Insects as innovative models for functional studies of DNA methylation

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 127-131

  Lyko, Frank ^a   Maleszka, Ryszard ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; INSECT; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; INSECTS; MODELS, GENETIC;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79953061203     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2011.01.003     Document Type: Review

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