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DNA methylation: an introduction to the biology and the disease-associated changes of a promising biomarker.
Molecular biotechnology - 1 Jan 2010
Tost Jörg
Abstract excerpt
DNA methylation occurring on the 5 position of the pyrimidine ring of cytosines in the context of the dinucleotide sequence CpG forms one of the multiple layers of epigenetic mechanisms controlling and modulating gene expression through chromatin structure. It closely interacts with histone modifications and chromatin remodeling complexes to form the genomic chromatin landscape. DNA methylation is essential for...
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