Regulation of mammalian DNA methyltransferases: A route to new mechanisms

EMBO Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 647-656

  Denis, Héléne ^a   Ndlovu, Matladi N ^a   Fuks, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DNAna methylation; DNAna methyltransferases; non coding RNArnas; PTptM

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE; MICRORNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICRORNAS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RNA INTERFERENCE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79959990071     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/embor.2011.110     Document Type: Review

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