Maintenance of DNA methylation: Dnmt3b joins the dance

Epigenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1373-1377

  Walton, Emma L ^a   Francastel, Claire ^a   Velasco, Guillaume ^a  

^a Université Sorbonne Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Dnmt1; Dnmt3b; Gene expression; Germ line genes; Silencing

Indexed keywords

CPG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F6;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL INTERACTION; CPG ISLAND; DAUGHTER CELL; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GERM LINE; PROMOTER REGION; SOMATIC CELL;

EID: 81055136654     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.6.11.17978     Document Type: Article

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