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Cross-Kingdom DNA Methylation Dynamics: Comparative Mechanisms of 5mC/6mA Regulation and Their Implications in Epigenetic Disorders.

Yu Liu, Ying Wang, Dapeng Bao, Hongyu Chen, Ming Gong, Shujing Sun, Gen Zou

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Review in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yu LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
Ying WangNational Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungi, Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Rd., Shanghai 201403, China.
Dapeng BaoNational Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungi, Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Rd., Shanghai 201403, China.
Hongyu ChenNational Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungi, Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Rd., Shanghai 201403, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8223-7228
Ming GongNational Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungi, Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Rd., Shanghai 201403, China.
Shujing SunCollege of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
Gen ZouNational Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungi, Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Rd., Shanghai 201403, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5574-1824

Funding

the Excellent Team Plan of Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2022)014the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFF1000800
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA methylation, a cornerstone of epigenetic regulation, governs critical biological processes including transcriptional modulation, genomic imprinting, and transposon suppression through chromatin architecture remodeling. Recent advances have revealed that aberrant methylation patterns-characterized by spatial-temporal dysregulation and stochastic molecular noise-serve as key drivers of diverse pathological conditions, from oncogenesis to neurodegenerative disorders. However, the field faces dual challenges: (1) current understanding remains fragmented due to the inherent spatiotemporal heterogeneity of methylation landscapes across tissues and developmental stages, and (2) mechanistic insights into non-canonical methylation pathways (particularly 6mA) in non-mammalian systems are conspicuously underdeveloped. This review systematically synthesizes the evolutionary-conserved versus species-specific features of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) and N6-methyladenine (6mA) regulatory networks across three biological kingdoms. Through comparative analysis of methylation/demethylation enzymatic cascades (DNMTs/TETs in mammals, CMTs/ROS1 in plants, and DIM-2/DNMTA in fungi), we propose a unified framework for targeting methylation-associated diseases through precision epigenome editing, while identifying critical knowledge gaps in fungal methylome engineering that demand urgent investigation.

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5mC6mAchromatin architectureDNA methylationepigenetic regulation

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PMID40427651
PMCPMC12108942

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