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Epigenetics

Epigenetics is the study of heritable, reversible changes in gene expression that occur without alteration of the DNA sequence itself, mediated by modifications layered onto the genome and its associated proteins. The central mechanisms are DNA methylation, post-translational modification of histones, chromatin remo…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 33× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2326-0793

Overview

Epigenetics is the study of heritable, reversible changes in gene expression that occur without alteration of the DNA sequence itself, mediated by modifications layered onto the genome and its associated proteins. The central mechanisms are DNA methylation, post-translational modification of histones, chromatin remodeling, and regulation by non-coding RNAs including microRNAs, which together control the accessibility of genes to the transcriptional machinery and thereby shape patterns of gene activity. These epigenetic marks orchestrate development and cellular differentiation, can be transmitted through cell division, and respond to environmental, nutritional, and lifestyle inputs, linking external factors to gene regulation and to diseases such as cancer. Within proteomics and genomics research, epigenetic regulation connects genome-level information to the proteins and phenotypes that emerge from it, and its analysis complements the study of gene and protein expression. Research relevant to this topic includes the interplay of epigenetics and nutrition, stem-cell-derived factors acting as epigenetic regulators to reverse tissue damage, epigenetic regulation of candidate genes in cardiovascular disease, the epigenetic relevance and mechanisms of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, epigenetic regulation of neurotrophin gene expression in chronic pain, microRNA-based nucleic-acid technologies for disease screening, and epigenetic pathways underlying genetic variation and crop breeding, reflecting the broad reach of epigenetic mechanisms across molecular biology.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2015

Epigenetics and Nutrition

Kenneth LundstromCorresponding author
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-603

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 33 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of Proteomics and Genomics Research (ISSN 2326-0793).

Journal editorial board
Juan Sainz · Spain Bobbie-Jo M. Webb-Robertson · United States Feng Ding · China

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