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  1. Article ; Online: Nucleosome Occupancy and Methylome Sequencing (NOMe-seq).

    Lay, Fides D / Kelly, Theresa K / Jones, Peter A

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

    2017  Volume 1708, Page(s) 267–284

    Abstract: Various methodologies are available to interrogate specific components of epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation or nucleosome occupancy at both the locus-specific and the genome-wide level. It has become increasingly clear, however, that ... ...

    Abstract Various methodologies are available to interrogate specific components of epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation or nucleosome occupancy at both the locus-specific and the genome-wide level. It has become increasingly clear, however, that comprehension of the functional interactions between epigenetic mechanisms is critical for understanding how cellular transcription programs are regulated or deregulated during normal and disease development. The Nucleosome Occupancy and Methylome sequencing (NOMe-seq) assay allows us to directly measure the relationship between DNA methylation and nucleosome occupancy by taking advantage of the methyltransferase M.CviPI, which methylates unprotected GpC dinucleotides to create a footprint of chromatin accessibility. This assay generates dual nucleosome occupancy and DNA methylation information at a single-DNA molecule resolution using as little as 200,000 cells and in as short as 15 min reaction time. DNA methylation levels and nucleosome occupancy status of genomic regions of interest can be subsequently interrogated by cloning PCR-amplified bisulfite DNA and sequencing individual clones. Alternatively, NOMe-seq can be combined with next-generation sequencing in order to generate an integrated global map of DNA methylation and nucleosome occupancy, which allows for comprehensive examination as to how these epigenetic components correlate with each other.
    MeSH term(s) CpG Islands ; DNA Methylation ; Epigenesis, Genetic ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/methods ; Humans ; Methyltransferases/metabolism ; Nucleosomes/metabolism ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; Sequence Analysis, DNA/methods
    Chemical Substances Nucleosomes ; Methyltransferases (EC 2.1.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-10-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ISSN 1940-6029
    ISSN (online) 1940-6029
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-7481-8_14
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  2. Article ; Online: Monitoring plasma nucleosome concentrations to measure disease response and progression in dogs with hematopoietic malignancies.

    Wilson-Robles, Heather / Warry, Emma / Miller, Tasha / Jarvis, Jill / Matsushita, Matthew / Miller, Pamela / Herzog, Marielle / Turatsinze, Jean-Valery / Kelly, Theresa K / Butera, S Thomas / Michel, Gaetan

    PloS one

    2023  Volume 18, Issue 5, Page(s) e0281796

    Abstract: Background: Hematopoietic malignancies are extremely common in pet dogs and represent nearly 30% of the malignancies diagnosed in this population each year. Clinicians commonly use existing tools such as physical exam findings, radiographs, ultrasound ... ...

    Abstract Background: Hematopoietic malignancies are extremely common in pet dogs and represent nearly 30% of the malignancies diagnosed in this population each year. Clinicians commonly use existing tools such as physical exam findings, radiographs, ultrasound and baseline blood work to monitor these patients for treatment response and remission. Circulating biomarkers, such as prostate specific antigen or carcinoembryonic antigen, can be useful tools for monitoring treatment response and remission status in human cancer patients. To date, there has a been a lack of useful circulating biomarkers available to veterinary oncology patients.
    Methods: Circulating plasma nucleosome concentrations were evaluated at diagnosis, throughout treatment and during remission monitoring for 40 dogs with lymphoma, acute myelogenous leukemia and multiple myeloma. Additionally, C-reactive protein and thymidine kinase-1 levels were recorded.
    Results: Plasma nucleosome concentrations were significantly higher at diagnosis and progressive disease than they were when dogs were in remission. All but two dogs had plasma nucleosome concentrations that returned to the low range during treatment. These two dogs had the shortest progression free and overall survival times. Dogs with the highest plasma nucleosome concentrations had a significantly shorter first progression free survival than dogs with lower plasma nucleosome concentrations at diagnosis. Plasma nucleosome concentrations correlated better with disease response and progression than either thymidine kinase or C reactive protein.
    Conclusions: Plasma nucleosome concentrations can be a useful tool for treatment monitoring and disease progression in dogs with hematopoietic malignancies.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Dogs ; Animals ; Nucleosomes ; Thymidine Kinase ; Biomarkers ; Neoplasms ; Hematologic Neoplasms/veterinary ; C-Reactive Protein ; Dog Diseases/diagnosis
    Chemical Substances Nucleosomes ; Thymidine Kinase (EC 2.7.1.21) ; Biomarkers ; C-Reactive Protein (9007-41-4)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0281796
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  3. Article ; Online: Epigenetic regulation of transcriptional plasticity associated with developmental song learning.

    Kelly, Theresa K / Ahmadiantehrani, Somayeh / Blattler, Adam / London, Sarah E

    Proceedings. Biological sciences

    2018  Volume 285, Issue 1878

    Abstract: Ethologists discovered over 100 years ago that some lifelong behavioural patterns were acquired exclusively during restricted developmental phases called critical periods (CPs). Developmental song learning in zebra finches is one of the most striking ... ...

    Abstract Ethologists discovered over 100 years ago that some lifelong behavioural patterns were acquired exclusively during restricted developmental phases called critical periods (CPs). Developmental song learning in zebra finches is one of the most striking examples of a CP for complex learned behaviour. After post-hatch day 65, whether or not a juvenile male can memorize the song of a 'tutor' depends on his experiences in the month prior. If he experienced a tutor, he can no longer learn, but if he has been isolated from hearing a tutor the learning period is extended. We aimed to identify how tutor experience alters the brain and controls the ability to learn. Epigenetic landscapes are modulated by experience and are able to regulate the transcription of sets of genes, thereby affecting cellular function. Thus, we hypothesized that tutor experiences determine the epigenetic landscape in the auditory forebrain, a region required for tutor song memorization. Using ChIPseq, RNAseq and molecular biology, we provide evidence that naturalistic experiences associated with the ability to learn can induce epigenetic changes, and propose transcriptional plasticity as a mediator of CP learning potential.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Epigenesis, Genetic/physiology ; Finches/genetics ; Finches/physiology ; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental ; Learning ; Male ; Music ; Songbirds/genetics ; Songbirds/physiology ; Transcription, Genetic ; Vocalization, Animal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-05-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 209242-6
    ISSN 1471-2954 ; 0080-4649 ; 0962-8452 ; 0950-1193
    ISSN (online) 1471-2954
    ISSN 0080-4649 ; 0962-8452 ; 0950-1193
    DOI 10.1098/rspb.2018.0160
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  4. Article ; Online: Role of nucleosomes in mitotic bookmarking.

    Kelly, Theresa K / Jones, Peter A

    Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)

    2011  Volume 10, Issue 3, Page(s) 370–371

    MeSH term(s) Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly ; Epigenesis, Genetic ; Gene Expression Regulation/physiology ; Gene Silencing ; Mitosis ; Models, Genetic ; Nucleosomes/physiology ; Transcription Initiation Site
    Chemical Substances Nucleosomes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-02-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2146183-1
    ISSN 1551-4005 ; 1538-4101 ; 1554-8627
    ISSN (online) 1551-4005
    ISSN 1538-4101 ; 1554-8627
    DOI 10.4161/cc.10.3.14734
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  5. Article ; Online: Epigenetics in cancer.

    Sharma, Shikhar / Kelly, Theresa K / Jones, Peter A

    Carcinogenesis

    2009  Volume 31, Issue 1, Page(s) 27–36

    Abstract: Epigenetic mechanisms are essential for normal development and maintenance of tissue-specific gene expression patterns in mammals. Disruption of epigenetic processes can lead to altered gene function and malignant cellular transformation. Global changes ... ...

    Abstract Epigenetic mechanisms are essential for normal development and maintenance of tissue-specific gene expression patterns in mammals. Disruption of epigenetic processes can lead to altered gene function and malignant cellular transformation. Global changes in the epigenetic landscape are a hallmark of cancer. The initiation and progression of cancer, traditionally seen as a genetic disease, is now realized to involve epigenetic abnormalities along with genetic alterations. Recent advancements in the rapidly evolving field of cancer epigenetics have shown extensive reprogramming of every component of the epigenetic machinery in cancer including DNA methylation, histone modifications, nucleosome positioning and non-coding RNAs, specifically microRNA expression. The reversible nature of epigenetic aberrations has led to the emergence of the promising field of epigenetic therapy, which is already making progress with the recent FDA approval of three epigenetic drugs for cancer treatment. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of alterations in the epigenetic landscape that occur in cancer compared with normal cells, the roles of these changes in cancer initiation and progression, including the cancer stem cell model, and the potential use of this knowledge in designing more effective treatment strategies.
    MeSH term(s) Epigenesis, Genetic ; Humans ; MicroRNAs/genetics ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Neoplastic Stem Cells
    Chemical Substances MicroRNAs
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-09-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 603134-1
    ISSN 1460-2180 ; 0143-3334
    ISSN (online) 1460-2180
    ISSN 0143-3334
    DOI 10.1093/carcin/bgp220
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  6. Article: Genome-wide nucleosome occupancy and DNA methylation profiling of four human cell lines.

    Statham, Aaron L / Taberlay, Phillippa C / Kelly, Theresa K / Jones, Peter A / Clark, Susan J

    Genomics data

    2014  Volume 3, Page(s) 94–96

    Abstract: DNA methylation and nucleosome positioning are two key mechanisms that contribute to the epigenetic control of gene expression. During carcinogenesis, the expression of many genes is altered alongside extensive changes in the epigenome, with repressed ... ...

    Abstract DNA methylation and nucleosome positioning are two key mechanisms that contribute to the epigenetic control of gene expression. During carcinogenesis, the expression of many genes is altered alongside extensive changes in the epigenome, with repressed genes often being associated with local DNA hypermethylation and gain of nucleosomes at their promoters. However the spectrum of alterations that occur at distal regulatory regions has not been extensively studied. To address this we used Nucleosome Occupancy and Methylation sequencing (NOMe-seq) to compare the genome-wide DNA methylation and nucleosome occupancy profiles between normal and cancer cell line models of the breast and prostate. Here we describe the bioinformatic pipeline and methods that we developed for the processing and analysis of the NOMe-seq data published by (Taberlay et al., 2014 [1]) and deposited in the Gene Expression Omnibus with accession GSE57498.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-12-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2751131-5
    ISSN 2213-5960
    ISSN 2213-5960
    DOI 10.1016/j.gdata.2014.11.012
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  7. Article ; Online: Reconfiguration of nucleosome-depleted regions at distal regulatory elements accompanies DNA methylation of enhancers and insulators in cancer.

    Taberlay, Phillippa C / Statham, Aaron L / Kelly, Theresa K / Clark, Susan J / Jones, Peter A

    Genome research

    2014  Volume 24, Issue 9, Page(s) 1421–1432

    Abstract: It is well established that cancer-associated epigenetic repression occurs concomitant with CpG island hypermethylation and loss of nucleosomes at promoters, but the role of nucleosome occupancy and epigenetic reprogramming at distal regulatory elements ... ...

    Abstract It is well established that cancer-associated epigenetic repression occurs concomitant with CpG island hypermethylation and loss of nucleosomes at promoters, but the role of nucleosome occupancy and epigenetic reprogramming at distal regulatory elements in cancer is still poorly understood. Here, we evaluate the scope of global epigenetic alterations at enhancers and insulator elements in prostate and breast cancer cells using simultaneous genome-wide mapping of DNA methylation and nucleosome occupancy (NOMe-seq). We find that the genomic location of nucleosome-depleted regions (NDRs) is mostly cell type specific and preferentially found at enhancers in normal cells. In cancer cells, however, we observe a global reconfiguration of NDRs at distal regulatory elements coupled with a substantial reorganization of the cancer methylome. Aberrant acquisition of nucleosomes at enhancer-associated NDRs is associated with hypermethylation and epigenetic silencing marks, and conversely, loss of nucleosomes with demethylation and epigenetic activation. Remarkably, we show that nucleosomes remain strongly organized and phased at many facultative distal regulatory elements, even in the absence of a NDR as an anchor. Finally, we find that key transcription factor (TF) binding sites also show extensive peripheral nucleosome phasing, suggesting the potential for TFs to organize NDRs genome-wide and contribute to deregulation of cancer epigenomes. Together, our findings suggest that "decommissioning" of NDRs and TFs at distal regulatory elements in cancer cells is accompanied by DNA hypermethylation susceptibility of enhancers and insulator elements, which in turn may contribute to an altered genome-wide architecture and epigenetic deregulation in malignancy.
    MeSH term(s) DNA Methylation ; Enhancer Elements, Genetic ; Epigenesis, Genetic ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Insulator Elements ; MCF-7 Cells ; Nucleosomes/genetics ; Nucleosomes/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Nucleosomes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-06-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1284872-4
    ISSN 1549-5469 ; 1088-9051 ; 1054-9803
    ISSN (online) 1549-5469
    ISSN 1088-9051 ; 1054-9803
    DOI 10.1101/gr.163485.113
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  8. Article: Genome-wide nucleosome occupancy and DNA methylation profiling of four human cell lines

    Statham, Aaron L / Taberlay, Phillippa C / Kelly, Theresa K / Jones, Peter A / Clark, Susan J

    Genomics Data. 2015 Mar., v. 3

    2015  

    Abstract: DNA methylation and nucleosome positioning are two key mechanisms that contribute to the epigenetic control of gene expression. During carcinogenesis, the expression of many genes is altered alongside extensive changes in the epigenome, with repressed ... ...

    Abstract DNA methylation and nucleosome positioning are two key mechanisms that contribute to the epigenetic control of gene expression. During carcinogenesis, the expression of many genes is altered alongside extensive changes in the epigenome, with repressed genes often being associated with local DNA hypermethylation and gain of nucleosomes at their promoters. However the spectrum of alterations that occur at distal regulatory regions has not been extensively studied. To address this we used Nucleosome Occupancy and Methylation sequencing (NOMe-seq) to compare the genome-wide DNA methylation and nucleosome occupancy profiles between normal and cancer cell line models of the breast and prostate. Here we describe the bioinformatic pipeline and methods that we developed for the processing and analysis of the NOMe-seq data published by (Taberlay et al., 2014 [1]) and deposited in the Gene Expression Omnibus with accession GSE57498.
    Keywords DNA ; DNA methylation ; bioinformatics ; breasts ; carcinogenesis ; epigenetics ; gene expression ; genes ; human cell lines ; models ; neoplasms ; nucleosomes
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2015-03
    Size p. 94-96.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2751131-5
    ISSN 2213-5960
    ISSN 2213-5960
    DOI 10.1016/j.gdata.2014.11.012
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  9. Article ; Online: Epigenetic modifications as therapeutic targets.

    Kelly, Theresa K / De Carvalho, Daniel D / Jones, Peter A

    Nature biotechnology

    2010  Volume 28, Issue 10, Page(s) 1069–1078

    Abstract: Epigenetic modifications work in concert with genetic mechanisms to regulate transcriptional activity in normal tissues and are often dysregulated in disease. Although they are somatically heritable, modifications of DNA and histones are also reversible, ...

    Abstract Epigenetic modifications work in concert with genetic mechanisms to regulate transcriptional activity in normal tissues and are often dysregulated in disease. Although they are somatically heritable, modifications of DNA and histones are also reversible, making them good targets for therapeutic intervention. Epigenetic changes often precede disease pathology, making them valuable diagnostic indicators for disease risk or prognostic indicators for disease progression. Several inhibitors of histone deacetylation or DNA methylation are approved for hematological malignancies by the US Food and Drug Administration and have been in clinical use for several years. More recently, histone methylation and microRNA expression have gained attention as potential therapeutic targets. The presence of multiple epigenetic aberrations within malignant tissue and the abilities of cells to develop resistance suggest that epigenetic therapies are most beneficial when combined with other anticancer strategies, such as signal transduction inhibitors or cytotoxic treatments. A key challenge for future epigenetic therapies will be to develop inhibitors with specificity to particular regions of chromosomes, thereby potentially reducing side effects.
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; DNA Methylation/drug effects ; Epigenesis, Genetic/drug effects ; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; Histones/metabolism ; Humans ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Nucleosides/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors ; Histones ; Nucleosides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-10-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1311932-1
    ISSN 1546-1696 ; 1087-0156
    ISSN (online) 1546-1696
    ISSN 1087-0156
    DOI 10.1038/nbt.1678
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  10. Article ; Online: Methylation-sensitive single-molecule analysis of chromatin structure.

    Miranda, Tina B / Kelly, Theresa K / Bouazoune, Karim / Jones, Peter A

    Current protocols in molecular biology

    2010  Volume Chapter 21, Page(s) Unit 21.17.1–16

    Abstract: Methylation-sensitive single-molecule analysis of chromatin structure is a high-resolution method for studying nucleosome positioning. As described in this unit, this method allows for the analysis of the chromatin structure of unmethylated CpG islands ... ...

    Abstract Methylation-sensitive single-molecule analysis of chromatin structure is a high-resolution method for studying nucleosome positioning. As described in this unit, this method allows for the analysis of the chromatin structure of unmethylated CpG islands or in vitro-remodeled nucleosomes by treatment with the CpG-specific DNA methyltransferase SssI (M.SssI), followed by bisulfite sequencing of individual progeny DNA molecules. Unlike nuclease-based approaches, this method allows each molecule to be viewed as an individual entity instead of an average population.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Biocatalysis ; Chromatin/chemistry ; CpG Islands ; DNA Methylation ; Genetic Techniques ; Humans
    Chemical Substances Chromatin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1934-3647
    ISSN (online) 1934-3647
    DOI 10.1002/0471142727.mb2117s89
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