Expression of various genes is controlled by DNA methylation during mammalian development

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 899-910

  Ehrlich, Melanie ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene expression; Mammalian differentiation

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MAMMALS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; TRANSPOSONS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037376702     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10464     Document Type: Article

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