DNA methylation of fly genes and transposons

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 1933-1936

  Mandrioli, M ^a   Borsatti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytosine methylation function; Development; DNA methylation; Drosophila melanogaster; Gene expression; Transposon silencing

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENES, INSECT; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 33748504792     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-006-6039-1     Document Type: Review

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