The Drosophila cytosine-5 methyltransferase Dnmt2 is associated with the nuclear matrix and can access DNA during mitosis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Schaefer, Matthias ^a   Steringer, Julia P ^a   Lyko, Frank ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; CYTOSINE 5 METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 2; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; TRANSFER RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; MT2 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROPHASE; PROTEIN MOTIF; ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GERM CELL; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GERM CELLS; MITOSIS; NUCLEAR MATRIX;

EID: 39049118461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001414     Document Type: Article

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