Non-canonical functions of the DNA methylome in gene regulation

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 451, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-23

  Reddington, James P ^a   Pennings, Sari ^b   Meehan, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin; DNA methylation; H3K27me3; Histone modification; Polycomb; Polycomb repressor complex 2 (PRC2); Regulation of transcription

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE REPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYCOMB-GROUP PROTEINS;

EID: 84875167169     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20121585     Document Type: Article

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