DNA methylation density influences the stability of an epigenetic imprint and Dnmt3a/b-independent de novo methylation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 7572-7580

  Lorincz, Matthew C ^a   Schübeler, Dirk ^a   Hutchinson, Shauna R ^a   Dickerson, David R ^a   Groudine, Mark ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROVIRUS; REPORTER GENE; STEM CELL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CELL LINE; CELL SEPARATION; CPG ISLANDS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELLS; SULFITES; TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0036837862     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.22.21.7572-7580.2002     Document Type: Article

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