Growth of the protozoan parasite <it>Entamoeba histolytica </it>in 5-azacytidine has limited effects on parasite gene expression

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In higher eukaryotes DNA methylation regulates important biological functions including silencing of gene expression and protection from adverse effects of retrotransposons. In the protozoan parasite <it>Entamoeba histolytica&l...

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Main Authors: Hackney Jason A, Ehrenkaufer Gretchen M, Ali Ibne, Singh Upinder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/7