A new synthesis in epigenetics: Towards a unified function of DNA methylation from invertebrates to vertebrates

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 19-20, 2007, Pages 2522-2524

  Mandrioli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Eukaryote evolution; Gene silencing; Transcription control; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DNA METHYLATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; EPIGENETICS; EUKARYOTE; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; INVERTEBRATE; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VERTEBRATES;

EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 35649004898     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7231-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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