The putative Drosophila methyltransferase gene dDnmt2 is contained in a transposon-like element and is expressed specifically in ovaries

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 215-217

  Lyko, Frank ^a   Whittaker, Allyson J ^a,b   Orr Weaver, Terry L ^a,b   Jaenisch, Rudolf ^a,b  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

dDnmt2; Dnmt2; Drosophila; Embryo; Imp4; Methyltransferase; Nurse cells; Ovaries; Transposon

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROCESSING; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSPOSON; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OVARY;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034234784     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00325-7     Document Type: Article

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