Expression of the dnmt3 genes in zebrafish development: Similarity to Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 220, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 347-353

  Smith, Tamara H L ^a,b   Collins, Terry Mark ^a   McGowan, Ross A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA methyltransferase; dnmt3; Dnmt3a; Dnmt3b; Methylation; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 4; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 5; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 6; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 7; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 8; FISH PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MICE; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79953268825     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-010-0347-z     Document Type: Article

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