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DNMT1 but not its interaction with the replication machinery is required for maintenance of DNA methylation in human cells.
The Journal of cell biology - 26 Feb 2007
Spada Fabio, Haemmer Andrea, Kuch David, Rothbauer Ulrich, Schermelleh Lothar, Kremmer Elisabeth, Carell Thomas, Längst Gernot, Leonhardt Heinrich
Abstract excerpt
DNA methylation plays a central role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression in vertebrates. Genetic and biochemical data indicated that DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt1) is indispensable for the maintenance of DNA methylation patterns in mice, but targeting of the DNMT1 locus in human HCT116 tumor cells had only minor effects on genomic methylation and cell viability. In this study, we identified an...
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