Epigenetics - Perceptive enzymes

被引：40

作者：

Ferguson-Smith, Anne C.

Greally, John M.

机构：

[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Physiol Dev & Neurosci, Cambridge CB2 3DY, England

[2] Albert Einstein Coll Med, Dept Med Hematol, Bronx, NY 10461 USA

[3] Albert Einstein Coll Med, Dept Mol Genet, Bronx, NY 10461 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2007年 / 449卷 / 7159期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1038/449148a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Adding methyl groups to DNA is a way of regulating some genes and genomic sequences. Structural analysis reveals that the enzyme complex that mediates this process shows unexpected sequence specificity.

引用

页码：148 / 149

页数：2

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