Most methylation-susceptible DNA sequences in human embryonic stem cells undergo a change in conformation or flexibility upon methylation

Biochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1344-1353

  Shimooka, Yasutoshi ^a   Nishikawa, Jun Ichi ^a   Ohyama, Takashi ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; DNA METHYLATION; HEMIMETHYLATION; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; METHYLATED DNAS; MULTIMERS; NUCLEOSOME FORMATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SYSTEMATIC STUDY;

DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; ELECTROPHORESIS; METHYLATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

ALKYLATION;

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 84874416243     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi301319y     Document Type: Article

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