Epigenetic tinkering and evolution: Is there any continuity in the role of cytosine methylation from invertebrates to vertebrates?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 19-20, 2004, Pages 2425-2427

  Mandrioli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytosine methylation functions; DNA methylation; DNA methyltransferase; Epigenetics; Gene expression; Invertebrate vertebrate transition

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSPOSON; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE SILENCING; GENOME; GENOME, PLANT; MODELS, GENETIC;

INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 9744219728     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4184-y     Document Type: Short Survey

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