| Literature DB >> 26005848 |
Paola Tognini1, Debora Napoli2, Jonida Tola1, Davide Silingardi1, Floriana Della Ragione3, Maurizio D'Esposito3, Tommaso Pizzorusso4.
Abstract
DNA methylation is an epigenetic repressor mark for transcription dynamically regulated in neurons. We analyzed visual experience regulation of DNA methylation in mice and its involvement in ocular dominance plasticity of the developing visual cortex. Monocular deprivation modulated the expression of factors controlling DNA methylation and exerted opposite effects on DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in specific plasticity genes. Inhibition of DNA methyltrasferase (DNMT) blocked molecular and functional effects of monocular deprivation, partially reversing the monocular deprivation transcriptional program.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26005848 DOI: 10.1038/nn.4026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884