Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) enhances photodimer formation at methyl-CpG sites but suppresses dimer deamination

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 6943-6955

  Cannistraro, Vincent J ^a   Taylor, John Stephen A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DIMER; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; PHOTODIMER; PYRIMIDINE DIMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URACIL;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DEAMINATION; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SKIN CANCER; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CPG ISLANDS; DEAMINATION; DIMERIZATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA METHYLATION; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; PROTEIN BINDING; PYRIMIDINE DIMERS; TYROSINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 78651295849     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq582     Document Type: Article

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