Developmental enhancers revealed by extensive DNA methylome maps of zebrafish early embryos

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Lee, Hyung Joo ^a   Lowdon, Rebecca F ^a   Maricque, Brett ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Stevens, Michael ^a   Li, Daofeng ^a   Johnson, Stephen L ^a   Wang, Ting ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HISTONE; DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BIOASSAY; CYPRINID; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENOMICS; METHYLATION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; HISTONE MODIFICATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TRANSGENIC ZEBRAFISH; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HISTONES; MALE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84923350477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7315     Document Type: Article

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