UHRF1 targets DNMT1 for DNA methylation through cooperative binding of hemi-methylated DNA and methylated H3K9

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Liu, Xiaoli ^a   Gao, Qinqin ^a   Li, Pishun ^a   Zhao, Qian ^a   Zhang, Jiqin ^a   Li, Jiwen ^a   Koseki, Haruhiko ^b   Wong, Jiemin ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; PROTEIN; UHRF1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DNA; METHYLATION; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HELA CELLS; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONES; HUMANS; LYSINE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION; NIH 3T3 CELLS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84875883306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2562     Document Type: Article

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