OPINION Rethinking how DNA methylation patterns are maintained

被引:535
作者
Jones, Peter A. [1 ]
Liang, Gangning [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ So Calif, Dept Urol Biochem & Mol Biol, Kenneth Norris Jr Comprehens Canc Ctr, Keck Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
DE-NOVO METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM-CELLS; HUMAN CANCER-CELLS; MAINTENANCE METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EPIGENETIC INHERITANCE; MAMMALIAN DEVELOPMENT; SRA DOMAIN;
D O I
10.1038/nrg2651
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
DNA methylation patterns are set up early in mammalian development and are then copied during the division of somatic cells. A long-established model for the maintenance of these patterns explains some, but not all, of the data that are now available. We propose a new model that suggests that the maintenance of DNA methylation relies not only on the recognition of hemimethylated DNA by DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) but also on the localization of the DNMT3A and DNMT3B enzymes to specific chromatin regions that contain methylated DNA.
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页码:805 / 811
页数:7
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