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Glial epigenetics in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

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Epigenetic regulation shapes the differentiation and response to stimuli of all tissues and cells beyond what genetics would dictate. Epigenetic regulation acts through covalent modifications of DNA and histones while leaving the nucleotide code intact. However, these chromatin modifications are known to be vital components of the regulation of cell fate and response. With regards to the central nervous system (CNS), little is known about how epigenetic regulation shapes the function of neural cell types. The focus of research so far has been on epigenetic regulation of neuronal function and the role of epigenetics in tumorigenesis. However, the glial cell compartment, which makes up 90 % of all CNS cells, has so far received scant attention as to how epigenetics shape their differentiation and function. Here, we highlight current knowledge about epigenetic changes in glial cells occurring during CNS injury, neuroinflammatory conditions and neurodegenerative disease. This review offers an overview of the current understanding of epigenetic regulation in glial cells in CNS disease.

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Staszewski, O., Prinz, M. Glial epigenetics in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Cell Tissue Res 356, 609–616 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-014-1815-y

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