The de novo methylation activity of Dnmt3a is distinctly different than that of Dnmt1

BMC Biochemistry

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Hsieh, Chih Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MINICHROMOSOME;

CELL LINE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID HETERODUPLEXES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 19744374816     PISSN: 14712091     EISSN: 14712091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-6-6     Document Type: Article

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