Epigenetic regulatory functions of DNA modifications: 5-methylcytosine and beyond

Epigenetics and Chromatin

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Breiling, Achim ^a   Lyko, Frank ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxymethylcytosine; 5 Methylcytosine; Chromatin; DNA demethylation; DNA methylation; DNA modification; Epigenetic marks; Gene regulation; Inheritance; Modified DNA bases; N6 methyladenine

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE; 5 METHYLCYTOSINE; 6 N METHYLADENINE; CYTOSINE; DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA; DNA BASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DEMETHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA REPLICATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYDROXYLATION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84937204805     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17568935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13072-015-0016-6     Document Type: Review

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