Maintenance and regulation of DNA methylation patterns in mammals

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 438-448

  Chen, Zhao Xia ^a   Riggs, Arthur D ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA demethylase; DNA methyltransferase; Epigenetic fidelity; Epigenetics; Gene regulation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

DNA METHYLASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; EPIGENETIC FIDELITY; EPIGENETICS; GENE REGULATION;

DNA;

PROTEIN; RNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENT; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; HERITABILITY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; STOCHASTIC MODEL; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; HUMANS; MAMMALS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 27744547290     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o05-138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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