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Exploring Epigenetic Reprogramming During Central Nervous System Infection, Zachary Van Roy, Tammy Kielian
Exploring Epigenetic Reprogramming During Central Nervous System Infection, Zachary Van Roy, Tammy Kielian
Journal Articles: Pathology and Microbiology
Epigenetics involves the study of various modes of adaptable transcriptional regulation, contributing to cell identity, characteristics, and function. During central nervous system (CNS) infection, epigenetic mechanisms can exert pronounced control over the maturation and antimicrobial properties of nearly every immune cell type. Epigenetics is a relatively new field, with the first mention of these marks proposed only a half-century ago and a substantial body of immunological epigenetic research emerging only in the last few decades. Here, we review the best-characterized epigenetic marks and their functions as well as illustrate how various immune cell populations responding to CNS infection utilize these …