In vivo activity of murine de novo methyltransferases, Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 8211-8218

  Hsieh, Chih Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPISOME; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MOLONEY LEUKEMIA ONCOVIRUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING;

MOLONEY MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; MURINAE; ONCOVIRINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033499867     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.12.8211     Document Type: Article

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