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Genomic imprinting controls matrix attachment regions in the Igf2 gene.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Dec 2003
Weber Michaël, Hagège Hélène, Murrell Adele, Brunel Claude, Reik Wolf, Cathala Guy, Forné Thierry
Abstract excerpt
Genomic imprinting at the Igf2/H19 locus originates from allele-specific DNA methylation, which modifies the affinity of some proteins for their target sequences. Here, we show that AT-rich DNA sequences located in the vicinity of previously characterized differentially methylated regions (DMRs) of the imprinted Igf2 gene are conserved between mouse and human. These sequences have all the characteristics of...
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