Histone deacetylation and other modifications, particularly the methylation of lysine 9 within histone H3 (H3-K9) residues located in the histone tails, cause chromatin condensation and block ...

while transcriptionally inactive chromatin was associated with K9 methylation. While this study supports the existence of gene regulation by a histone code, many more exciting questions remain.

To compact the DNA, plants use various epigenetic marks, including DNA methylation and modifications of the histone proteins ...

Discover how histone modifications unlock secrets of human aging, rivaling the precision of DNA methylation in decoding biological age. In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances ...

This study provides valuable findings on the role of site-specific DNA methylation changes during spermatogenesis and their contribution to paternal epigenetic inheritance. The study proposes that ...