DNA methylation: A transcriptional mechanism co-opted by the developed mammalian brain?

Epigenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 548-551

  Mikaelsson, Mikael A ^a   Miller, Courtney A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain; DNA methylation; Gene transcription; Long term potentiation; Memory; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; ZEBULARINE;

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPSE; TASTE AVERSION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79957547714     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.6.5.15679     Document Type: Review

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