DNA methylation: A molecular lock

Zahava Siegfried; Howard Cedar

doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00144-8

DNA methylation: A molecular lock

Zahava Siegfried^*, Howard Cedar

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Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC)

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Abstract

In mammals, the promoters of expressed genes are generally unmethylated, whereas those of genes that are not expressed are methylated. Two recent papers help to explain the mechanism by which methylation modulates gene expression.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R305-R307
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	7
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00144-8
State	Published - 1 May 1997

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