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<i>In vivo</i> stabilization of the Dnmt1 (cytosine-5)- methyltransferase protein
23 Oct 2002
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The Dnmt1o form of the Dnmt1 (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase enzyme is synthesized and stored in the cytoplasm of the oocyte and is used after fertilization to maintain methylation patterns on imprinted genes. After implantation of the blastocyst, Dnmt1o is replaced by the Dnmt1 form, which has an additional 118 aa at its amino terminus. To investigate functional differences between Dnmt1o and Dnmt1, mice were...
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