| Literature DB >> 29960011 |
Peggie Cheung1, Francesco Vallania2, Mai Dvorak1, Sarah E Chang1, Steven Schaffert2, Michele Donato2, Aditya M Rao2, Rong Mao1, Paul J Utz3, Purvesh Khatri4, Alex J Kuo5.
Abstract
Modifications of histone proteins are fundamental to the regulation of epigenetic phenotypes. Dysregulations of histone modifications have been linked to the pathogenesis of diverse human diseases. However, identifying differential histone modifications in patients with immune-mediated diseases has been challenging, in part due to the lack of a powerful analytic platform to study histone modifications in the complex human immune system. We recently developed a highly multiplexed platform, Epigenetic landscape profiling using cytometry by Time-Of-Flight (EpiTOF), to analyze the global levels of a broad array of histone modifications in single cells using mass cytometry. In this review, we summarize the development of EpiTOF and discuss its potential applications in biomedical research. We anticipate that this platform will provide new insights into the roles of epigenetic regulation in hematopoiesis, immune cell functions, and immune system aging, and reveal aberrant epigenetic patterns associated with immune-mediated diseases.Entities:
Keywords: Chromatin; EpiTOF; Epigenetics; Histone post-translational modifications; Immune system; Mass cytometry
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29960011 PMCID: PMC6422338 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2018.06.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Immunol ISSN: 1521-6616 Impact factor: 3.969