linked histone acetyltransferase RTT109, acting independently of its known product H3K56 ...
Sperm’s Epigenetic Balancing Act: Flexibility Versus Stability in the Male Germline
A new review in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences maps how the epigenome of the postnatal male germline balances the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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