DNA methylation patterns and epigenetic memory

Genes and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-21

  Bird, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; REPETITIVE DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CPG ISLAND; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; HERITABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SOMATIC MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036144048     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.947102     Document Type: Review

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