Getting rid of DNA methylation

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-143

  Piccolo, Francesco M ^a   Fisher, Amanda G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE; 5 METHYLCYTOSINE; BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOSINE; DNA; FUNGAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA; HELMINTH DNA; PLANT DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENE CONVERSION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84893004880     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: 18793088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2013.09.001     Document Type: Review

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