Control of methylation spreading in synthetic DNA sequences by the murine DNA methyltransferase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 494-504

  Tollefsbol, Trygve O ^a   Hutchison III, Clyde A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytosine methylation; Methylation spreading; Methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; CYTOSINE; DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SYNTHETIC DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME MECHANISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0031580212     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1064     Document Type: Article

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