Biochemistry and biology of mammalian DNA methyltransferases

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 19-20, 2004, Pages 2571-2587

  Hermann, A ^a   Gowher, H ^a   Jeltsch, A ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; DNA methyltransferase; Dnmt1; Dnmt3a; Dnmt3b; Epigenetics; Regulation of gene expression

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 2; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; ISOENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 9744251005     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4201-1     Document Type: Review

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