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Epigenetic modifications — heritable changes in gene expression without altering the DNA sequence — are a primary mechanism through which both heavy metals and the gut microbiome influence disease across the lifespan. The three major epigenetic mechanisms (DNA methylati…
Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without alterations to the DNA sequence itself. These changes -- primarily DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNA regulation -- represent a molecular memory system that can b…
Methylation is the addition of a methyl group (-CH₃) to DNA, histones, proteins, or small molecules. DNA methylation (at CpG sites) is the primary epigenetic mechanism silencing gene expression, and it requires the methyl donor S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), which depends…