Distinct nuclear localization patterns of DNA methyltransferases in developing and mature mammalian retina

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 519, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1914-1930

  Nasonkin, Igor O ^a   Lazo, Kevin ^a   Hambright, Dustin ^a   Brooks, Matthew ^a   Fariss, Robert ^b   Swaroop, Anand ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Epigenetics; Gene regulation; Methylation; Neurogenesis; Photoreceptor; Vision

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; RETINA ROD; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; EYE PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINA; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 79956264664     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22613     Document Type: Article

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