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Papers

(The median citation count of Epigenetics & Chromatin is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The solid and liquid states of chromatin	75
Losing DNA methylation at repetitive elements and breaking bad	71
Integration of sperm ncRNA-directed DNA methylation and DNA methylation-directed histone retention in epigenetic transgenerational inheritance	56
Hypoxic in vitro culture reduces histone lactylation and impairs pre-implantation embryonic development in mice	39
Histone crotonylation-centric gene regulation	38
Evaluation of whole-genome DNA methylation sequencing library preparation protocols	38
Comparison of methylation capture sequencing and Infinium MethylationEPIC array in peripheral blood mononuclear cells	33
Structural and functional specificity of H3K36 methylation	31
Histone modifications associated with gene expression and genome accessibility are dynamically enriched at Plasmodium falciparum regulatory sequences	31
The DNMT1 inhibitor GSK-3484862 mediates global demethylation in murine embryonic stem cells	27
Epigenetic regulation of retinal development	27
Mechanism and functional role of the interaction between CP190 and the architectural protein Pita in Drosophila melanogaster	26
Cross-species examination of X-chromosome inactivation highlights domains of escape from silencing	26
Dynamics of cattle sperm sncRNAs during maturation, from testis to ejaculated sperm	25
Chromosome structural variation in tumorigenesis: mechanisms of formation and carcinogenesis	25
A standardized nomenclature for mammalian histone genes	24
Chromatin accessibility maps provide evidence of multilineage gene priming in hematopoietic stem cells	23
Viral histones: pickpocket’s prize or primordial progenitor?	23
ΔNp63 is a pioneer factor that binds inaccessible chromatin and elicits chromatin remodeling	22
Functions of HP1 proteins in transcriptional regulation	22
Effects of paternal exposure to cigarette smoke on sperm DNA methylation and long-term metabolic syndrome in offspring	21
Pioneer transcription factors are associated with the modulation of DNA methylation patterns across cancers	20
Making sense of the linear genome, gene function and TADs	20
Sperm DNA methylation alterations from cannabis extract exposure are evident in offspring	19
Conservation and diversity of the eukaryotic SAGA coactivator complex across kingdoms	19

Genome-wide impact of hydrogen peroxide on maintenance DNA methylation in replicating cells	18
Loss of EZH2-like or SU(VAR)3–9-like proteins causes simultaneous perturbations in H3K27 and H3K9 tri-methylation and associated developmental defects in the fungus Podospora anserina	18
GBAF, a small BAF sub-complex with big implications: a systematic review	18
DNA methylation differs extensively between strains of the same geographical origin and changes with age in Daphnia magna	18
Sequencing of methylase-accessible regions in integral circular extrachromosomal DNA reveals differences in chromatin structure	17
Evolutionary adaptation of the Polycomb repressive complex 2	17
Changes in chromatin accessibility landscape and histone H3 core acetylation during valproic acid-induced differentiation of embryonic stem cells	17
Contribution of genetic and epigenetic changes to escape from X-chromosome inactivation	16
A cookbook for DNase Hi-C	16
The zinc finger protein CLAMP promotes long-range chromatin interactions that mediate dosage compensation of the Drosophila male X-chromosome	15
Developmental programming of DNA methylation and gene expression patterns is associated with extreme cardiovascular tolerance to anoxia in the common snapping turtle	15
Dynamic changes in whole genome DNA methylation, chromatin and gene expression during mouse lens differentiation	14
The fibronectin type-III (FNIII) domain of ATF7IP contributes to efficient transcriptional silencing mediated by the SETDB1 complex	14
Characterizing chromatin interactions of regulatory elements and nucleosome positions, using Hi-C, Micro-C, and promoter capture Micro-C	13
Chromatin alterations during the epididymal maturation of mouse sperm refine the paternally inherited epigenome	13
Multiple distinct domains of human XIST are required to coordinate gene silencing and subsequent heterochromatin formation	13
Global histone protein surface accessibility in yeast indicates a uniformly loosely packed genome with canonical nucleosomes	13
Pan-cancer predictions of transcription factors mediating aberrant DNA methylation	13
The regional sequestration of heterochromatin structural proteins is critical to form and maintain silent chromatin	13
Histone H3.3 K27M chromatin functions implicate a network of neurodevelopmental factors including ASCL1 and NEUROD1 in DIPG	13
Ethionine-mediated reduction of S-adenosylmethionine is responsible for the neural tube defects in the developing mouse embryo-mediated m6A modification and is involved in neural tube defects via modu	12
The role of MORC3 in silencing transposable elements in mouse embryonic stem cells	12
Ageing-associated changes in DNA methylation in X and Y chromosomes	12
Stable DNMT3L overexpression in SH-SY5Y neurons recreates a facet of the genome-wide Down syndrome DNA methylation signature	12
H3K36 methylation reprograms gene expression to drive early gametocyte development in Plasmodium falciparum	12
Investigation of reversible histone acetylation and dynamics in gene expression regulation using 3D liver spheroid model	11
Histone H2A.X phosphorylation and Caspase-Initiated Chromatin Condensation in late-stage erythropoiesis	11
Age-dependent VDR peak DNA methylation as a mechanism for latitude-dependent multiple sclerosis risk	11
Deformation of the nucleus by TGFβ1 via the remodeling of nuclear envelope and histone isoforms	11
Open chromatin analysis in Trypanosoma cruzi life forms highlights critical differences in genomic compartments and developmental regulation at tDNA loci	10
Changes in DNA methylation hallmark alterations in chromatin accessibility and gene expression for eye lens differentiation	10
Who’s afraid of the X? Incorporating the X and Y chromosomes into the analysis of DNA methylation array data	10
Gestational arsenic exposure induces site-specific DNA hypomethylation in active retrotransposon subfamilies in offspring sperm in mice	10
Distinctive epigenomic alterations in NF1-deficient cutaneous and plexiform neurofibromas drive differential MKK/p38 signaling	10
Heterosis of growth trait regulated by DNA methylation and miRNA in allotriploid fish	10
Prenatal vitamin intake in first month of pregnancy and DNA methylation in cord blood and placenta in two prospective cohorts	9
Mouse Chd4-NURD is required for neonatal spermatogonia survival and normal gonad development	9
Structural comparisons reveal diverse binding modes between nucleosome assembly proteins and histones	9
Risk-focused differences in molecular processes implicated in SARS-CoV-2 infection: corollaries in DNA methylation and gene expression	9
Sensitivity of cohesin–chromatin association to high-salt treatment corroborates non-topological mode of loop extrusion	9
PARP-dependent and NAT10-independent acetylation of N4-cytidine in RNA appears in UV-damaged chromatin	9
Altered hypothalamic DNA methylation and stress-induced hyperactivity following early life stress	9
Live-cell imaging of chromatin contacts opens a new window into chromatin dynamics	9
MMP-2 is a novel histone H3 N-terminal protease necessary for myogenic gene activation	9
Molecular and computational approaches to map regulatory elements in 3D chromatin structure	9
The histone chaperone Nrp1 is required for chromatin stability and nuclear division in Tetrahymena thermophila	8
The methylome of Biomphalaria glabrata and other mollusks: enduring modification of epigenetic landscape and phenotypic traits by a new DNA methylation inhibitor	8
Rbm10 facilitates heterochromatin assembly via the Clr6 HDAC complex	8
Three putative DNA methyltransferases of Verticillium dahliae differentially contribute to DNA methylation that is dispensable for growth, development and virulence	8
Proximity labeling reveals a new in vivo network of interactors for the histone demethylase KDM5	8

The pattern of histone H3 epigenetic posttranslational modifications is regulated by the VRK1 chromatin kinase	7
Loss of CpG island immunity to DNA methylation induced by mutation	7
The SAGA histone acetyltransferase module targets SMC5/6 to specific genes	7
Epigenetic rewriting at centromeric DNA repeats leads to increased chromatin accessibility and chromosomal instability	7
Development of super-specific epigenome editing by targeted allele-specific DNA methylation	7
AF10 (MLLT10) prevents somatic cell reprogramming through regulation of DOT1L-mediated H3K79 methylation	7
Knockout tales: the versatile roles of histone H3.3 in development and disease	6
Programmed suppression of oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial function by gestational alcohol exposure correlate with widespread increases in H3K9me2 that do not suppress transcription	6
Deconvolution of the epigenetic age discloses distinct inter-personal variability in epigenetic aging patterns	6
Multi-omics analyses of MEN1 missense mutations identify disruption of menin–MLL and menin–JunD interactions as critical requirements for molecular pathogenicity	6
Maternal SMCHD1 controls both imprinted Xist expression and imprinted X chromosome inactivation	6
Distinct role of histone chaperone Asf1a and Asf1b during fertilization and pre-implantation embryonic development in mice	6
Etiology of super-enhancer reprogramming and activation in cancer	6
Strong interactions between highly dynamic lamina-associated domains and the nuclear envelope stabilize the 3D architecture of Drosophila interphase chromatin	6
DNA methylation may affect beef tenderness through signal transduction in Bos indicus	6
TET-mediated DNA hydroxymethylation is negatively influenced by the PARP-dependent PARylation	6
Mitochondrial supplementation of Sus scrofa metaphase II oocytes alters DNA methylation and gene expression profiles of blastocysts	6
Single-nuclei chromatin profiling of ventral midbrain reveals cell identity transcription factors and cell-type-specific gene regulatory variation	6
Revealing RCOR2 as a regulatory component of nuclear speckles	6
Placental imprinting of SLC22A3 in the IGF2R imprinted domain is conserved in therian mammals	6