Mammalian methyltransferases and methyl-CpG-binding domains: Proteins involved in DNA methylation

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 249, Issue , 2000, Pages 55-74

  Hendrich, B ^a   Bird, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE;

BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MAMMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034055278     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59696-4_4     Document Type: Review

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