Intestinal Microbiota Influences DNA Methylome and Susceptibility to Colorectal Cancer

In a recent publication, Ansari et al. identified gut microbiota as a critical mediator of the intestinal inflammatory response through epigenetic programming of host intestinal epithelium. Exposure to the microbiota induces Ten-Eleven-Translocation (TET)-dependent hypomethylation of genomic element...

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Main Authors: Aïcha Zouggar, Joshua R. Haebe, Yannick D. Benoit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/7/808