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56
Citations
15410
World Ranking
14218
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142

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Yehudit Bergman is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with several contributions to Medicine. The main subfields of their work include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Immunology, and Hepatology.

The topics that Yehudit Bergman has extensively worked on include:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Their recent scholarly papers demonstrate the scope and evolution of their research interests. Selected publications include:

  • "The microbiota programs DNA methylation to control intestinal homeostasis and inflammation," 2020, published in Nature Microbiology
  • "TET2 and TET3 loss disrupts small intestine differentiation and homeostasis," 2023, published in Nature Communications
  • "Muscle injury causes long-term changes in stem-cell DNA methylation," 2022, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Chromosomal coordination and differential structure of asynchronous replicating regions," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Asynchronous Replication Timing: A Mechanism for Monoallelic Choice During Development," 2021, published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Yehudit Bergman include:

  • Ihab Ansari
  • Howard Cedar
  • Frank Lyko
  • Rimma Fok
  • Batia Azria

The scientist has published mainly in the following venues:

  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Yehudit Bergman is a recipient of notable recognitions, including being named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2011 and a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Linking DNA methylation and histone modification: patterns and paradigms

    Howard Cedar;Yehudit Bergman

  • Polycomb-mediated methylation on Lys27 of histone H3 pre-marks genes for de novo methylation in cancer

    Yeshayahu Schlesinger;Ravid Straussman;Ilana Keshet;Shlomit Farkash

  • G9a-mediated irreversible epigenetic inactivation of Oct-3/4 during early embryogenesis.

    Nirit Feldman;Ariela Gerson;Jia Fang;En Li

  • DNA methylation dynamics in health and disease

    Yehudit Bergman;Howard Cedar

  • Oct-3/4 is a dose-dependent oncogenic fate determinant.

    Sharon Gidekel;Galina Pizov;Yehudit Bergman;Eli Pikarsky

  • Programming of DNA Methylation Patterns

    Howard Cedar;Yehudit Bergman

  • De novo DNA methylation promoted by G9a prevents reprogramming of embryonically silenced genes

    Silvina Epsztejn-Litman;Nirit Feldman;Monther Abu-Remaileh;Yoel Shufaro

  • Rex-1, a Gene Encoding a Transcription Factor Expressed in the Early Embryo, Is Regulated via Oct-3/4 and Oct-6 Binding to an Octamer Site and a Novel Protein, Rox-1, Binding to an Adjacent Site

    Etti Ben-Shushan;James R. Thompson;Lorraine J. Gudas;Yehudit Bergman

  • A role for nuclear NF-kappaB in B-cell-specific demethylation of the Igkappa locus.

    Andrei Kirillov;Barbara Kistler;Raul Mostoslavsky;Howard Cedar

  • Asynchronous replication and allelic exclusion in the immune system.

    Raul Mostoslavsky;Nandita Singh;Toyoaki Tenzen;Toyoaki Tenzen;Maya Goldmit

  • κ chain monoallelic demethylation and the establishment of allelic exclusion

    Raul Mostoslavsky;Nandita Singh;Andrei Kirillov;Roberta Pelanda

  • B cell-specific demethylation: A novel role for the intronic κ chain enhancer sequence

    Michal Lichtenstein;Gil Keini;Howard Cedar;Yehudit Bergman

  • Epigenetics of haematopoietic cell development

    Howard Cedar;Yehudit Bergman

  • A dynamic balance between ARP-1/COUP-TFII, EAR-3/COUP-TFI, and retinoic acid receptor:retinoid X receptor heterodimers regulates Oct-3/4 expression in embryonal carcinoma cells.

    E Ben-Shushan;H Sharir;E Pikarsky;Y Bergman

  • Two regulatory elements for immunoglobulin kappa light chain gene expression

    Yehudit Bergman;Douglas Rice;Rudolf Grosschedl;David Baltimore

  • A Unique Developmental Pattern of Oct-3/4DNA Methylation Is Controlled by a cis-demodification Element

    Sharon Gidekel;Yehudit Bergman

  • Epigenetic ontogeny of the Igk locus during B cell development

    Maya Goldmit;Yanhong Ji;Jane Skok;Esther Roldan

  • Retinoic acid represses Oct-3/4 gene expression through several retinoic acid-responsive elements located in the promoter-enhancer region.

    Eli Pikarsky;Hava Sharir;Etti Ben-Shushan;Y. Bergman

  • The microbiota programs DNA methylation to control intestinal homeostasis and inflammation

    Ihab Ansari;Günter Raddatz;Julian Gutekunst;Meshi Ridnik

  • Monoallelic gene expression: a repertoire of recurrent themes.

    Maya Goldmit;Yehudit Bergman

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Cedar
Howard Cedar Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Eli Pikarsky
Eli Pikarsky Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Raul Mostoslavsky
Raul Mostoslavsky Harvard University
Jason D. Buenrostro
Jason D. Buenrostro Harvard University
Jacob H. Hanna
Jacob H. Hanna Weizmann Institute of Science
Frank Lyko
Frank Lyko German Cancer Research Center
Miguel A. Esteban
Miguel A. Esteban Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health
William J. Greenleaf
William J. Greenleaf Stanford University
Thomas Wirth
Thomas Wirth University of Ulm
Andrew Chess
Andrew Chess Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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