DNA methylation in eukaryotic chromosome stability revisited: DNA methyltransferase in the management of DNA conformation space

Molecular Carcinogenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Smith, Steven S ^a   Crocitto, Laura ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome stability; Conformation space; DNA methyltransferase; DNA repair; Genetic recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032828499     PISSN: 08991987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2744(199909)26:1<1::AID-MC1>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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